Claudio Pagan was born December 24th 1950 to Miguel and Eileen Pagan. He was born in New York and grew up in Hoboken, New Jersey. He had 4 siblings Julio, Eileen (Louis Journette) , Michael (Denise Pagan) and Yvonne (Ronnie Grzelka)

Claudio joined the army in 1972. He was a patriot through and through. His whole life was dedicated to God, family and country.
After his discharge from the Army he starting working for now, AT&T and was a committed employee for 50 years.
Claudio married Mary Kouma in 2008 and was the bonus dad to twins Matthew and Meghan Riddle, Jordan Kouma and grands Noah, Odin and Gabe Riddle and River Kouma. He was adored by all of his many nieces and nephews.

Claudio was extremely generous and loved helping others. He was quite the Inspector Gadget and could fix just about anything. His patience was remarkable. And yes Claudio was adventurous. Endurance running, Hang gliding, sailing, deep sea diving, kick biking, trikking and me moving. He was up for any challenge and took it on with determination and passion. Supporting others to try new things and excel brought him pure joy. He was a magnanimous force of nature and a patriot to the bone.

Claudio made numerous connections from all over US and into Europe. Anyone who met Claudio was touched by his huge heart and contagious smile. All of our hearts have grown larger from knowing this one of a kind human being who has been called into the loving arms of Our Father.