Carlo Paterno, my maternal grandfather, is the father of my mother Mina Minton Paterno Schultes.
New York Times OBITUARIES • Tuesday, December 12, 1995
PATERNO – Carlo Middaugh, 88, died on December 11, 1995, in Naples, Florida, where he had been a resident since 1969. Mr. Paterno was the owner of Meadow Lane Farm, North Salem, NY, where he made his home for twenty-four years. Until his retirement, he was in the real estate business in and around New York City. He was also a breeder of purebred Aberdeen-Angus cattle beginning in 1950 and was one of the foremost breeders in the U.S.
Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Paterno. His father, a prominent builder, was best known for the white marble castle he built on Riverside Drive overlooking the George Washington Bridge. Paterno Castle was later torn down and replaced by Castle Village, the first apartment houses in NY City to use the “X” plan. Among his many projects, his father was also remembered for building 270 Park Avenue. His family were also donors of Casa Italiana at Columbia University.
Always community oriented, he was active in civic affairs in Westchester County (NY), where he served on the North Salem Planning Board for fourteen years. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Westchester Hospital (Mount Kisco, NY) for sixteen years and raised 23 million for a new addition to the Hospital. He served as president of the Hospital for five years.
Mr. Paterno will be remembered in Naples as the builder of “The Corner,” a Renaissance style building which is located in the Old Naples Third Street South Shopping District. He was a member of The Royal Poinciana Golf Club, Naples Yacht Club, The Port Royal Club and The Naples Athletic Club where he served as president for a year.
He attended Yale University where he graduated from the Sheffield School of Science in 1930. During World War II, he served as a Captain for four and one half years in the U.S. Air Force before retiring with the rank of Major.
Mr. Paterno was preceded in death by his first wife of 52 years, Helen Cotillo Paterno and is survived by his wife, Christine Montgomery Paterno; 3 daughters, Carla P. Darlington (NY City), Patricia P. Webb (Richmond, KY), Mina P. Schultes (Wilson, WY) and six grandchildren.
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