Mr. Robert Stephen Pastorino

Ambassador Robert S. Pastorino March 16, 1940 – June 6, 2013 Died of natural causes in St. Helena. Survived by wife of 51 years, Frances Estepa Pastorino; sister Karen Pastorino Eagan; Loving father of Shannon Lewis (Michael), Stephen Pastorino (Teri) and Susan Donohue (Jonathan); Adoring grandpa to Robert, Christian, Alaina (Lewis); Lucca, Declan, Sophia (Pastorino) and Abigail, Ethan, Isabella (Donohue). Son of Stephen Adolph Pastorino and Florence Pierangeli (deceased). Born and raised in San Francisco, “Bob” graduated from Polytechnic High School and San Francisco State University. He served from 1967-1994 as a Foreign Service Officer at the Department of State. In addition to Washington D.C., he served in Venezuela, Mexico (three times), Portugal, Colombia, Honduras and was named Ambassador to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by President George H. W. Bush in 1991. In total he served under seven presidents. He also held positions as Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Latin America, National Security Council, The White House; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Latin American Affairs. Upon retirement from the Foreign Service, he returned to his beloved San Francisco, and served as President of the Bay Area World Trade Center from 1994-1998. Bob received several Superior and Meritorious Honor awards including the Department of State Superior Award for Assistance during the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake. He was an expert on Latin American affairs, especially Mexico. He assisted in developing the first conceptual paper for the future North American Free Trade Agreement between U.S.A. and Mexico. He was involved in U.S.-Mexican negotiations for many years, including agreements on intellectual property rights, trade and commodities. A man of many talents, he was a multilingual voracious reader with an unquenched intellectual curiosity. An unrivaled sports fan, he cheered the Giants, 49ers, Warriors and Cal Bears with equal enthusiasm. He was incredibly devoted to his family, with whom he shared his love of all things Italian, books, sports, world affairs, wine, and travel. Services are to be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wed., June 12 at Sts. Peter & Paul Church, 666 Filbert Street. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Wounded Warrior Project would be kindly appreciated. “The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” Leonardo Da Vinci

Mr. Robert Stephen Pastorino

March 16, 1940 - June 6, 2013