Iside "Syd" Garbi Paolucci, 98, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009. Born October 9, 1910 in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Domenica Mori Garbi of Sesta Superiore, Parma, Italy, and reportedly Savannah's oldest living Italian. After attending Walton High School, she worked as a legal secretary for several years, prior to starting a family. Afterwards, she went back to work as a sales clerk in Alexander's Department Store in the Bronx and over the next 43 years continued working in retail until retiring at 86 years old. In 1997, she moved from Houston, Texas, to Savannah and has been living at Savannah Square for the past eleven years.

A devoted wife and mother, Syd was preceded in death by her husband of over fifty years, Michael J. Paolucci. She is survived by two sons, Peter Paolucci and his wife Barbara of Savannah, Georgia, and Eugene Paolucci and his wife Fran of Waldwick, New Jersey, five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held on February 14, 2009, at 10 AM at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

The family would like to thank the staff of Savannah Square HealthCare Center for their kindness and care.

Interment will be at a later date in Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston, Texas.