Michael I. Savic, Ph.D.

1929 - 2019

ATLANTA, GA – Dr. Michael I. Savic, age 89, died in Atlanta, GA, on June 24, 2019.

He was born August 4, 1929, in Belgrade, Serbia to Miodrag and Jelena (Milisic) Savic. 

He married Rose Ruzica Micovic on June 3, 1961. They immigrated to the United States in 1967.

Dr. Savic was a professor of electrical engineering, most recently at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an inventor with over ten US patents. He lived in Wilbraham, MA, Ballston Lake, Sarasota, FL and Atlanta, GA. 

Survivors include his daughter, Alice Jane Savic of Atlanta, GA and a brother, Dr. Slobodan Savic of Serbia. 

Otpevanie at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2019, in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Monastery, 1407 Robinson Road, Jordanville. Interment will follow in the Holy Trinity Monastery Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Holy Trinity Monastery, PO Box 36, Jordanville, NY 13361.

Arrangements by Fischer Funeral Care in Atlanta, GA and Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown. 


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