Albert Paiewonsky is being remembered for his love and dedication to his family, his community, and the maritime world following his passing on August 25, 2025 at the age of 86.
Albert was born in the Dominican Republic, son of Morris and Hulda Paiewonsky. He was truly a modern-day renaissance man. Aside from being a civil engineer, charter boat captain, pilot, avid scuba diver and fisherman, he started his long career in the liquor business at A. H. Riise Liquor Store, later headed up West Indies Corporation, then founded Premier Wines & Spirits. Along the way he developed local products including Havensight Liquor and Botany Bay Rum. In addition, he served as Chairman of the Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management for several years, giving back to his community and protecting the local waters he loved so much. However, his family was always the center and orbit of his existence.
Albert is survived by his loving and dedicated wife, Marcia Paiewonsky, three children, Mark, Greg and Anna, five grandchildren, Briana, Allyson, Kathryn, Jessica and Tyler, and his three siblings, Sheila, Edgar and Irving, as well as many in-laws, cousins, and friends – too numerous to mention.
Albert was larger than life and lived to the fullest. He impacted the lives of so many others, making an indelible mark on almost everyone he met. He never missed an opportunity to create laughter, through his colorful stories, jokes, magic tricks, and special way of finding humor and making light of life. His life was well lived, filled with wisdom, compassion, passion and joy. He will be missed and remembered for many years to come.
The family invites the community to a join them for his memorial from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 6 at Sea Salt at Sapphire Beach. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
