Patriciu Mateescu Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Patriciu Mateescu (Princeton, New Jersey), who passed away on September 23, 2025, at the age of 98, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Patriciu Mateescu to pay them a last tribute.
He is survived by: his wife Rodica; his son Cezar; his stepson Ion; his daughters-in-law, Carmen and Deborah; his grandchildren, Nick, Matt, Max, Elizabeth, Ivette, Shannon and Marcelo; and his great grandchildren, Aiden and Amelia.
Patriciu was a prominent sculptor and ceramist, endowed with boundless creativity and sensitivity, who had a huge contribution to the recognition of ceramics as a branch of visual art in its own right.
