Vincent Sacco Engineer who worked with aerospace projects, WWII prisoner of war and lifelong tennis player Vincent Sacco, a decorated World War II veteran, P.O.W., and public servant, died peacefully on Nov. 9, 2014, surrounded by family, after a well-fought battle with cancer. He was a US Army Veteran of WWII who Served with the 94th Infantry Division in northern France, Ardennes, Germany, Luxembourg, and Czechoslovakia as part of Patton’s Third Army. Vince's Army decorations included the Combat Infantry Badge and the Bronze Star for bravery.
After he was discharged in 1945, he entered Tri-state College in Indiana under the G.I. Bill. Vince earned a B.S. in electrical engineering and a master's in management engineering at the former Newark College of Engineering. His engineering career with government projects started in research and design as the transponder program manager for the manned aerospace programs - Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Vince was the director of technical and customer service for Becton Dickinson when he retired in 1993.
After retirement, he was interim Montville Library director and the computer training instructor. Vince belonged to Montville UNICO, Kiwanis, V.F.W., and American Ex-Prisoners of War.
He was an avid tennis player all his life.
Vince is survived by his beloved wife, Joan, along with their four children, Susan (husband Lee), Robert (wife Randi), James (wife Tania), and Daniel, and five grandchildren, Jeff, Greg, Eric, Ben and Rachel; his sisters, May Perillo and Annette Votruba, and two nieces and two nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Ex-Prisoners of War, Garden State Chapter 1, c/o Robert Levine, 655 Pomander Walk, Apt 4100, Teaneck, N.J. 07666.
Cremation will be private.
After he was discharged in 1945, he entered Tri-state College in Indiana under the G.I. Bill. Vince earned a B.S. in electrical engineering and a master's in management engineering at the former Newark College of Engineering. His engineering career with government projects started in research and design as the transponder program manager for the manned aerospace programs - Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Vince was the director of technical and customer service for Becton Dickinson when he retired in 1993.
After retirement, he was interim Montville Library director and the computer training instructor. Vince belonged to Montville UNICO, Kiwanis, V.F.W., and American Ex-Prisoners of War.
He was an avid tennis player all his life.
Vince is survived by his beloved wife, Joan, along with their four children, Susan (husband Lee), Robert (wife Randi), James (wife Tania), and Daniel, and five grandchildren, Jeff, Greg, Eric, Ben and Rachel; his sisters, May Perillo and Annette Votruba, and two nieces and two nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Ex-Prisoners of War, Garden State Chapter 1, c/o Robert Levine, 655 Pomander Walk, Apt 4100, Teaneck, N.J. 07666.
Cremation will be private.
Vincent Sacco Engineer who worked with aerospace projects, WWII prisoner of war and lifelong tennis player Vincent Sacco, a decorated World War II veteran, P.O.W., and public servant, died peacefully on Nov. 9, 2014, surrounded by family, after a well-fought battle with cancer. He was a US Army Veteran of WWII who Served with the 94th Infantry Division in northern France, Ardennes, Germany, Luxembourg, and Czechoslovakia as part of Patton’s Third Army. Vince's Army decorations included the Combat Infantry Badge and the Bronze Star for bravery.
After he was discharged in 1945, he entered Tri-state College in Indiana under the G.I. Bill. Vince earned a B.S. in electrical engineering and a master's in management engineering at the former Newark College of Engineering. His engineering career with government projects started in research and design as the transponder program manager for the manned aerospace programs - Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Vince was the director of technical and customer service for Becton Dickinson when he retired in 1993.
After retirement, he was interim Montville Library director and the computer training instructor. Vince belonged to Montville UNICO, Kiwanis, V.F.W., and American Ex-Prisoners of War.
He was an avid tennis player all his life.
Vince is survived by his beloved wife, Joan, along with their four children, Susan (husband Lee), Robert (wife Randi), James (wife Tania), and Daniel, and five grandchildren, Jeff, Greg, Eric, Ben and Rachel; his sisters, May Perillo and Annette Votruba, and two nieces and two nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Ex-Prisoners of War, Garden State Chapter 1, c/o Robert Levine, 655 Pomander Walk, Apt 4100, Teaneck, N.J. 07666.
Cremation will be private.
After he was discharged in 1945, he entered Tri-state College in Indiana under the G.I. Bill. Vince earned a B.S. in electrical engineering and a master's in management engineering at the former Newark College of Engineering. His engineering career with government projects started in research and design as the transponder program manager for the manned aerospace programs - Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Vince was the director of technical and customer service for Becton Dickinson when he retired in 1993.
After retirement, he was interim Montville Library director and the computer training instructor. Vince belonged to Montville UNICO, Kiwanis, V.F.W., and American Ex-Prisoners of War.
He was an avid tennis player all his life.
Vince is survived by his beloved wife, Joan, along with their four children, Susan (husband Lee), Robert (wife Randi), James (wife Tania), and Daniel, and five grandchildren, Jeff, Greg, Eric, Ben and Rachel; his sisters, May Perillo and Annette Votruba, and two nieces and two nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Ex-Prisoners of War, Garden State Chapter 1, c/o Robert Levine, 655 Pomander Walk, Apt 4100, Teaneck, N.J. 07666.
Cremation will be private.
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