Emil H. Vigra

1933 - 2010

Emil H. Vigra, 77, passed away on November 23, 2010 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Born on August 3, 1933 to Charles and Rose Vigra in New Britain, Conn. Emil was Valedictorian and Class President of Berlin High School senior class of 1951. He graduated from University of Connecticut with an engineering degree in 1955 and was President of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. A retired Air Force Captain, Emil served in Korea and Japan. He worked for Superior Electric for many years before becoming Vice President of Technipower. Emil was an outgoing man who always volunteered and received many awards. In Bristol, Conn., Boy Scouts, Little League, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Bristol Hospital Board, Mum Festival. Retired on Cape Cod and was President of Massasoit Hills Association. During winter months in La Quinta, Calif., Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Palm Springs Desert Air Museum. He helped install the railroad at the The Living Desert. Emil, an avid Yankee fan, spent his free time playing golf and tennis and his summer days on Cape Cod fishing and clamming. He is survived by his wife, Margaret (Jill) of 54 years of La Quinta, Calif. and North Eastham, Mass.; his children, Ann (Vigra) O'Neill of Hopkinton, Mass., Emil Vigra Jr. of Woodland Hills, Calif. and Cara (Vigra) Carrazza of Hopkinton, Mass.; grandchildren, Ben, Madison, Nick and Caraline; and his siblings, Charles Vigra and Liz Sokolowski. He will be laid to rest in Massachusetts National Cemetery on Cape Cod, Mass. A donation in his memory can be made to help find a cure for Alzheimers via www.alz.org