Leon Francis Vinci

I met Leon in 1975 at Yale School of Public Health. Between then and my retirement in 2012, we both attended numerous state and national meetings of various public health organizations. Leon was always able to get tickets to baseball games, admission to private cocktail hours, and free food and drink anywhere! We always enjoyed ourselves with our public health friends and colleagues. We had two memorable trips to California where Leon did the driving, and we all had a great time. Leon always...

I will miss Leon's enthusiasm for environmental health work and specifically climate change education. He was always a cheerful, upbeat presence at the annual NEHA conferences. I last saw him in New Orleans where we had a chance to sip hurricane cocktails. RIP Leon

So sorry to hear about Leon's passing. He was a good man and will be missed. Rest in peace.

Leon was my close friend in college. We spent lots of time together doing lots of fun stuff. His parents, who were deaf, were so nice I learned rudimentary sign language just so I could better communicate with them. He introduced me to my first serious girlfriend. Upon graduation we drove his Volvo to Kansas, left it with a friend, and then hitch hiked to Mexico, where we spent a month together before he returned to Connecticut. I never returned to live in the East Coast, but whenever I...

My wife, Lorraine, and I are so sorry to hear the news about Leon's passing. Dr Vinci was one of our best, a true professional, a good friend and a courteous colleague. He showered me with his warm hospitability when I spoke in his region's conferences. I appreciated sharing his enthusiasm, experiences and vision about our profession.   While our Task Force meetings will never be the same, his contributions to the Task Force, NEHA and the profession is everlasting. Leon and his work will be...

Leon stayed with us when he came to Seattle for a conference. We enjoyed his gregarious nature and his kindness. This was the year that the movie CODA came out and he shared with us that he was fluent in ASL because his parents were deaf. He was a die-hard Wesleyan enthusiast and devoted so much energy to the University and his fellow alumni. He will be sorely missed, we will honor him whenever we visit Wesleyan. God bless, Tom & Celia Wu