Dr. Thomas G. Vinci

Dr. Thomas G. Vinci passed away on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 24, 2016, at the age of 93 in Boca Raton, Florida. He was born in New York City in 1923. Tom is survived by Elin, his most devoted and supportive wife of 68 years, his son Tom, his wife Ann and his son Peter. In addition, he is survived by four grandchildren - Andrew, Kaitlin, Mac and William. Tom retired to Boca Raton in 1992. While in retirement, Tom was always busy and served on hundreds of committees and executive boards of professional, community, and national organizations. He volunteered and held leadership positions in many groups in Boca Raton, including The Mayor's Education Advisory Board, the Christ Child Society, the League for Educational Awareness of the Holocaust, Men of Caring Hearts, FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, the Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association, the Fordham University Alumni Club of South Florida, and the New Pines Development Center. In addition, Tom served on the Board of Directors and was President of the Sabal Point Apartment Association, where he lived for over 24 years. Tom was most proud of the following which was written in a book by one of his students, Arthur N. Popper, the author of the book Auditory and Perception of Sound Sources: "This book represents your legacy, since, without you being my 6th grade teacher, this book and my career in science, would never have been. Tom, you were an extraordinary teacher. While there was so much value in your class, I think that the thing that had the most impact on me was your love of science and your ability to infect students with that love. Indeed, this infection totally shaped my life, a made me who I am today." The viewing will be held on Friday, Dec 2nd from 5pm-9pm at Babione Kraeer Funeral Home, 1100 North Federal Hwy, Boca Raton FL. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, December 3rd at 9:30am at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Deerfield Beach, Florida. A celebration of Tom's life will be held following the funeral at Sabal Point, located at 700 South Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton, Florida. The family requests that Memorial gifts can be made to The Christ Child Society of Boca Raton at P.O. Box 811025, Boca Raton, Florida, 33481.