Vincent Joseph Jaeger M.D.

Vincent Joseph Jaeger, M.D., 76, of West Hartford, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Born on January 2, 1946, in Ft. Benning, GA he was the son of the late Joseph and Lucy (Scarpelli) Jaeger. He grew up in the Bronx and attended Fordham University and earned his Medical Degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, NY. His medical career began at Northshore Hospital in Long Island in the General Surgery Program. Vincent served two years in the Army at Fort Campbell, KY as a general surgeon. He then went to The University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City where he completed his Cardiovascular Surgery training. He was a Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgeon at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. He then transitioned his skills to serve as a Medical Director at Aetna Insurance Company. After leaving Aetna he was a Medical Device Consultant. He always loved sharing his medical knowledge to those around him and just completed teaching a Master's level class for McGill University. Vinny had many hobbies over the years including stamp collecting, gardening, photography, golf, watching movies, and painting. He had a great sense of humor and would delight in telling jokes and stories. He was the loving father of Allyson (John) Forster of Simsbury and Heather (Michael) Vigeant of Glastonbury. He was the proud grandfather of Grace and Austin Vigeant. He leaves behind his sister Sandra (George) Meyer; brother Thomas (Debbie) Jaeger; nieces, Mari and Yuki; nephew Joseph Jaeger as well as his former wife, Dolores Jaeger and many other loving family and friends. He was also a loving owner to his dog Sparky and birds, Pretty Boy and Turq over the years and treated them like members of the family. A Celebration of Life for family and friends will be held at Carmon Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., in Windsor, CT on Saturday, February 19th from 3pm to 5pm. The Cremation Society of CT has been entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Vinny's memory to NPR, P.O. Box 791490, Baltimore, MD 21279 or at giving@npr.org.