William E.B. Vincent

William "Bill" Vincent passed away on January 12th, surrounded by his family in his daughter's home after succumbing to his neurological disease. He was 73. Bill was the son of the late Burton M. Vincent and Natalie A. Brown Vincent. He was born in Oak Bluffs, MA on the island of Martha's Vineyard. He lived on the island until his family moved to Schenectady, NY.
Bill graduated from Linton High School in 1969 and went on to obtain a B.S. in marketing from Western New England College in 1973. He worked at Jonathan Reid, Ltd. selling men's fine clothing wear for 40 years where he rose through the ranks to sales manager at several different stores throughout the capital region. He loved spending time at his other home on Martha's Vineyard and any opportunity to be outdoors and in the sun. His greatest joy and accomplishment in life was being Papa to his twin granddaughters and took any opportunity to be there for them.
He is predeceased by his soulmate and wife, Priscilla Keiper Vincent. He is also predeceased by his older brother, Robert W. Vincent. He is survived by his daughter Katie Vincent Persons (Nicholas) of Rexford, NY and his granddaughters, Natalie Persons and Vivian Persons. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Sara Keiper of Glenville, NY.
Calling hours will be held at Glenville Funeral Home on 9 Glenridge Road, Glenville, NY on January 18th 2026 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, with services following at 2:00pm. A burial will be held at Abel's Hill Cemetery in Chilmark, MA on January 20th, 2026 at 1:30 PM.
Contributions can be made for Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy research at Mass General Hospital, fund 028184 https://giving.massgeneral.org/donate?caa-research=1&designation=Cerebral%20Amyloid%20Angiopathy%20Research&is_designation=1&re_appeal=2111EMMGXXCA&re_fund=028184 Mail to:MGH Development Office Attn: Kylie Baruffi 125 Nashua Street, Suite 540 Boston, MA 02114-1101