Vincent Paul DeAngelis

1945 - 2022

Naples, Fla. - Vincent Paul DeAngelis, 77, husband of Kathleen Sheflott DeAngelis for 55 years, passed away Nov. 17, 2022. He was born in New London, the youngest son of Dr. Louis and Mae DeAngelis. He is predeceased by his sister Clarissa. In addition to his wife, he leaves behind his sons, Matthew of California, Peter and his wife Deborah of Waterford, and Adam and his wife Ni of Michigan; and three grandchildren, Paul, Lyra and Vincent.

He became an Eagle Scout while in grade school at St. Joseph's in New London, and later attended Saint Bernard High School in New London. He had perfect attendance all four years and received 11 varsity letters in football, basketball and track. Paul played basketball in college before graduating from St. Francis College (now University of New England) in Biddeford, Maine earning a BA degree, and then a ME degree from Eastern Connecticut State University.

Paul taught history and was chairperson of the social studies department at Griswold HS where he also served as assistant football coach and head coach of basketball, cross country and track. In the three years as head basketball coach at Griswold HS, he won three division titles qualifying for states each year. He then took the head basketball coaching position at Thames Valley Community College for four years, with a 53-3 league record, winning the Connecticut small conference championship each of those years. In his seven years of head coaching, his teams attained a .938 winning percentage. After retiring from coaching, he refereed basketball and umpired softball. Paul took up running, biking and swimming, competing in numerous marathons, biathlons and triathlons across the country.

After 15 years of teaching, he moved on to work as a nuclear inspector, auditor, senior instructor, safety administrator and Manager of Safety & Health at Millstone Nuclear Power Station, often called, "The Mayor of Millstone," as he made his rounds. He attempted retirement, but it didn't take, so he then worked as Safety Manager for Cannon Sline, followed by the Thames Shipyard. He was also a Medic First Aid instructor and OSHA instructor, and authored safety policy and procedures for numerous companies.

A Celebration of Life event will be scheduled with family and friends at a future date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made either to the Wounded Warrior Project (https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/) or the Jimmy Fund (https://danafarber.jimmyfund.org). Condolences may be left on Mr. DeAngelis' memorial page at www.neilanfuneralhome.com.