Obituary of Vincent DeJoseph

December 3, 1923 - February 13, 2121. Vincent (Jimmy) DeJoseph, 97, of New Hyde Park NY, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 due to Covid-19. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Gilda, and his four children, Gloria (Tony), Joan (Steve), Rosanne (Joe) and Vincent (Donna). Proud papa to Cristina, Claudia, Adriana, Diana, Stephen, Joseph, Daniel, Julia, Vincent and Thomas and 8 great grandchildren, Calina, Riley, Sean, Ellen, Fritz, Vincent, Michael and Luca. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Vincent, the son of Giuseppe and Filomena De Giuseppe, was born in Selva, in the province Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy and immigrated to the United States in June of 1930 with his mother and siblings to join his father who worked in construction in New York City. He worked from the age of 12 to help the family and graduated from Long Island City High School in 1942. He worked in construction with his father until he was drafted into the Army in December of 1942. He honorably served in the US Army Air Corps until 1946 He became a bread route salesman for S.B. Thomas for 35 years, retiring in 1986. He met his wife Gilda Carnevale in 1950. She had come to America from Altino, a town near Selva, earlier that year and they had mutual friends. They raised their family in Astoria, New York. He later attended Queensborough Community College and earned a license to teach driving in New York and taught driving in the evenings to support his family. He and Gilda moved to New Hyde Park in 1986. You know what people mean when they speak of the greatest generation by the example of how Vincent lived his life. Family meant the world to him. He loved taking his grandchildren on road trips and cruises after he retired. They visited Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Niagara Falls, West Point, and Mystic, Connecticut. He was known for his big heart, selflessness, integrity and work ethic. A highlight of his life was bringing the entire family to Italy in 2009 for a family wedding. He will be dearly missed.