Gaetano Vicinelli passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 79 on Tuesday, June 1, after a long battle with cancer. He lived in the Village of Golf, Florida, with his wife Susan, and also had a residence in Stowe, Vermont.

Gaetano was born on May 1, 1942, in New York City, son of Martha Washington and Giovanni Vicinelli. The advent of World War II caused his family to return to Europe where they spent the war years in Portugal and Spain before moving back to Italy. Born to an American mother and an Italian father, Gaetano enjoyed an international upbringing, and attended elementary school in Turin, Italy; secondary school in Quebec, Canada; and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Following his graduation from Dartmouth, Gaetano began a long international banking career, moving back and forth from New York to Milan, Italy, where he spent a total of ten years. Other assignments included life and work in Beirut, Lebanon; Santiago, Chile; and London, England.

Upon retiring from his business career, Gaetano devoted himself to a variety of charitable causes. He served as Board Chair of VIP Community Services, a social services organization in the Bronx, NY. In Vermont he chaired the Stowe Land Trust and was a board member of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. He was passionate about sports and was a keen sailor, skier, and golfer. In full retirement Gaetano divided his life between Vermont, Florida, and Italy.

Gaetano is survived by his wife Susan, his three children Stephen (Kajy), Paolo (Kara), and Cristina Magill (Walter) and nine grandchildren (Leila, Sofia, Luca, Max, Ben, and Jena Vicinelli, and Wally, Suzy, and Henry Magill.). He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Stowe Land Trust (VT) or the THANC Foundation (NY) .