Vincent Joseph Abata went to rest with the Lord on December 26, 2020. He was born in Rockeville Centre, NY on February 29, 1932. He was one of three children born to Joseph and Mary Abata (Faggella). He earned a Master’s in Education at Columbia University. He worked as a teacher for the New York City Schools and was a member of the Board of Education. He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. In 1957 he married Patricia E. Burns. Though they divorced in 1974, she held a special place in his heart as the mother of his five children. Vic moved the family to Eureka, CA in 1964 to teach in Humboldt.
He became active in theater; directing, acting and producing plays for his classes and the Burl Playhouse. The family moved to Santa Rosa, CA in 1970, where he worked as an Educational Consultant for the Sonoma County Office of Education. He remained with SCOE until his retirement.
Once in Santa Rosa, he joined the Santa Rosa Players and was a regular on local theater stages for over 20 years. In the 1990s, he delighted kids with his holiday cameos as Santa Claus. On July 30, 2005, he married the love of his life, Antoinette DuPuis Abata, and relocated to Texas, where he lived out his remaining years, “happy as a clam.”
Vic grew up in poverty and raised his five children with strong values; encouraging education and resourcefulness. He was a gracious host who always kept his guests entertained. He was proud of his Italian heritage and often cooked foods from his childhood, singing and talking with an Italian accent as he did. His spaghetti sauce will be dearly missed. He had a lively sense of humor and a quick wit.
He liked order and cleanliness.
He enjoyed simple things like his morning coffee, his fragrant rose garden, and taking his MGD Midget for a spin. He loved deeply and treasured the friends he made throughout his lifetime. He was a gentleman. His spirit lives on in the hearts of those who loved him.
Vic was greeted in Heaven by his brother George Abata, sister Rita Moskal, and his son Mitchell Abata. He will be dearly missed by his wife Toni, his children: Deborah Abata, Valerie Clapham, David Abata and Sheila Nordgren, step-children Vincent Rooks and Rebecca and Roland Stedman and their sons Reese and Gabe, grandchildren: Ashley, Anthony, Brianna, Leif, Sören, and many great grandchildren.
Vic will be interred at the Houston National Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Houston, TX. Service information is available at www.darstfuneralhome.com . In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Disabled American Veterans.
He became active in theater; directing, acting and producing plays for his classes and the Burl Playhouse. The family moved to Santa Rosa, CA in 1970, where he worked as an Educational Consultant for the Sonoma County Office of Education. He remained with SCOE until his retirement.
Once in Santa Rosa, he joined the Santa Rosa Players and was a regular on local theater stages for over 20 years. In the 1990s, he delighted kids with his holiday cameos as Santa Claus. On July 30, 2005, he married the love of his life, Antoinette DuPuis Abata, and relocated to Texas, where he lived out his remaining years, “happy as a clam.”
Vic grew up in poverty and raised his five children with strong values; encouraging education and resourcefulness. He was a gracious host who always kept his guests entertained. He was proud of his Italian heritage and often cooked foods from his childhood, singing and talking with an Italian accent as he did. His spaghetti sauce will be dearly missed. He had a lively sense of humor and a quick wit.
He liked order and cleanliness.
He enjoyed simple things like his morning coffee, his fragrant rose garden, and taking his MGD Midget for a spin. He loved deeply and treasured the friends he made throughout his lifetime. He was a gentleman. His spirit lives on in the hearts of those who loved him.
Vic was greeted in Heaven by his brother George Abata, sister Rita Moskal, and his son Mitchell Abata. He will be dearly missed by his wife Toni, his children: Deborah Abata, Valerie Clapham, David Abata and Sheila Nordgren, step-children Vincent Rooks and Rebecca and Roland Stedman and their sons Reese and Gabe, grandchildren: Ashley, Anthony, Brianna, Leif, Sören, and many great grandchildren.
Vic will be interred at the Houston National Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Houston, TX. Service information is available at www.darstfuneralhome.com . In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Disabled American Veterans.
Vincent Joseph Abata went to rest with the Lord on December 26, 2020. He was born in Rockeville Centre, NY on February 29, 1932. He was one of three children born to Joseph and Mary Abata (Faggella). He earned a Master’s in Education at Columbia University. He worked as a teacher for the New York City Schools and was a member of the Board of Education. He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. In 1957 he married Patricia E. Burns. Though they divorced in 1974, she held a special place in his heart as the mother of his five children. Vic moved the family to Eureka, CA in 1964 to teach in Humboldt.
He became active in theater; directing, acting and producing plays for his classes and the Burl Playhouse. The family moved to Santa Rosa, CA in 1970, where he worked as an Educational Consultant for the Sonoma County Office of Education. He remained with SCOE until his retirement.
Once in Santa Rosa, he joined the Santa Rosa Players and was a regular on local theater stages for over 20 years. In the 1990s, he delighted kids with his holiday cameos as Santa Claus. On July 30, 2005, he married the love of his life, Antoinette DuPuis Abata, and relocated to Texas, where he lived out his remaining years, “happy as a clam.”
Vic grew up in poverty and raised his five children with strong values; encouraging education and resourcefulness. He was a gracious host who always kept his guests entertained. He was proud of his Italian heritage and often cooked foods from his childhood, singing and talking with an Italian accent as he did. His spaghetti sauce will be dearly missed. He had a lively sense of humor and a quick wit.
He liked order and cleanliness.
He enjoyed simple things like his morning coffee, his fragrant rose garden, and taking his MGD Midget for a spin. He loved deeply and treasured the friends he made throughout his lifetime. He was a gentleman. His spirit lives on in the hearts of those who loved him.
Vic was greeted in Heaven by his brother George Abata, sister Rita Moskal, and his son Mitchell Abata. He will be dearly missed by his wife Toni, his children: Deborah Abata, Valerie Clapham, David Abata and Sheila Nordgren, step-children Vincent Rooks and Rebecca and Roland Stedman and their sons Reese and Gabe, grandchildren: Ashley, Anthony, Brianna, Leif, Sören, and many great grandchildren.
Vic will be interred at the Houston National Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Houston, TX. Service information is available at www.darstfuneralhome.com . In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Disabled American Veterans.
He became active in theater; directing, acting and producing plays for his classes and the Burl Playhouse. The family moved to Santa Rosa, CA in 1970, where he worked as an Educational Consultant for the Sonoma County Office of Education. He remained with SCOE until his retirement.
Once in Santa Rosa, he joined the Santa Rosa Players and was a regular on local theater stages for over 20 years. In the 1990s, he delighted kids with his holiday cameos as Santa Claus. On July 30, 2005, he married the love of his life, Antoinette DuPuis Abata, and relocated to Texas, where he lived out his remaining years, “happy as a clam.”
Vic grew up in poverty and raised his five children with strong values; encouraging education and resourcefulness. He was a gracious host who always kept his guests entertained. He was proud of his Italian heritage and often cooked foods from his childhood, singing and talking with an Italian accent as he did. His spaghetti sauce will be dearly missed. He had a lively sense of humor and a quick wit.
He liked order and cleanliness.
He enjoyed simple things like his morning coffee, his fragrant rose garden, and taking his MGD Midget for a spin. He loved deeply and treasured the friends he made throughout his lifetime. He was a gentleman. His spirit lives on in the hearts of those who loved him.
Vic was greeted in Heaven by his brother George Abata, sister Rita Moskal, and his son Mitchell Abata. He will be dearly missed by his wife Toni, his children: Deborah Abata, Valerie Clapham, David Abata and Sheila Nordgren, step-children Vincent Rooks and Rebecca and Roland Stedman and their sons Reese and Gabe, grandchildren: Ashley, Anthony, Brianna, Leif, Sören, and many great grandchildren.
Vic will be interred at the Houston National Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Houston, TX. Service information is available at www.darstfuneralhome.com . In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Disabled American Veterans.
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