1923
Mr.
2010
Mr. Victor Squitieri
June 1, 1923 — April 19, 2010
VICTOR C. SQUITIERI, JR.
SAYING GOOD-BYE
Victor C. Squitieri, Jr. (86) Leawood, Kansas, passed away peacefully at St. Joseph Hospital on April 19. Victor was born on June 1, 1923, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the son of Rose Cantelmo and Victor C. Squitieri, Sr.
Victor grew up in a family of 10 children and made it his lifelong goal to learn as much about this world as time would permit. He was a great believer in education and loved to immerse himself in a good book almost more than anything else. He found a great teacher and advocate in his Mother, and he would remain grateful to her for his entire life. He loved beautiful music, good wine, the serenity of the ocean, and the company of friends and family! More than anything, he loved to tell stories about the war and how he met his bride!
Victor was a WWII veteran. In 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and attained the rank of captain. He had some unbelievable experiences during his tenure in the service and would often tell the story of the day a bomb landed in his barrack and didn’t go off (it later exploded after being taken out to sea!) During his time in Austria, he met his beautiful bride-to-be, Elisabeth, and together they would spend 65 years joined in marriage. He married Elisabeth on November 9, 1945, in Vienna, Austria. When they met, he spoke not one word of German, and she spoke not one word of English, but a good dictionary and the knowledge that he had met his soulmate provided a "never give up attitude", and he finally won Elisabeth over. Together, they returned to the United States, where Victor, holding a full-time job, enrolled at New York University, from where he would graduate with honors . . a very proud moment in his life. He had an unbelievable knack for learning foreign languages, and through business and travel, he learned to speak fluent Italian, Spanish, French, Flemish and German. When asked by his first company, Honeywell, to take on an overseas assignment, he leaped at the opportunity. For the next 25 years Victor would manage and eventually head various divisions of Honeywell, American Standard and ASCO Corporation (division of Emerson), culminating as a vice president and returning to the United States to head the international marketing division. Together, Victor and Elisabeth traveled to almost every European country in both Western and Eastern Europe, as well as to the Far East. They climbed the Eiffel Tower, saw bullfights in Spain and curled their toes in the sands of the French Riviera. They danced in St. Marks Square, spent time in Africa on the Serengeti plains and walked along the Great Wall of China. Along the way they met hundreds of dear friends and prided themselves on the 200 Christmas cards they would receive every year from around the world! When asked if his life had lived up to his expectations, Victor answered with conviction . . "Beyond a shadow of a doubt, I have been blessed."
Together, he and Elisabeth raised five daughters, Linda, Susan, Anne, Vicky and Lisa, and although he often wished for a son, in his later years he would fondly tell his daughters that "I wouldn’t trade one of you for a million bucks." He was a wonderfully generous Father to all of his children and grandchildren and loved to help make their lives a little easier. He was a Christian gentleman and believed that God would one day take him home. He attended Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas.
Predeceased by his parents, three brothers and two sisters, Victor will be remembered and loved by his wife, Elisabeth; his five daughters and their spouses, Linda, Susan, Viktoria (Scott), Anne and Elisabeth; his eight grandchildren, Victor (Katie), Ashley, Charlotte, Kira, Samantha, Adam, Viktoria and Danielle, and his great granddaughter, Brandi, as well as by his sisters Lucy (Larry) and Margaret; his brothers Raymond and Guerino; his sisters-in-law Christiana, Marianne and Rita, and his many wonderful nieces, nephews and numerous extended family and friends. He would not forgive me if I didn’t single out his niece, Barbara Ann, whom he dearly loved!
Services are planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Burial in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to The National Kidney Foundation Serving Kansas and Western Missouri or to Church of the Resurrection. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.dwnewcomers.com. Arrangements by D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, (913) 451-1860.
SAYING GOOD-BYE
Victor C. Squitieri, Jr. (86) Leawood, Kansas, passed away peacefully at St. Joseph Hospital on April 19. Victor was born on June 1, 1923, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the son of Rose Cantelmo and Victor C. Squitieri, Sr.
Victor grew up in a family of 10 children and made it his lifelong goal to learn as much about this world as time would permit. He was a great believer in education and loved to immerse himself in a good book almost more than anything else. He found a great teacher and advocate in his Mother, and he would remain grateful to her for his entire life. He loved beautiful music, good wine, the serenity of the ocean, and the company of friends and family! More than anything, he loved to tell stories about the war and how he met his bride!
Victor was a WWII veteran. In 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and attained the rank of captain. He had some unbelievable experiences during his tenure in the service and would often tell the story of the day a bomb landed in his barrack and didn’t go off (it later exploded after being taken out to sea!) During his time in Austria, he met his beautiful bride-to-be, Elisabeth, and together they would spend 65 years joined in marriage. He married Elisabeth on November 9, 1945, in Vienna, Austria. When they met, he spoke not one word of German, and she spoke not one word of English, but a good dictionary and the knowledge that he had met his soulmate provided a "never give up attitude", and he finally won Elisabeth over. Together, they returned to the United States, where Victor, holding a full-time job, enrolled at New York University, from where he would graduate with honors . . a very proud moment in his life. He had an unbelievable knack for learning foreign languages, and through business and travel, he learned to speak fluent Italian, Spanish, French, Flemish and German. When asked by his first company, Honeywell, to take on an overseas assignment, he leaped at the opportunity. For the next 25 years Victor would manage and eventually head various divisions of Honeywell, American Standard and ASCO Corporation (division of Emerson), culminating as a vice president and returning to the United States to head the international marketing division. Together, Victor and Elisabeth traveled to almost every European country in both Western and Eastern Europe, as well as to the Far East. They climbed the Eiffel Tower, saw bullfights in Spain and curled their toes in the sands of the French Riviera. They danced in St. Marks Square, spent time in Africa on the Serengeti plains and walked along the Great Wall of China. Along the way they met hundreds of dear friends and prided themselves on the 200 Christmas cards they would receive every year from around the world! When asked if his life had lived up to his expectations, Victor answered with conviction . . "Beyond a shadow of a doubt, I have been blessed."
Together, he and Elisabeth raised five daughters, Linda, Susan, Anne, Vicky and Lisa, and although he often wished for a son, in his later years he would fondly tell his daughters that "I wouldn’t trade one of you for a million bucks." He was a wonderfully generous Father to all of his children and grandchildren and loved to help make their lives a little easier. He was a Christian gentleman and believed that God would one day take him home. He attended Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas.
Predeceased by his parents, three brothers and two sisters, Victor will be remembered and loved by his wife, Elisabeth; his five daughters and their spouses, Linda, Susan, Viktoria (Scott), Anne and Elisabeth; his eight grandchildren, Victor (Katie), Ashley, Charlotte, Kira, Samantha, Adam, Viktoria and Danielle, and his great granddaughter, Brandi, as well as by his sisters Lucy (Larry) and Margaret; his brothers Raymond and Guerino; his sisters-in-law Christiana, Marianne and Rita, and his many wonderful nieces, nephews and numerous extended family and friends. He would not forgive me if I didn’t single out his niece, Barbara Ann, whom he dearly loved!
Services are planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Burial in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to The National Kidney Foundation Serving Kansas and Western Missouri or to Church of the Resurrection. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.dwnewcomers.com. Arrangements by D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, (913) 451-1860.
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