HADLEY, MA – Vincent J. Stankiewicz, 69, passed on, shuffled off his mortal coil, has gone to the ages, and croaked, on the 21st of December 2025. Cause of death was Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, an illness as likely to be contracted as being hit by "blue ice" (look it up} dropped from a jet flying overhead. Vincent was a polyglot who, unfortunately, never got to visit half the countries of which he knew at least passing parts of their language. He was an avid gardener who liked to try growing something new and weird in his garden every year. He never had much luck with Atlantic Giant pumpkins.
Vincent was a nurse by trade, but his heart was always in scholarship and learning. He loved the University which was always his true home. He was one of the few people who actually enjoyed watching history lectures on CSPAN and whose great hobby and source of joy was attending history and language classes. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Amherst and the Polish National Church in South Deerfield.
Vincent leaves behind his wife Cindy, his children Victoria and Joseph, his brother Eddie, his sisters Tricia and Liz, two dachshunds, one sweet cat and many friends and family members who loved him dearly. All services are private. The Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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