On July 25, 2018 Victor Sal Di Paglia (Sciglimpaglia), sixty-six-years-old, passed into eternity surrounded by the love of family and friends.
He was born in Honolulu, HI on February 18, 1952, the son of Connie (Repaci) Sciglimpaglia and Louis L. Sciglimpaglia.
A veteran of the Viet Nam war, Victor served on the USS Midway and was honorably discharged in 1973.
Victor married his wife Susan (O’Neill) Di Paglia on a hot August day in 1983 at the home of Victor’s parents in Greenwich CT.
Intensely curious, Victor had many interests and skills. He was skilled at photography, sign fabrication, (one of his signs hangs on the Mystic River Bridge) electrical wiring, carpentry, plumbing, auto mechanics, writing and performing on his guitar. He was interested in travel, (he and his wife travelled to Italy, France the UK, and Hawaii) and animal welfare, (he was a staunch vegetarian and devoted Cat-daddy to Rosco and Girlie.)
He and his wife of thirty-five years, Susan, lovingly and skillfully restored and updated their historic Mystic Victorian home together over the last seventeen years.
Victor’s life was as rich and varied as the interests he pursued. He lived seventeen years in Goleta, CA but relocated to Mystic CT in 2001 to be closer to family.
He loved his life and was quick to make new friends and have new experiences.
He is survived by his wife Susan, his mother, (Connie Repaci Sciglimpaglia) sisters, LuAnn Di Paglia, and Lisa (Sciglimpaglia) Ricciardi, and his brother Larry Sciglimpaglia, and predeceased by his Father, Louis L. Sciglimpaglia, along with 6 nieces, 3 nephews and 4 great nephews and many other family and friends.
Plans are being made for a memorial service in Newtown, CT in mid-August.
Farewell Renaissance man…
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