Vincent P. Aitro, 103 of East Haven, passed away at his home. He was married for 73 years to Florence until her passing in 2011. His parents were Joseph and Assunta Ferrera Aitro. He is survived by two sons (Branford & Oakland Ca.); two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter-in-law, Cookie Aitro; two sisters, Anna Daddio and Connie Spinelli; and six brothers, Dominic, Anthony, Salvatore, Gerald, Charles, and his twin brother, Carmen Aitro.
For more than seven decades he used sports to instill positive values and principles in the young people of his community. In 1945 he and his late twine brother, Carmen, coached the Connecticut Yankee women's basketball team to a state championship. He coached and managed many other athletic teams. As a basketball coach his teams included Lega Arbruzzi, St. Michael's, and A.B. Hendryx, who played in the New Haven Industrial League. For softball he coached the West End Girls, Police Athletic League (PAL), and both the Foxon Recreation regular and graduate teams. He was a commissioner and vice-president of the Dick Lee Pony Baseball League. A lifetime supporter of the Foxon Recreation League, he is one of the original sponsors for the girls' softball team appropriately called "The Aitro Twins" Softball Team. His most recent contribution came in the form of a covered pavilion constructed at Kennedy Field through is generosity.
He was a member of and sat on the board of directors for the Walter Camp Football Foundation, New Haven Tap-Off Club, New Haven Football Foundation, Andy Papero Bronco League, and the Dom Aitro Baseball League (named after his late brother). During his association with the New Haven Boys & Girls Club, he served as a treasurer, financial secretary, chairman of the Gold Ring Award, and member of the Board of Managers. He held honorary and/or lifetime memberships in the Walter Camp Football Foundation, East Haven Stoner, East Haven Historical Society, Knights of Columbus, and was a member emeritus for the New Haven Boys & Girls Club, Gene Casey Chapter, for which he also served as vice president. Other memberships included Alpha Club Gold Member, the Saint Catello Society, and the Yale Bulldog Coaches Circle Club; he was also a Sixth Ring charter member of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Vinny also served on many committees, including the Resister Fresh Air Fund, the Albie Booth Memorial Nutmeg Bowl, Special Olympics, both Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio Days at Yankee Stadium, sports nights for the East Haven Stoners and the K of C, and the Rodrigo Council. Along with his wife Florence, he served as co-chairman for the Danny Thomas Teenage March on Leukemia for the Town of East Haven. He was also a volunteer for the East Haven Food Pantry.
Recognition for his dedication and hard work includes a 1996 Outstanding Community Service award from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, an Old Timers Award from the Dante Club, and the Neighborhood A.C. Award. From the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven he received the Alumni Gold Ring Award, as well as the 2005 Boys & Girls Club distinguished Service Medal and its National Service to Youth Award. The Saint Catello Society bestowed a Merit Award on him, and he also received an award from the New Haven Football Foundation. In 2004 the Aitros were honored as "Persons of the Week" by the East Haven Courier. he also received a recognition plaque for his many years of service to the St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Vinny and his brother Carmen sponsored baseball teams with both the Foxon Recreation League and Dom Aitro Bronco Baseball League for more than 50 years. In 1968 the leagues' All Star Team worn the Eastern Seaboard Championship and played for the Pony League World Series in Oak Park, Chicago. The Aitro Twins were also one of the contributing sponsors for the electronic score board that hung in the Boys & Girls Club gymnasium. For their many years of service to the community, the twins received a proclamation from Mayor John DeStefano and the City of New Haven, as well as U.S. Senator Joseph Leiberman, who entered a testimonial on their behalf that will forever be a part of the Congressional Record. He was also an usher, benefactor, and parishioner of St. Michael's Church for 50 years.
Funeral services were held at the East Haven Memorial Funeral Home on May 15. The family thanked his aide for the compassionate care he provided to "Uncle Vinny" for the last five years of his life. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions were asked to be made to Our Lady of Pompeii Church, East Haven.
For more than seven decades he used sports to instill positive values and principles in the young people of his community. In 1945 he and his late twine brother, Carmen, coached the Connecticut Yankee women's basketball team to a state championship. He coached and managed many other athletic teams. As a basketball coach his teams included Lega Arbruzzi, St. Michael's, and A.B. Hendryx, who played in the New Haven Industrial League. For softball he coached the West End Girls, Police Athletic League (PAL), and both the Foxon Recreation regular and graduate teams. He was a commissioner and vice-president of the Dick Lee Pony Baseball League. A lifetime supporter of the Foxon Recreation League, he is one of the original sponsors for the girls' softball team appropriately called "The Aitro Twins" Softball Team. His most recent contribution came in the form of a covered pavilion constructed at Kennedy Field through is generosity.
He was a member of and sat on the board of directors for the Walter Camp Football Foundation, New Haven Tap-Off Club, New Haven Football Foundation, Andy Papero Bronco League, and the Dom Aitro Baseball League (named after his late brother). During his association with the New Haven Boys & Girls Club, he served as a treasurer, financial secretary, chairman of the Gold Ring Award, and member of the Board of Managers. He held honorary and/or lifetime memberships in the Walter Camp Football Foundation, East Haven Stoner, East Haven Historical Society, Knights of Columbus, and was a member emeritus for the New Haven Boys & Girls Club, Gene Casey Chapter, for which he also served as vice president. Other memberships included Alpha Club Gold Member, the Saint Catello Society, and the Yale Bulldog Coaches Circle Club; he was also a Sixth Ring charter member of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Vinny also served on many committees, including the Resister Fresh Air Fund, the Albie Booth Memorial Nutmeg Bowl, Special Olympics, both Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio Days at Yankee Stadium, sports nights for the East Haven Stoners and the K of C, and the Rodrigo Council. Along with his wife Florence, he served as co-chairman for the Danny Thomas Teenage March on Leukemia for the Town of East Haven. He was also a volunteer for the East Haven Food Pantry.
Recognition for his dedication and hard work includes a 1996 Outstanding Community Service award from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, an Old Timers Award from the Dante Club, and the Neighborhood A.C. Award. From the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven he received the Alumni Gold Ring Award, as well as the 2005 Boys & Girls Club distinguished Service Medal and its National Service to Youth Award. The Saint Catello Society bestowed a Merit Award on him, and he also received an award from the New Haven Football Foundation. In 2004 the Aitros were honored as "Persons of the Week" by the East Haven Courier. he also received a recognition plaque for his many years of service to the St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Vinny and his brother Carmen sponsored baseball teams with both the Foxon Recreation League and Dom Aitro Bronco Baseball League for more than 50 years. In 1968 the leagues' All Star Team worn the Eastern Seaboard Championship and played for the Pony League World Series in Oak Park, Chicago. The Aitro Twins were also one of the contributing sponsors for the electronic score board that hung in the Boys & Girls Club gymnasium. For their many years of service to the community, the twins received a proclamation from Mayor John DeStefano and the City of New Haven, as well as U.S. Senator Joseph Leiberman, who entered a testimonial on their behalf that will forever be a part of the Congressional Record. He was also an usher, benefactor, and parishioner of St. Michael's Church for 50 years.
Funeral services were held at the East Haven Memorial Funeral Home on May 15. The family thanked his aide for the compassionate care he provided to "Uncle Vinny" for the last five years of his life. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions were asked to be made to Our Lady of Pompeii Church, East Haven.
Vincent P. Aitro, 103 of East Haven, passed away at his home. He was married for 73 years to Florence until her passing in 2011. His parents were Joseph and Assunta Ferrera Aitro. He is survived by two sons (Branford & Oakland Ca.); two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter-in-law, Cookie Aitro; two sisters, Anna Daddio and Connie Spinelli; and six brothers, Dominic, Anthony, Salvatore, Gerald, Charles, and his twin brother, Carmen Aitro.
For more than seven decades he used sports to instill positive values and principles in the young people of his community. In 1945 he and his late twine brother, Carmen, coached the Connecticut Yankee women's basketball team to a state championship. He coached and managed many other athletic teams. As a basketball coach his teams included Lega Arbruzzi, St. Michael's, and A.B. Hendryx, who played in the New Haven Industrial League. For softball he coached the West End Girls, Police Athletic League (PAL), and both the Foxon Recreation regular and graduate teams. He was a commissioner and vice-president of the Dick Lee Pony Baseball League. A lifetime supporter of the Foxon Recreation League, he is one of the original sponsors for the girls' softball team appropriately called "The Aitro Twins" Softball Team. His most recent contribution came in the form of a covered pavilion constructed at Kennedy Field through is generosity.
He was a member of and sat on the board of directors for the Walter Camp Football Foundation, New Haven Tap-Off Club, New Haven Football Foundation, Andy Papero Bronco League, and the Dom Aitro Baseball League (named after his late brother). During his association with the New Haven Boys & Girls Club, he served as a treasurer, financial secretary, chairman of the Gold Ring Award, and member of the Board of Managers. He held honorary and/or lifetime memberships in the Walter Camp Football Foundation, East Haven Stoner, East Haven Historical Society, Knights of Columbus, and was a member emeritus for the New Haven Boys & Girls Club, Gene Casey Chapter, for which he also served as vice president. Other memberships included Alpha Club Gold Member, the Saint Catello Society, and the Yale Bulldog Coaches Circle Club; he was also a Sixth Ring charter member of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Vinny also served on many committees, including the Resister Fresh Air Fund, the Albie Booth Memorial Nutmeg Bowl, Special Olympics, both Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio Days at Yankee Stadium, sports nights for the East Haven Stoners and the K of C, and the Rodrigo Council. Along with his wife Florence, he served as co-chairman for the Danny Thomas Teenage March on Leukemia for the Town of East Haven. He was also a volunteer for the East Haven Food Pantry.
Recognition for his dedication and hard work includes a 1996 Outstanding Community Service award from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, an Old Timers Award from the Dante Club, and the Neighborhood A.C. Award. From the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven he received the Alumni Gold Ring Award, as well as the 2005 Boys & Girls Club distinguished Service Medal and its National Service to Youth Award. The Saint Catello Society bestowed a Merit Award on him, and he also received an award from the New Haven Football Foundation. In 2004 the Aitros were honored as "Persons of the Week" by the East Haven Courier. he also received a recognition plaque for his many years of service to the St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Vinny and his brother Carmen sponsored baseball teams with both the Foxon Recreation League and Dom Aitro Bronco Baseball League for more than 50 years. In 1968 the leagues' All Star Team worn the Eastern Seaboard Championship and played for the Pony League World Series in Oak Park, Chicago. The Aitro Twins were also one of the contributing sponsors for the electronic score board that hung in the Boys & Girls Club gymnasium. For their many years of service to the community, the twins received a proclamation from Mayor John DeStefano and the City of New Haven, as well as U.S. Senator Joseph Leiberman, who entered a testimonial on their behalf that will forever be a part of the Congressional Record. He was also an usher, benefactor, and parishioner of St. Michael's Church for 50 years.
Funeral services were held at the East Haven Memorial Funeral Home on May 15. The family thanked his aide for the compassionate care he provided to "Uncle Vinny" for the last five years of his life. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions were asked to be made to Our Lady of Pompeii Church, East Haven.
For more than seven decades he used sports to instill positive values and principles in the young people of his community. In 1945 he and his late twine brother, Carmen, coached the Connecticut Yankee women's basketball team to a state championship. He coached and managed many other athletic teams. As a basketball coach his teams included Lega Arbruzzi, St. Michael's, and A.B. Hendryx, who played in the New Haven Industrial League. For softball he coached the West End Girls, Police Athletic League (PAL), and both the Foxon Recreation regular and graduate teams. He was a commissioner and vice-president of the Dick Lee Pony Baseball League. A lifetime supporter of the Foxon Recreation League, he is one of the original sponsors for the girls' softball team appropriately called "The Aitro Twins" Softball Team. His most recent contribution came in the form of a covered pavilion constructed at Kennedy Field through is generosity.
He was a member of and sat on the board of directors for the Walter Camp Football Foundation, New Haven Tap-Off Club, New Haven Football Foundation, Andy Papero Bronco League, and the Dom Aitro Baseball League (named after his late brother). During his association with the New Haven Boys & Girls Club, he served as a treasurer, financial secretary, chairman of the Gold Ring Award, and member of the Board of Managers. He held honorary and/or lifetime memberships in the Walter Camp Football Foundation, East Haven Stoner, East Haven Historical Society, Knights of Columbus, and was a member emeritus for the New Haven Boys & Girls Club, Gene Casey Chapter, for which he also served as vice president. Other memberships included Alpha Club Gold Member, the Saint Catello Society, and the Yale Bulldog Coaches Circle Club; he was also a Sixth Ring charter member of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Vinny also served on many committees, including the Resister Fresh Air Fund, the Albie Booth Memorial Nutmeg Bowl, Special Olympics, both Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio Days at Yankee Stadium, sports nights for the East Haven Stoners and the K of C, and the Rodrigo Council. Along with his wife Florence, he served as co-chairman for the Danny Thomas Teenage March on Leukemia for the Town of East Haven. He was also a volunteer for the East Haven Food Pantry.
Recognition for his dedication and hard work includes a 1996 Outstanding Community Service award from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, an Old Timers Award from the Dante Club, and the Neighborhood A.C. Award. From the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven he received the Alumni Gold Ring Award, as well as the 2005 Boys & Girls Club distinguished Service Medal and its National Service to Youth Award. The Saint Catello Society bestowed a Merit Award on him, and he also received an award from the New Haven Football Foundation. In 2004 the Aitros were honored as "Persons of the Week" by the East Haven Courier. he also received a recognition plaque for his many years of service to the St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Vinny and his brother Carmen sponsored baseball teams with both the Foxon Recreation League and Dom Aitro Bronco Baseball League for more than 50 years. In 1968 the leagues' All Star Team worn the Eastern Seaboard Championship and played for the Pony League World Series in Oak Park, Chicago. The Aitro Twins were also one of the contributing sponsors for the electronic score board that hung in the Boys & Girls Club gymnasium. For their many years of service to the community, the twins received a proclamation from Mayor John DeStefano and the City of New Haven, as well as U.S. Senator Joseph Leiberman, who entered a testimonial on their behalf that will forever be a part of the Congressional Record. He was also an usher, benefactor, and parishioner of St. Michael's Church for 50 years.
Funeral services were held at the East Haven Memorial Funeral Home on May 15. The family thanked his aide for the compassionate care he provided to "Uncle Vinny" for the last five years of his life. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions were asked to be made to Our Lady of Pompeii Church, East Haven.
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