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On February 12, 2025, Vincent (Vince) Francis Astolfo succumbed to late-
stage Parkinson’s and heart diseases. His wife Catherine (Cathy), sons and
daughters Christopher, Vanessa, Michael, Melanie, David, Rebecca, Kristen,
Kelly, James and Meredith, are bereft, as are his 10 grandchildren Jordan,
Lexie, Ben, Cate, Sydney, Trevor, Evan, Dylan, Luca, Liviana and great-
grandson Phoenix. A hole has been torn in the lives of his brothers and sisters,
Robert, Diane, Michael, Rita, Cynthia, Peter, Christine, David, Kim and Tom. He
leaves a big circle of nieces, nephews and grands who will miss his corny jokes
and wry sense of humour. Vince and Cathy were fortunate to be constantly
surrounded by cousins and friends with whom they had such glorious times.
Although he retired from education a long time ago, Vince is still remembered
by colleagues and friends from Dufferin-Peel and Toronto. Blessed with a
beautiful voice, he was a lead singer for the Jolleyballers, whose other band
members were his very good friends. Everyone is sad and shocked to lose him,
but his legacy lives on. There will be a celebration of life on Saturday, May 10,
in Brantford, so warm up those voices and bring stories to share. In the
meantime, any donations to the Parkinson’s Society or Heart and Stroke
Foundation would be appreciated.
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8 Guestbook Entries
March 22, 2025 | Robin Harlick
My deepest sympathies to you, Cathy, and your family. You are so fortunate to have such a wonderful and large supportive family with which to share your many happy memories. Take care. Robin
March 22, 2025 | Patricia Mendes
My deepest condolences to you, Cathy and family. Vince will be greatly missed. I am so very sorry for your loss xoxo
March 22, 2025 | Cugina and Den
Our hearts are broken. We loved Vince so much. So many happy memories to sustain us. Looking forward to celebrating his amazing life.
March 22, 2025 | Madeleine Griffin
Dearest Cathy, once again we want to offer you our sincere sympathies on the passing of your precious Vince. He is now at peace. May his memories sustain you in your sorrow.
Madeleine and Larry Griffin
March 22, 2025 | Barbara Bowie
Cathy, my heart goes out to you and everyone in the family. Loss is never easy and leaves that void that can’t be filled with words … what a lovely man he was, and you made a beautiful couple – your shared love of life and fun could be seen and felt by those in your presence. Sending much love and big hugs xoxo
March 26, 2025 | Jo-Ann L. Tremblay
Our deepest sympathies to you Cathy, and family. You are so fortunate to have such a wonderful and large supportive family with which to share your many wonderful memories. We’ve had so many special times together from Ontario, Florida and back. We will always remember and celebrate Vince. – Jo-Ann L. Tremblay, Mark Henderson and family.
March 26, 2025 | Helen Duplassie
Vince has been a friend since the early eighties. With Cathy, we worked together and with my husband Sandy, we all partied together, had dinner parties, went to the theatre and travelled together. Vince has been one of the kindest , most thoughtful and funniest friends we’ve ever had. We’re going to miss having this great guy in our lives. Condolences to Cathy and all his family.
Helen and Sandy
May 2, 2025 | JOHN PASCUZZO
Cathy and family – fond memories of Vince – thoughts and prayers. I can hear his voice “Hey Scooze, put-a on your shoes, its-a time to cruise!”