Nothing was more important to him than his family. He loved big, loud and proud and left his mark on so many. 

Vincent Sauchelli (89) of Garden City, NY (formerly of New Hyde Park) was born on March 7, 1931, in Brooklyn, New York to the late Giovanna (Jeanne) Giardina and Guilio Sauchelli. He passed away on March 31, 2020, from congestive heart failure. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ann Theresa Bennett Sauchelli and his daughters (and sons-in-law), Ellen Sauchelli (and Vincent Siegfried), Patty Sauchelli Henne (and Donald Henne) and Jean Sauchelli Moran (and James Moran). His grandchildren; Kathleen Henne Scotti (and Nick Scotti), Michael Henne (and Jessica Paulson), Dylan Siegfried (and Kristin Fitzpatrick), Daniel Henne, Megan Henne, Jillian Moran, Jake Siegfried, Matthew Moran, and William Vincent Henne were his pride and joy and will miss him tremendously.

He is also survived by his brother, Robert Sauchelli, sister in law Madeline, the family of nephew Robert Sauchelli (Regina, Emily, Matthew), the family of Lori Sauchelli (Nicholas and Lauren) and Paul Golish. He is predeceased by his nephew Christopher and niece Dorothy. He is also survived by many cousins and friends who loved him so very much. 

Vincent was the son of Italian immigrants who came to the US in the early 1900s. They created and ran successful businesses. His mother Jeanne owned a hat shop, Roberta Originals. His father owned Sauchelli’s Italian Delicatessen where Vincent worked in his younger years. He was the proudest American and served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Vincent was blessed with many talents. He had a beautiful singing voice and sang with The Metropolitan Opera as a boy. He was a talented and creative artist who had a long and successful career as a graphic designer. As an art director for the JCPenney Company, he took great pride in producing its catalog and direct mail programs. His brother Robert worked at JCP as well and together they enjoyed singing with the JCPenney Pipers, planning company golf outings and bowling with the company league. It was with this league at Madison Square Garden where Vincent bowled a perfect 300 game. He made many wonderful friends that he cherished all his life. In his retirement, he founded Sauchelli Graphics. Design work was his true passion, creating logos and marketing materials for many local businesses ... he never truly retired. In his later years, he loved to make personalized cards for his family, friends and the wonderful, loving and caring staff at The Bristal in Garden City. 

Vincent spent much of his free time doing good for others, volunteering his time and talents to Holy Spirit Parish, Sacred Heart Academy, St Thomas the Apostle Youth Group Summer Theatre and many more organizations.  He shared everything he had, with his kids and grandkids, his friends and neighbors, and anyone in need that he met along the way.  

Private family services will be held at Fairchild Sons Funeral Home in Garden City, NY on Thursday, April 2nd, 2020. Interment will follow at Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, NY.  A Memorial Mass and celebration of his life will be planned as soon as it is possible at Holy Spirit Church in New Hyde Park. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Tiegerman, a wonderful school supporting individuals with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. This can be done online at www.tiegerman.org/donate (in memory of Will Henne’s grandpa, Vincent Sauchelli) or via mail to 100 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Cove, NY 11542.