Obituary of Vincent Abbatiello

Vincent D. Abbatiello of Ramsey, NJ passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014. He was 23. Born in Ridgewood he lived in Wyckoff before moving to Asheville, NC recently. Vince graduated from Ramsey High School in 2009, was a parishioner of St. Paul's Church in Ramsey, worked at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC, and was an avid musician. Vince studied at Montclair State University majoring in Music Composition and was recognized as the 2013 Outstanding Composer Award as a junior - the first non senior recognition in the University's history. Vince wrote music of varying genres, including modern classical, jazz and electronic. Vince began flute lessons at age seven. As his skills grew, he was presented opportunities to perform in prestigious venues such as Symphony Space, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Aside from flute, he is accomplished on the piano, bass guitar, violin, and percussion. Vince also played microtonal instruments hand-built by composer Harry Partch. Vince performed with such luminaries as John Pizzarelli, Elizabeth Brown and Jason Robert Brown. Vince was an active and proud alum of Bergen Youth Orchestra mentored by Gene Minor. Vince is deeply loved and survived by his parents Vincent T. Abbatiello of Wyckoff and Judy Abbatiello of Whippany, his sister Nicole M. Abbatiello of Wyckoff, maternal grandparents Dominick and Emily Spina of Hawthorne, paternal grandparents Vincent and Phyllis Abbatiello of Hawthorne, aunts and uncles: Stephen and Kathy Spina of Wilmington, MA, Phyllis and Willie Walsh of Dumont and many cousins. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 9, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, May 10th at 9:45 at St. Paul's Church, 200 Wyckoff Ave., Ramsey 07446. Interment will follow at Maryrest Cemetery, 770 Darlington Ave, Mahwah, NJ. Memorial contributions in Vince's memory may be made to the Bergen Youth Orchestra, P.O. Box 391, Park Ridge, NJ 07656-0391.