I will always remember my brother-in-law for his kindness and love he had for his family. After my husband Terry and I moved to Florida we spent many Thanksgivings at his home with his family, when my sister got sick, he was always by her side until she passed.  may he rest in peace and hope he is back with his loving wife.

Sending prayers for family and friends.  Joe was everyone's friend.  I was lucky to have golfed, bowled and poker with Joe.   Joe was a true gentleman and will be greatly missed by all those that knew him.

I just happened to be thinking about former coworkers from my Stromberg-Carlson days and Joe came to mind. I searched Joe’s name and was saddened to read that he left us 2 weeks ago. My wife also worked at Stromberg and we both remember Joe’s high energy and enthusiasm. He treated all employees as friends, with fairness and respect. When Siemens built us a beautiful new recreation center it was appropriately named Vaccaro’s Veranda, an indication of the fondness all employees felt for Joe. He made Stromberg a better place to work. Our condolences to his family.

Joe was a special neighbor and friend.  Always watching out for all his neighbors.  He loved to bring over bones and dog treats .  Chance would sit at the glass door, wagging his tail and crying whenever he saw Joe.  Chance would drag me to go see Joe, and Joe was always happy to get down on his knees to love on him.  We took turns bringing hot food to each other.  I’ve never had butternut squash soup as delicious as he made!!  I miss him, but know that he is happier in his forever home, dancing with Betty.

Joe was my brother Rob's father-in-law, I had known Joe's wife Betty since the late 60's because of her dance school in Rush NY. They were both among the finest people I had ever known. After my brother passed, Joe and Betty both came to me to share their love for Rob, who loved them as well. Ever since Rob's passing, my wife and I tried to see Joe whenever we could.
They were both the very best, and will be greatly missed by everyone they touched.
God Bless you both,
Marty and Lois Westmiller

R.I.P. Joe. 

We will miss you very much; your kind words, your smile, your thoughtfulness, and your love of our community and all  precious fur babies. 

Sophie loved visiting her Uncle Joe and your willingness to spend time and attention with her meant so much to us. 

You are missed.  Condolences to your family at this difficult time.

Just out of the USMC I met Joe in 1972  at Stromberg Carlson Corp when I entered the field of Labor Relations. Joe was Supervisor. Over the next five years I "apprenticed" under his leadership as I learned the trade. In fact, he started me in the business.  After leaving Stromberg's in 1977, I took those skills to Xerox where I spent the next 30 years as Manager of Industrial Relations. Moving to Florida for Winters in retirement, I began the habit of visiting Joe for coffee & snacks twice a year as I passed through Ocala area en-route to Ft Myers. Kept up with him, the family, his classic car, health, etc... Joe was ever the gracious host and my wife and I looked forward to our visits. Picture is from one of Joe's "work group picnics" in his back yard in Rochester circa 1974. There aren't a lot of us left but those who are all recall Joe with great appreciation and respect. Goodbye pal. We'll meet again someday.

I have just lost my oldest and dearest friend. We have known each other for 57 years. The memories I have of our families and the times we spent together I will never forget. We started playing softball together in 1967 and left Rochester in 1973 to get the plant opened and train the people. You came down in 1978 and we became golf partners until I left FL in 1997. We never lost contact. I loved you like a brother and I'm so happy we got to spend your last night together. You were the most awesome friend a person could ever ask for. Love you buddy.

Joe was a wonderful person to work for and with. He planned many events at  what we loving called “Ugly Acres”, the recreation center at the Lake Mary facility.  I was lucky enough to be involved in some of these as well as our famed “Smurfs” golf tournament.  They were all so much fun and Joe was a great organizer.  He loved people and bringing them joy. We were lucky enough to see him a couple times over the last few years at HR luncheons and the annual SC Reunion. He will be sorely Missed by many.

Please accept my condolences.  Mr. Vaccaro was a great man,  and I had the utmost respect for the gentleman.  Rest well, Mr. Vaccaro.

When we moved to Stonecrest Joe was the first neighbor to come over and welcome us to the neighborhood. During our lifetime we have always been blessed with nice neighbors. Joe was truly the kindest, friendliest, and warmest neighbor that we have known. He was always doing for others. There will be a special place in heaven for him. We all loved Joe.

Joe RIP and may your family be comforting in your years and friends at Stromberg-Carlson.

Dear Vaccaro Family,
We would like to pass along our condolences, we were sad to hear of Joe's passing.  We moved into Stonecrest 3 years ago and we felt honored to have Joe as friend.  He was and always will be "one of the good guys"!!
We thoroughly enjoyed listening to Joe's stories while we gathered with our Stonecrest friends at the outdoor pool.  He would offer us limes from his wonderful lime trees that he so proudly would tell you about.
We are going to miss Joe terribly, he brought joy to all that knew him and called him a friend.
Our deepest sympathy for your loss.
Dale & Shelley Mowdy

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Joe Vaccaro

April 2, 1937 – March 7, 2024

Forest Lawn Funeral Home & Memory Gardens

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