Victor Anthony Rizzi Jr. ’51

Vic was born April 22, 1929, in North Tarrytown, N.Y. His parents were Victor and Fanny DeCarlo Rizzi.

At Princeton he majored in economics, belonged to Tiger Inn, and played varsity football. For three years he taught and coached at the Governor’s Academy and the Hun School.

He and Rosemary Deasey were married in 1956, and two years later he earned his MBA from New York University. In 1954 Vic began a long and successful commercial banking career, starting at Chemical Bank. In 1966 he joined National State Bank in Elizabeth, N.J., a branch system covering central New Jersey. He was a senior executive vice president of National when he retired, having been in the banking business for 43 years. He and Rosemary retired to Spring Lake, N.J., in 1985.

Vic died May 14, 2017, at home. He was predeceased by his wife, Rosemary; and brother, Donald. He is survived by their son, Robert, and daughter, Laura McGahan.

Donations in his and Rosemary’s memory to the Garden Club of Spring Lake, PO Box 487, Spring Lake, NJ 07762, or the Spring Lake Historical Society, 423 Warren Ave., Spring Lake, NJ 07762 would be most appreciated.