Vincent Anthony Thomas Andriole, MD, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, April 26, 2015, after a long illness. He was 83 years old. Born in Scranton, PA, on August 3, 1931, he was the son of the late Dr. Vincent A. and Josephine C. Andriole. He is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years, Daria Louise DeRose Andriole of Stratford, CT. He is also survived by his four children, Christina Louise Andriole and her husband Lukas J. Sturm of Dunstable, MA; Charles Andriole and his wife, Lisa of Branford, CT; Dr. Katherine P. Andriole of Boston, MA; and David Mark Andriole; his brothers, Joseph and his wife Nancy of Scranton, PA, and Richard and his wife Bonnie of South Deerfield, MA; a sister, Dolores of CA; and five grandchildren, Natalie Rose and Tobias Vincent Andriole-Sturm, and Charlie, Rory, and Brody Andriole.
Dr. Andriole was Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, Attending Physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Attending Physician at Bridgeport Hospital in CT. He received his BS degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and his MD degree from Yale University School of Medicine, and completed his postgraduate training at North Carolina Memorial Hospital, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health, and Yale University School of Medicine. He served in the Navy Reserve and with the USPHS/NIH, in Bethesda, MD.
Dr. Andriole, a renowned clinician, teacher, researcher, author, and editor, was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Laureate Award of the American College of Physicians and the Bristol Award of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, of which he served as President. He also received the Sanctae Crucis Award from the College of the Holy Cross and was the first faculty member at the Yale School of Medicine to twice receive the Medical Housestaff Teacher of the Year Award. He authored hundreds of articles, reviews, and textbooks on infectious diseases.
Visiting hours will be held on Thursday April 30, 2015 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Dennis & D'Arcy – Abriola & Kelemen Funeral Home, 2611 Main St. Stratford.
Friends and relatives are invited to attend funeral services on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady of Peace Church, 651 Stratford Rd. Stratford with a Mass of Christian Burial. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory can be made to the Vincent T. and Daria L. Andriole Scholarship Fund to benefit Pre Medical Students. College of the Holy Cross, One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610. To offer online condolences please visit www.dennisanddarcy.com