Vincent Peter Rubino

Vincent Peter Rubino, 66, of Liberty, South Carolina, passed from this life on Friday, March 17, 2017.
Vince was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to parents, Irene Monaco Rubino and Vincent “Jimmy” Rubino. He earned his undergraduate and MBA from St. Peters College in Jersey City, New Jersey and a second master’s degree from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Before retiring in 2014 he was a professor at City College Miami and an adjunct instructor at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Vince loved teaching, for him it was more than a job it was a calling. Even though he came to teaching later in life those years in the classroom were the highlight of his career.
He was passionate about cooking especially his mother’s Italian recipes. He was famous for his meatballs and “gravy” and Italian cheesecake. Some of his happiest memories were having friends and family gathered around the table for a meal. He was a gifted artist who began sketching as a young boy and then learned to oil paint a passion he continued throughout his life. He enjoyed fishing and spent many happy hours fishing on the Dania Beach pier while living in Florida. A lifelong and devout Catholic he attended Holy Cross Catholic Church in Pickens, South Carolina and remained a parishioner of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Dania Beach, Florida.
He is survived by his wife, Pamela; his three children, Robyn Edwards, Kimberly Rubino and Vincent Rubino; his two grandsons, Jack and Connor Edwards; his brother and sister-in-law, Anthony and Jeanette Rubino; his in-laws Martha and Mike Burgess, sister-in-law Tanya Carter, nephew Thomas Carter. He was proceeded in death by his parents, Irene Monaco Rubino, Vincent “Jimmy” Rubino and many beloved family and friends.
The family would like to acknowledge and thank the following people who cared for Vince during his illness:
Dr. Jeffrey Giguere, Nurse Practitioner Melissa Saxon and the entire team at GHS
Cancer Institute in Seneca, SC
Dr. G. Steven Acres and his team at Carolina Nephrology in Easley, SC
The Interim Hospice team of CNA Tammy Deese, Social Worker Janet Turner, Nurse Gloria Munro, Chaplains Jim Frost and Jan Moran and Musical Therapist/Grief Counselor Jillian Storm. The attention and care you each gave made his final days comfortable and happy. Most especially we would like to recognize and thank Nurse Wanda O’Berry for the loving care and attention that she gave to Vince. He always referred to her as his angel.
The family will have a private memorial at his home on April 9, Palm Sunday. In lieu of flowers please make donations in his memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ( www.stjude.org ) or to Best Friends Animal Society ( www.bestfriends.org ).