James R. Zampaglione

James R. Zampaglione, 80, of The Villages, FL, passed away November 15, 2021. Jim was the husband of Janice (Berube) Zampaglione of 58 years.

Jim was born on October 31, 1941 in Torrington, CT to James and Frances (Baldwin) Zampaglione. They moved to Goshen prior to the Flood of "55. He was in the first 4-year class to attend Wamogo High School. It was here he sparked a passion in the Industrial Arts Program to eventually take him to Central Connecticut State College to study Industrial Arts.

It was here he met Janice Berube. They fell in love during a snowball fight. Within four years, they had started a family, complete with a son. As a family, they loved camping, snowmobiling and golfing.

Jim was a communicant of both St. Louis de Montfort Parish and St. Vincent DePaul Parish. He was past President of The Goshen Volunteer Fire Department, President of The Goshen Driftskippers Snowmobile Club and continued his membership of the Torrington Elk’s Club.

Many weekends were spent at Canaan CC, Stonybrook CC and Torrington CC. In later years, they caught the boating bug that brought them to Catskill, NY and camping to Otis, MA. After moving to The Villages in Florida, Jim continued to play golf, ride his bike and be part of the boating club. One of his guilty pleasures was to own a ’32 Ford StreetRod golf cart and be part of that club. He also enjoyed racing rc boats and cars and staying active within social clubs.

Jim had a very successful career that started with The Torrington Company Needle Division that became Ingersoll Rand and eventually sold out and moved away. He then started a new career with Becton Dickinson for 20 years retiring in 2004. He was known for being tough but thru the years, we were always told fair.

In addition to his wife Jan, he is survived by his son Jeff and wife Brenda of Litchfield CT, Granddaughters; Juliet Lackey and husband Taylor of Burlington, CT and Katharine Zampaglione of Torrington CT. He was preceded in passing by his Granddaughter, Elizabeth "Libby" Zampaglione.

Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Thomas of Villanova Church, P.O. Box 177, Goshen, CT 06756.