Kenneth E. “Skip” Gamsby, Jr., 66, formerly of Arrowdale Road, North Haven for many years until moving to Cape Coral, Florida in 2013, passed away at his home on Friday, August 7th, 2020. He was the beloved husband of 44 years to Geraldine “Gerry” Gargano Gamsby. Skip was born in New Haven on October 11, 1953 and was the son of the late Kenneth E. Gamsby, Sr. and Virginia Linsley Gamsby. A graduate of North Haven High School, Skip had worked for the United Aluminum Corporation for 35 years and during that time was an active member in the United Steelworkers Union, Local 134L, until his retirement. In his adult years, he was an avid softball player and later was a coach for the Max Sinoway Baseball League of North Haven. Skip enjoyed mornings out to breakfast with Gerry, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, camping, entertaining (especially his Super Bowl parties) and was an avid Boston Red Sox fan. Father of Danielle Viveiros (Mark) of North Haven, Jason Gamsby (Lisa) of Guilford and the late Nicole Linsley Gamsby. Grandfather “Pop Pop” of Madison & Matteo Viveiros and Grace Gamsby. Brother of Linda Phass of Coconut Creek, Florida and the late Judith (Robert) Waldron, and beloved Uncle to several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
The visiting hours will be Monday, August 24th from 4 to 8 PM at The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. On Tuesday morning, August 25th, family and friends are invited to go directly to St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Barnabas Church, 44 Washington Avenue, North Haven at 10:00 to attend a Mass of Christian burial and are also invited to attend the committal service immediately following in All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 307 7th Avenue, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10001 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-9929.
Gerry I am very sorry to hear of his passing my deepest condolences to you and your family
I am so sorry to hear of your husband’s passing, my deepest condolences to you and your family.
Gerry I am so sorry to hear of Skips passing. My heartfelt sympathy to you and the family. I will keep you in my prayers always. Love ❤️ Carol Raccio
Gerry , I am so sorry 🙏❤️, Danielle , Mark and Jason , Lisa and Family sending hugs to all and prayers for your strength.
Love
Chicky
Our hearts are completely Broken. We love you Skippy – and will forever remember your laugh, smile and super bowl parties. Forever in our hearts. We will never forget you. Hugs to Jerry,Lisa , Jay and the littles
Warmly
Krissy Cuomo Parent
Gerry,Sincere condolences to you and the family for your loss!
May he REST IN PEACE,
Toni Acciardo
So very sorry for your loss. Such a wonderful man and family. Condolences to all.
Skip we only knew you for a short time, but really enjoyed our breakfasts together with you & Gerry.
Gerry stay strong. You have lots of friends whenever you need us. God speed.
So many wonderful memories with you and Skip May God bless you and give you strength and courage to help your family through this difficult time.
So many wonderful memories of growing up right next door, to Skip, Linda and Judy. Gerry, our prayers are with you, and your family in this difficult time. May God bless all of you.
Dear Gerry, Danielle and Jason,
We were so terribly sorry to hear of Skips recent passing. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you at this very sad time.
David and Jeff join us in expressing our deepest condolences to all of you. May he Rest In Peace.
Sincerely,
Sheila and Charlie DeMartino
RIP Skip, you were one of the best neighbors ever! Be strong Gerry, hugs to you and yours!
No words can express how sorry I am to hear of Sklp’s passing. My prayers and thoughts are with you at this time. I have so many wonderful memories of you all through the years. RIP Skip.
What a great friend , Have many memories of all our school days and and after.
RIP Buddy, Gerry hang in there… your awsome..
Sorry to hear of Skip’s passing Gerry.Deepest condolences to you and your family.
So sorry for your loss ,my deepest condolences to your family
Gerry and family,
Our deepest condolences on the passing of Skip.
So many memories over the years. Working together at UA and those Sunday morning softball games (and after-games) that always seemed to make their way into Sunday afternoon. Great memories.
We will miss him!
Dear Gerry, Danielle, Mark, Madison, Mateo, Jason, Lisa, and Grace,
Prayers for all of you at this time. Skippy was such a fun guy. We have so many wonderful memories with him and your family. Skippy helped us when we lost our Stacey and even helped Tony get his job at U.A. in those many years ago. We all bonded back then and loved getting together for those Cape Cod trips which were always fun, our days watching our kids play softball. We always had fun watching the kids and talking. Some games with wine and cheese. We also had the dance recitals. I remember when you got us the tickets and Danielle almost didn’t get her trophy because we were braking some rules. And we can’t forget all our parties, Super Bowl and pig roast parties. Also Cynthia and Big Joe’s parties, and of course, all our kids weddings and seeing our them move on and have children. We had a lot of fun and good times. We couldn’t wait to retire to go visit you both in Florida. We wish we could’ve done this. We will really miss Skippy and all his funny ways. Hugs to all of you. I know you will miss him but he is at home in Heaven, with Nicole now. God bless you all at this time. ❤️❤️🕯❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’m heartbroken…Skippy was a good man. My only solace is that one day we will see each other again in the kingdom of Heaven. Until that day, peace be with you, my friend…and to everyone who knew and loved you as well.
“Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4
Until we meet again…
So sorry To hear of Skips passing My deepest condolences to you Gerry and your children and family 🙏Prayers for all at this difficult time I can’t tell you enough how Many good memories I have of you and Skip The 70-80s were such a special time in our families lives Softball cookouts pool parties And our families just Hanging out together Are priceless memories I’ll have forever God Bless you and your children
Dear Gerry and Family,
I am so sorry to hear about Skip’s passing. It’s so sad I am reaching out to you in this way. I have so many fond memories of you and Skip as an amazing couple . He was always pleasant and polite to everyone. May he rest in peace. Keeping you all in prayer and God bless always.