Passings: Vincent R. Migliore
Vincent R. Migliore, 63, technical director of the Marble Institute of America (MIA), died Nov. 25 in Allentown, Pa.
Migliore spent the better part of four decades in the stone business, including 30 years – 25 of them as president – at Phillipsburg Marble Co. in Phillipsburg, N.J. He also headed Empress Migliore, a stone consulting firm.
In 1998, Migliore became the technical voice of the trade with his work at the MIA. His main achievement may be the work and knowledge he devoted as primary author to the group’s Dimension Stone Design Manual; recently released in Volume VI, the manual is the most-comprehensive source for stone today.
Migliore also offered one-on-one consultations to MIA members on technical questions, and also wrote a monthly column for Through The Ages, the MIA’s newsletter. Highlights from the column appear on an occasional basis in Stone Business as “StoneSpeak.”
Migliore was born on Sept. 16, 1940 in Bronx, N.Y., the son of the late Thomas R. and Frances D’Angelo Migliore. In addition to his stone-industry work, he also served with the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra, of Harmony Township, N.J.; two daughters, Rosemary F. Lamparalla and Francesca M. Migliore; two sone, Thomas R. and Vincent F.; two brothers, Thomas and the Rev. Father Angelus; and a sister, Rosemary Gasparetti.
The MIA named a new lifetime achievement award in his honor, and presented it during StonExpo 2003 in Atlanta in December. The award, designed by Rocky Mountain Stone Co. of Albuquerque, N.M., is made from Migliore’s favorite stone, Vermont Verde Antique.
“MIA created this new award to acknowledge individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the natural stone industry and the association,” says outgoing MIA President Richard Booms, who made the award presentation. “It is only fitting that the award be named for Vince Migliore and that he be the first to receive it, given his dedication to the industry and MIA and his more than four decades of professional and personal leadership.
“The breadth and depth of Vince’s knowledge of stone was unsurpassed, and he generously and passionately shared his expertise with MIA members and design professionals worldwide. His death is an enormous loss to our association and our industry.”
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