Joseph Vincent Mcnicholas Jr.

Joseph Vincent McNicholas, Jr "Vinnie" Joseph Vincent McNicholas, Jr, 50, born November 24, 1961 passed away Friday, August 31, 2012. Vinnie enjoyed fishing, classic rock music and science fiction movies. After graduating Miami Norland Senior High School in 1979 he formed his own fishing tackle company and distributed wholesale fishing equipment to charter fishing companies from the Florida Keys to Sebastian. Vinnie is survived by his father, Joseph Vincent McNicholas, Sr. his sister Mary McNicholas Sluggett and her husband Geoffrey Sluggett, his sister Susan McNicholas, his brother Mark McNicholas and wife Kathy, his brother Michael McNicholas and wife Lori, his brother Tom McNicholas and wife Krissy, his youngest brother Patrick McNicholas as well as four nieces and six nephews. He was predeceased by his mother, Nancy Bylenga McNicholas and brother David William McNicholas. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at St. Rita's Catholic Church, 13645 Paddock Drive, Wellington, Florida 33414 on Tuesday, September 4, at 11:00am. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Palm's West Funeral Home 561-753-6004. Vinnie McNicholas and his brother David lived with a little known hereditary disease called Friedreich's Ataxia. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the University of South Florida Ataxia Research Center at (813) 974-1570 or log on at http://health.usf.edu/medicine/neurology/ataxia/index.htm Please make your donation in the name of Vinnie and David McNicholas.