He thus began his long career in computers and network engineering working with major banks and brokerage houses including Wang Laboratories, Shearson/Lehman, American Express, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Bank of America.
He recently ended his career by moving Affinion Group from their Trumbull location to Stamford this past summer. He was a computer engineer, network guru, data center designer, and all around jack of all computer trades.
Gary loved to tinker, build, and fix, particularly cars, motorcycles, clocks, and small engines. He loved to travel to Florida, Greece, Germany and Austria.
He was a skilled boater, both sail and power, and was taught to “drive using the stars” by his paternal grandfather Hans Wippich, who was a captain to the Vanderbilts in Palm Beach, Florida.
Gary was clever, kind, fair, calm, crafty, easygoing, helpful, humble, and the most loving and patient man. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t build or fix with his gifted hands: a house, a car, a boat, a lawn mower, any and every appliance.
God truly broke the mold after making this precious soul of a man. Gary had an inquisitive mind and was beyond brilliant — he possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of all topics, putting “Hey Google” and “Alexa” to shame.
He was predeceased by his mother Byrne Dolkos Wippick, his aunt Helen Wippich Greene and uncle Jerome D. Greene. He is survived by his father, Thomas H. Wippich, his sister Brenda Wippick Schmitz, his wife Maria Vailakis-Wippick, his son and daughter Thomas J. Wippick and Helena D. Wippick. Other relatives include aunts and uncles Ann and Eric Neidhardt, Denise and David Bays, cousins Phil Schneider, Cathy Schneider, John Wasley, David Bays and Angela Simonelli, and Becky and B.J. Leggieri.
A memorial service and reception following the service, is planned for Saturday Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. at Christ & Holy Trinity Church, 75 Church Lane.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Smilow Cancer Institute at Yale-New Haven in Gary B. Wippick’s name.
He thus began his long career in computers and network engineering working with major banks and brokerage houses including Wang Laboratories, Shearson/Lehman, American Express, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Bank of America.
He recently ended his career by moving Affinion Group from their Trumbull location to Stamford this past summer. He was a computer engineer, network guru, data center designer, and all around jack of all computer trades.
Gary loved to tinker, build, and fix, particularly cars, motorcycles, clocks, and small engines. He loved to travel to Florida, Greece, Germany and Austria.
He was a skilled boater, both sail and power, and was taught to “drive using the stars” by his paternal grandfather Hans Wippich, who was a captain to the Vanderbilts in Palm Beach, Florida.
Gary was clever, kind, fair, calm, crafty, easygoing, helpful, humble, and the most loving and patient man. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t build or fix with his gifted hands: a house, a car, a boat, a lawn mower, any and every appliance.
God truly broke the mold after making this precious soul of a man. Gary had an inquisitive mind and was beyond brilliant — he possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of all topics, putting “Hey Google” and “Alexa” to shame.
He was predeceased by his mother Byrne Dolkos Wippick, his aunt Helen Wippich Greene and uncle Jerome D. Greene. He is survived by his father, Thomas H. Wippich, his sister Brenda Wippick Schmitz, his wife Maria Vailakis-Wippick, his son and daughter Thomas J. Wippick and Helena D. Wippick. Other relatives include aunts and uncles Ann and Eric Neidhardt, Denise and David Bays, cousins Phil Schneider, Cathy Schneider, John Wasley, David Bays and Angela Simonelli, and Becky and B.J. Leggieri.
A memorial service and reception following the service, is planned for Saturday Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. at Christ & Holy Trinity Church, 75 Church Lane.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Smilow Cancer Institute at Yale-New Haven in Gary B. Wippick’s name.
