VINCENT JOSEPH “VJ” DISPENZA, JR.

1956-2020

Vincent Joseph “VJ” Dispenza Jr. was born on March 13, 1956 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Catherina “Katie” Ancona and Vincent “Vee” Dispenza Sr.

He passed away suddenly from a cardiac event on July 8, 2020 at the age of 64.

He was a graduate of Redemptorist High School and LSU. Following graduation from LSU, he moved to Houston, Texas and began a life-long career in business and finance.

VJ is survived by his three children and their spouses, Caterina “Nicole” and Anthony “Tony” Landry, Michael “Mike” and Stefanie “Stef ” Dispenza, and Rachel Dispenza. VJ is also survived by his beloved partner, Kelly Coggin Bolton, and her devoted family, sister Paige Coggin and son Lloyd Bolton and fiancé Nicole Kosakowski; loving sisters and their spouses, Kathleen and Gerard LeBlanc, Debra and Chris Efferson and Elizabeth “Beth” and Anthony “Tony” Nauta Sr.; grandchildren, Brooks, Beau, and Bishop Landry, and Amy Dispenza; 13 nieces and nephews, and 28 great-nieces and great-nephews.

VJ was an avid gardener and rosarian, proficient in antique rose propagation, tabasco peppers and fruit trees, a cigar aficionado and a baseball nut. He was legendary for his tabasco sauce made from his own peppers and a perfected recipe. He was generous with his time, talent and knowledge to his extensive circle of friends, acquaintances who became friends and business associates. A memorial service will be held July 18, 2020 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Greenwell Springs, Louisiana. A memorial service will be held in Houston at a later date.

If desired, the family would request any charitable remembrances to be made to Urban Harvest.