Rosemary Summers and her daughter, Sarah Summers, are both SUNY Oneonta graduates. Sarah wanted to honor her grandfather, Vincent James Bonfiglio, who recently turned 99 years young. She and her sister, Laura Summers, flew in from Austin, Texas and joined relatives and loved ones from Kentucky and New Jersey for the celebration.

Bonfiglio is a World War II Navy veteran who lives in an assisted living facility near his son, Chris Bonfiglio, in Westchester, New York. Vincent had four children, two boys and two girls. The youngest son predeceased his father. His wife, Frances, also passed away after 35 years of marriage, at age 52. Vincent Bonfiglio is a proud Italian of Sicilian descent. He was the youngest of his siblings and the only one born in the United States.