Victor C. Olivett, Glenmont NY, Nov 1949 – August 15, 2019, born in Catskill NY, grew up in that area, later moving to Saugerties to race the back roads in any number of “hot cars” with friends and then moving to Delmar/Glenmont area. Vic was the best husband a man could be to Melody Burns, (lovingly known as My Wife or that Woman) celebrating 24 years of marital bliss, hugs, kisses and the seldom, “where is my wife.” He was step-father to Richard Ward who he often would say, “that kid, if only he knew” and the fur Dad to Captain Woodrow Call and Captain Augustus McCrea. Auggie left us two years ago and Woody-boy, who was always Vic’s favorite left us in Jan 2019. Vic’s heart never healed completely over the loss of his Woody boy. In February he asked for the craziest and biggest new puppy we could find and we brought home Quigley. Very quickly Quigley and Vic bonded as buds and spend hours playing and throwing the frisbee. Vic was also the loving son of JayMarie Olivett, (LoFrisco) Port Ewen NY and brother to Lisa Olivett, Port Ewen NY. His Dad, Nicholas V Olivett predeceased him. Vic spent countless hours building and flying airplanes with his Dad and was in every sense of the word his Mom’s son. He loved her dearly. He spent his childhood with his little sister Lisa and as brother and sister would do, they would fight and then make up and be there for each other. Vic often said he could not get over how strong Lisa was as she tackled so much on her own and raised Nicole to be such a beautiful women. He was not “much of a mentioner” (one of his favorite lines from Lonesome Dove), but when he spoke you knew it came from his heart. Vic was so proud of his niece Nicole and her daughter Avy. He may never have told them how proud he was and how much he loved them but he often spoke as only he could of them. When Vic married Melody, he was welcomed into a very large family of 11 new brothers and sisters and numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. He never got their names straight and could not understand why people had so many names. He loved his mother-in-law Barbara Burns and was an instant hit with his new father-in-law Donald Burns. They had so much in common and could talk fluent airplane for hours and often did. Don passed in April of 2019 and Barb told Vic he needed to go first so he could be a friend when Vic got to heaven. In addition to his in laws, Vic was Uncle Vic to numerous nieces and nephews on the “Burns side”. He loved calling and yelling at his favorite, Maggie, over politics and her getting on the “Obus”. Maggie told him he had to be good to her as she was the one who was going to take care of him in his old age. Being true to her word, she came to the hospital, yelled at him and made him drink his protein shake. Vic also was a good friend to Big Mike, and was so proud of all Mike accomplished. Vic would call Mike and joke with him about money. Vic wanted so badly to teach Big Mike how to fly the drones. Vic worked for years for MidHudson Cablevision and was instrumental in designing the lower Hudson Valley cable system. He retired from that and bought a deli in Albany and was able to use one of his other passions, cooking, for a few years. He left that and went to Lowe’s in Glenmont where he became The Tool Man. He would give poor Eammon a run for his money every day saying he had to harass him to help him learn. He also mentored Sam at Lowe’s and was so touched when Sam sent him a message after being diagnosed. He was happiest when he was helping people and doing something with his hands. He was an active member of Selkirk Fire Department, serving as President and Pine Room Chair. One of his lifetime loves was flying planes and he was proud that he had his private “ticket” and built giant RC planes and wrote for Air Age Magazine for years. He was President and member of the Flying Knights RC Club for years and instrumental in organizing a special Air Show to benefit the Bethlehem DARE program. His work bench was never empty and he took pride in rebuilding monumental crashes from flyers all over the US. Vic had his own harem of “gals” who would call day and night and ask him to fix something in their home. He never said no and would drop whatever he was doing to help his girls. One of his favorite girls, “Nita” called him her third son. In early July, he was diagnosed with lung cancer that had metastasized to his liver, lymph nodes and bones. He was in constant pain and barely able to move. On August 15, he left his body that was riddled with pain and journeyed to be with his Savior.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2019 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at New Comer Cremations & Funerals, 181 Troy Schenectady Road, Watervliet, New York 12189. A celebration of his life that was so full of great friends and loved ones will be celebrated at 3:00pm at the funeral home.
In true Vic fashion a party will be held with all of his favorite foods at 4:30 pm at the Nathanial Blanchard Post, 16 W. Poplar Drive, Delmar NY. All are invited! The more the merrier, he could never have enough people around him if there was good food!

In lieu of flowers Vic would like people to donate to a Pets in Need Fund, make checks payable to AVMF, and mail to Capital District Veterinary Referral Hospital, 222 Troy Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY 12110. Please note on check Pets In Need Fund.