Victor Eugene Konefsky

Victor Eugene Konefsky, 98, loving father and husband, died peacefully on September 8, 2025, surrounded by his son, Bryan and his partner, Nina, and Vic's toy poodle, Peanut. On September 12, 2025, Peanut, 15 years old, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge to be with Vic. Vic was preceded in death by his late wife, Jeanne Konefsky, whose birthday was just one day before his passing.

Victor was born on May 12, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois. He is survived by his two sons. Bryan is an experimental media artist based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Vic's oldest son, Robert, is a computer networking professor in Anaheim, California. Robert's family includes his wife, Natalie and their son, David.

Vic enlisted in the Army toward the end of WWII and was sent to Frankfurt, Germany. As a Sergeant specializing in radio and communications, he managed the reconstruction of that city's telephone and electrical systems. The experience of witnessing, firsthand, the famine and utter destitution of that city's population left a lifelong scar on Vic's psyche. 

After returning from the war, Vic attended the University of Miami where he met his future wife, Jeanne. They moved to Connecticut where they were married in 1954 and raised their two sons.

During the 1960s, Vic managed the Council Workshop for Senior Citizens that was supported by the New York section of the National Council for Jewish Women. In the 1970s, Vic applied his managerial experience to an educational environment, teaching industrial management at City University of New York.

After retiring, Vic and Jeanne moved to Albuquerque in 2010 and quickly fell in love with the southwest.

Vic will be remembered for his quiet and gentle demeanor, his sense of humor, his ferocious appetite right up to the end and his love of cookies. But mostly, he will be remembered for his selfless generosity.

Safe passage Pop, as you cross the River Nile to the other side. May the waters be calm and may the wind always be at your back.

There will be a memorial service for Vic on Friday, September 26, 2025, 11:00 a.m., at Chester T. French Memorial Mausoleum Chapel, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico.