To many, Victor Peter Bert Jr. was known for his endless generosity, quiet strength and intelligent mind. To those closest to him, Bert was a steadfast family man and someone who made a warm connection with anyone he came in contact with, his family said.

"He was kind of a Renaissance man on Long Island in many ways," said Bert's brother-in-law, Paul Arfin, of Great Neck. "He came from humble beginnings and was very likable."

The East Northport resident died on Oct. 29 from congestive heart failure at the age of 79.

Victor Peter Bert Jr. was born on July 8, 1946, in Astoria. His family soon moved to Mineola, where Bert would graduate from Chaminade High School in 1964. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Manhattan College in 1968 and a master's degree in the same fie

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