- Date Of Death: March 11, 2015
- State: Arizona
Dr. Vincent Matthew Papa, age 65, passed away suddenly from a stroke in his home in San Antonio, TX, on March 11, 2015. Born Vincenzo Matteo Papa, in Catania (Sicily), Italy, he moved to Calumet City, IL with his parents at a young age. Despite English not being his first language, this brilliant man received a BA degree and an MS degree from Notre Dame, and subsequently a PhD from the University of Illinois. In 1993 his career brought him to the Air Force Drug Testing Lab at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. He was instrumental in forming the Graduate Toxicology Program at The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) where he was an adjunct professor. Dr Papa’s accreditations include Diplomate/Fellow of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT) and a member of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). He attended St.
