Kittery - Major Vincent William Kulickowski III, "Skip", 80, of Kittery, ME passed away surrounded by loved ones on December 5th, 2015.

Vincent was born April 23, 1935, the son of the late Vincent Kulickowski Jr. and Rose Kulickowski (Benard). He grew up in Lowell, MA, graduated from Lowell High School and Lowell Tech Institution with a degree in Textile Engineering. Skip entered the United States Air Force in 1958. While in the Air Force he severed as a navigator on the B-58 and B-47, later in his career he was a Navigator/Bombardier on the FB-111A all while in the Strategic Air Command. He finished his distinguished Air Force career with the 509 Bomber Wing in Plattsburgh, NY retiring as a Major in 1978.

In 1956 he married Georgette Kulickowski (Potvin) and they shared 27 years of marriage before her death. Together they had eight children. He married Joan Kulickowski (Rowe) in 1983. They shared 32 years of marriage. Skip is survived by a sister, Sheila Metcalf, his wife Joan Kulickowski, and his children Karen Murphy, Vincent William Kulickowski IV (Alla), Katherine (William) Fourier, Kim (James) Kieffer, Jeanne (Mike) Heller, Eric (Heather), Karl (Karen), and his step-daughter Ellen (Greig) Cronauer. He was a proud Grandfather of 18 Grandchildren and 9 Greatgrandchildren.

He is predeceased by his loving wife Georgette Kulickowski (Potvin), his son William Kulickowski, and his parents.

A funeral will be celebrated on Friday at 10 am in St. John's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth. Friends may visit with his family on Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 in the JS Pelkey Funeral Home 125 Old Post Road Kittery, Maine 03904. Online condolences may be made by visiitng www.jspelkeyfuneralhome.com . Family flowers only please, contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project by mail, Wounded Warrior Project P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675, or online at www.woundedwarriorproject.org/Donate in honor of Vincent William Kulickowski III.