James and Vincee Viso Family Student Engagement Center Endowment Fund

Established by
James J. Viso
Year Established
2018
College
Mission College
About this Endowment

The James & Vincee Viso Family Family Student Engagement Center was established by James "Jim" Viso in 2018.

Jim was born in San Jose, CA on February 14, 1930. The son of the late Charles S. and Jessie D. Viso, he grew up in Santa Clara, CA and graduated from Lincoln High School. In 1949, Jim married Vincee, the love of his life, after eloping with her at the age of seventeen. Jim found his start bagging goceries at his family's local market in Santa Clara, after which he went on to become a businessman, owning both James J. Viso Engineering and El Camino Self Storage. Jim was also a former mayor and councilman of Santa Clara, with the Viso Court in the city being named after him.

Jim and Vincee shared 62 beautiful years together and have raised six children during that time. Jim and Vincee are currently survived by their children, Charles, Maggie, Jessica, Vanessa, Joseph, and Jason. They are also survived by their grandchildren Ashley, Victoria, James, CJ, Jeff, Greg, Tyler, Travis Smith, Vincent, Travis Kull, Erich, and Enzo, as well as ten great-grandchildren.

We invite you to make a tax-deductible contribution to this fund. If you prefer to donate by check, please indicate the fund in the check memo field, and mail to: West Valley-Mission Foundation, 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070