Obituary: Stanley P. DeAngelis, 69, Founded DeAngelis Business Development

DeAngelis, Stanley P., 69, passed away Monday August 15, 2016. He was the husband of Deborah DeAngelis (Charlton) and son to the late Mario DeAngelis and the late Dorothy Ann (Chellel) DeAngelis. He was born and raised in Barrington, RI.

Mr. DeAngelis founded DeAngelis Business Development, Inc. in January of 2009 out of his desire to use his gifts to help others develop and grow their companies. As a talented entrepreneur and trained listener, Stanley was able to capture the essence of what his clients wanted to say about their companies and state it in a powerful and straight forward manner. With his natural people skills, he was able to make most others feel at ease as he would gain their trust. People naturally wanted to work with him and those he recommended. Stanley was a registered architect with over 35 years in the design and construction industry and experienced the design and construction process from every point of view: as Architect, Contractor, and Owner. This gave him a unique and thorough prospective of the industry.

Mr. DeAngelis founded, grew and sold two service companies prior to starting DeAngelis Business Development, Inc. He founded WorkPlace Dynamics, Inc. in 1998, based on his core belief that everyone has a special gift to contribute to his or her home, workplace and community, and that it is the organization’s role to create an environment that recognizes these gifts and allows them to flourish. He started WorkPlace Dynamics, Inc. after seeing the power that his work place philosophies had unleashed in his former company, Visions III Architects. As founding partner and CEO, he took that firm in 10 years from the basement of his home to the 7th fastest growing company in RI, employing 30 people with annual billings of over $3.8 million. He sold it in 1998 to pursue his dream of helping other business owners unleash the energy in their companies.

He attributed his success to the varied programs he was able to implement within the companies he’d owned, to develop and fully engage his employees and increase the customer base. His work place philosophies along with the programs he instituted had a direct and extremely positive impact on the growth of those companies.

A nationally renowned speaker, author, creator of WorkPlace Dynamics, “Uniting-The Engagement Process” and co-creator of the “Emerging Leaders” program, Stanley had over 25 years of experience in creating results for companies. He created successful strategies for high performing teams and companies including his own. He was able to engage the people he was leading whether it was as the leader of the company, a coach, or as the trainer for another company’s team. Stanley brought a unique perspective to the business development field with his hands on approach. With his background in architecture, organizational design, workflow design, leadership development and facilitation, he inspired people by working with their organizations to help them engage their employees, refine their strategy, increase their sales and accomplish the same level of success that he had achieved.

As CEO of DeAngelis Business Development, Inc., Stanley’s responsibilities included: business development, strategic vision, assessing client needs, delineating the needs to be addressed, developing customized strategies and programs to deliver the desired results, and delivering those programs. He evaluated the end-results and implemented on-going continuance and improvement plans that could be self-administered or administered by DeAngelis Business Development. He wrote, created, and implemented business development plans, employee engagement workshops, presentations, and publications.

Stanley held a Bachelor of Architecture from Case Western Reserve University and was a registered architect; member of NCARB and AIA.

In 2010 Stan went back to school and entered a two year program at the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy. He became a Nationally Certified, State Registered, Massage Therapist. In March of 2012 he and his wife founded, Massage Health and Healing Energies, LLC located in Barrington, RI specializing in therapeutic massage.

Besides his wife, he leaves behind two sons, Michael DeAngelis and his wife Kelly DeAngelis of Barrington, RI, and Andrew DeAngelis of Bristol, RI, and one daughter, Lisa Hansen and her husband Daniel Hansen of Highland, NY. He also leaves a brother Kenneth P. DeAngelis and his wife Lorrie DeAngelis of Austin, TX and a step son Justin Grabe and his wife Adriana Grabe of Manville, NJ. Stanley had three grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at St. James Lutheran Church, 49 Middle Hwy, Barrington, RI 02806, on Saturday August 27 at 11 AM. Calling hours will take place on Friday August 26 from 4 to 7 PM at Smith-Mason Funeral Home, 398 Willett Avenue, Riverside, RI 02915. In lieu of flowers, contributions to St. James Lutheran Church would be greatly appreciated.