Tonight, while having dinner with the Hannas, Brae quietly disappeared with a paper plate. A few minutes later, she came back with this: “Dad’s Plate.” No one asked her to do it. She simply wanted to make sure her daddy still had a place at the table. Vincent, your little girl misses you deeply, but her love for you shines through in the sweetest ways.

Today, our hearts are filled with both sorrow and gratitude. We are sorrowful because Vincent had to leave us far too soon at the age of 37. His passing was so unexpected, and there are moments when the pain feels overwhelming. There are no words that can fully describe the emptiness we feel or the depth of our loss. Yet even in our grief, our hearts overflow with gratitude to God for blessing us with Vincent. For 37 wonderful years, God blessed us with one of the greatest gi

Some days I still reach for my phone waiting for that familiar text . “Hey baaabe...” Just like that. Not because you needed something, not because there was a problem to solve, just because you wanted me to know I was on your mind. You called me your pudding pop, and Lord knows I used to roll my eyes, but I’d give anything to hear it one more time. To hear you laugh. To hear you coach. To hear you tell one more player, “Lock in.” Funny how those two words mean something diff

What can I say man, we’ve been friends since I was 13 and moved to Iowa, but we really became brothers when I was 15. Man, when I just think about I just think about our relationship over 24 years all I can think of is brotherhood. People would randomly come up to me and say, “after all of these years yall are still tight.” I would often have to sit back and think hell yeah, we still tight but I would forget just how many of our classmates and associate often would fall out s

There’s honestly no words I can really express right now. We did everything TOGETHER since we were kids man! This one hurt your brother real bad man but I know God has you in a much better place! Can’t wait to kick it with you again. Blessed that we were able to have our last dinner and watch our final NBA game together! You will forever be missed! Until we meet again…Love you bro! #Brothers4Life

He lived his passion and for family and the community. Vince wanted everyone to succeed. We learned from him and his legacy will carry on. A proud moment for the Pure Prep basketball team as they pose together on the court, celebrating a game with their coach and showing unity and team spirit.

I remember all the freestyle battles we used to have on the bus riding to games. We were always joking, laughing, and having a good time. Those were some great memories. He’s been my friend since 6th grade at Merrill Middle School, and we’ve stayed close all the way through graduating from Roosevelt High School. We’ve shared a lot of good times and memories together over the years. The Merrill Mustangs sixth-grade basketball team proudly poses after achieving the title of C

Vince was a great soul who had a lasting impact on so many players, and especially on me as a coach. He had a way of calming people down and making them laugh, even on their toughest days. I had the privilege of coaching alongside him for years. His demeanor was always calm and patient, and the way he coached made players truly understand where he was coming from. He never came across as just a coach—he was a father figure, a mentor, and a friend who genuinely cared. Vince wa