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December 05, 2006
A Great Man: Vincent Sides
Vincent Sides passed away last night due to a heart attack. This is who Vincent was for me:
I first met Vincent in our Self-Expression and Leadership Program back in Fall 2004. He was and is an immeasurably caring soul. His heart was the biggest that anyone will find and he touched so many people during his travels. His soft-spoken voice belied his wit, which was always at the ready. He was a family man and devoted father. He was steadfast and determined, a warrior to the end.
In the long and short of things, I didn’t know him for very long, but in the short time we spent together, he became very dear. I still vividly remember the evening we spent talking in an aisle at the Albertson’s in Highland Park, about life, children, and interestingly enough, the Introduction Leaders Program.
He joined the Spring 2006 Introduction Leaders Program and I had the pleasure and joy of being his Head Coach. I could not have been prouder to see him working so hard, never quite knowing exactly what he was in for until he took that stage with Ian Andes and Brett Lazarus.
I miss him. I wish I could have shared more time with him, talked more of fatherhood and grace, and had a few more laughs.
God bless you, Vince, my brother from another mother, and God bless those who carry on your memory.
With that, I am complete.
Posted by KinCross at December 5, 2006 09:49 PM
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Vincent and I went to Jr. high school together. he was always very kind and it is truly a lost. i wish his family well in their time of need. God bless to all.
Posted by: sandra crosse at January 2, 2007 06:49 PM