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I lost my father 10 years and 50 weeks (Wednesday also!) ago to a heart attack.......atleast he didn't suffer.
Now "Pops" who we buried in Monday in Detroit, he suffered for 6 six years from cancer and fungial infection from a botched spinal tap. From 250 lbs down to 70-75 pounds......
"do a burnout!"
I can only believe in my heart they are both in heaven running 8's in the 1/4 and raising heck.
I've been trying to come up with a way to express my sympathy but can't find the words, I'm just going to type how I feel...
I haven't known Vinny and Holly as long or as well as alot of you folks since I'm a ways away. But the times I did get to spend with them they welcomed us like we've known each other for years. They are both special people and it is not fair at all that this happened. Not to Vinny, Holly, Amanda or the rest of the family and friends. I wish to echo alot of the words I'v read above about Vinny always joking around and being fun. I will miss him. And for those that say "everything happens for a reason" I call bullshit. I can't think of one good reason this had to happen. Like you Craig, I've lost alot of faith...
I know what you're saying Craig. I bounce back and forth between being angry and being greatful for the time we did have him here... and I wasn't nearly as close to him as you were.
I'm trying to stay positive. I know that we are all better people because we got to know Vinny, even for such a short while. I know that we have a lot to learn from Vinny. My plan is to keep Holly and Amanda in my prayers and to try and think "what would Vinny do" whenever I'm on SBZ.
It still hurts.
-rad
+ 1 with trying to stay positive. remembering him and what he stood for. tonight however i got mad. i've been fighting tears all day. came from seeing it in black in white in the newspaper. but tonight, when i fired up the cobra to bring it out of hibernation i got mad. i mean at first, the sound and smell was heaven. then the thought of why i was pulling it out of the garage just was wrong. i was taking it up to alan so he could clean it up. so we could drive it in honor of vinny. who was taken from us much too soon. its just not right. i hate this.
I still feel like I am in a nightmare. I did not know vinny half as good, as everyone else here. But every time he walked into the shop the day got twice as good. I feel blessed to have seen him on Tuesday, just to be able to remember how we all sat around watching it snow and talk about stupid shit, like why holly was buying bird seed in the winter, and how he tried to build a house for the cats that were hanging around outside there home because it was cold out. I am with you Craig, it makes no sense to believe in someone that is so cold and could take such great people from us. I too will miss you Vinny
I was called to a machine shop called Veterans in Lockland to move a forklift. Walked in the place and saw a guy at a machine and when I walked up, I couldnt believe it was Vinny. We hadn't seen each other since the summer @ E20. He stopped what he was doing, turned his machine off and shook my hand. We asked how each other were doing and he told me all about He and Holly getting married. He said life was better than ever and he was finally getting somewhere with his Stang. He gave me his new cell number and told me to call him when the weather broke and I could get away to go grab some beers and wings with him, check out his car and catch up on life. We stood around for about an hour laughing about shit from the old days. He said he wanted to come back to my house and drink beer and play pool again. We laughed it up for a while and I got loaded and left.
I never got a chance to make that call, although I kept telling my GF how I wanted her to meet Vinny and Holly and that I was excited to see him. I had planned on doing it in the next 2 or 3 weeks.
Its not fair that somebody with such an influence on other people could be gone so quickly. I can honestly say that Vinny was the most influential and fun person I have ever been around. Ive never seen somebody that could take the worst situation and make everybody laugh their asses off. It was just Vinny.
Im proud to ever have been associated with Vinny. There will never be anybody else like him. Thanks for the laughs and good times Vin. Sorry I never got to have that beer with ya, but someday, we will. I miss ya.