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shnoogums5060 β€” In Memory of Vince3

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Music in mind for this tribute art:
Ciel d'Aube (Mega Man Zero 4) [link]

On August 6th, 2011, it was learned that our fellow deviant friend Vincent Collura, otherwise known here on deviantArt (and throughout the female muscle community here on DA and on FurAffinity) as has tragically died, due to a house fire at his home that sadly claimed his life.

I've learned of the death of this good man in this journal: [link] Please, check there for more details.

As far as my friendship with him is concerned, he was a really nice person, who also helped me in my sub renewal and as a result of that, i drew him some fanart of his Lin, as she tackled with my muscular DX Diva, Sharifa. Three of them were in tests of strength and i have to admit that i had fun doing these for him. I also drew a fourth muscle contest between them, in the truck pulling contest that i did for him a while back.

Check the DX Divas folder to find all four of them.

Anyway, when i've learned of his passing earlier today, it moved me to tears in a really big way. I mean, Vince was one heck of a nice person to most people here on DA. He truly enjoyed commissioning people about his favorite character Lin Li Wong to many (although the Lin character truly belonged to ~willflud ) It's really sad to learn that he died in a house fire. I'm truly crying as i'm writing this.

Regardless, i know that Vince will not be seeing this tribute art that i made for him, but i want his family to know that Vince was a very nice guy and i enjoyed RPing with him a little with his Lin and my Sharifa, about their power display. I'm gonna miss that a lot from him. My condolences to his family and friends.

May god bless your soul, Vince. And may you be welcomed to the great beyond. I'll never forget you, my friend. Farewell. Until we meet again someday. R.I.P, man.

In Memory of Vincent Collura
(aka *vince3 )
1973-2011


Note: As Vince himself would say: Lin is an OC by . He was just her herald, scribe, and purchaser of commissions...
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shnoogums5060 In reply to ??? [2011-08-18 23:14:28 +0000 UTC]

No problem. And thanks.

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andrewr255 [2011-08-15 22:12:06 +0000 UTC]

My contact with him was thru commenting on his art postings yet despite that limited contact I miss him. It was always fun to see a new Lin pop up and joke with him about it.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to andrewr255 [2011-08-15 22:59:16 +0000 UTC]

I see. The same goes for me about limited contact (online, of course).

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LordRedemptionBlaze [2011-08-15 01:34:42 +0000 UTC]

man what a shame.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to LordRedemptionBlaze [2011-08-15 01:46:59 +0000 UTC]

I know.

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LordRedemptionBlaze In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-15 02:13:23 +0000 UTC]

all we got to do is live on til the fullest.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to LordRedemptionBlaze [2011-08-15 02:18:31 +0000 UTC]

That's true.

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LordRedemptionBlaze In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-16 21:27:45 +0000 UTC]

dedicate some drawings to him.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to LordRedemptionBlaze [2011-08-16 23:15:55 +0000 UTC]

Well, most people are doing just that.

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LordRedemptionBlaze In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-17 04:36:46 +0000 UTC]

cool.

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Sweet-Blessings [2011-08-14 16:14:45 +0000 UTC]

I was very sad to hear about a deviantART member, who was actually a really talented artist, has recently passed away, and is no longer here... such a tradgey, indeed. Although, I'll bet that he's in heaven now with God and the angels... may he rest in peace, god bless his soul, and his family & friends.

By the way, this is a very nicely done tribute that you've made for *vince3 , what a thoughtful & generous thing of you to do in honor of his memory. Excellent work on this Eric, you did a such a great job, and I'll bet that Vince would've loved this if he were still living.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Sweet-Blessings [2011-08-14 17:27:00 +0000 UTC]

I know he would, SB. *vince3 was definitely a really nice person with a lot of people... including me.

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SorasGirl88 [2011-08-14 14:37:36 +0000 UTC]

poor guy T-T i remembered him faving a couple of my pictures... and they weren't as good as now... but i thanked him... and he was very nice to me... and since he faved several of my art... i decided to be watcher buddies with him... but i recieved no reply from him... and it turned out to be him being dead. I feel very remorseful for him right now T_T hope he rests in peace

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shnoogums5060 In reply to SorasGirl88 [2011-08-14 15:35:26 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's really sad that he died. But in any event, he'll be watching us from above now.

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MusclegirlKyoko [2011-08-14 02:31:50 +0000 UTC]

Vince really very nice.

We are all sad.

Let's remember him.

He will want us to continue our art and be happy.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to MusclegirlKyoko [2011-08-14 02:38:15 +0000 UTC]

That's very true, Kyoko.

And since he wants us to continue working on our art, i'll respect his wishes and continue to do so, just like you would... and like everyone else would too.

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Shinobi-Gambu [2011-08-13 22:50:35 +0000 UTC]

Oh no! Dying on a house fire? I can't believe it. It must be hard for his loved ones to experince this. But then again, it would be hard for anyone's loved ones to experience such things.
Anyway you did great on this to pay tribute to him Eric
And here to pay respect to him.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Shinobi-Gambu [2011-08-14 01:00:22 +0000 UTC]

Yes, that's what happened, according to the news journal that i've linked everyone to, amigo. And the thing is, Vince was a really nice guy to everybody, even to me.

Anyway, when i've read that news, i thought of paying tribute to him and i did so in the art you see here. Regardless, this is a big loss to the DA community, that's for certain and i'll miss him dearly.

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Shinobi-Gambu In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-14 04:05:22 +0000 UTC]

I see... Yeh, it must be really tragic.
Anyway how can the dA community tell that someone died?

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Shinobi-Gambu [2011-08-14 15:32:33 +0000 UTC]

simply came across this: [link]

He checked everything about him and that's how he found out that Vince had died from that house fire, amigo. It's weird, i know, but he did checked everything about him.

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Shinobi-Gambu In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-14 22:13:18 +0000 UTC]

Holy cow

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Shinobi-Gambu [2011-08-14 22:53:25 +0000 UTC]

Yep. That's how he found out about it, amigo.

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Shinobi-Gambu In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-14 23:14:53 +0000 UTC]

I see.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Shinobi-Gambu [2011-08-14 23:16:45 +0000 UTC]

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Heli-Starr2 [2011-08-13 18:11:37 +0000 UTC]

Nice tribute.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Heli-Starr2 [2011-08-14 01:17:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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Creativesm75 [2011-08-13 13:57:14 +0000 UTC]

nice

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Creativesm75 [2011-08-14 01:32:40 +0000 UTC]

Although just to let you know, i did this to pay my respects to a man that was very nice to a lot of people... even to me, dear.

Just thought i'd let you know of that.

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Creativesm75 In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-14 01:43:35 +0000 UTC]

i see

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Creativesm75 [2011-08-14 01:44:01 +0000 UTC]

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Creativesm75 In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-14 01:48:30 +0000 UTC]

aww, cheer up...

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Creativesm75 [2011-08-14 01:05:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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WBLtheELITE [2011-08-13 12:28:28 +0000 UTC]

RIP Vince3.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to WBLtheELITE [2011-08-14 01:05:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.

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Dark-Vanessa [2011-08-13 04:19:54 +0000 UTC]

Is really sad, I canΒ΄t believet it

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Dark-Vanessa [2011-08-14 01:07:29 +0000 UTC]

I strongly feel your pain, Vanessa. He was a really nice person and i know he commissioned you a lot.

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Sirdan87 [2011-08-13 03:42:52 +0000 UTC]

May Vince find peace in knowing he had fans like you to offer your support.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Sirdan87 [2011-08-14 01:07:46 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.

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SteveHNo96 [2011-08-13 02:14:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow. That is really sad. He's actually my age. to be honest, I'm a few months older than him. R.I.P. Vince.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to SteveHNo96 [2011-08-13 02:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Same age, although a few months older than him?

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SteveHNo96 In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-13 03:05:51 +0000 UTC]

Yep. I was born in November of '72. This is brutal news.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to SteveHNo96 [2011-08-14 01:01:44 +0000 UTC]

Most definitely, yes.

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Don-Shazz [2011-08-13 00:51:10 +0000 UTC]

Nice tribute man.

Like I said before...he will be greatly missed.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to Don-Shazz [2011-08-13 00:55:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.

I even enjoyed doing a little RP with him, between my muscular DX Diva Sharifa and his wonderful Lin Li Wong. My diva Sharifa herself will strongly miss Vince, as only he knew how to give a good voice for Lin.

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Don-Shazz In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-13 01:12:25 +0000 UTC]

Right on man.

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ultranox [2011-08-13 00:50:24 +0000 UTC]

Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum,
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus.
Sancta Maria mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen

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shnoogums5060 In reply to ultranox [2011-08-13 00:51:52 +0000 UTC]

Hmm. Is this a prayer in Vince's memory?

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ultranox In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-13 00:53:11 +0000 UTC]

yes the hail mary in latin.

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shnoogums5060 In reply to ultranox [2011-08-13 00:54:15 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, i see.

Well, in any case, he'll truly be missed.

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ultranox In reply to shnoogums5060 [2011-08-13 00:55:33 +0000 UTC]

yes to Vince for he may be gone, but his legacy still stands, for all deviants to see.

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