Shocked and saddened to hear about Vince.
Seems like just yesterday I saw him, when I came back to Vandy briefly to help judge, and he was his ever jovial self.
I debated Vince often. While he was at UF, we attended a lot of the same regional tournaments, and given the low numbers of open teams at those tournaments, we hit each other frequently. Whenever I saw that I was paired up against him/Brianna, I knew we were in for an intense debate. Probably about Consult Russia. I remember once we debated at the Shirley and he eyed my Vanderbilt ballcap I frequently wore then, which had a big 'V' on the front. He said- "Dude. Is that "V" for Vince? Bro, you better take that off, you're gonna send the judge subliminal messages to vote for me!"
Since graduating undergrad, I still ran into Vince from time to time when I could make a tournament. It was always great chatting with him in between rounds, grabbing drinks at last year's NDT, or a host of many other occasions that I'll remember fondly. He was a great debater and wonderful guy. D6 tournaments just won't be the same without him. RIP, buddy.
-Phil Rappmund
