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Ricky Vance Obituary

VANCE, Ricky "The Big Man" 46, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 5th. Ricky, a native of Arkansas, was preceded in death by his parents, Roy & Thelda Mae Vance. He is survived by his wife and soulmate of 21 years, Gwenn Christian-Vance. He was a loving and caring father and will be greatly missed by his children, Dylan (19) and Lauren (14); in-laws Larry and Kimiko Christian; 2 brothers Danny (Diane) and Jerry (Pat); 3 nieces and 2 nephews. Ricky was employed by Hillsborough County Public Works for the past 11 years. An avid music fan and professional musician from the age of 16, Ricky played guitar for several bands locally for the past 13 years. Ricky had a great sense of humor, a huge heart and will be missed by all who knew him. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm, followed by funeral services at 7 pm on Thursday, Feb. 11th at Blount & Curry Funeral Home, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa. Flowers or contributions would be appreciated to Dylan & Lauren's Education Fund. Please sign the online guestbook at www.BlountCurryMacDill.com

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Published by Tampa Bay Times on Feb. 10, 2010.

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Jennie Ibarguen

February 18, 2010

"Big Man" will be missed by so many. My heart goes out to his family. He was an incredible musician and a very sweet man. Jennie I. St. Petersburg

Valerie Harris

February 12, 2010

Gwen,
Libby told me what happened and I just wanted to let you know I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Valerie Harris

February 11, 2010

RIP RDV ~Levon/Novel

Novel Levon

February 11, 2010

RIP RDV ~Levon/Novel

Barry (TheWholigans) Quinn

February 11, 2010

The Big Man played a sweet guitar and had a great voice as well
.I always thought that one day I'd record with him in a supergroup with other musican friends,ah tis not to be.
He now has his own supergroup with Jimi upstairs on the main stage.
God bless you man.

Debbie DeLaVina

February 11, 2010

You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God give you the comfort and peace that you will need to get throuh such a great loss. Ricky will always remain a happy memmory in my heart. He was such a sweet man and I am glad I got to know him.
Love,
Debbie DeLaVina

February 10, 2010

I knew Ricky only online, from a message board of one of his favourite bands. We all liked him a lot and will miss his humour. Even though most of us didn't know him in real life we will all miss him and our thoughts are with you.
Mike Relton, Leeds, England.

George Lowry

February 10, 2010

Gwen, Lauren and Dylan,
We offer our sympathy for your loss. May you find peace in the days ahead.

The Lowrys

David Bruce

February 10, 2010

I am writing to give you a few words of remembrance & comfort. I used to work with Ricky at countywide up until 2 years ago. He was well liked & will be missed. I enjoyed his outlook on things; always happy. I could tell sometimes when his back would be hurting; but he always smiled! Ricky was a great guitarist. I remember him playing at one of our cook-outs. The last song I heard him play was "Wish you were here" by Pink Floyd!; (how ironic) I will finish by saying that, the Bible tells us , "That to be absent from the body is to present with the LORD! please find comfort inthat! sincerely , David Bruce

February 10, 2010

I will forever miss my Eric Clapton, "Dreams" & "Bell Bottom Blues" will forever have a new meaning for me, all my love, Pam

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