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Vincent Nelson Obituary
December 23, 1941 - September 25, 2021
Resident of Alamo
Vince was called home to be with the Lord Jesus on Saturday, September 25. He was born in Chicago and lived in Illinois until he went to college.
He attended Westmont College in California (later becoming a trustee) and then attended Columbia Business School in New York.
After three years in the Navy as navigator on the Arnold J Isbell, he returned to Chicago and joined IBM. Business eventually brought him back to California where he stayed.
Vince was an avid reader, loved to ski, enjoyed traveling, and served the local church. He was an expert on Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower and WWII. Moab, Utah was his favorite place to visit during his later years.
He is survived by his wife, Cathy, daughter Annie, and two sons, Andrew (Andrea) and David. Vince is also survived by his brother James, his two granddaughters Ellie and Madi, and by Walter Hansen (Darlene), Jean Johnson, Joyce Spurlock (Doug) and Linnea Kuhnhausen (Rick), with whom he was raised.
Vince was buried at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Cornerstone Fellowship in Livermore.
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Walter Hansen
October 26, 2021
I love and I miss my big brother, Vince. All his family are in my prayers.
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