| Location | Manchester |
| Age | 44 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 20/03/1963 |
| Date of Death | 28/08/2007 |
| Visitors | 5,515 since 07/10/2007 |
| Creator |
Vinny Collins
Aged 44
___DAD___
We Love & Miss You So Much!! x
20/03/63 - 28/08/07
28.August.07
Manchester Evening News ;
Paul Moore, 46, was been jailed for life at Manchester Crown Court for killing Manchester City
supporter Vincent Collins.
Judge Michael Henshell sentenced Paul Moore, 46, to life and said he must serve at least 15 years.
He was found guilty of killing father-of-three Vincent Collins `in cold blood' at Manchester Crown
Court.
On the night of the murder Mr Collins, 44, was with five friends who went into the George and Dragon
pub, in High Street, Cheadle Hulme
Moore, who had drunk at least eight pints, walked home and armed himself with a hunting knife, which
he kept in a bedside cabinet.
He then returned to the pub where Mr Collins was stood at the bar, near the toilets. Moore came in
and calmly walked towards the toilets.
As he passed Mr Collins, Moore suddenly lunged at him and stabbed him in the back.
REST.IN.PEACE.
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Vinny (Our Dad) Passed away in hospital on 28th August 2007. After he was stabbed on the 25th. He
lived for 3days in hospital but asleep. He never woke up from when he was stabbed.
a poem to tell the story by Lucy.xxx
Now here is a story which has to be told,
One so complicated to hear and unfold.
So take your time to respect the site,
Dont hold back from lighting a candle, you know its right.
Vinny Collins was such a great man,
He loved his family, holidays and getting a tan.
If you were sad, he would brighten your day,
He was loving and caring in such a nice way.
My dad took us on the best holidays ever,
All of those memories we shall treasure.
Even the memories of the boring times too,
Sunbathing in the back garden playing 'guess who'.
Vinny was the life and soul of everything, he always made it fun,
His jokes were daft and made us laugh, he really loved our mum.
Vinny always said he was the best looking man in the north west,
He would joke at you all day, but you'd never think he was a pest.
He would make you laugh again and again, his personality was great,
Vinny was a top man, dad, and such a good mate.
He would be there for anybody who needed him no matter what it was,
Vinny didnt see the need to ask what or why or ask because.
Vinny grew up in Manchester, he said it was the place to be,
He lived in longsight most of his life until he had children- Three!
They were all to his partner and called Lucy Abbie And Leigh!
His partner was Tracie, they were so good together, you could see.
Vinny had a mum, a dad (RIP) 3 brothers and 4 sisters,
I believe that when they were young they were right little misters!
They used to get on well and had so much love for each other,
my dad said he loved them all, each sister and brother.
My dad had loads of nephews and neices in the family too,
Most of them are proper Manchester City blues :)
His nephew Terry worked with him, my dad loved him like a son.
He nicknamed him CHESNEY, and the times they shared were fun.
Vinny is loved and missed by so many, his friends were loyal and true,
The funeral turnout was massive, He had a big family too.
People from all over the Uk came to say goodbye to my dad,
Nobody was in a good mood that day, everyone was so sad.
So i guess your wondering why such a good man had to go,
And why we are left on this earth here now, feeling so low.
Well thats another story which you wont be pleased to hear,
So read on quielty now and put your head in first gear.
My dad went to the football, to watch Man City play,
He went out with his friends, to a pub called the 'gateway'.
They all had so much fun, they had a laugh and joke with my dad,
Little did they know that the night would end so sad.
They went to a pub down the road, in cheadle not far from there,
And in there was a weirdo man sat all alone, you wouldnt want to share.
He took a dislike to my dad, for no reason at all,
He would of known there was noway he could batter him, as this man was so small.
This man was called Paul Moore, he went home and got a knife.
He came back into the pub and charged at my dad and took his life.
He stabbed him in the back, my dad did not see him come,
How pathetic, thinking he is hard. What a bag of scum!
The ambulance took my dad and looked after him well,
I do not like telling this story as its so hard to tell.
My dad lived unconisous for three days on machines,
We really thought he would make it, we were ever so keen.
We prayed next to him each of these days and telling him to pull through,
As we did not want the memories dad, we only wanted you.
But then the 28th came, and your heart went into arrest,
They could not bring you back to life, and thats lifes horrible test.
Each family member went in to see you, to say goodbye and cry,
When me and mum went in, i could only wonder why.
Why did you have to go so soon and leave us all here without you,
That day was the worst of my whole life, we really felt so blue.
It did not seem real, it was all so mean to happen to someone like you,
Such a good dad and everything else, but there was nothing the doctors could do.
Still now i wish that its all a nightmare and that you will be here,
The amount we wish for this dad, with each and every tear.
You will stay in our hearts forever, never will we forget.
Our special dad, the best in the world, so good to everyone you met.
Those memories we have are so lovely and great and forever they will treasure.
Our daddy had to go, He was such a pleasure.
We were so lucky to have you, to be a part of all our lives,
I wish you didnt go out that day, and get hurt by that knife.
But now i know your in heaven and looking after us every day,
Stay close to us all the time dad, in my heart you will stay.
I love you ever so much and i really miss you more,
Without you being here with us, all our hearts are sore.
Justice will be done i hope, all i can do is wish and pray,
That i will see you again in heaven, be with my dad someday.
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Goodnight God Bless Dad :( I Love You So Much!!!!!!
I Miss You Not Being Here And We Think Of You All The Time.
Never Ever To Be Forgotten, Your Too Special!! xxx
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Please sign a petiton about stabbings to the government to stop it and make the sentences longer
because it takes innocent lives like my dads xxx thankyou xxx
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Stabbings/
GOODNIGHT DAD, AND GOD BLESS
FOREVER LOVED
FOREVER MISSED
GOD ONLY TAKES THE BEST.
IM JUST SAD IT HAD TO BE YOU.
I LOVE YOU DAD
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hi dad you probably alredy no but john got clare a dog and bonnie cant keep it so we have got her now :) and its so cute dad, its proper hyper sometimes but shes only a puppy and we are gona train her to be good and nice. iv looked after her all day today and shes been as good as gold. leigh and abbie arnt that keen on her but they are coming round. i hope we can keep her! shes really cute and little john rang before checking up on her like he is her dad lol. anyway i have to go. i miss you more than you will ever know. i wish you could have been here too see the dog and train it too. even though you probs wouldnt of let us have her lol you would say she would mess the house up. but she is house trained and we are gona love her :) i love you and miss you forever xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx
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Right now I'm in a different place
And although we seem apart
I'm closer than I ever was
I'm there inside your heart
I'm with you when you greet each day
And while the sun shines bright
I'm there to share the sunsets too
I'm with you every night
I'm with you when the times are good
And if a tear should start to fall
I'll still be there for you
And when the day arrives
That we are no longer apart
I'll smile and hold you close to me
Forever in my heart
Sorry ive not been on for a while but due to PC playing up and other probs not been possible.
My Love to you and your loving family xxxxx
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love as always Alison xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Simply put ...I really miss you
I've continued to ask why
Life took this dreadful wrong turn...
Now I often sit and cry
Simply put ...my heart is broken
Most people have no clue
Unless they live this heartache...
They don't know what I've lived through
Simply put... I long to hug you
Share a gentle warm embrace
Often spend each day just wishing....
This truth could somehow be erased
Simply put... I can't remember...
The last time I heard your voice
Memories are often painful...
I was not given any choice
Simply put... I know I'm grieving
Won't get better through the years
I have learned some coping methods...
To accept this new frontier
Simply put... I'm good at masking
Denying what I feel
For I know deep down inside me...
I will never truly heal
Simply put...I really miss you
No one knows the pain I bear
Simply put... there is no reason
Losing you was just not fair
Do Not Weep
Do not stand by my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am a diamond glint on snow
I am the sunlight on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight
I am the soft star shine at night.
Do not stand by my grave and cry
I am not there.
that day.
I remember the time i last saw you, the sky was shining blue, the day started off so well, there shouldnt have been a story to tell. you dropped me off at work this day, you took me in mums car, all the way there you was talking, about how walking there was far. i got out of the car and said goodbye, i didnt think it would be the last, how it only seems like yesterday but its so far into the past. i watched you drive away and i gave you a big wave, that was the last time i saw you, the last thing i gave. when i got home after work i asked mum where you had gone, she said you had gone to watch city play, this was just after one. then it got later and you still was not home yet, but you rang us so we knew you was out, city lost and so did your bet. but then it got late and then the phone rang, mum answerd it and looked shocked like a big bang. i knew something was wrong, she looked like she was going to fall, she had to put her hand up, against the wall. she then told us three, me abbie and leigh. them two started crying but i didnt you see. i knew i had to be brave so i got everything together, i went to the hospital with mum, it felt like forever. you pulled through the first operation, i swear i thought you would live, but the knife that you was stabbed with, your heart couldnt give. you lasted for three days even though you was put to sleep. i prayed every night dad, i prayed your soul too keep. never did i think id see the day when you wasnt here again, never should i have lost you soo soon, i still feel the pain. on the 28th your heart went into arrest, i did not cry at first, i thought i knew i best. i didnt want to believe it but then i just knew, never would you be home dad, life started without you. i got to the hospital with them in marias car, the journey there, it seemed so long, it seemed ever so far. we cried all the way, no-one had anything to say, i was wondering why God didnt answer, why the hell did i pray. when we arrived the family was there, i went in to see you dad it wasnt even a scare. you looked fast asleep except you were so cold. your body couldnt cope any more, thats what we was told. i held your hand and i shook you, hoping you would awake, i knew it would not happen but my hopes were all too fake. i cried as i looked at you, my world came tumbling down on me, i didnt want the truth here dad, i wanted you, ya see! i couldnt bare it longer and so i went outside, on my phone was a mesage off your friend i just wanted to hide. i phoned him back to tell him, but he already knew, i didnt want to speak to anybody dad, nobody but you! i sat on my own in the corridor, i didnt know what to do. then everyone decided to go home, it was ever so blue. all the way home we cried and all that night too. no-one wants memories dad, we only wanted you. ever since this day its been tears, fed up, annoyed and fears. if you was here i would be okay but because your not the pain will stay. i just hope there is a heaven and that you look after us all from there. this pain will never go dad i promise you i swear. il love and miss you forever and in my heart you will stay, i wish you never ever went out that stupid day!xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I stood by your bed last night;
I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying you found it hard to sleep.
I spoke to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
'It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here.'
I was close to you at breakfast,
I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached to me.
I was with you at the shops today; your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.
I was with you at my grave today; you tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.
I flew with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently landed on you; I smiled and said, 'it's me.'
You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair. I tried so hard to let you know, that I was there.
It's possible for me, to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty, 'I never went away.'
You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew...
in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.
The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning and say 'good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning.'
And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I'll fly across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.
I have so many things to show you,
there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out...
then come home to be with me.
- Author unknown
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