Vincent Moreno
Birth date: Apr 29, 1968 Death date: Jun 3, 2016
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Stephanie Louise
Ten years ago today, a special soul left this mortal realm far too soon.
…Vincent E. Moreno ~ In Memoriam: 1968–2016...
A few weeks ago I learned that a former close friend, Vincent Moreno, died in 2016. I met him in the early '90s in an AOL industrial music chat room ~ 2400-baud dial-up, no faces, no photos, just hours of talking about music. He was one of a handful of musicians I knew early on, before some of those names got much bigger.
Vincent was from New York City; I was in Minneapolis. As soon as we started talking it was like we'd always known each other - like we'd each been handed the other's user manual in advance. He was one of the few people I never had to shrink myself for. I could be my whole loud, weird, "too much" self, and he met me there with his own intensity and depth. And he didn't have to hide his struggles from me, either.
He eventually left the city for somewhere quieter in Pennsylvania ~ building custom guitar amp cases, living a quieter life near the woods. The last time we talked he sounded good. We meant to find our way back to each other and never did, and that's a regret I'll carry.
He deserved more time. More life, more everything. And I'm angry that he didn't get it.
I miss him. He was one of the most beautiful people, inside and out, I ever had the privilege of knowing, seeing, and loving.
We met in this digital space, and now I say goodbye to him in it.
Cyberchrch ~ I will never forget you. ~ Nivvy
Stephanie Louise
Created a new album - Memories.
Stephanie Louise
I don't imagine anyone will see this ~ but I want to write it regardless. I was a friend of Vincent's in the early 90's. We traveled to see one another (I in MN, him in NYC) and we had a special connection for the time we knew one another. We would look for each other every few years and eventually we lost touch in the late 00's. I decided to look for him again recently and found this sad news instead. Vincent was kind, creative, passionate, intellectual, musical and also carried a lot of pain. I hope he found joy and peace in his life and was loved fiercely until the end. Rest easy my sweet, sweet friend. I will always love you.