Van Vincent “Vince” Pardue of Frisco, TX was born April 28, 1981, in Monroe, Louisiana to Van and Ann (Vincent) Pardue.  He passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021 in Plano, TX at age 40.

Vince graduated from Neville High School in Monroe, LA in May 1999.  Upon graduation from LSU with Bachelor of Business degree in 2004, Vince worked at Merrill Lynch in Austin, TX and Morgan Keegan in  Monroe, LA from 2005 – 2010. In 2010, he moved to Dallas, TX where he worked at Wingspan for several years before starting C-Claims Consulting in 2014.

Survivors include son, Connor Vincent Pardue (3); his parents, Ann and Van Pardue of Frisco, TX; sisters, Meredith Pardue Hewett of Austin, TX and her husband, Mike, Molly Pardue Cloran of Austin, TX and her husband, Chris; and nieces and nephews Andrew (17), Julian (16), Evan (16), Cate (14), Jackson (14) and Alexandra (4) all of Austin, TX; his aunts and uncles, Lou and Sammy Stovall of Wisconsin, Mike and Linda Walker, and Lee and Lauren Vincent, all of Monroe, LA; cousins Kim Stovall Schulze, Eric Walker, Damon Walker, Melissa Vincent Creameans, Miranda Vincent Lee, and Myka Walker Sims.

He was preceded in death by grandparents Dan (Paw Paw) & Betty Jo (Memmie) Pardue and William Lee (Paw Paw Bill) & Elizabeth Ann (Granny) Vincent all of Monroe, LA.

Vince’s family was the most precious part of his life.  He was especially close with his mom and dad.  He considered his dad his best friend, golf buddy, and advisor.  His mom was his rock.  Vince’s son Connor was the greatest love of his life, and nothing brought him more joy than spending time with him.  He loved sharing his passion for playing sports and games with his young son.  Vince will be remembered by all who knew and loved him for his magnetic personality and winning smile.  Vince’s nieces and nephews knew “Uncle Vinnie” as the life of the party, especially if there were a swimming pool, go-cart, scooter, or X-Box around.  The family is forever grateful to his girlfriend, Sona Patel Deck, for her unyielding love, kindness, and support over the last two years.

Vince’s big, encouraging heart and his gift for uniting people was never more apparent than during his time playing quarterback for his high school football team.  It was here that he cultivated his lifelong qualities of compassion, leadership, fierce loyalty, and generosity.  This was also the time that Vince suffered many concussions, which resulted in lifelong struggles with mental health.  The family has donated his brain to the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center Neuroscience Hospital in Dallas for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy research. For those who prefer to donate to a charitable cause in lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The O’Donnell Brain Institute at University of Texas Southwest Medical Center to continue to support this important neurological research on the lasting effects of CTE:  https://engage.utsouthwestern.edu/donate-now or P.O. Box 910888, Dallas, TX 75391-0888.

Pallbearers will be Corey Taylor, Bill Swander, Thomas Harvey, Al Hayward, Jeff Laudenheimer, Ted Condry, Colby Mardis, Stephen Etheridge, Terrell Woods, J. Walter Stone, Tucker Jefferson,  Shan Bell, Nick Lavender and Deworange Powers.

A celebration of Vince’s life will take place at 2:00 P.M. at North Monroe Baptist Church in Monroe on Sunday, September 5, 2021. Visitation will begin at 1:00 P.M. until service time. Live streaming will be available on North Monroe Baptist Church’s Facebook page. Services are under the direction and care of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe.

Online condolence messages may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

Monroe, LA