San Marcos Pop Warner
Morns the Loss of Vince Ballardo- a dear friend to us all.
Vince, You really made
sure we were all so well dressed on the field. We Thank You.

"These kids did not know that they were
helping me more than I was helping them." Vince Ballardo, on coaching his son,
Blake's teams.
Vince
Ballardo, the owner of Coach & Play in San Marcos passed away on Saturday August
22nd in his home in Vista. Vince was a wonderful man and a dear friend to San
Marcos Pop Warner. He will be greatly missed. Our deepest condolences go out
to Vince's wife Christy, son Blake and the entire Ballardo Family .
In
lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Blake Ballardo College Fund at
Wells Fargo Bank. The account number for the savings account is 3317500027.
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Vince Frank Ballardo, 53 SAN MARCOS -- Vince Frank
Ballardo passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Saturday, August
22, 2009 in his home located in San Marcos. Vince "The Italian Stallion"
Ballardo, was born April 24, 1956 in Glendale, California. Vince has been a
survivor of a rare form of leukemia that made him live with another person's
blood inside of him for the last 18 joyful years. Over the past seven years, he
has owned and operated a small sporting goods store in San Marcos that has
served youth leagues across the county. He is survived by his beloved wife,
Christy Ballardo; his only son, Blake; parents, Vince and Maryann Ballardo; and
his sisters, Jeanne Leeper, Lori Portier, Debbie Morales, and Patty Jongbloets.
There will a memorial service held at 3 p.m., Friday, August 28th at Calvary
Chapel Church in Vista, California. The family has requested in lieu of flowers,
donations can be made to the Blake Ballardo College Fund at Wells Fargo Bank.
The account number for the savings account is 3317500027. From one of the many
things that Vince has taught and lived by over these past years is to never give
up and keep on moving forward in life with no regrets or complaints.
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