Roberta Helme

Birth date: Feb 27, 1962 Death date: Nov 30, 2012
Mr. Vincent Ripka, age 50, lost his courageous battle with cancer early Friday morning, November 30, 2012. Vincent was born February 27, 1962 in Muskegon to Milton and Johanna (Styskal) Ripka. Vince and “Pie” began their journey o Read Obituary




Deb, I'm so sorry you are going through this time. Vince was a great guy. When I took a tech-math class at MCC, I was the only girl in the class and Vince was the only person I knew. He was such a gentleman and walked me to my car after class. When our class got out, it was dark and we parked in the back parking lot and I was the only girl. He made me feel safe and could always make me smile. I'm keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers during this time of sorrow.

I remember meeting Vince a few times when I was younger. He was a friend of my dad's as they both worked at Herman Miller. My dad (Frank) talked fondly of Vince, may he rest in peace.
Staci Wisniewski


