A shipmate recently reported on how construction is going on construction of the new JICCENT intelligence facility at McDill AFB in Tampa, Florida. The structure’s official name is the “LCDR Otis Vincent Tolbert Joint Intelligence Operations Center,” but to those who know and honor the memory of our fallen comrade, it is already known as “The Vince.”

In life, Vince Tolbert was a star fullback and defensive end on a championship football team at Cal State Fresno. He was an equally hard-charging standout in Naval Intelligence, where his shipmates appreciated his dedication and mastery of the mission. The son of a pioneering Navy attack pilot, he was a loving husband to Shari, and doting father to his children: Amanda, Brittany, and Anthony.
 
The exterior of The Vince is nearly complete and the placement of Vince’s name on the entrance is a milestone that everyone has awaitedwith great anticipation.

Completion and occupancy of The Vince is scheduled for spring/summer 2009. Our thoughts remain with Shari and their children. Anthony was a toddler when his father died. He is eight years old this year. 

The memory of Vince the man, his father, will be perpetuated by The Vince, the building.”

Copyright 2008 Vic Socotra
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