4 June 2023

On May 27, 1929, Warren William Bryce was the last of six sons born to Ida (Koehler) and Edward Bryce in Chicago, Illinois. He attended St. Pius V Grammar School (1936-44), St. Ignatius High School (1944-48), and DePaul University (1948-50).

On August 30, 1950, he received the Dominican habit at St. Peter Martyr Priory in Winona, Minnesota, and was given the religious name of Vincent. He made his first profession on August 31, 1951, and then began his studies at St. Thomas Aquinas House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Vinnie (as he came to be known) moved to St. Rose of Lima Priory in Dubuque, Iowa, where he made his Solemn Profession on August 31, 1954. From 1954-58 he engaged in his theological studies and was ordained to the priesthood on May 25, 1957, by the Archbishop of Dubuque.

From 1958-64 he served as associate pastor of Holy Rosary Parish and then at Holy Ghost Parish in Hammond, Louisiana from 1964-68. In 1968 Vinnie was pastor of Holy Rosary Parish in Houston, Texas, and then as pastor of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in River Forest, Illinois, from 1970-79.

Following brief stints in campus ministry at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota (1980), and as associate pastor at Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Crookston, Minnesota (1980-81), Vinnie became pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Middle River, Minnesota (1981-83).

From 1983-95 Vinnie was pastor of St. Gertrude Parish in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. He then moved to be pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Edmore, Michigan and St. Bernadette of Lourdes in Stanton, Michigan (1995-2002).

In 2002 Vinnie moved to St. Pius V. Priory in Chicago, Illinois and then in 2003 to St. Dominic Priory in St. Louis, Missouri. With declining health, he moved in 2020 to Mother of Good Counsel Home in St. Louis, where he died on June 4, 2023 during the Provincial Chapter. Louis Morrone, O.P., presided at his funeral and DePorres Durham, O.P., preached. The funeral was held at St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis, Missouri, on June 10, 2023. Interment was at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.