Community Remembers American’s Tallest Man As ‘Gentle Giant’
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- A Rochester, Minn., community remembered American’s tallest after he died of heart disease at 38. Igor Vovkovinskiy’s growth was caused by an issue with his pituitary gland. One resident said it wasn’t always about Vovkovinskiy’s height, “He was a very caring individual.”
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Just seen the video of him on 60 minutes he was going through alot of physical pain I started crying when he started crying 🥺...what a beautiful person... lovely kind soul wish I could of met him ...r.i.p gentle giant 🙏
*He seems like such a nice guy! He's in heaven now pain-free. Rest in peace big guy* 🙏
He was a awsome guy.
All of us who knew him loved him.
I’m from Rochester, MN and I’ve met him before. He was a great guy, god bless and Rest In Peace Igor 🕊
He seemed like a lovely human being! I’m glad he is being remembered for the good man he was! Rest In Peace Young Man!
What a gift from God to have such a person. Prayers to the family and his extended family of the community. God bless.
My sincere condolences to family . friends & community members on your loss . God Bless .
Zoe , Canada
It’s so sad my my mom is actually his friend
I had just watched the program from 2018, then saw this one. Is his Mom doing OK? She has to be devastated without him. He has no pain, a normal size and is wearing wings he earned just by his wonderful nature. Seeing his Mom say she had a heart attack when hearing about the tumor, now losing him, I so hope she has people around her. Please tell her I am sending prayers for her and of course her wonderful Son. I live in WA State, but my prayers are flying to her and anyone she calls family and friends. May God Bless her and you as well, for being her friend. Denise
May the man rest in peace.
I just saw the 60 Minutes from 3 years ago. I was crying the entire time. Then I looked him up only to find out he had passed away last month. When you're born like that you have 2 choices, be miserable or enjoy life because you're time on earth will be short when you're that large. Everyone should watch that 60 minutes and learn some gratitude and appreciation for the little things
One of God's true children he carried himself with a beautiful manner and lived his life to the best of his ability he is one of God's soldiers now he is now an internal Bliss he is at peace
What a shame. I was so sad to hear of his passing☹️. This young GENTLE GIANT gave back to his community. He was a very humble young man. My condolences 🌷 to the family and friends.❤️
RIP Igor.
Rest In Peace to the gentle giant
Rip sweetie ❤️
BROTHER my you FLY high in peoples hearts take care up their RIP
Didn’t even know about him until today 🥺 still feel like I lost something
Rest in peace Igor, I hope Heaven is more your size brother.
Was Great to know you why I did.
Will always remember your huge smile and the day I met you and you got out of the back seat of your van to show me why you sat in the back seat, at 5'5 I felt like a child but your laugh was great lol!
You will be missed and never forgoten.
The world was a better place with him in it. He will always be in our hearts😞
Followed Igor on youtube for years. So sad to hear of his passing. RIP
RIP 😇
R.I.P
He deserved to have a life and love and wavering aad
Love to him.
May God hold him close. Igor ur the best my young buddy!
Nooooo Igor... 😢
He lived right here in Minnesota and you'd see him around Rochester every now and then, and every time it was a treat.. he was indeed a gentle giant.
Rest in peace Igor Vovkovinskiy 🕊🖤
You will most certainly be missed.
Live in the same neighborhood he did, had a van he drove from the backseat. Always cleaned out the sandwich rack at Kwik trip. Saw him at the old sky dragon buffet pretty often with his mother. He’d smash so many plates. May god rest his soul
Bless him
Bless him❤️
Rest easy igor. You are with the lord now. No more pain and suffering. Enjoy heaven big man.
Love from Boston 🕊
Seems like a genuinely nice guy
RIP had no idea. This is a shame I just realized this.
R.i.p.
May he Rest In Peace
Beautiful bond between Igor and his mother. It's hard for the mother and a sad day indeed.
Rest in peace Igor 💐💐💐💐
His Spirit was too big for his body, his soul to warm to be contained within any type of flesh. Rest gently you beautiful person.
But really, his name was Igor,? wow!!
He was twice size us
Good soul
may God guide his soul to eternity.my sincere condolences to his friends and family.
Amen 🙏
Who is the tallest person in the us today?
Igor? That's kinda messed up naming your kid that. Even if spelled differently. He had enough ridicule I'm sure
How so?
only by people like you
Igor means " Warrior" in Russian . I think his name was Cool and fit well, I would not want to tangle with him in battle.
@@clintwestwood1895 it's also a monster
I agree with you 💯 because that name is just unacceptable 🙄 and unwitting
Out of all names why Igor !!!!
Oh he died? Oh man…. I remember watching his interview once and felt bad for his mom. Thank you America for bringing them here and giving him better life than he would have in Russia 🇺🇸 🙏
@@alylyon8073 oh my bad! Still former USSR
@@alylyon8073 oh it did? When??
ukkraine ot russia
Unique people make the world go around. 📡👽🇺🇸 RUN!!!
Igor Vovkovinskiy, also known as Igor Ladan, was a Ukrainian-American law student, actor and tallest person in the United States, at 7 feet 8+1⁄3 inches, briefly taking the record from George Bell. Originally from Ukraine, Vovkovinskiy moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1989 to be treated at the Mayo Clinic.
This guy was 7 inches taller then shack and 2 inches taller than yao ming. He was truly a giant
Rip
A very needed young man. More could have been done for him in the way of health, (someone should have stepped in) medicine, (alternative medicines like herbs and natural healings could have been explored) groups like boy scouts or boy's and girls club of America more should have been done, education ( someone stepping in with computer and online classes) more could have been done.
Condolences to the family
@@tyronehinton8367 they could not do natural healing it wouldn’t help he is to big for his heart to pump threw his body
@@Yves._. I agree with alot of people he was a kind soul, and I didn't even know him
How old was he? Rip
he was 38, rest in peace igor
We will see you again, for now just rest Igor. You are in God our loving creator's memory.
🥺
He was tall
We should all be like igor he was a love giant showing all of us how to live and care about people and life as a hole be thankful we all got to know you igor for you will be missed and never forgotten go be with God my brother you deserve it rest knowing you lived well and good 💯
How tall did he grow to be?
7feet 8 inches
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guess Igor figured it out the hard way
@@walkfaster Democrats never miss an opportunity to politicize a tragedy.
rip Obama’s biggest supporter
For real
Sip Igor 🕊🕊
What that means REMEMBER?
He passed away?
Never hear about if.
Thinking this is a "POOR NEWS" lack of information.
Where/how old/ what happened.
What are you on about..
@@lordtachanka80 that's what I'm wondering myself lol
@@pacotaco5526 like I think this dude had a stroke in the middle of tipping this or something
Rest in Peace Igor 🙏
the level of delusion these folks suffer from... |
RIP
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