Thank you for your hard work and service in assisting to make the Michigan Wolverines a storied program.
Didnt know u personally but u was a michigan man. I have been fighting for michagan men for a long time. Hope alot longer
I hope his family finds peace. And never ending support in the Michigan family.
Thank you for the work you did in the community, at the University and on the field.
You will be missed Vada. I am sad. It is always the great people that pass so young. Thoughts go out to his family.
Vada was one of my favorite all time Michigan football players. So sad. He was an amazing fucking athlete.
Thoughts and condolences to his family in this most difficult time.
Sad news. Remember the good times...and be thankful for what we have
A sad day for all. Thoughts and prayers to his family, friends, and all who knew him. He was a great person.
that without his illness many of us may not have known about his wonderful life after football, and his wife and family may not have known how much he was appreciated by his Michigan family. His life was far too short, but he made the most of the life he had.
God Bless you Vada and your wife and kids. You stayed - you became a Champion - you served the community as a public officer. You are the epitome of a Michigan Man. Thank you.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the Murray family.
Sad to read this. God bless Vada and his family. He will always be loved and remembered.
he just ran out of time.
So sad for the family. Gone far too soon.
R.I.P. Where have all my heroes gone?
While we are feeling Blue, we know you are now feeling peace within a Maize’ing light!
Peace be with your family and we all look forward to seeing you on the other side.
A baller on the field, an inspiration off of it.
I'm speechless right now because the times I've met him over the last couple years, I was convinced he was going to beat this
He IS a true Michigan Man. RIP, my friend, we'll meet again in a better place
My thoughts are with his family, I'm sorry for your loss.
A Victor on the field and an even bigger VIctor in life.
Rest in peace Vada, Ann Arbor is a lesser place today without you.
Thank you, Vada, for what you gave to the University of Michigan as a student-athlete and to the people of Ann Arbor as a police officer.
Vada was a senior my first year at Michigan. I never ran into him on campus, but I sure do remember him and Tripp Welborne in the secondary on gamedays.
I was always proud that a fellow Michigan alum became a police officer and loved the fact that a former Michigan player was keeping the people of Ann Arbor safe.
Vada, you will be missed.
Just got emotional over this at work today. I used to see Vada at the UM UGLi all the time in undergrad. He was the most noticeable football player on campus to me because of how outgoing and effusive he was. Always with a smile, always there studying and messing around like the rest of us.
Saw him last year tailgating before the ND game and tossed out a "Vada Murray!" at him as he walked by and he nodded and smiled. I knew he was sick and I thought that small gesture would let him know he was still a star in our eyes.
I think of how I'm 42, having just gotten married and about to start my family now, and how wrong it is that such a great guy was only given 43 years.
We really do need to cherish what we have, when we have it. We cherished you in life Vada and we cherish you today. Rest in peace bro.
Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.
The good ones always go too soon. I will pray for your wife and kids.