VINCENT BUDDY AGUILAR, age 57, a resident of Irving for 56 years, died Friday, July 15, 2011 in Irving. Born July 6, 1954 in Dallas, he is the son of Abel Vargas Aguilar and Mary Trinity Romero Aguilar. He was the youngest of four children and moved with his family to Irving at the age of one year. He was known to family and neighborhood friends as Buddy because his Dad referred to him as my little bitty Buddy. He attended Irving High School. Vince served his country as a member of the U.S. Army. During his lifetime his hobbies included building model cars, wood burning, playing and teaching chess at Irving YMCA. He had a passion for Native American art, jewelry, music and poetry. Vincent enjoyed music of many types. One of his favorites was the music of Neil Diamond. He had a fascination for wolves and dearly loved his pet and companion wolf-dog, Waya. He loved being a part of the Aguilar clan and always looked forward to the family gatherings. Preceded in death by his father, survivors include daughters, Rachel Smith-Salazar and Mary Eleanor Bueg both of Irving; grandchildren, Gideon Salazar and Selah Smith; his mother Mary Romero Aguilar of Irving; brother, Ernesto Aguilar and wife Verna of Hillsboro; sisters, Patricia Aguilar-Silvas and husband Frank of Irving and Alicia Aguilar of Greenwood, Arkansas; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews and life-long friends. The family will receive friends 6:00 8:00 p.m. Monday July 18, 2011 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 W. Airport Freeway in Irving. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel with cremation to follow the funeral service. Inurnment will be at Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 10 o'clock a.m.