Vassal Jr., Colin Joseph MARSHALL -- Private memorial services for Colin Joseph "Gypsy" Vassal Jr., 59, of Waskom, will be Saturday, January 6, 2007. Arrangements are by Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Vassal died January 2, 2007, in Waskom. Born August 4, 1947, in Hayes, La., he was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during the Vietnam War, and was a truck driver. Survivors include his son, James Joseph Vassal; daughters, Christine Tripp and Bobbie Lynn Townsend; and brothers, Robert Vassal, Thomas Vassal, Ray Vassal, Billy Turner, Sam Turner, and Glen Turner. Online condolences may be made to the family by e-mail at keithadowns@aol.com. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 1/4/2007.