Rodney B. Kilman, age 50

Lost to gun violence on December 31, 2018 in Tyler, Texas.

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  • Nickname:
    8 pops
    2 i love u and miss u I miss your laugh u are missed❤️❤️😓😭
    2 miss u pops💔😓😭😭😭😢💔💔
    2 i love you pops you were so funny you know rudy is just like you love you and miss you😭🙏
    2 cant believe its almost been a year i miss you mama and daddy are going broke but
    2 christmas will still be fun love you and miss you will alwase be in my heart
    1 i miss you pops today i took my acp and i diddent get to finish my reading one but i love u so much
    1 hey pops love you i miss you sooooooo much
    1 hey pops its 2023 now i miss you everyday and i love you
    1 i miss you so much
  • Number of children:
    11 2 Daughters Kristian Santoyo
    6 and Breanna Kilman
  • Personality:
    11 Rodney was a kind loving person. Very gentle soul. He will be greatly missed.
    2 a really strong man
  • Occupation:
    7 He was number 1 in Tyler Tx
  • Workplace:
    2 Salesman
  • Schools attended:
    6 Chapel Hill
  • Comments:
    3 lover you pops
    2 he was a really kind man when i met him i miss you pops 😭❤️
    1 SWEET DREAMS POPS!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤😢💕💕
    1 miss you dad
    2 I still can't believe your gone dad, I miss your goofy self so much
    2 I miss you pops and ur laughter as well!!!!,😍😘🙏
    1 Pawpaw loves you so very much dad❤💔
    1 We miss you. good night❤💔😫🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤
    1 love you dad
    1 I love you daddy we are camping again and I ...
    1 really wish I could call and tell you about it...
    1 I love you daddy
    1 Never imagined my life without you in dad💔
    2 Always on my mind dad I love you
    1 i wish i could send you pictures from moms garden...
    2 and talk to you everyday at exactly 530pm everyday!!😫😫❤❤💔💔❤❤❤
    2 i miss you pops!😭😫😥💜
    2 He loves you always baby
    2 i know and he loves you so very much!!😥😭😘🙏
    1 i miss u pops!😥😫🙏🙏🙏🙏
    2 I love you dad
    1 I miss you dad,today was a hard day
    1 good night pops!💜
    2 i miss you pops
    1 I wish I could talk to you one last time
    1 i miss u.
    1 i wish i could see u one last time
    1 i wish you were here pops
    2 today was hard pop. I miss n love u!!!💞💞💜💜😭
    3 Can't wait to see you again some day dad
    1 you will him someday mom, and someday we all will. love you!!!
    1 Happy Father's Day in heaven daddy,I love you
    1 miss u😘
    1 We went (not so much camping) to oklahoma, for u
    1 love you😭💞🙏👼
    1 I love you,still can't believe your not with us anymore dad😓
    2 i wish u were still here pops! love and kiss💞💞❤❤😘😘😫😩😭🙏👼
    1 happy fourth of july pops. Miss u🙏👼💞💞❤❤
    1 miss u sooooooo very muchh😭😭🙏🙏💞💞💞💞😭😭😘👼
    1 Love you daddy💔
    1 love you 😞😟
    1 I miss you pops😥😥
    1 I wish I could talk to you again daddy
    1 I miss u pops😥❤💔💔💔
    1 I wish I could here you're voice again. Hug you one last time
    1 life hasn't been right without you
    1 good night pops!!😥💔🙏😥😥💔🙏🙏💔
    1 I wish you were still here😥I miss you
    1 rest in peace😥😥💔💔❤
    1 aunt b is getting out pops tomorrow ❤🙏
    1 I miss u pops😥😪❤💔💔
    1 i wish you were alive
    1 Happy Bday Rodney in Heaven. We love you, Aunt Barbara
    1 HAppy Birthday pop. I miss you way too much. Love Kristena!!!!!
    1 I finally and on girls on the run. Its like track
    2 So far I am the fastest girl❤❤😘
    1 I love and miss u so so soooooooo muuuuccchh😥😥😥💔💔💔❤
    1 I love you daddy❤
    1 fly high, you amazing wonderful man!!❤💔😘😭
    1 miss u💔😭😭💔❤❤
    1 i miss you so muchh
    1 I love you😭💔❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    1 love u pops❤❤❤💔💔😭😭😭😘❤
    1 I miss u pops
    2 I love you dad,you would be so proud of the kids right now❤💔
    1 i might be joining baskeball
    1 ohh and i finally rode the titan. I new it wasnt going to be bad because i new i did it for you
    1 today in science class we were doing experience in different things and.......
    1 the teacher gave us a water bottle filled it with vinigar(only a quarter)
    1 and a ballon and we filled it with bakinig soda. Then we had to put the ballon over the water bottle
    1 so..heres the good part...we mixed the bakking soda with the vinigar and they both exploded
    1 anad made the ballon blow up with gas from the chemical and that little....
    1 ..hole ripped even bigger and exploded every where n every on was laughing
    1 good nite pop. love you
    1 love you pops❤❤😘💔😪❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    1 kamillah is 7 already. I cant even believe it
    1 kamillah said thank you for saying happy birthday and she loves you so much and misses u to❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    1 I joined the basketball team FINALLY and we have a game on monday
    1 I'm scared. We have our 1 game and I don't want lose
    1 Happy Halloween❤❤❤
    1 I miss you😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
    1 love u
    1 I wish I could here your voice again. I really miss you❤❤❤❤❤💔💔💔💔
    2 I love u to the moon and back
    2 love you
    1 Happy Thanksgiving 🙏❤
    1 I love you goodnight ❤😘
    1 love you good night❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    1 So hard not having you here,almost a yr now.Makes me wanna scream 💔
    1 I love you so very much dad
    1 I miss u😪😥😖💔💔
    1 I miss toy more than words can say❤💔💔❤
    1 I miss u so muuuuccccchhhh😖😥😥💔💔💔😭😭
    1 I love you so muchh💔💔💔😥😥❤❤❤
    1 1 yr already. still feels like yesterday. I miss u more than word can say❤💔😭😭❤❤
    1 1 yr already. I miss you more than WORDS can DESCRIBE ❤😭💔❤❤💔😭😭😭
    1 Luv you. good night
    1 I love and miss you everyday
    1 ily pops❤
    1 ly❤😭💔
    1 I love n miss u so muchhh💔😭❤❤
    1 ily❤
    1 much love ❤😭💔❤❤
    1 I miss you soo much ❤😪🙏💔😭😭😭❤
    1 I love and miss you daddy
    1 loveeeee youuuu❤💔😭🙏🙏🙏❤
    1 ily n miss u soooooooo muchh❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏😭💔
    1 goodnight❤😪
    1 ily
    1 good night ❤💔😭❤❤
    1 I still can't believe you are gone:((💔💔😭
    1 ilysm😭💔:((
    1 I miss you:(💔😭❤❤
    2 goodnight pops
    1 gn❤
    1 goodnight❤
    1 goodnight pops-kris❤
    1 good night❤
    1 I miss you sm😭❤💔
    1 I wish u were here❤
    1 I have to present tomorrow in social studies and it about a guy who invented the steamboat
    1 and I'm really scared😣 wish me goodluck
    1 I love u
    2 goodnight
    1 I love you daddy,miss you terribly
    1 I miss u😭❤
    1 it feels like there a big hole in my heart that belonged to you
    1 I love n miss you every dayyyy😭❤🙏🙏❤
    2 imy
    3 I miss you
    1 I love u soooo much❤
    1 imy❤
    1 I wish you were here ❤
    1 imyyysmmm❤😭
    1 gn imy❤
    1 gn🙏❤
    1 gn imysm
    1 gn ily
    1 goodnight I love u
    1 good night
    1 Ily
    1 imysm goodnight❤🙏
    1 I wish I could talk to you dad,loosing you has hurt so bad and changed me
    1 I will do better💔
    1 I know I haven't been on here lately
    1 but life has been hard on me right now
    1 I guess life gets a little better with less people but I wish you where here
    1 I love you n goodnight, sweet dreams🙏💔💔❤
    1 I love and miss you daddy, please watch over Rudy and K💔I know though know I love them
    1 you*
    1 I miss you I wish you were here goodnight
    1 I miss you I wish u were here goodnight❤😭💔❤
    1 Happy Easter. I miss youuu💔😭❤❤
    1 goodnight ❤
    1 I love you dad😘😘
    1 I miss and love you pops❤gnn🙏
    1 imy gn
    1 gn ilysm
    1 I miss you soooo muchh💔❤gn pops🙏
    1 love you dad,tell granny Happy Mothers Day💗
    1 love n miss you pops
    1 Miss you dad,wish I could call you and hear your voice 💔
    1 I miss you pops it's been different without u ly gn
    1 miss you gn
    1 I miss you gn
    1 miss n love you gn
    1 gn lyy
    1 gn ilysm n my2
    1 gn imys
    1 love you daddy😘😘😘❤
    1 love you dad,always on my mind💔❤
    1 gn pops luv yuh~kris
    1
    1 myy
    1 happy fathers day pops ly❤
    2 lyy
    1 people gotta know that everybody's gonna change reason or not reason
    1 I miss you sm
    1 love you pop goodnight❤
    1 I love you daddy ,I miss you
    1 I know you would be proud of me, that's all that matters💙
    1 we missed you today.it was Rudy's 13th birthday 😪💙
    1 gn pops ly
    1 miss ya muchos❤
    1 love you pos goodnight❤
    1 ly gn
    1 love you pops goodnight❤
    1 Happy Birthday! Aunt Barbara
    1 Happy Birthday! Aunt Juanice
    1 happy birthday pops❤
    1 love you pops i wish i could see you
    1 i miss you pops❤
    1 i miss you so much❤
    1 I love you daddy.GOD I miss you so much it hurts
    1 And Aunt Juanice
    1 love you pops❤
    1 goodnight pops love you❤
    1 gn pops
    1 I love and miss you so much daddy ❤❤❤❤
    1 Hey pops mama is doing so much better we miss you❤️❤️
    1 I miss all of your laughs and hugs
    1 I cant believe i has already been 2 years since you left us
    1 Hey pops its Friday!! and we might go see my grandmah this weekend.
    1 Today is 02/5/21
    2 I think about you all the time.I love you daddy
    1 love you n miss you pops
    1 love you pops
    1 missing you lately pops
    1 miss you
    1 love n miss you pops goodnight 😔❤
    1 happy fathers day pops love you
    1 love you goodnight pops❤
    1 goodnight pops love you❤❤
    1 I love you dad I went and saw bubba and pawpaw
    1 they are doing good.Still missing you like crazy
    1 happy birthday pops missing you like crazy I love you
    2 love you goodnight
    1 wishing you were here
    1 goodnight love you
    1 wishing you were here rn
    1 I love and miss you so much, 💗 Kristian 1/20/22
    1 missing you rn pops I love you
    1 missing you pops gn I love u❤❤
    1 love you happy fathers day pops love you-kristena❤❤
    1 I love you daddy .I miss you so much ❤️
    1 hey pips just wanted to catch you up in a few things.
    1 momma started real estate school and today was her second day
    1 she took a test today and made a 95 on it and she was so proud of herself
    1 it's been so long since I've see her really happy
    1 I'm going to start real estate school here in a couple of months and I'm so ready
    1 anyways I wish you were here with us but ik your still smiling and your happy
    1 I love you muchoo❤❤-kristena
    2 love ya pops
    1 Happy birthday pops love & miss you a lot❤️
    1 Merry Christmas pops love you
    1 I’m a day late but happy birthday pops
    1 I miss you so much and I wish you were here I love you 🤍❤️🤍
    1 Hey pops it’s me Kristena I just wanted to tell you I’m 3 months pregnant
    1 And I wish you where here and I wish you could meet my baby
    1 Anyways I love you good night
    1 I miss you pops I wish you where here with us
    1 Goodnight I love you
    1 Happy new year pops I love you and miss you soo much ❤️
    1 Hey pops I miss you so much I’m 19 weeks and 2 daus
    1 I wish you were here it’s still so crazy to me
    1 That all this still feels like a dream
    1 I love you good night pop❤️
    1 I love you pop
    1 I love you pops❤️
    1 I’m having a little girl and her name is going to be Arabella Blake Quezada
    1 She’ll be here in about 100 days
    1 I really could use a hug from you right about now
    1 I love and miss you so much
    1 I love you pops good night sweet dreams❤️
    2 I love and miss you dad . Rudy got his first car At 16 ! You would be so proud ❤️😢
    1 Happy birthday pops I miss you so much ❤️

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