William Vaughn Lewis, age 55

Lost to gun violence on August 22, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas.

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  • Nickname:
    2 WILLIAM'S NICKNAME WAS: AKA ALPINE...
    3 AKA: ALPINE ( HE LOVED TO WORK ON STEREOS)...
    2 I NICKNAMED WILLIAM MY BLACK STALLION
  • Number of children:
    2 ONE: JAHVANN RAPHAEL LEWIS AKA LIL ALIPINE ALSO WAS KILLED FROM GUN VIOLENCE ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2019.
  • Personality:
    1 LOYAL, GOOD FRIEND, FUNNY, PASSIONATE, HARD WORKING (ALWAYS A SCRAPER)...
    1 LOVEABLE, HEART OF GOLD, GAVE 110 % TO THE ONES HE LOVED... GAVE HIS WHOLE HEART...
    1 FUNNY, LOVEABLE, KIND, HEART OF GOLD...
    1 COMPASSIONATE, LOVING, WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR THE PEOPLE HE LOVED...
    1 WORKED HARD( ALWAYS A SCRAPPER)...
    1 HE LOVED TO PLAY SCRABBLE, DOMINOS, DART AND PLAY POOL...
  • Occupation:
    1 CONSTRUCTION WORKER; PAVED STREETS AND HIGHWAYS...
    1 LOVE TO WORK ON STEREOS ( HENCE IS NICKNAME AKA ALPINE)...
  • Workplace:
    1 CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
  • Schools attended:
  • Comments:
    1 THIS MAN WAS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.
    1 WILLIAM WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HIS FAMIL.
    1 WILLIAM, SAVED MY LIFE MANY OF TIMES, HE HELPED ME WITH MY DEMONS.
    1 HE WAS THERE FOR ME ALWAYS( EVEN IT IT WASN'T IN PERSON)...
    1 HE HELPED ME GET RID OF MY OWN DEMONS, EVEN HELPED ME UNDERSTATE THE BIBLE.
    1 HE HELPED ME THRU THE TOUGHEST TIME IN MY LIFE WHEN MY SON BECAME MISSING.
    1 HE TAUGHT ME TO ENJOY LIFE AND CELEBRATE MY SONS LIFE.
    1 WILLIAM WAS ALWAYS HUSTLIN... ALWAYS MAKING MONEY...
    1 WILLIAM LOVED THE DALLAS COWBOYS, SAN ANTONIO SPURS...
    1 ALSO LOVED THE HOUSTON ASTROS...
    1 WILLIAM WAS NEVER LAZY, WAS ON THE GO ALL OF THE TIME...
    1 WILLIAM WOULD GIVE ANYBODY A RIDE REGARDLESS OF WHAT TIME IT WAS AND HE NEVER CHARGED A PENNY...
    1 HE LOVE HIS MOTHER ENDLESSLY...
    1 I LOVE YOU WILLIAM AND SO DO SOME MANY OTHERS, JENNIFER WAUGHTAL
    1 WILLIAM LOVED, CHURCH'S CHICKEN, POPEYES, PECAN PIE, CAND AND ALL OF HIS MOMMA`S COOKIN.
    1 THIS BOY COULD EAT HIM FOOD, CANDY, AND MOMMA `S COOKIN...
    1 WILLIAM COULD EAT, HE WAS ONLY 5`3, MAYBE 125 SOAKING WET...
    1 BUT HE COULD MUNCH...
    1 William and I would listen to music ENDLESSLY...
    2 We would listen to all kinds of music, boy am I going to miss that...
    2 MUSIC WAS A HUGE PART OF WILLIAM'S LIFE...I WILL KEEP WILLIAM'S LIFE ALIVE THRU MUSIC...
    2 HERE'S TO MY HERO, MY BEST FRIEND, MY HEART AND SOUL...
    1 REST WILLIAM AND FLY WITH THE ANGELS...
    1 HANG WITH GOD, YOUR SON, YOUR 2 BROTHER'S ,AND YOUR FATHER. YOU GOT THIS..
    1 WE ARE GOING TO BE OK DOWN HERE, OK? YOU REST NOW AND HANG WITH YOUR BOYZ...
    1 I'll miss you tremendously Uncle! love you ALWAYS!
    1 No more main, no more struggling..no more..Jehovah heard your cries!
    1 ONE THING THAT WILLIAM HAD WAS A MOUTH FOR OF SWEET TEETH, NOT JUST ONE TOOTH, ALL OF THEM...
    1 WILLIAM AND I HAD IN COMMON WAS CANDY, CANDY, AND MORE CANDY..
    1 I ALSO LOVE SWEETS. WILLIAM AND I COULD PUT SOME CANDY TO SHAME...
    1 HE LOVED SKITTLES, ALMOND JOY, SUCKERS, TAFFY, JOLLY RANCHERS, YOU NAME IT...
    1 I BELIEVE WHEN WILLIAM TOOK HIS LAST BREATH ON EARH THAT;
    1 HE TOOK HIS FIRST BREATH IN HEAVEN, AND GOD WAS THERE TO MEET HIM...

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