William Vance, ageΒ 29

Lost to gun violence on November 12, 2020 in Dallas, Texas.

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  • Nickname:
    5 Chill Will
    5 Big Will
    4 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    4 Shaq
  • Number of children:
    20 William loved his nieces Serenity and Harmony A lot!
    20 Take care of Serenity William πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ™πŸ½
  • Personality:
    14 Laid back...Funny...Make you smile
    14 Just a different kind of guy a Big 6'8 Teddy Bear with a Heart of Gold
    5 Could be Cool with anybody....didn't judge
    13 Loyal to a fault Biggest heart ik love you Lil broπŸ’™
    4 I could be in a certain mood and his laugh would make me feel better!
  • Occupation:
  • Workplace:
    1 Phillips Pest & Lawn Service
  • Schools attended:
    5 Desoto High School and L G Pinkston
  • Comments:
    6 I loved my son! I hate this so much right now!
    5 We will get justice for you William
    6 This is the hardest thing i've ever had to endure in life! Your mama loves you so much son!
    5 Thanking God for the 29 years I just wish I could hear your voice and see your face
    6 We love you and miss you a lot! God got this Will!
    6 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    6 Justice William!!!
    6 Love you son
    7 Love you William! Woke up so sad this morning i'm really missing you!
    6 😒😒😒
    5 Missed you being here to eat my famous NachosπŸ˜”Love you❣️
    5 This feels like a nightmare that will never be over. My heart is just broken. Mom
    5 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    6 No pain like this. πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½
    2 I love you William. The Whole truth will come out soon!❀️
    4 I love you bro always forever thinking of you Jas
    4 πŸ˜ͺπŸ˜ͺπŸ˜ͺπŸ’”
    2 Well it’s a new year, nothing can ever take the pain
    4 I'm not the same since you left us. It's so unfair. Your mom misses you!❀️
    4 We love you WilliamπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    5 I love you SonπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    4 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜ͺπŸ˜ͺπŸ˜ͺ
    4 We all miss you so much πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    2 William i'm so sorry you trusted who you thought were your friends son!
    7 Love you so very much WilliamπŸ˜ͺπŸ˜ͺπŸ˜ͺ
    4 I Love You Big Brudda
    2 β€οΈπŸ’™πŸ’™β€οΈπŸ’™πŸ’™β€οΈ
    4 πŸ˜‡πŸ˜‡πŸ˜‡You are my guardian angel nowπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    11 Straight family of Big Steppers! My Son was a Real One....Genuine and Solid!
    4 Love Always William.....MomπŸ˜ͺ
    1 Tomorrow will be 4 months since we lost you. πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜’πŸ˜’πŸ˜’
    1 4 months to long without you.....Love You AlwaysπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    2 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½
    2 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    4 You are truly truly missed My Baby BoyπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ™πŸ½
    2 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜ͺ
    1 5 months since we got the bad news 😒
    2 πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–
    4 I had a very hard time this weekend i'm really missing you a lot sonπŸ˜ͺπŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    4 Love you Forever and Always.....AlwaysπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    4 Happy Heavenly Birthday SonπŸ’žWe love you so so muchπŸŽŠπŸŽ‰πŸŽˆπŸ’™
    1 William.....This will be my first Mother's Day without youπŸ˜ͺπŸ’”
    1 Six months to long SonπŸ˜ͺπŸ’”
    4 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    2 I truly miss you so much SonπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    4 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    4 It just gets harder everyday....πŸ’”
    1 Seven months to long...Love you SonπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    5 I Miss You
    4 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™My love will never stop!
    4 No Day is Easier...πŸ˜’πŸ’”
    2 We will get Justice William πŸ™
    1 Eight extremely long months...Love you William πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    2 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    1 I'm going to miss my early morning Birthday call from you Son πŸ’”
    8 You are extremely missed and lovedπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ™πŸ’”
    7 I love you William πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    1 Nine months without you SonπŸ˜’πŸ’”πŸ™
    7 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    4 Missing you a lot Son...I know you are hanging out with your Uncle Derrick!
    5 πŸ˜”πŸ’”πŸ™
    4 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ•ŠοΈ
    4 Love you cuzz n**** miss pullin up on you frfr Duece…Rest easily family Rick
    1 One year entirely to long William πŸ˜₯ We miss you and We will always Love You❣️
    5 πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ’™
    5 πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’™
    1 One year ago today we laid you to rest. We love you and miss you so much πŸ’•
    7 Love you William πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    7 Miss you so much!
    1 Christmas just won't be the same πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    5 It is so hard trying to navigate my life without you son😒
    2 Well William it is a New Year Again. We wish you were here with us πŸ’”
    5 πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ™πŸ™πŸ™
    4 I watched a video of you and Lord I miss that laugh sonπŸ˜”
    5 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    5 We love you William πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    5 I miss you so much Son!
    4 we love and miss you cuzz city aint been the sameπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™rw
    5 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    7 Love you πŸ’™
    4 love you cuzz 4eva and alwaysπŸ’™πŸ’™
    7 You are deeply missed and I promise you will never ever be forgotten πŸ’”
    8 I absolutely love you William πŸ’™πŸ’™
    8 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™ William Earl VanceπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    4 Just really really missing you Son!πŸ’™
    2 Soon justice will be served... trusting God.
    4 Don't worry William we are fighting for you and all will be revealed..All.
    7 We love you πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    2 Don't worry William... Justice will happen!
    7 I Love You SonπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    5 Well William... Justice has been served.πŸ’™πŸ’™
    5 Now we know the truth...
    10 We love you Will πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    8 You are missed tremendously πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    7 Not one day gets any easier πŸ’”
    2 November is just not easy...but it never is
    1 Almost Two years... Unbelievable πŸ˜’πŸ’”
    1 Two years today Son...you are greatly missed. I love you so much πŸ’™
    1 I keep thinking about your last Christmas at home 2019πŸ˜”
    2 We have to go into another year without you 😭
    7 Well Will that Demon is in Prison now...A no win situation.
    7 May your Soul continuously Rest in Peace Son.πŸ™πŸ˜”πŸ’™
    7 It does not get better with time.πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    7 William πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯
    4 Happy Heavenly 32nd Birthday William πŸ’™
    2 πŸ’™πŸŽ‚πŸŽŠπŸŽ‰πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    15 Give Keerstin a Big HugπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    8 I Just wish you were here πŸ˜”
    15 You.. Keerstin... Geoffrey.. Dallas is so sad
    2 I missed your 4am phone call for my Birthday yesterday πŸ˜”
    5 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    8 It's just not the same πŸ˜”
    20 Love u uncle give serenity a big big hug❀️ love u forever..harmony
    20 Take care of your niece William πŸ’™πŸ’™
    7 πŸ˜ͺπŸ˜ͺπŸ˜ͺ
    4 Three years way to long Son😞
    5 πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’”πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’”
    5 I love you and miss you so much πŸ’™
    11 We love you William πŸ’™
    7 Well William The liar is in jail now to
    7 We love you and miss you William πŸ’™
    2 Happy Heavenly Birthday William πŸ’™πŸ’™
    15 Your mom misses you so much William πŸ’™
    5 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    12 You are missed so much! That laugh and that smile πŸ’™
    11 You know.....πŸ˜₯
    16 I love you William 😘
    20 You didn't deserve this! At all!
    1 Four long years Son πŸ˜₯πŸ’™
    12 I will never ever forget you! πŸ’™πŸ’™
    2 We all miss you so much! Not feeling the Holidays 😞
    2 Going into another year without you😞
    12 We Love You William πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’™πŸ€πŸ€
    12 It's neverending pain... nonstop πŸ’”
    5 The other one is locked up now to Will!
    2 Happy Heavenly Birthday Son! We miss you so much πŸ’™πŸ’™
    22 Love you William!πŸ’™πŸ’™
    7 The sentence is not enough!!
    9 8/20/25 πŸ’™ William please give Serenity a Big Hug Today for us!
    6 We miss you Will!!πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    6 I Love You William Always πŸ’™
    2 Every day is hard but November is the hardest!😞
    3 My heart hurts every single day πŸ’”
    3 Five years today. It still seems unreal! We Love You William πŸ’™
    3 I Love You William πŸ’™
    2 Some might...But I can never ever forget πŸ’”

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