William Lee “Billy” VanMechelen, age 46

Lost to gun violence on September 2, 2018 in Everett, Washington.

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  • Nickname:
    1 Billy
    4 Billy Bones
    2 Will
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    4 He had an outgoing personality and had many friends.
  • Occupation:
    3 Billy was a part time logger and was really good at it.
    2 House Painter
  • Workplace:
    3 Billy worked various job including at the old Timerline Cafe
  • Schools attended:
    3 Snohomish high school
  • Comments:
    3 Billy was a great guy and I would always see him around Granite Falls
    2 Billy loved to go to McDonalds for double cheesburgers!
    1 Billy loved his son very much and spoke of him often
    1 Billy liked 80s rock bands like Iron Maiden

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