William Walker, age 23

Lost to gun violence on May 11, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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  • Nickname:
    5 og westside
    6 Nephewwwww
    3 lil bro
    2 Baeb
    5 haughville
    4 MISTER
    4 MISTER 23
    1 BIGWESTSIDE
  • Number of children:
    2 i love you soo much cousinn
    1 Screaming To The High Heavens Like Only I Can Happy Heavenly 25th Birthday
  • Personality:
    10 Wonderful
    5 Smart
    2 Outgoing
    2 Giving
    3 Funny
    3 Loyal
    1 solid
    3 Solid !!
    4 All about his family
    5 Genuine...Kind...Real...Solid...Loved
    7 Realest Of The Real 😔💔💪🏾
    2 The realest 💙🅿️
    1 1OfAKind
    4 mister all I do is crying😘😘😘😘Momma loves you🥰
    2 mister l love you to no end, i just wish you was here
    2 Mister i wish i could call and say come eat lunch with me or come see me i miss you so much
    1 It is not a day go by that I don
    1 I missssssssss youuu💔💔💔
    3 ONLY GOD KNOWS HOW MY HURT FOR YOU SON!! MOM DUKES
    1 Ughhhhhhhhhh...Mister 😔💔🤟🏾
    1 I Miss You Soooo Much Mister 🥺
    1 it's been awhile..but I love you soooo much!!!
    1 real stand up !!
  • Occupation:
    1 PICK AND PACKER
  • Workplace:
    1 TARGET WAREHOUSE
  • Schools attended:
    6 Ben Davis High School
    6 ISU
  • Comments:
    3 Love, Ms. B (Sophomore English Teacher, Ben Davis)
    1 I love and miss you so much cousin💙
    13 My son didn't deserve this but justice will be serve. Love you to life and beyond 😘Mom Dukes
    1 We miss you so much fav 💙We love you bsby
    1 Love you Forever Mister😘
    1 I love you cousin💙🕊
    1 love you forver cuddy 💙
    1 We love you Mister💙💙💙💙
    1 Love yoooou forever big bruh💙💙🤞🏾
    1 Mister love u 😢😢👀
    1 Love You Mister 💙💪🏾😘
    1 Mister..I Will Love You Forever
    1 Mister...I Know You Can Hear My Heart 😔💔💪🏾
    3 Not a day goes by that I don't think about you I love in this life and the next
    2 love you mister you may be gone but you will never be forgotten.. long live Westside
    3 A friendship that I will forever cherish! Love you Westside 💙
    2 you burn in my heart daily In this life and the next I will always love you my nephew
    1 love you bug bra 💙💙
    1 Mister I Love You 😘😘😘😘
    1 I will not never let you go I love You Nephew
    1 heart broken I love you Mister💔❤
    1 I enjoyed you the other day thanks Nephew💙
    1 It's WestSide Wednesday I love you Mister
    1 love you and miss you 🌹🌹🌹
    1 Not A Day Goes By That I Don't Think Of You...I Will Always And Forever Love You
    1 I cherished ever moment with you lil bro ❤
    5 LOVE YOU MISTER😘 MOM DUKES
    1 we love you Westside way or no way💙💙💙
    1 Screaming To The High Heavens
    1 so heartbreaking, Im so sorry that youre gone
    1 Missing You... Love You Always And Forever 😔💔💪🏾
    5 still so sad about this. you were a good one, will. love you! -miss elliott at BD
    1 i miss and love you soo much big cousin💙😢 ik yu forever w me
    1 miss you and love you so much Mister 💙
    1 Angel Radford
    2 Mister i try too get stonger everyday💙💙💙💙
    1 MISTER I MISS YOU MORE ANS MORE EVERYDAY AND
    1 MISTER I MISS YOU MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY I LOVE YOU
    1 in this life and the next nephew
    1 Mister...I Love You Forever And Always
    1 90 Long Days...I Will Continue To Love You Forever And Always...😔💔
    1 Love and missing you like crazy MISTER 💙😢💔
    2 MIIISSSTTTEEERRR 💙💙💙💙
    3 My son was the most solid person i know I love you so much😘💯
    1 THE REAL STAND UP GUY!!!🏋🏾‍♂️⚔️ LONGLIVE WESTSIDE
    5 IF YOU KNEW MY SON YOU KNOW HE WAS A SWEETHEART!!!!I'LL LOVE YOU FOR EVER
    1 Still cant give you up I miss you
    1 the good die young. rest in peace WESTSIDE!
    5 If I could breathe breath into your body Mister I promise you I would
    2 i love you brother you know im TEAM WESTSIDE TIL I DIE
    1 westside gang or no gang we love you cousin💙💙💙💙
    3 Mister i can write a book on how i feel l love you😘😘😘
    2 Mister, Mom dukes stopping by again babbby I miss you i cry almost everyday😘😘😘😘😘
    3 Baby I promise I'll do anything for you yo call me and say momma what you cook😘
    4 Son i just wishedthis was a bad nightmare but i would do anything to hug you😘😘😘😘
    3 Mister mu heart hurts I WANT YOU BACK!!!!! I TRY EVERYDAY TO NOT CRY BUT I DO 😘😘😘😘😘
    1 5 Months Nephew....You Are Truly Missed Mister....We Love You Always And Forever 😔💔🤟🏾
    1 Mister.... Thinking About You...Love You With My Whole Heart 😔💔🤟🏾
    1 Damn..7 Months, This Is Soooo Unfair..Always And Forever Loving You Nephew 😔💔🤟🏾
    2 I still think about you all the tome friend 💙 Westside Forever
    2 The Pain Is Real...The Pain Is Unbearable.. Happy Heavenly Birthday
    1 my heart is crying i miss you soooo much
    1 ❤️❤️❤️ the sweetest
    1 In my thoughts everyday nephew I miss you😢
    1 Nephew Imiss you sooooo much it’s still fresh everyday
    1 LongLiveWestside baby 🤍💙This your world we just living in it
    1 time doesn't heal wounds missing you💙
    1 thank uou mister for protection me today I love you
    1 Mister 😔💔🤟🏾..Month 8
    2 Yesterday made 8 long months imI miss you more and more everyday😘
    1 Everyday all day it’s about you Mister I love you nephew 💙
    1 love ya lilttle bro 💔💔
    1 wish you and Alpo was here ill never ever forget yall 💔♥️
    1 I miss you so much Mister🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💙💙💙💙
    1 Mister I really miss you Auntie Angel😢
    1 I Love You Always And Forever Mister 😔💔🤟🏾
    1 looking up everyday asking God to let you visit me
    1 you are missed more than anything love Auntie Angel
    1 9 Months..Its Not Getting Any Easier 😔💔🤟🏾
    2 happy late Valentine's Day Mister😢 💙Auntie Angel
    1 I miss you soooo much Mister...Sooooo much...Love You
    3 today is my bday and all im thinking about is you!! love you son😘
    1 loving you forever nephew💙
    1 rest in Heaven 💙💙💙
    1 Nephew please come see me so I can feel you and your presence 💙
    1 Rest Easy Kinfolk! Plenty much Love!
    1 You are truly my guardian Angel Nephew I miss you life isn't the same💙
    1 Will We Ever Be Ok Again 😔💔🤟🏾
    1 nephew nephew nephew it's so unreal
    1 Mister I get to see apart of you through your siblings I love you
    1 Rest Easy Loved One❤
    1 it's me nephew I love you and I will never stop p.s.come see me💙
    1 Mister it's not the same without you it's just not the same😢
    1 MISTER I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH I WAS YOU WAS HERE LOVE MOM DUKES
    1 I miss you so much💔 just want 1 last hug and conversation
    1 Mister, I miss you so much it hurts. Just sending hugs/kisses
    1 Mister Mister I love and miss you so much forever in my heart
    1 I love you Mister always in my heart and never forgotten
    1 MISTER YOU BEEN GONE 11 MONTHS AND IT STILL SAME UNREAL!! I❤️U
    1 Almost A Year...This Heartbreak Will Last Forever
    2 Mister I love you so much!!! This is the worst pain ever no mother should have to bury their child😢
    1 Mister love you miss you
    1 your memory will live on FOREVER!!! We love u Mister!!
    1 Mister Mister I lo e and miss you sooooo much hugs love and kisses
    1 love you mister
    1 Loveeee youuuu Misterrrr
    1 Mister i love you so much😘😘😇
    1 Mister one whole year and it still Feels like yesterday love and miss you
    1 We love and miss you.. Crazy that it's been a whole year 😔🤟🏾💔
    3 MISS YOU BIG BRO LOVE LIAM
    1 The pain of losing a child is so unbearable
    2 Mister you are truly missed i love you lil cuzin till we medt again
    1 HI SON I LOVE/MISS YOU MY HEART IS FOREVER 💔
    1 we miss you so much down here but we know your happy up there. keep watching over the family 💙🤍
    1 I love you and miss you so much cuzin till we meet again Mister ❤️😘
    1 miss you little bro❤️
    1 Mister i love and miss you like crazy 💙😘❤️
    1 Damn i miss you 💔😞 longlivewestside💙
    1 I thought you'd be here forever Mister...I miss you
    1 Misterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr💔💙missing you like crazy love you cuzin
    1 I Miss Our Phone Calls Mister...I Just Miss You 😔💔🗣
    1 Mister Mister Miser i love you cuzin always 💙❤️
    1 I MISS YOU SON! MY HEART HURTS EVERYDAY FOR YOI ❤️
    1 Mider Mider i miss you so much love you forever
    1 LongLiveWestSide...MISTER 💙💪🏽🙏🏽
    1 WESTSIDE WEDNESDAY I LOVE YOU SON😘😘
    1 Mister love you baby always 😘❤️
    1 I love you forever and always 😔💔🤟🏾
    1 peace
    1 Missing you like crazy
    1 Misterrrr 💔💔💔💔💔💔
    1 Son, theres
    1 Son there's not a day go by that i don't miss you!! Just know I will carry you always😘
    2 its been along time without you I'll tell you all about when I see you again 💙
    1 not a day go by that I don't think about you i miss you😔
    1 I just want to wake up and realize it was all just a nightmare. Loving you always
    1 I miss you My Mister man
    1 Misterrrrrrrrr i miss you sooooo much
    1 BEYOND WORDS Keep my sister
    1 Not a day goes by that we let you rest YOUR family won't and can't let you go
    1 nephew i miss yiu more and more each day😔😔
    1 missing you its so hard Mister 😢
    1 every time I see your candle to lite I will
    1 I was still happy in my thoughts but when I looked at my necklace it hurts my 💔
    1 I will not ever never let you go Mister love and Miss you ❤
    1 I think about you daily I miss you so much little cuzin Mider Mider 💔
    1 UGHHHHHHHHH 💔
    1 mister😔😥
    1 I miss you nephew 😔😥🤦‍♀️
    1 Nephew@23 😔😥
    1 every chance I get im coming to the site to see you
    2 love you soooo muchhhh Mister 💙💙
    1 heartbroken and sad is all I am Today I love you
    1 no matter what im never letting you go
    1 This shit Hurts daily please visit me
    2 never apart maybe in distance but never @ heart my dude <\3...
    2 thinking of you cuzin love you miss you forever Mister💙
    1 Missing you sooooo much Mister 🙏🏾 I love you so much!!!!
    2 This still feels so unreal 🥺💔
    2 i miss you big cous i know you see me growing and thriving ! i love you

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