Blake McCoy, age 26

Lost to gun violence on January 26, 2022 in Junction City, Kansas.

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  • Nickname:
    555 Blaker
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    553 Gentle & Kind
    551 Free Spirited & Loving
    549 Thoughtful
    549 Loving & Kind Hearted
    549 Artistic
    548 Intelligent, Gifted
    548 Funny
    545 Commpassionate
    546 smart & naturally talented.
    547 loving
    543 a ray of sunshine on the darkest of days
    542 charming
    541 affectionate
    540 courageous & strong
    540 generous to those in need
    540 witty & vibrant
    540 reliable
    540 trustworthy: the best secret keeper - #1 best friend
    541 Voted Winner For The Best Hair Award
    539 enchanting
    537 honest
    537 humble
    538 Most Contagious Laugh & Smile 💕
    537 knowledgeable & smart
    538 Lover & Genius of Music
    539 Chocolate Milks Biggest Fan 🥤
    523 💖Best hugger EVER💖
    509 Lit up any room! such a huge, warm personality.
    507 Cool personified.
    507 The biggest sweetheart❣️
    507 Truly beautiful❤️‍🔥
    492 Athletic, strong
    485 Too good for this world
    450 Always happy, always smiling, always laughing
    425 A truly beautiful, kind, caring, warm soul
    423 No one better.
    418 Walking JOY
    411 Swagger 💖
    413 Wore clothes well. Very classy when dressed up.
    408 Charistmatic!💫
    408 PURE LOVE
    396 Authentic
    361 😎 Chill
    349 Athletic
    332 Non-judgmental
    318 Precious and very loved❣️💔💔💔
    312 Edgy
    306 Loyal💖❤️‍🔥💖
    299 Caring, always😇
    299 ✨️The BEST✨️
    292 ✨️✨️So incredibly beautiful, in every sense of the word. ✨️✨️
    290 Inspirational
    291 Made an impression on everyone. He lives on in all of us.❤️‍🔥
    282 Magically ⭐️ Creative
    280 Full of LIGHT
    280 Infectious laugh😄😍
    266 Sweetest, chillest, most artistic and passionate...
    247 💙🩵Rizz🩵💙
    247 Coolest guy I ever knew
    230 Infectious, beautiful light of joy
    231 SO talented!🌟
    223 NICE
    224 "All the things"❤️🩷❤️
    207 Best ever.
    28 One of a kind, completely irreplaceable
  • Occupation:
    379 Poet, Songwriter, Musician, Singer
  • Workplace:
    536 Zombie Toxin Haunted House
    384 Musician, Singer
  • Schools attended:
    533 Manhattan High
  • Comments:
    542 I love you Blaker. Forever & always.
    538 I love you so much Blaker. Miss you every day.
    537 Another day without you is another day too many. Love you always.
    534 Woke up again this morning missing you again. Fly high Blaker.
    528 U left footprints in my heart that I will keep for a lifetime. 💗
    529 I miss you every minute of every day.
    527 Grateful for every moment you were on this earth. Love always.
    526 Spooky season has finally came. wish u were here.
    521 going to the pumpkin patch today with EK. Wish u were with us
    522 grand opening of Zombie Toxins today. ❤️ thinking of u.
    522 I think of u every morning, & every night I go to sleep. Miss u
    521 There are no words to express how much I love you, how much you mean to me, how much I miss you.
    522 You were my person.
    520 You were, and are, LOVED.
    520 My angel!
    520 Myheart will never be the same. You took half of it with you.
    520 another day missing you. ❤️🫶🏻
    517 If anyone knew how much I truly miss you, they would wonder how I am still breathing.
    517 You are in my heart, my thoughts, my life, always and forever.
    517 I wish you were here.
    505 This world isn't same without you.
    505 I'm not the same without you.
    492 Best Thanksgiving? Bringing YOU home, newly born.
    492 I know you are in God's arms.
    492 I thank God for you, my baby.
    489 First Christmas with you in heaven😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹
    487 I MISS YOU, YOUR HUGS, YOUR LAUGH
    488 My soul aches for you!
    478 What I really want for Christmas is to see you. I ❤️ you!
    476 I still & will always miss you every moment of every day. Love you forever❣️
    473 Such a loss for the world! I wish I could see you grow older. LOVE YOU! <3
    466 blessed to been your friene
    461 I miss listening to you play 🎸!
    462 I miss your voice, your singing, your smile.
    459 I love you infinity x infinity x 3 trillion cubed!
    455 My sweet 😇 angel!
    454 I don't know how I breathe without you. I MISS & LOVE YOU, ALWAYS.
    454 I could really, really use one of your hugs!
    452 thinking of you everyday. ❤️
    450 The anguish of your absence will be 1 year tomorrow.
    451 😭
    451 I miss everything about you, my child.
    451 No words...
    450 It is still overwhelming to think of not seeing you in this life.
    447 You will forever be my always.
    440 Happy Valentine's Day, my dear son💌
    441 Grateful eternally to have had you here.
    440 But I miss everything about you, and your very presence.
    441 You are my ❤️ heart.
    438 I will hold you in my heart until I hold you in heaven.
    427 You would have been such a wonderful father.
    424 my soulmate forever
    424 I still can't believe...All my love, always & forever.
    416 How I miss you!
    416 You were my happy place.
    416 I truly miss you stopping by at random times.
    412 You will always be my ❤️.
    412 I love you endlessly.
    410 Miss you as much as I did in the beginning. Always, always will.💔
    411 ONE day without you was too many!
    410 You knew I adored you when you were here. You know I still do, don't you?
    408 I will never become accustomed to baking without saving batter or dough for you. :(
    407 NOTHING would make me happier than seeing you.
    407 My sweet, sweet baby💔
    402 Losing you will never hurt less.
    402 You touched, and helped, more people than I think you realized. Love you dearly.
    395 Always proud to be your mom. Always.
    389 Miss you EVERY SINGLE DAY! <3
    387 I know you are in heaven, but I still cry every time I think of what happened.
    383 You were and are the BEST! I MISS YOU!
    378 Barely 26 years was NOT enough💔💔💔
    379 There are so many things that I am happy to have told you while you were here.
    379 Some of them, repeatedly.
    378 I still miss you endlessly.
    379 I will never be at peace until I hold you again.
    378 How you touched my soul, and still do...<3
    377 I couldn't miss, or love, you more than I do! XOX
    374 Miss you, my angel!
    372 Spent time w/ ur momma yesterday. We miss you.
    374 Every second. Every day.💔
    369 I miss you; I miss you; I miss you!
    363 My sweet, sweet, son, how I yearn for you.
    363 Until we meet again, I will miss you.
    361 One and a half years next week...Still looking for answers.😪
    357 I pray for as much justice as possible. 🙏🏻XoX
    358 I ❤️ you, always & forever❣️
    356 I love, adore,xand miss you--forever and a day❣️❣️❣️
    352 😭😭😭
    343 I will love you until the day after forever.
    338 My heart is forever broken.
    320 All of my love forever, my child❣️💔💖💔
    317 808 candles, Blake! I know you gave a little laugh, drummer boy. XOXOX
    316 Pink, "When I Get There"...One of our songs now, even though it was released after... XoX
    316 Iam Tongi, "I'll Be Seeing You"...
    316 Ed Sheeran, "Visiting Hours"
    299 The Zombie Toxin crew misses you!🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟
    296 The Haunt was epic this year, but it would have been even better with YOU!
    295 Missing you endlessly ♾️
    284 Miss you like crazy!
    283 💕🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💕
    281 😭😭😭 Miss you dearly. 😭😭
    276 Love is everything; love never dies.💖🩷💖
    265 You made my heart sing. ❤️
    261 Happy second heavenly birthday, my sweet, sweet baby. All my l❤️ve
    261 😘😘😘
    257 We missed you this Thanksgiving, but thought of you❣️
    258 Cried and laughed for you!
    250 You are legendary.
    246 We miss you❣️😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    241 I will ALWAYS love, and ALWAYS grieve for, you.
    241 I carry your memory every moment. XOXOX
    239 This time of year is so difficult without you, my sweet angel. Miss you endlessly.
    235 We sent you off with balloons to the sky yesterday & we miss you so much.
    233 You are my heart.
    231 NOTHING is the same without you. 💔❤️‍🩹💔
    228 Merry heavenly Christmas, my sweet angel❣️
    228 Second Christmas 🎄 MISSING YOU.
    225 I still don't want to believe this happened. 💧
    221 Still dreaming of you
    220 I hold you in my heart, and in my soul.
    217 2024: another year without you 😭😭😭💔
    217 Love you to the moon and back x infinity❣️🌛🌍
    214 MISSING YOU!
    210 I will never get used to you not being here.
    204 I'm so very sorry this happened to you. 💔😭
    204 You were a ROCK for so many. Thank you.
    198 I was never ready for you to leave this world. 😶‍🌫️💔😶‍🌫️
    198 Your absence echoes in my heart every day. I love you.
    188 You always made me happier. I ❤️ and miss you❣️
    187 You were the sweetest, kindest, old soul. You are greatly missed by so many.
    186 You are missed greatly, by so many! May your kindness be multiplied continually!!!
    184 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever and ever. 🩷
    185 You are so missed by so many. Rest in peace❤️‍🩹
    183 It is you. It has always been you. You are my good.
    184 You are my best.
    183 You are the best of me.
    181 Always positive. Always loving.
    178 You were a good friend to many and are missed so very much.
    177 I will be overjoyed when I see you again.
    177 We wish you were here.
    175 Just a reminder- I love you. ❤️
    176 1111 Thank you. <3
    173 I think about you everyday.
    166 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever & ever.
    166 Loving you was so easy.
    168 Not a day goes by where I don’t think of you.
    168 Your absence is the loudest silence ever. Miss you!
    164 My heart will be broken until I see you again.
    164 Daily reminder that I woke up thinking of you, I love you, & I’ll go to bed hoping to dream of you.
    157 I miss you, my sweet, beautiful Valentine.🤍😶‍🌫️🤍
    154 You were and are an angel. I love you always.
    155 I can't sleep tonight. I keep replaying moment in my head of your contagious laugh. I miss It.
    153 One million % miss that laugh❣️🤍🤍🤍
    153 Thinking of you again tonight. I love you. 💕
    151 I have not given up on your case.
    149 Thinking of you always my sweet angel. Miss you more than words.
    148 Missing you. 🩷
    147 I want you to know, just because we can't see you, doesn't mean we will ever forget you.
    146 🩷 love you to the moon and back
    144 Always and forever. 🤞🏼🩷 love you so much
    143 No one has ever been there for me like you were. Miss you!
    144 U gave me countless memories that I’ll never forget. U gave me years of happiness.
    144 U gave me time to love u. An angel walking the earth.
    143 U didn’t owe me anything, but u gave me everything. 🩷
    144 Love you so much Blaker 🩷
    143 I feel your absence every single day.
    143 I haven’t been feeling myself in a while, but I always felt myself when I was with you.
    143 I feel alone without you. You were the best!
    143 Your hugs made the world a better place.
    141 I couldn't love you any more than I do, and always will.
    143 I miss your sunshine.
    143 I miss you. I miss you. I miss you. 😭
    142 There is void that used to burn brightly with your light. ❤️‍🔥
    143 My sweet, sweet angel; how I miss & love you❣️
    143 "Save You a Seat" Alex Warren
    143 "You're written in my soul"❤️‍🔥
    143 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    137 I love you. Always.
    144 Thank you for being my son. You were beauty, light, and joy.
    143 Dean Lewis, Memories
    143 "You were the one who gave me peace..."
    143 You were the best thing that could possibly happen in my life. Love you eternallly. <3
    145 I saw ur family today. Blessed to be apart of world, love, & who live in ur legacy.
    145 ❤️ love you
    143 I hate that you are not here.
    143 I am permanently feeling homesick without you.
    145 I thought of you today, as I do, everyday. I miss you.
    143 My sweet angel, I love you so much.
    143 My heart and soul still ache for you. Miss you always and forever.
    144 So beautiful <3
    145 I am so very grateful for every moment you were here. XOX
    144 You are still my person.
    143 Still can't believe you are no longer here. I would give anything to have you back.
    145 My sweet baby boy...XoXoX
    142 I miss you, always.
    145 I woke up and thought of you today. Oh how I miss you.
    141 So many people have told me how much they miss your laugh.
    140 I love you with my entire being, heart, soul. Eternally.
    140 People remember, and still talk about, your band! <3
    140 Someone dear just told me that this still doesn't seem real--and it doesn't.
    140 Memories and photos still pop up on FB. You are so missed, my sweet child.
    140 Happy heavenly birthday, my baby. Forever 26.😶‍🌫️ Long for & miss you ALWAYS.
    141 Love you with all my heart. I miss you.
    141 Your third angelversary is nearing. :( Know that you are deeply, deeply loved & missed.
    140 Three years today😭😭😭
    126 My forever Valentine 💝 💔❤️‍🩹
    123 I will forever light a candle for you. All of my love, my angel.
    120 Hold her close, Blakey.
    83 My heart & soul
    46 I wish there were words...
    29 Another milestone I wish I could share with you, I miss you ❤️
    28 Can't believe you would have been 30 on your birthday this year. 🥺
    28 I will forever miss you❣️I love you.♾️x♾️
    25 This world is not at all the same without you.
    26 I was so very blessed to have you.
    26 Christmas is not the same without you, my sweet baby.
    26 Life is not the same without you. I miss you. We miss you.
    26 The start of another year without you on this planet. 💔 XoX
    25 It is four years today...😭😭😭😭💔
    24 I miss you, my sweet, sweet angel.
    24 It's your sister's 1st birthday there.😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️ Extra extra ❤️ on her?
    21 I miss your smile, your laugh, your hugs, your presence.
    21 I miss our talks.

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