Blake McCoy, age 26

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

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  • Nickname:
    467 Blaker
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    464 Gentle & Kind
    462 Free Spirited & Loving
    460 Thoughtful
    460 Loving & Kind Hearted
    460 Artistic
    459 Intelligent, Gifted
    459 Funny
    457 Commpassionate
    458 smart & naturally talented.
    458 loving
    454 a ray of sunshine on the darkest of days
    453 charming
    452 affectionate
    451 courageous & strong
    451 generous to those in need
    451 witty & vibrant
    451 reliable
    451 trustworthy: the best secret keeper - #1 best friend
    452 Voted Winner For The Best Hair Award
    451 enchanting
    449 honest
    449 humble
    450 Most Contagious Laugh & Smile 💕
    450 knowledgeable & smart
    450 Lover & Genius of Music
    451 Chocolate Milks Biggest Fan 🥤
    435 💖Best hugger EVER💖
    421 Lit up any room! such a huge, warm personality.
    419 Cool personified.
    419 The biggest sweetheart❣️
    419 Truly beautiful❤️‍🔥
    404 Athletic, strong
    398 Too good for this world
    362 Always happy, always smiling, always laughing
    338 A truly beautiful, kind, caring, warm soul
    337 No one better.
    331 Walking JOY
    325 Swagger 💖
    326 Wore clothes well. Very classy when dressed up.
    322 Charistmatic!💫
    322 PURE LOVE
    309 Authentic
    274 😎 Chill
    263 Athletic
    245 Non-judgmental
    231 Precious and very loved❣️💔💔💔
    225 Edgy
    219 Loyal💖❤️‍🔥💖
    212 Caring, always😇
    212 ✨️The BEST✨️
    204 ✨️✨️So incredibly beautiful, in every sense of the word. ✨️✨️
    202 Inspirational
    203 Made an impression on everyone. He lives on in all of us.❤️‍🔥
    194 Magically ⭐️ Creative
    193 Full of LIGHT
    192 Infectious laugh😄😍
    178 Sweetest, chillest, most artistic and passionate...
    159 💙🩵Rizz🩵💙
    159 Coolest guy I ever knew
    143 Infectious, beautiful light of joy
    143 SO talented!🌟
    136 NICE
    136 "All the things"❤️🩷❤️
    119 Best ever.
  • Occupation:
    292 Poet, Songwriter, Musician, Singer
  • Workplace:
    449 Zombie Toxin Haunted House
    297 Musician, Singer
  • Schools attended:
    446 Manhattan High
  • Comments:
    455 I love you Blaker. Forever & always.
    451 I love you so much Blaker. Miss you every day.
    450 Another day without you is another day too many. Love you always.
    447 Woke up again this morning missing you again. Fly high Blaker.
    441 U left footprints in my heart that I will keep for a lifetime. 💗
    442 I miss you every minute of every day.
    441 Grateful for every moment you were on this earth. Love always.
    439 Spooky season has finally came. wish u were here.
    434 going to the pumpkin patch today with EK. Wish u were with us
    435 grand opening of Zombie Toxins today. ❤️ thinking of u.
    435 I think of u every morning, & every night I go to sleep. Miss u
    434 There are no words to express how much I love you, how much you mean to me, how much I miss you.
    435 You were my person.
    433 You were, and are, LOVED.
    433 My angel!
    433 Myheart will never be the same. You took half of it with you.
    433 another day missing you. ❤️🫶🏻
    430 If anyone knew how much I truly miss you, they would wonder how I am still breathing.
    430 You are in my heart, my thoughts, my life, always and forever.
    430 I wish you were here.
    418 This world isn't same without you.
    418 I'm not the same without you.
    405 Best Thanksgiving? Bringing YOU home, newly born.
    405 I know you are in God's arms.
    405 I thank God for you, my baby.
    402 First Christmas with you in heaven😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹
    400 I MISS YOU, YOUR HUGS, YOUR LAUGH
    401 My soul aches for you!
    391 What I really want for Christmas is to see you. I ❤️ you!
    390 I still & will always miss you every moment of every day. Love you forever❣️
    387 Such a loss for the world! I wish I could see you grow older. LOVE YOU! <3
    380 blessed to been your friene
    375 I miss listening to you play 🎸!
    376 I miss your voice, your singing, your smile.
    373 I love you infinity x infinity x 3 trillion cubed!
    369 My sweet 😇 angel!
    368 I don't know how I breathe without you. I MISS & LOVE YOU, ALWAYS.
    368 I could really, really use one of your hugs!
    367 thinking of you everyday. ❤️
    365 The anguish of your absence will be 1 year tomorrow.
    365 😭
    365 I miss everything about you, my child.
    365 No words...
    364 It is still overwhelming to think of not seeing you in this life.
    361 You will forever be my always.
    354 Happy Valentine's Day, my dear son💌
    355 Grateful eternally to have had you here.
    354 But I miss everything about you, and your very presence.
    355 You are my ❤️ heart.
    352 I will hold you in my heart until I hold you in heaven.
    341 You would have been such a wonderful father.
    338 my soulmate forever
    338 I still can't believe...All my love, always & forever.
    330 How I miss you!
    330 You were my happy place.
    330 I truly miss you stopping by at random times.
    327 You will always be my ❤️.
    326 I love you endlessly.
    325 Miss you as much as I did in the beginning. Always, always will.💔
    325 ONE day without you was too many!
    324 You knew I adored you when you were here. You know I still do, don't you?
    322 I will never become accustomed to baking without saving batter or dough for you. :(
    321 NOTHING would make me happier than seeing you.
    321 My sweet, sweet baby💔
    316 Losing you will never hurt less.
    316 You touched, and helped, more people than I think you realized. Love you dearly.
    309 Always proud to be your mom. Always.
    303 Miss you EVERY SINGLE DAY! <3
    302 I know you are in heaven, but I still cry every time I think of what happened.
    297 You were and are the BEST! I MISS YOU!
    292 Barely 26 years was NOT enough💔💔💔
    293 There are so many things that I am happy to have told you while you were here.
    293 Some of them, repeatedly.
    292 I still miss you endlessly.
    293 I will never be at peace until I hold you again.
    292 How you touched my soul, and still do...<3
    291 I couldn't miss, or love, you more than I do! XOX
    288 Miss you, my angel!
    286 Spent time w/ ur momma yesterday. We miss you.
    288 Every second. Every day.💔
    283 I miss you; I miss you; I miss you!
    277 My sweet, sweet, son, how I yearn for you.
    277 Until we meet again, I will miss you.
    275 One and a half years next week...Still looking for answers.😪
    273 I pray for as much justice as possible. 🙏🏻XoX
    273 I ❤️ you, always & forever❣️
    270 I love, adore,xand miss you--forever and a day❣️❣️❣️
    268 😭😭😭
    258 I will love you until the day after forever.
    253 My heart is forever broken.
    235 All of my love forever, my child❣️💔💖💔
    232 808 candles, Blake! I know you gave a little laugh, drummer boy. XOXOX
    231 Pink, "When I Get There"...One of our songs now, even though it was released after... XoX
    231 Iam Tongi, "I'll Be Seeing You"...
    231 Ed Sheeran, "Visiting Hours"
    214 The Zombie Toxin crew misses you!🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟
    211 The Haunt was epic this year, but it would have been even better with YOU!
    210 Missing you endlessly ♾️
    198 Miss you like crazy!
    197 💕🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💕
    196 😭😭😭 Miss you dearly. 😭😭
    191 Love is everything; love never dies.💖🩷💖
    179 You made my heart sing. ❤️
    175 Happy second heavenly birthday, my sweet, sweet baby. All my l❤️ve
    175 😘😘😘
    172 We missed you this Thanksgiving, but thought of you❣️
    171 Cried and laughed for you!
    163 You are legendary.
    160 We miss you❣️😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    155 I will ALWAYS love, and ALWAYS grieve for, you.
    155 I carry your memory every moment. XOXOX
    154 This time of year is so difficult without you, my sweet angel. Miss you endlessly.
    151 We sent you off with balloons to the sky yesterday & we miss you so much.
    148 You are my heart.
    146 NOTHING is the same without you. 💔❤️‍🩹💔
    144 Merry heavenly Christmas, my sweet angel❣️
    143 Second Christmas 🎄 MISSING YOU.
    140 I still don't want to believe this happened. 💧
    136 Still dreaming of you
    135 I hold you in my heart, and in my soul.
    132 2024: another year without you 😭😭😭💔
    132 Love you to the moon and back x infinity❣️🌛🌍
    129 MISSING YOU!
    125 I will never get used to you not being here.
    119 I'm so very sorry this happened to you. 💔😭
    119 You were a ROCK for so many. Thank you.
    113 I was never ready for you to leave this world. 😶‍🌫️💔😶‍🌫️
    113 Your absence echoes in my heart every day. I love you.
    103 You always made me happier. I ❤️ and miss you❣️
    102 You were the sweetest, kindest, old soul. You are greatly missed by so many.
    101 You are missed greatly, by so many! May your kindness be multiplied continually!!!
    99 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever and ever. 🩷
    100 You are so missed by so many. Rest in peace❤️‍🩹
    98 It is you. It has always been you. You are my good.
    99 You are my best.
    98 You are the best of me.
    97 Always positive. Always loving.
    93 You were a good friend to many and are missed so very much.
    92 I will be overjoyed when I see you again.
    92 We wish you were here.
    90 Just a reminder- I love you. ❤️
    91 1111 Thank you. <3
    88 I think about you everyday.
    82 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever & ever.
    82 Loving you was so easy.
    83 Not a day goes by where I don’t think of you.
    83 Your absence is the loudest silence ever. Miss you!
    79 My heart will be broken until I see you again.
    79 Daily reminder that I woke up thinking of you, I love you, & I’ll go to bed hoping to dream of you.
    72 I miss you, my sweet, beautiful Valentine.🤍😶‍🌫️🤍
    69 You were and are an angel. I love you always.
    70 I can't sleep tonight. I keep replaying moment in my head of your contagious laugh. I miss It.
    69 One million % miss that laugh❣️🤍🤍🤍
    68 Thinking of you again tonight. I love you. 💕
    66 I have not given up on your case.
    64 Thinking of you always my sweet angel. Miss you more than words.
    63 Missing you. 🩷
    62 I want you to know, just because we can't see you, doesn't mean we will ever forget you.
    61 🩷 love you to the moon and back
    58 Always and forever. 🤞🏼🩷 love you so much
    57 No one has ever been there for me like you were. Miss you!
    58 U gave me countless memories that I’ll never forget. U gave me years of happiness.
    58 U gave me time to love u. An angel walking the earth.
    58 U didn’t owe me anything, but u gave me everything. 🩷
    58 Love you so much Blaker 🩷
    57 I feel your absence every single day.
    58 I haven’t been feeling myself in a while, but I always felt myself when I was with you.
    57 I feel alone without you. You were the best!
    57 Your hugs made the world a better place.
    56 I couldn't love you any more than I do, and always will.
    57 I miss your sunshine.
    57 I miss you. I miss you. I miss you. 😭
    56 There is void that used to burn brightly with your light. ❤️‍🔥
    57 My sweet, sweet angel; how I miss & love you❣️
    57 "Save You a Seat" Alex Warren
    57 "You're written in my soul"❤️‍🔥
    57 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    55 I love you. Always.
    58 Thank you for being my son. You were beauty, light, and joy.
    57 Dean Lewis, Memories
    57 "You were the one who gave me peace..."
    57 You were the best thing that could possibly happen in my life. Love you eternallly. <3
    59 I saw ur family today. Blessed to be apart of world, love, & who live in ur legacy.
    59 ❤️ love you
    57 I hate that you are not here.
    58 I am permanently feeling homesick without you.
    59 I thought of you today, as I do, everyday. I miss you.
    57 My sweet angel, I love you so much.
    58 My heart and soul still ache for you. Miss you always and forever.
    58 So beautiful <3
    59 I am so very grateful for every moment you were here. XOX
    58 You are still my person.
    58 Still can't believe you are no longer here. I would give anything to have you back.
    59 My sweet baby boy...XoXoX
    56 I miss you, always.
    59 I woke up and thought of you today. Oh how I miss you.
    55 So many people have told me how much they miss your laugh.
    54 I love you with my entire being, heart, soul. Eternally.
    54 People remember, and still talk about, your band! <3
    54 Someone dear just told me that this still doesn't seem real--and it doesn't.
    54 Memories and photos still pop up on FB. You are so missed, my sweet child.
    54 Happy heavenly birthday, my baby. Forever 26.😶‍🌫️ Long for & miss you ALWAYS.
    55 Love you with all my heart. I miss you.
    55 Your third angelversary is nearing. :( Know that you are deeply, deeply loved & missed.
    53 Three years today😭😭😭
    39 My forever Valentine 💝 💔❤️‍🩹
    35 I will forever light a candle for you. All of my love, my angel.
    31 Hold her close, Blakey.

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