Blake McCoy, age 26

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

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  • Nickname:
    412 Blaker
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    411 Gentle & Kind
    410 Free Spirited & Loving
    408 Thoughtful
    408 Loving & Kind Hearted
    408 Artistic
    407 Intelligent, Gifted
    407 Funny
    405 Commpassionate
    406 smart & naturally talented.
    406 loving
    402 a ray of sunshine on the darkest of days
    401 charming
    400 affectionate
    399 courageous & strong
    399 generous to those in need
    399 witty & vibrant
    399 reliable
    399 trustworthy: the best secret keeper - #1 best friend
    400 Voted Winner For The Best Hair Award
    399 enchanting
    397 honest
    397 humble
    398 Most Contagious Laugh & Smile 💕
    398 knowledgeable & smart
    398 Lover & Genius of Music
    399 Chocolate Milks Biggest Fan 🥤
    383 💖Best hugger EVER💖
    369 Lit up any room! such a huge, warm personality.
    367 Cool personified.
    367 The biggest sweetheart❣️
    367 Truly beautiful❤️‍🔥
    352 Athletic, strong
    346 Too good for this world
    310 Always happy, always smiling, always laughing
    286 A truly beautiful, kind, caring, warm soul
    285 No one better.
    279 Walking JOY
    274 Swagger 💖
    274 Wore clothes well. Very classy when dressed up.
    270 Charistmatic!💫
    270 PURE LOVE
    257 Authentic
    222 😎 Chill
    211 Athletic
    193 Non-judgmental
    179 Precious and very loved❣️💔💔💔
    173 Edgy
    167 Loyal💖❤️‍🔥💖
    160 Caring, always😇
    160 ✨️The BEST✨️
    152 ✨️✨️So incredibly beautiful, in every sense of the word. ✨️✨️
    151 Inspirational
    151 Made an impression on everyone. He lives on in all of us.❤️‍🔥
    142 Magically ⭐️ Creative
    141 Full of LIGHT
    140 Infectious laugh😄😍
    126 Sweetest, chillest, most artistic and passionate...
    107 💙🩵Rizz🩵💙
    107 Coolest guy I ever knew
    91 Infectious, beautiful light of joy
    91 SO talented!🌟
    85 NICE
    84 "All the things"❤️🩷❤️
    67 Best ever.
  • Occupation:
    240 Poet, Songwriter, Musician, Singer
  • Workplace:
    397 Zombie Toxin Haunted House
    245 Musician, Singer
  • Schools attended:
    394 Manhattan High
  • Comments:
    403 I love you Blaker. Forever & always.
    400 I love you so much Blaker. Miss you every day.
    398 Another day without you is another day too many. Love you always.
    395 Woke up again this morning missing you again. Fly high Blaker.
    389 U left footprints in my heart that I will keep for a lifetime. 💗
    390 I miss you every minute of every day.
    389 Grateful for every moment you were on this earth. Love always.
    387 Spooky season has finally came. wish u were here.
    383 going to the pumpkin patch today with EK. Wish u were with us
    383 grand opening of Zombie Toxins today. ❤️ thinking of u.
    383 I think of u every morning, & every night I go to sleep. Miss u
    382 There are no words to express how much I love you, how much you mean to me, how much I miss you.
    383 You were my person.
    381 You were, and are, LOVED.
    381 My angel!
    381 Myheart will never be the same. You took half of it with you.
    381 another day missing you. ❤️🫶🏻
    378 If anyone knew how much I truly miss you, they would wonder how I am still breathing.
    378 You are in my heart, my thoughts, my life, always and forever.
    378 I wish you were here.
    366 This world isn't same without you.
    366 I'm not the same without you.
    353 Best Thanksgiving? Bringing YOU home, newly born.
    353 I know you are in God's arms.
    353 I thank God for you, my baby.
    350 First Christmas with you in heaven😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹
    348 I MISS YOU, YOUR HUGS, YOUR LAUGH
    349 My soul aches for you!
    339 What I really want for Christmas is to see you. I ❤️ you!
    338 I still & will always miss you every moment of every day. Love you forever❣️
    335 Such a loss for the world! I wish I could see you grow older. LOVE YOU! <3
    328 blessed to been your friene
    324 I miss listening to you play 🎸!
    324 I miss your voice, your singing, your smile.
    321 I love you infinity x infinity x 3 trillion cubed!
    317 My sweet 😇 angel!
    316 I don't know how I breathe without you. I MISS & LOVE YOU, ALWAYS.
    316 I could really, really use one of your hugs!
    315 thinking of you everyday. ❤️
    313 The anguish of your absence will be 1 year tomorrow.
    313 😭
    313 I miss everything about you, my child.
    313 No words...
    312 It is still overwhelming to think of not seeing you in this life.
    309 You will forever be my always.
    302 Happy Valentine's Day, my dear son💌
    303 Grateful eternally to have had you here.
    302 But I miss everything about you, and your very presence.
    303 You are my ❤️ heart.
    300 I will hold you in my heart until I hold you in heaven.
    289 You would have been such a wonderful father.
    286 my soulmate forever
    286 I still can't believe...All my love, always & forever.
    278 How I miss you!
    278 You were my happy place.
    278 I truly miss you stopping by at random times.
    275 You will always be my ❤️.
    274 I love you endlessly.
    273 Miss you as much as I did in the beginning. Always, always will.💔
    273 ONE day without you was too many!
    272 You knew I adored you when you were here. You know I still do, don't you?
    270 I will never become accustomed to baking without saving batter or dough for you. :(
    269 NOTHING would make me happier than seeing you.
    269 My sweet, sweet baby💔
    264 Losing you will never hurt less.
    264 You touched, and helped, more people than I think you realized. Love you dearly.
    257 Always proud to be your mom. Always.
    251 Miss you EVERY SINGLE DAY! <3
    250 I know you are in heaven, but I still cry every time I think of what happened.
    245 You were and are the BEST! I MISS YOU!
    240 Barely 26 years was NOT enough💔💔💔
    241 There are so many things that I am happy to have told you while you were here.
    241 Some of them, repeatedly.
    240 I still miss you endlessly.
    241 I will never be at peace until I hold you again.
    240 How you touched my soul, and still do...<3
    239 I couldn't miss, or love, you more than I do! XOX
    236 Miss you, my angel!
    234 Spent time w/ ur momma yesterday. We miss you.
    236 Every second. Every day.💔
    231 I miss you; I miss you; I miss you!
    225 My sweet, sweet, son, how I yearn for you.
    225 Until we meet again, I will miss you.
    223 One and a half years next week...Still looking for answers.😪
    222 I pray for as much justice as possible. 🙏🏻XoX
    221 I ❤️ you, always & forever❣️
    218 I love, adore,xand miss you--forever and a day❣️❣️❣️
    216 😭😭😭
    206 I will love you until the day after forever.
    201 My heart is forever broken.
    183 All of my love forever, my child❣️💔💖💔
    180 808 candles, Blake! I know you gave a little laugh, drummer boy. XOXOX
    179 Pink, "When I Get There"...One of our songs now, even though it was released after... XoX
    179 Iam Tongi, "I'll Be Seeing You"...
    179 Ed Sheeran, "Visiting Hours"
    162 The Zombie Toxin crew misses you!🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟
    159 The Haunt was epic this year, but it would have been even better with YOU!
    158 Missing you endlessly ♾️
    146 Miss you like crazy!
    145 💕🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💕
    144 😭😭😭 Miss you dearly. 😭😭
    139 Love is everything; love never dies.💖🩷💖
    127 You made my heart sing. ❤️
    123 Happy second heavenly birthday, my sweet, sweet baby. All my l❤️ve
    123 😘😘😘
    120 We missed you this Thanksgiving, but thought of you❣️
    119 Cried and laughed for you!
    111 You are legendary.
    109 We miss you❣️😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    103 I will ALWAYS love, and ALWAYS grieve for, you.
    103 I carry your memory every moment. XOXOX
    102 This time of year is so difficult without you, my sweet angel. Miss you endlessly.
    99 We sent you off with balloons to the sky yesterday & we miss you so much.
    96 You are my heart.
    95 NOTHING is the same without you. 💔❤️‍🩹💔
    92 Merry heavenly Christmas, my sweet angel❣️
    91 Second Christmas 🎄 MISSING YOU.
    88 I still don't want to believe this happened. 💧
    84 Still dreaming of you
    83 I hold you in my heart, and in my soul.
    80 2024: another year without you 😭😭😭💔
    80 Love you to the moon and back x infinity❣️🌛🌍
    77 MISSING YOU!
    73 I will never get used to you not being here.
    67 I'm so very sorry this happened to you. 💔😭
    67 You were a ROCK for so many. Thank you.
    61 I was never ready for you to leave this world. 😶‍🌫️💔😶‍🌫️
    61 Your absence echoes in my heart every day. I love you.
    51 You always made me happier. I ❤️ and miss you❣️
    50 You were the sweetest, kindest, old soul. You are greatly missed by so many.
    49 You are missed greatly, by so many! May your kindness be multiplied continually!!!
    47 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever and ever. 🩷
    48 You are so missed by so many. Rest in peace❤️‍🩹
    46 It is you. It has always been you. You are my good.
    47 You are my best.
    46 You are the best of me.
    45 Always positive. Always loving.
    41 You were a good friend to many and are missed so very much.
    40 I will be overjoyed when I see you again.
    40 We wish you were here.
    38 Just a reminder- I love you. ❤️
    39 1111 Thank you. <3
    36 I think about you everyday.
    30 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever & ever.
    30 Loving you was so easy.
    31 Not a day goes by where I don’t think of you.
    31 Your absence is the loudest silence ever. Miss you!
    28 My heart will be broken until I see you again.
    27 Daily reminder that I woke up thinking of you, I love you, & I’ll go to bed hoping to dream of you.
    21 I miss you, my sweet, beautiful Valentine.🤍😶‍🌫️🤍
    17 You were and are an angel. I love you always.
    18 I can't sleep tonight. I keep replaying moment in my head of your contagious laugh. I miss It.
    17 One million % miss that laugh❣️🤍🤍🤍
    16 Thinking of you again tonight. I love you. 💕
    14 I have not given up on your case.
    12 Thinking of you always my sweet angel. Miss you more than words.
    11 Missing you. 🩷
    10 I want you to know, just because we can't see you, doesn't mean we will ever forget you.
    9 🩷 love you to the moon and back
    7 Always and forever. 🤞🏼🩷 love you so much
    6 No one has ever been there for me like you were. Miss you!
    6 U gave me countless memories that I’ll never forget. U gave me years of happiness.
    6 U gave me time to love u. An angel walking the earth.
    6 U didn’t owe me anything, but u gave me everything. 🩷
    6 Love you so much Blaker 🩷
    5 I feel your absence every single day.
    6 I haven’t been feeling myself in a while, but I always felt myself when I was with you.
    5 I feel alone without you. You were the best!
    5 Your hugs made the world a better place.
    5 I couldn't love you any more than I do, and always will.
    5 I miss your sunshine.
    5 I miss you. I miss you. I miss you. 😭
    5 There is void that used to burn brightly with your light. ❤️‍🔥
    5 My sweet, sweet angel; how I miss & love you❣️
    5 "Save You a Seat" Alex Warren
    5 "You're written in my soul"❤️‍🔥
    5 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    5 I love you. Always.
    6 Thank you for being my son. You were beauty, light, and joy.
    5 Dean Lewis, Memories
    5 "You were the one who gave me peace..."
    5 You were the best thing that could possibly happen in my life. Love you eternallly. <3
    7 I saw ur family today. Blessed to be apart of world, love, & who live in ur legacy.
    7 ❤️ love you
    6 I hate that you are not here.
    6 I am permanently feeling homesick without you.
    7 I thought of you today, as I do, everyday. I miss you.
    6 My sweet angel, I love you so much.
    6 My heart and soul still ache for you. Miss you always and forever.
    6 So beautiful <3
    7 I am so very grateful for every moment you were here. XOX
    6 You are still my person.
    6 Still can't believe you are no longer here. I would give anything to have you back.
    7 My sweet baby boy...XoXoX
    6 I miss you, always.
    7 I woke up and thought of you today. Oh how I miss you.
    3 So many people have told me how much they miss your laugh.
    2 I love you with my entire being, heart, soul. Eternally.
    2 People remember, and still talk about, your band! <3
    2 Someone dear just told me that this still doesn't seem real--and it doesn't.
    2 Memories and photos still pop up on FB. You are so missed, my sweet child.
    2 Happy heavenly birthday, my baby. Forever 26.😶‍🌫️ Long for & miss you ALWAYS.
    1 Love you with all my heart. I miss you.

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