Blake McCoy, age 26

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

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  • Nickname:
    424 Blaker
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    423 Gentle & Kind
    422 Free Spirited & Loving
    420 Thoughtful
    420 Loving & Kind Hearted
    420 Artistic
    419 Intelligent, Gifted
    419 Funny
    417 Commpassionate
    418 smart & naturally talented.
    418 loving
    414 a ray of sunshine on the darkest of days
    413 charming
    412 affectionate
    411 courageous & strong
    411 generous to those in need
    411 witty & vibrant
    411 reliable
    411 trustworthy: the best secret keeper - #1 best friend
    412 Voted Winner For The Best Hair Award
    411 enchanting
    409 honest
    409 humble
    410 Most Contagious Laugh & Smile 💕
    410 knowledgeable & smart
    410 Lover & Genius of Music
    411 Chocolate Milks Biggest Fan 🥤
    395 💖Best hugger EVER💖
    381 Lit up any room! such a huge, warm personality.
    379 Cool personified.
    379 The biggest sweetheart❣️
    379 Truly beautiful❤️‍🔥
    364 Athletic, strong
    358 Too good for this world
    322 Always happy, always smiling, always laughing
    298 A truly beautiful, kind, caring, warm soul
    297 No one better.
    291 Walking JOY
    286 Swagger 💖
    286 Wore clothes well. Very classy when dressed up.
    282 Charistmatic!💫
    282 PURE LOVE
    269 Authentic
    234 😎 Chill
    223 Athletic
    205 Non-judgmental
    191 Precious and very loved❣️💔💔💔
    185 Edgy
    179 Loyal💖❤️‍🔥💖
    172 Caring, always😇
    172 ✨️The BEST✨️
    164 ✨️✨️So incredibly beautiful, in every sense of the word. ✨️✨️
    162 Inspirational
    163 Made an impression on everyone. He lives on in all of us.❤️‍🔥
    154 Magically ⭐️ Creative
    153 Full of LIGHT
    152 Infectious laugh😄😍
    138 Sweetest, chillest, most artistic and passionate...
    119 💙🩵Rizz🩵💙
    119 Coolest guy I ever knew
    103 Infectious, beautiful light of joy
    103 SO talented!🌟
    97 NICE
    96 "All the things"❤️🩷❤️
    79 Best ever.
  • Occupation:
    252 Poet, Songwriter, Musician, Singer
  • Workplace:
    409 Zombie Toxin Haunted House
    257 Musician, Singer
  • Schools attended:
    406 Manhattan High
  • Comments:
    415 I love you Blaker. Forever & always.
    412 I love you so much Blaker. Miss you every day.
    410 Another day without you is another day too many. Love you always.
    407 Woke up again this morning missing you again. Fly high Blaker.
    401 U left footprints in my heart that I will keep for a lifetime. 💗
    402 I miss you every minute of every day.
    401 Grateful for every moment you were on this earth. Love always.
    399 Spooky season has finally came. wish u were here.
    395 going to the pumpkin patch today with EK. Wish u were with us
    395 grand opening of Zombie Toxins today. ❤️ thinking of u.
    395 I think of u every morning, & every night I go to sleep. Miss u
    394 There are no words to express how much I love you, how much you mean to me, how much I miss you.
    395 You were my person.
    393 You were, and are, LOVED.
    393 My angel!
    393 Myheart will never be the same. You took half of it with you.
    393 another day missing you. ❤️🫶🏻
    390 If anyone knew how much I truly miss you, they would wonder how I am still breathing.
    390 You are in my heart, my thoughts, my life, always and forever.
    390 I wish you were here.
    378 This world isn't same without you.
    378 I'm not the same without you.
    365 Best Thanksgiving? Bringing YOU home, newly born.
    365 I know you are in God's arms.
    365 I thank God for you, my baby.
    362 First Christmas with you in heaven😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹
    360 I MISS YOU, YOUR HUGS, YOUR LAUGH
    361 My soul aches for you!
    351 What I really want for Christmas is to see you. I ❤️ you!
    350 I still & will always miss you every moment of every day. Love you forever❣️
    347 Such a loss for the world! I wish I could see you grow older. LOVE YOU! <3
    340 blessed to been your friene
    336 I miss listening to you play 🎸!
    336 I miss your voice, your singing, your smile.
    333 I love you infinity x infinity x 3 trillion cubed!
    329 My sweet 😇 angel!
    328 I don't know how I breathe without you. I MISS & LOVE YOU, ALWAYS.
    328 I could really, really use one of your hugs!
    327 thinking of you everyday. ❤️
    325 The anguish of your absence will be 1 year tomorrow.
    325 😭
    325 I miss everything about you, my child.
    325 No words...
    324 It is still overwhelming to think of not seeing you in this life.
    321 You will forever be my always.
    314 Happy Valentine's Day, my dear son💌
    315 Grateful eternally to have had you here.
    314 But I miss everything about you, and your very presence.
    315 You are my ❤️ heart.
    312 I will hold you in my heart until I hold you in heaven.
    301 You would have been such a wonderful father.
    298 my soulmate forever
    298 I still can't believe...All my love, always & forever.
    290 How I miss you!
    290 You were my happy place.
    290 I truly miss you stopping by at random times.
    287 You will always be my ❤️.
    286 I love you endlessly.
    285 Miss you as much as I did in the beginning. Always, always will.💔
    285 ONE day without you was too many!
    284 You knew I adored you when you were here. You know I still do, don't you?
    282 I will never become accustomed to baking without saving batter or dough for you. :(
    281 NOTHING would make me happier than seeing you.
    281 My sweet, sweet baby💔
    276 Losing you will never hurt less.
    276 You touched, and helped, more people than I think you realized. Love you dearly.
    269 Always proud to be your mom. Always.
    263 Miss you EVERY SINGLE DAY! <3
    262 I know you are in heaven, but I still cry every time I think of what happened.
    257 You were and are the BEST! I MISS YOU!
    252 Barely 26 years was NOT enough💔💔💔
    253 There are so many things that I am happy to have told you while you were here.
    253 Some of them, repeatedly.
    252 I still miss you endlessly.
    253 I will never be at peace until I hold you again.
    252 How you touched my soul, and still do...<3
    251 I couldn't miss, or love, you more than I do! XOX
    248 Miss you, my angel!
    246 Spent time w/ ur momma yesterday. We miss you.
    248 Every second. Every day.💔
    243 I miss you; I miss you; I miss you!
    237 My sweet, sweet, son, how I yearn for you.
    237 Until we meet again, I will miss you.
    235 One and a half years next week...Still looking for answers.😪
    234 I pray for as much justice as possible. 🙏🏻XoX
    233 I ❤️ you, always & forever❣️
    230 I love, adore,xand miss you--forever and a day❣️❣️❣️
    228 😭😭😭
    218 I will love you until the day after forever.
    213 My heart is forever broken.
    195 All of my love forever, my child❣️💔💖💔
    192 808 candles, Blake! I know you gave a little laugh, drummer boy. XOXOX
    191 Pink, "When I Get There"...One of our songs now, even though it was released after... XoX
    191 Iam Tongi, "I'll Be Seeing You"...
    191 Ed Sheeran, "Visiting Hours"
    174 The Zombie Toxin crew misses you!🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟
    171 The Haunt was epic this year, but it would have been even better with YOU!
    170 Missing you endlessly ♾️
    158 Miss you like crazy!
    157 💕🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💕
    156 😭😭😭 Miss you dearly. 😭😭
    151 Love is everything; love never dies.💖🩷💖
    139 You made my heart sing. ❤️
    135 Happy second heavenly birthday, my sweet, sweet baby. All my l❤️ve
    135 😘😘😘
    132 We missed you this Thanksgiving, but thought of you❣️
    131 Cried and laughed for you!
    123 You are legendary.
    121 We miss you❣️😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    115 I will ALWAYS love, and ALWAYS grieve for, you.
    115 I carry your memory every moment. XOXOX
    114 This time of year is so difficult without you, my sweet angel. Miss you endlessly.
    111 We sent you off with balloons to the sky yesterday & we miss you so much.
    108 You are my heart.
    107 NOTHING is the same without you. 💔❤️‍🩹💔
    104 Merry heavenly Christmas, my sweet angel❣️
    103 Second Christmas 🎄 MISSING YOU.
    100 I still don't want to believe this happened. 💧
    96 Still dreaming of you
    95 I hold you in my heart, and in my soul.
    92 2024: another year without you 😭😭😭💔
    92 Love you to the moon and back x infinity❣️🌛🌍
    89 MISSING YOU!
    85 I will never get used to you not being here.
    79 I'm so very sorry this happened to you. 💔😭
    79 You were a ROCK for so many. Thank you.
    73 I was never ready for you to leave this world. 😶‍🌫️💔😶‍🌫️
    73 Your absence echoes in my heart every day. I love you.
    63 You always made me happier. I ❤️ and miss you❣️
    62 You were the sweetest, kindest, old soul. You are greatly missed by so many.
    61 You are missed greatly, by so many! May your kindness be multiplied continually!!!
    59 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever and ever. 🩷
    60 You are so missed by so many. Rest in peace❤️‍🩹
    58 It is you. It has always been you. You are my good.
    59 You are my best.
    58 You are the best of me.
    57 Always positive. Always loving.
    53 You were a good friend to many and are missed so very much.
    52 I will be overjoyed when I see you again.
    52 We wish you were here.
    50 Just a reminder- I love you. ❤️
    51 1111 Thank you. <3
    48 I think about you everyday.
    42 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever & ever.
    42 Loving you was so easy.
    43 Not a day goes by where I don’t think of you.
    43 Your absence is the loudest silence ever. Miss you!
    40 My heart will be broken until I see you again.
    39 Daily reminder that I woke up thinking of you, I love you, & I’ll go to bed hoping to dream of you.
    33 I miss you, my sweet, beautiful Valentine.🤍😶‍🌫️🤍
    29 You were and are an angel. I love you always.
    30 I can't sleep tonight. I keep replaying moment in my head of your contagious laugh. I miss It.
    29 One million % miss that laugh❣️🤍🤍🤍
    28 Thinking of you again tonight. I love you. 💕
    26 I have not given up on your case.
    24 Thinking of you always my sweet angel. Miss you more than words.
    23 Missing you. 🩷
    22 I want you to know, just because we can't see you, doesn't mean we will ever forget you.
    21 🩷 love you to the moon and back
    18 Always and forever. 🤞🏼🩷 love you so much
    18 No one has ever been there for me like you were. Miss you!
    18 U gave me countless memories that I’ll never forget. U gave me years of happiness.
    18 U gave me time to love u. An angel walking the earth.
    18 U didn’t owe me anything, but u gave me everything. 🩷
    18 Love you so much Blaker 🩷
    17 I feel your absence every single day.
    18 I haven’t been feeling myself in a while, but I always felt myself when I was with you.
    17 I feel alone without you. You were the best!
    17 Your hugs made the world a better place.
    17 I couldn't love you any more than I do, and always will.
    17 I miss your sunshine.
    17 I miss you. I miss you. I miss you. 😭
    17 There is void that used to burn brightly with your light. ❤️‍🔥
    17 My sweet, sweet angel; how I miss & love you❣️
    17 "Save You a Seat" Alex Warren
    17 "You're written in my soul"❤️‍🔥
    17 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    17 I love you. Always.
    18 Thank you for being my son. You were beauty, light, and joy.
    17 Dean Lewis, Memories
    17 "You were the one who gave me peace..."
    17 You were the best thing that could possibly happen in my life. Love you eternallly. <3
    19 I saw ur family today. Blessed to be apart of world, love, & who live in ur legacy.
    19 ❤️ love you
    18 I hate that you are not here.
    18 I am permanently feeling homesick without you.
    19 I thought of you today, as I do, everyday. I miss you.
    18 My sweet angel, I love you so much.
    18 My heart and soul still ache for you. Miss you always and forever.
    18 So beautiful <3
    19 I am so very grateful for every moment you were here. XOX
    18 You are still my person.
    18 Still can't believe you are no longer here. I would give anything to have you back.
    19 My sweet baby boy...XoXoX
    18 I miss you, always.
    19 I woke up and thought of you today. Oh how I miss you.
    15 So many people have told me how much they miss your laugh.
    14 I love you with my entire being, heart, soul. Eternally.
    14 People remember, and still talk about, your band! <3
    14 Someone dear just told me that this still doesn't seem real--and it doesn't.
    14 Memories and photos still pop up on FB. You are so missed, my sweet child.
    14 Happy heavenly birthday, my baby. Forever 26.😶‍🌫️ Long for & miss you ALWAYS.
    14 Love you with all my heart. I miss you.
    14 Your third angelversary is nearing. :( Know that you are deeply, deeply loved & missed.
    11 Three years today😭😭😭

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