Blake McCoy, age 26

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

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  • Nickname:
    495 Blaker
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    492 Gentle & Kind
    490 Free Spirited & Loving
    488 Thoughtful
    488 Loving & Kind Hearted
    488 Artistic
    487 Intelligent, Gifted
    487 Funny
    485 Commpassionate
    486 smart & naturally talented.
    486 loving
    482 a ray of sunshine on the darkest of days
    481 charming
    480 affectionate
    479 courageous & strong
    479 generous to those in need
    479 witty & vibrant
    479 reliable
    479 trustworthy: the best secret keeper - #1 best friend
    480 Voted Winner For The Best Hair Award
    479 enchanting
    477 honest
    477 humble
    478 Most Contagious Laugh & Smile 💕
    478 knowledgeable & smart
    478 Lover & Genius of Music
    479 Chocolate Milks Biggest Fan 🥤
    463 💖Best hugger EVER💖
    449 Lit up any room! such a huge, warm personality.
    447 Cool personified.
    447 The biggest sweetheart❣️
    447 Truly beautiful❤️‍🔥
    432 Athletic, strong
    426 Too good for this world
    390 Always happy, always smiling, always laughing
    365 A truly beautiful, kind, caring, warm soul
    364 No one better.
    358 Walking JOY
    351 Swagger 💖
    353 Wore clothes well. Very classy when dressed up.
    348 Charistmatic!💫
    348 PURE LOVE
    336 Authentic
    301 😎 Chill
    289 Athletic
    272 Non-judgmental
    258 Precious and very loved❣️💔💔💔
    252 Edgy
    246 Loyal💖❤️‍🔥💖
    239 Caring, always😇
    239 ✨️The BEST✨️
    232 ✨️✨️So incredibly beautiful, in every sense of the word. ✨️✨️
    230 Inspirational
    231 Made an impression on everyone. He lives on in all of us.❤️‍🔥
    222 Magically ⭐️ Creative
    220 Full of LIGHT
    220 Infectious laugh😄😍
    206 Sweetest, chillest, most artistic and passionate...
    187 💙🩵Rizz🩵💙
    187 Coolest guy I ever knew
    171 Infectious, beautiful light of joy
    171 SO talented!🌟
    164 NICE
    164 "All the things"❤️🩷❤️
    147 Best ever.
  • Occupation:
    319 Poet, Songwriter, Musician, Singer
  • Workplace:
    476 Zombie Toxin Haunted House
    324 Musician, Singer
  • Schools attended:
    473 Manhattan High
  • Comments:
    482 I love you Blaker. Forever & always.
    478 I love you so much Blaker. Miss you every day.
    477 Another day without you is another day too many. Love you always.
    474 Woke up again this morning missing you again. Fly high Blaker.
    468 U left footprints in my heart that I will keep for a lifetime. 💗
    469 I miss you every minute of every day.
    468 Grateful for every moment you were on this earth. Love always.
    466 Spooky season has finally came. wish u were here.
    461 going to the pumpkin patch today with EK. Wish u were with us
    462 grand opening of Zombie Toxins today. ❤️ thinking of u.
    462 I think of u every morning, & every night I go to sleep. Miss u
    461 There are no words to express how much I love you, how much you mean to me, how much I miss you.
    462 You were my person.
    460 You were, and are, LOVED.
    460 My angel!
    460 Myheart will never be the same. You took half of it with you.
    460 another day missing you. ❤️🫶🏻
    457 If anyone knew how much I truly miss you, they would wonder how I am still breathing.
    457 You are in my heart, my thoughts, my life, always and forever.
    457 I wish you were here.
    445 This world isn't same without you.
    445 I'm not the same without you.
    432 Best Thanksgiving? Bringing YOU home, newly born.
    432 I know you are in God's arms.
    432 I thank God for you, my baby.
    429 First Christmas with you in heaven😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹
    427 I MISS YOU, YOUR HUGS, YOUR LAUGH
    428 My soul aches for you!
    418 What I really want for Christmas is to see you. I ❤️ you!
    417 I still & will always miss you every moment of every day. Love you forever❣️
    414 Such a loss for the world! I wish I could see you grow older. LOVE YOU! <3
    407 blessed to been your friene
    402 I miss listening to you play 🎸!
    403 I miss your voice, your singing, your smile.
    400 I love you infinity x infinity x 3 trillion cubed!
    396 My sweet 😇 angel!
    395 I don't know how I breathe without you. I MISS & LOVE YOU, ALWAYS.
    395 I could really, really use one of your hugs!
    394 thinking of you everyday. ❤️
    391 The anguish of your absence will be 1 year tomorrow.
    392 😭
    392 I miss everything about you, my child.
    392 No words...
    391 It is still overwhelming to think of not seeing you in this life.
    388 You will forever be my always.
    381 Happy Valentine's Day, my dear son💌
    382 Grateful eternally to have had you here.
    381 But I miss everything about you, and your very presence.
    382 You are my ❤️ heart.
    379 I will hold you in my heart until I hold you in heaven.
    368 You would have been such a wonderful father.
    365 my soulmate forever
    365 I still can't believe...All my love, always & forever.
    357 How I miss you!
    357 You were my happy place.
    357 I truly miss you stopping by at random times.
    354 You will always be my ❤️.
    353 I love you endlessly.
    352 Miss you as much as I did in the beginning. Always, always will.💔
    352 ONE day without you was too many!
    351 You knew I adored you when you were here. You know I still do, don't you?
    349 I will never become accustomed to baking without saving batter or dough for you. :(
    348 NOTHING would make me happier than seeing you.
    348 My sweet, sweet baby💔
    343 Losing you will never hurt less.
    343 You touched, and helped, more people than I think you realized. Love you dearly.
    336 Always proud to be your mom. Always.
    330 Miss you EVERY SINGLE DAY! <3
    329 I know you are in heaven, but I still cry every time I think of what happened.
    324 You were and are the BEST! I MISS YOU!
    319 Barely 26 years was NOT enough💔💔💔
    320 There are so many things that I am happy to have told you while you were here.
    320 Some of them, repeatedly.
    319 I still miss you endlessly.
    320 I will never be at peace until I hold you again.
    319 How you touched my soul, and still do...<3
    318 I couldn't miss, or love, you more than I do! XOX
    315 Miss you, my angel!
    313 Spent time w/ ur momma yesterday. We miss you.
    315 Every second. Every day.💔
    310 I miss you; I miss you; I miss you!
    304 My sweet, sweet, son, how I yearn for you.
    304 Until we meet again, I will miss you.
    302 One and a half years next week...Still looking for answers.😪
    298 I pray for as much justice as possible. 🙏🏻XoX
    299 I ❤️ you, always & forever❣️
    297 I love, adore,xand miss you--forever and a day❣️❣️❣️
    294 😭😭😭
    284 I will love you until the day after forever.
    279 My heart is forever broken.
    261 All of my love forever, my child❣️💔💖💔
    258 808 candles, Blake! I know you gave a little laugh, drummer boy. XOXOX
    257 Pink, "When I Get There"...One of our songs now, even though it was released after... XoX
    257 Iam Tongi, "I'll Be Seeing You"...
    257 Ed Sheeran, "Visiting Hours"
    240 The Zombie Toxin crew misses you!🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟
    237 The Haunt was epic this year, but it would have been even better with YOU!
    236 Missing you endlessly ♾️
    225 Miss you like crazy!
    224 💕🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💕
    223 😭😭😭 Miss you dearly. 😭😭
    218 Love is everything; love never dies.💖🩷💖
    206 You made my heart sing. ❤️
    202 Happy second heavenly birthday, my sweet, sweet baby. All my l❤️ve
    202 😘😘😘
    198 We missed you this Thanksgiving, but thought of you❣️
    198 Cried and laughed for you!
    190 You are legendary.
    187 We miss you❣️😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    182 I will ALWAYS love, and ALWAYS grieve for, you.
    182 I carry your memory every moment. XOXOX
    181 This time of year is so difficult without you, my sweet angel. Miss you endlessly.
    178 We sent you off with balloons to the sky yesterday & we miss you so much.
    175 You are my heart.
    173 NOTHING is the same without you. 💔❤️‍🩹💔
    171 Merry heavenly Christmas, my sweet angel❣️
    170 Second Christmas 🎄 MISSING YOU.
    167 I still don't want to believe this happened. 💧
    163 Still dreaming of you
    162 I hold you in my heart, and in my soul.
    159 2024: another year without you 😭😭😭💔
    159 Love you to the moon and back x infinity❣️🌛🌍
    156 MISSING YOU!
    152 I will never get used to you not being here.
    146 I'm so very sorry this happened to you. 💔😭
    146 You were a ROCK for so many. Thank you.
    140 I was never ready for you to leave this world. 😶‍🌫️💔😶‍🌫️
    140 Your absence echoes in my heart every day. I love you.
    130 You always made me happier. I ❤️ and miss you❣️
    129 You were the sweetest, kindest, old soul. You are greatly missed by so many.
    128 You are missed greatly, by so many! May your kindness be multiplied continually!!!
    126 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever and ever. 🩷
    127 You are so missed by so many. Rest in peace❤️‍🩹
    125 It is you. It has always been you. You are my good.
    126 You are my best.
    125 You are the best of me.
    124 Always positive. Always loving.
    120 You were a good friend to many and are missed so very much.
    119 I will be overjoyed when I see you again.
    119 We wish you were here.
    117 Just a reminder- I love you. ❤️
    118 1111 Thank you. <3
    115 I think about you everyday.
    109 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever & ever.
    109 Loving you was so easy.
    110 Not a day goes by where I don’t think of you.
    110 Your absence is the loudest silence ever. Miss you!
    106 My heart will be broken until I see you again.
    106 Daily reminder that I woke up thinking of you, I love you, & I’ll go to bed hoping to dream of you.
    99 I miss you, my sweet, beautiful Valentine.🤍😶‍🌫️🤍
    96 You were and are an angel. I love you always.
    97 I can't sleep tonight. I keep replaying moment in my head of your contagious laugh. I miss It.
    96 One million % miss that laugh❣️🤍🤍🤍
    95 Thinking of you again tonight. I love you. 💕
    93 I have not given up on your case.
    91 Thinking of you always my sweet angel. Miss you more than words.
    90 Missing you. 🩷
    89 I want you to know, just because we can't see you, doesn't mean we will ever forget you.
    88 🩷 love you to the moon and back
    85 Always and forever. 🤞🏼🩷 love you so much
    84 No one has ever been there for me like you were. Miss you!
    85 U gave me countless memories that I’ll never forget. U gave me years of happiness.
    85 U gave me time to love u. An angel walking the earth.
    84 U didn’t owe me anything, but u gave me everything. 🩷
    85 Love you so much Blaker 🩷
    84 I feel your absence every single day.
    84 I haven’t been feeling myself in a while, but I always felt myself when I was with you.
    84 I feel alone without you. You were the best!
    84 Your hugs made the world a better place.
    82 I couldn't love you any more than I do, and always will.
    84 I miss your sunshine.
    84 I miss you. I miss you. I miss you. 😭
    83 There is void that used to burn brightly with your light. ❤️‍🔥
    84 My sweet, sweet angel; how I miss & love you❣️
    84 "Save You a Seat" Alex Warren
    84 "You're written in my soul"❤️‍🔥
    84 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    80 I love you. Always.
    85 Thank you for being my son. You were beauty, light, and joy.
    84 Dean Lewis, Memories
    84 "You were the one who gave me peace..."
    84 You were the best thing that could possibly happen in my life. Love you eternallly. <3
    86 I saw ur family today. Blessed to be apart of world, love, & who live in ur legacy.
    86 ❤️ love you
    84 I hate that you are not here.
    85 I am permanently feeling homesick without you.
    86 I thought of you today, as I do, everyday. I miss you.
    84 My sweet angel, I love you so much.
    84 My heart and soul still ache for you. Miss you always and forever.
    85 So beautiful <3
    86 I am so very grateful for every moment you were here. XOX
    85 You are still my person.
    85 Still can't believe you are no longer here. I would give anything to have you back.
    86 My sweet baby boy...XoXoX
    83 I miss you, always.
    86 I woke up and thought of you today. Oh how I miss you.
    82 So many people have told me how much they miss your laugh.
    81 I love you with my entire being, heart, soul. Eternally.
    81 People remember, and still talk about, your band! <3
    81 Someone dear just told me that this still doesn't seem real--and it doesn't.
    81 Memories and photos still pop up on FB. You are so missed, my sweet child.
    81 Happy heavenly birthday, my baby. Forever 26.😶‍🌫️ Long for & miss you ALWAYS.
    82 Love you with all my heart. I miss you.
    82 Your third angelversary is nearing. :( Know that you are deeply, deeply loved & missed.
    80 Three years today😭😭😭
    66 My forever Valentine 💝 💔❤️‍🩹
    62 I will forever light a candle for you. All of my love, my angel.
    58 Hold her close, Blakey.
    21 My heart & soul

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