Blake McCoy, age 26

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

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  • Nickname:
    406 Blaker
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    406 Gentle & Kind
    405 Free Spirited & Loving
    403 Thoughtful
    403 Loving & Kind Hearted
    403 Artistic
    403 Intelligent, Gifted
    403 Funny
    401 Commpassionate
    402 smart & naturally talented.
    402 loving
    399 a ray of sunshine on the darkest of days
    398 charming
    397 affectionate
    396 courageous & strong
    396 generous to those in need
    396 witty & vibrant
    396 reliable
    396 trustworthy: the best secret keeper - #1 best friend
    396 Voted Winner For The Best Hair Award
    396 enchanting
    394 honest
    394 humble
    395 Most Contagious Laugh & Smile 💕
    395 knowledgeable & smart
    395 Lover & Genius of Music
    395 Chocolate Milks Biggest Fan 🥤
    380 💖Best hugger EVER💖
    366 Lit up any room! such a huge, warm personality.
    364 Cool personified.
    364 The biggest sweetheart❣️
    364 Truly beautiful❤️‍🔥
    349 Athletic, strong
    343 Too good for this world
    307 Always happy, always smiling, always laughing
    283 A truly beautiful, kind, caring, warm soul
    282 No one better.
    276 Walking JOY
    270 Swagger 💖
    270 Wore clothes well. Very classy when dressed up.
    267 Charistmatic!💫
    267 PURE LOVE
    253 Authentic
    219 😎 Chill
    208 Athletic
    189 Non-judgmental
    176 Precious and very loved❣️💔💔💔
    169 Edgy
    164 Loyal💖❤️‍🔥💖
    157 Caring, always😇
    157 ✨️The BEST✨️
    149 ✨️✨️So incredibly beautiful, in every sense of the word. ✨️✨️
    148 Inspirational
    148 Made an impression on everyone. He lives on in all of us.❤️‍🔥
    139 Magically ⭐️ Creative
    138 Full of LIGHT
    137 Infectious laugh😄😍
    123 Sweetest, chillest, most artistic and passionate...
    104 💙🩵Rizz🩵💙
    103 Coolest guy I ever knew
    88 Infectious, beautiful light of joy
    88 SO talented!🌟
    82 NICE
    81 "All the things"❤️🩷❤️
    64 Best ever.
  • Occupation:
    237 Poet, Songwriter, Musician, Singer
  • Workplace:
    393 Zombie Toxin Haunted House
    241 Musician, Singer
  • Schools attended:
    391 Manhattan High
  • Comments:
    400 I love you Blaker. Forever & always.
    397 I love you so much Blaker. Miss you every day.
    395 Another day without you is another day too many. Love you always.
    392 Woke up again this morning missing you again. Fly high Blaker.
    386 U left footprints in my heart that I will keep for a lifetime. 💗
    387 I miss you every minute of every day.
    386 Grateful for every moment you were on this earth. Love always.
    384 Spooky season has finally came. wish u were here.
    380 going to the pumpkin patch today with EK. Wish u were with us
    380 grand opening of Zombie Toxins today. ❤️ thinking of u.
    380 I think of u every morning, & every night I go to sleep. Miss u
    379 There are no words to express how much I love you, how much you mean to me, how much I miss you.
    380 You were my person.
    378 You were, and are, LOVED.
    378 My angel!
    378 Myheart will never be the same. You took half of it with you.
    378 another day missing you. ❤️🫶🏻
    375 If anyone knew how much I truly miss you, they would wonder how I am still breathing.
    375 You are in my heart, my thoughts, my life, always and forever.
    375 I wish you were here.
    363 This world isn't same without you.
    363 I'm not the same without you.
    350 Best Thanksgiving? Bringing YOU home, newly born.
    350 I know you are in God's arms.
    350 I thank God for you, my baby.
    347 First Christmas with you in heaven😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹
    345 I MISS YOU, YOUR HUGS, YOUR LAUGH
    346 My soul aches for you!
    336 What I really want for Christmas is to see you. I ❤️ you!
    335 I still & will always miss you every moment of every day. Love you forever❣️
    332 Such a loss for the world! I wish I could see you grow older. LOVE YOU! <3
    325 blessed to been your friene
    321 I miss listening to you play 🎸!
    321 I miss your voice, your singing, your smile.
    318 I love you infinity x infinity x 3 trillion cubed!
    314 My sweet 😇 angel!
    313 I don't know how I breathe without you. I MISS & LOVE YOU, ALWAYS.
    313 I could really, really use one of your hugs!
    312 thinking of you everyday. ❤️
    310 The anguish of your absence will be 1 year tomorrow.
    310 😭
    310 I miss everything about you, my child.
    310 No words...
    309 It is still overwhelming to think of not seeing you in this life.
    306 You will forever be my always.
    299 Happy Valentine's Day, my dear son💌
    300 Grateful eternally to have had you here.
    299 But I miss everything about you, and your very presence.
    300 You are my ❤️ heart.
    297 I will hold you in my heart until I hold you in heaven.
    286 You would have been such a wonderful father.
    283 my soulmate forever
    283 I still can't believe...All my love, always & forever.
    275 How I miss you!
    275 You were my happy place.
    275 I truly miss you stopping by at random times.
    272 You will always be my ❤️.
    271 I love you endlessly.
    270 Miss you as much as I did in the beginning. Always, always will.💔
    270 ONE day without you was too many!
    269 You knew I adored you when you were here. You know I still do, don't you?
    267 I will never become accustomed to baking without saving batter or dough for you. :(
    266 NOTHING would make me happier than seeing you.
    266 My sweet, sweet baby💔
    261 Losing you will never hurt less.
    261 You touched, and helped, more people than I think you realized. Love you dearly.
    254 Always proud to be your mom. Always.
    248 Miss you EVERY SINGLE DAY! <3
    247 I know you are in heaven, but I still cry every time I think of what happened.
    242 You were and are the BEST! I MISS YOU!
    237 Barely 26 years was NOT enough💔💔💔
    238 There are so many things that I am happy to have told you while you were here.
    238 Some of them, repeatedly.
    237 I still miss you endlessly.
    238 I will never be at peace until I hold you again.
    237 How you touched my soul, and still do...<3
    236 I couldn't miss, or love, you more than I do! XOX
    233 Miss you, my angel!
    231 Spent time w/ ur momma yesterday. We miss you.
    233 Every second. Every day.💔
    228 I miss you; I miss you; I miss you!
    222 My sweet, sweet, son, how I yearn for you.
    222 Until we meet again, I will miss you.
    220 One and a half years next week...Still looking for answers.😪
    219 I pray for as much justice as possible. 🙏🏻XoX
    218 I ❤️ you, always & forever❣️
    215 I love, adore,xand miss you--forever and a day❣️❣️❣️
    213 😭😭😭
    203 I will love you until the day after forever.
    198 My heart is forever broken.
    180 All of my love forever, my child❣️💔💖💔
    177 808 candles, Blake! I know you gave a little laugh, drummer boy. XOXOX
    176 Pink, "When I Get There"...One of our songs now, even though it was released after... XoX
    176 Iam Tongi, "I'll Be Seeing You"...
    176 Ed Sheeran, "Visiting Hours"
    159 The Zombie Toxin crew misses you!🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟
    156 The Haunt was epic this year, but it would have been even better with YOU!
    155 Missing you endlessly ♾️
    143 Miss you like crazy!
    142 💕🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💕
    141 😭😭😭 Miss you dearly. 😭😭
    136 Love is everything; love never dies.💖🩷💖
    124 You made my heart sing. ❤️
    120 Happy second heavenly birthday, my sweet, sweet baby. All my l❤️ve
    120 😘😘😘
    117 We missed you this Thanksgiving, but thought of you❣️
    116 Cried and laughed for you!
    108 You are legendary.
    106 We miss you❣️😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️❤️‍🩹😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
    100 I will ALWAYS love, and ALWAYS grieve for, you.
    100 I carry your memory every moment. XOXOX
    99 This time of year is so difficult without you, my sweet angel. Miss you endlessly.
    96 We sent you off with balloons to the sky yesterday & we miss you so much.
    93 You are my heart.
    92 NOTHING is the same without you. 💔❤️‍🩹💔
    89 Merry heavenly Christmas, my sweet angel❣️
    88 Second Christmas 🎄 MISSING YOU.
    85 I still don't want to believe this happened. 💧
    81 Still dreaming of you
    80 I hold you in my heart, and in my soul.
    77 2024: another year without you 😭😭😭💔
    77 Love you to the moon and back x infinity❣️🌛🌍
    74 MISSING YOU!
    70 I will never get used to you not being here.
    64 I'm so very sorry this happened to you. 💔😭
    64 You were a ROCK for so many. Thank you.
    58 I was never ready for you to leave this world. 😶‍🌫️💔😶‍🌫️
    58 Your absence echoes in my heart every day. I love you.
    48 You always made me happier. I ❤️ and miss you❣️
    47 You were the sweetest, kindest, old soul. You are greatly missed by so many.
    46 You are missed greatly, by so many! May your kindness be multiplied continually!!!
    44 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever and ever. 🩷
    45 You are so missed by so many. Rest in peace❤️‍🩹
    43 It is you. It has always been you. You are my good.
    44 You are my best.
    43 You are the best of me.
    42 Always positive. Always loving.
    38 You were a good friend to many and are missed so very much.
    37 I will be overjoyed when I see you again.
    37 We wish you were here.
    35 Just a reminder- I love you. ❤️
    36 1111 Thank you. <3
    33 I think about you everyday.
    27 I loved you then, I love you now, & I will love you forever & ever.
    27 Loving you was so easy.
    28 Not a day goes by where I don’t think of you.
    28 Your absence is the loudest silence ever. Miss you!
    25 My heart will be broken until I see you again.
    24 Daily reminder that I woke up thinking of you, I love you, & I’ll go to bed hoping to dream of you.
    18 I miss you, my sweet, beautiful Valentine.🤍😶‍🌫️🤍
    14 You were and are an angel. I love you always.
    15 I can't sleep tonight. I keep replaying moment in my head of your contagious laugh. I miss It.
    14 One million % miss that laugh❣️🤍🤍🤍
    13 Thinking of you again tonight. I love you. 💕
    11 I have not given up on your case.
    9 Thinking of you always my sweet angel. Miss you more than words.
    8 Missing you. 🩷
    7 I want you to know, just because we can't see you, doesn't mean we will ever forget you.
    6 🩷 love you to the moon and back
    4 Always and forever. 🤞🏼🩷 love you so much
    3 No one has ever been there for me like you were. Miss you!
    3 U gave me countless memories that I’ll never forget. U gave me years of happiness.
    3 U gave me time to love u. An angel walking the earth.
    3 U didn’t owe me anything, but u gave me everything. 🩷
    3 Love you so much Blaker 🩷
    2 I feel your absence every single day.
    3 I haven’t been feeling myself in a while, but I always felt myself when I was with you.
    2 I feel alone without you. You were the best!
    2 Your hugs made the world a better place.
    2 I couldn't love you any more than I do, and always will.
    2 I miss your sunshine.
    2 I miss you. I miss you. I miss you. 😭
    2 There is void that used to burn brightly with your light. ❤️‍🔥
    2 My sweet, sweet angel; how I miss & love you❣️

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