Bryan Proenza, age 34

Lost to gun violence on January 16, 2024 in Riverview, Florida.

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  • Personality:
    5 Loving
    5 Funny
    7 Great listener
    7 Best Friend
    7 Would always help out
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    6 Great Father
    2 Best Big Brother EVER!
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  • Comments:
    9 Hey bro, keep watching over us. Love & miss you every day. Fire it up :)
    8 We think about you everyday bro. Wish you could be here to make us smile. Love you Bryan <3
    8 Happy Father's Day Bro. Your children and family miss you very much! Keep watching over!
    8 We spent the weekend talking about you. Good stories and lots of laughs. Miss you.
    8 Love you Bro, think about you everyday <3
    11 Thinking about you everyday bro! FIRE IT UP!!!
    7 Keep watching over us bro, we miss you so much! Love you <3
    8 420 candles lit up for you my brother, we miss you. Love you Bryan - LP
    7 Today 09/16/24, marks 8 months since you have been gone. We miss you! - LP
    7 We won't ever stop fighting for your justice and peace. Love you bro - LP
    6 Today, 10/16/24 marks 9 months of missing you, and our niece Rhianna turned 16! We miss you - LP
    6 Halloween is tomorrow! Abby is Wednesday Addams and Eli is another scary monster thing. Miss you
    6 Halloween was fun, but Abby dressed up as a princess instead, lol. We miss you bro - LP
    7 Missing you a lot Bro, wish you were here. Fire it up! - LP
    5 This world is chaos without you. We all miss you and love you bro - LP
    5 Our first holidays with out you have been super hard. We miss you Bryan -LP
    5 our first Thanksgiving without you was really hard. We miss you.
    4 I made sure to eat as much as I could this Thanksgiving, we missed you <3 -LP
    4 Love you Bryan. We're doing all we can but we miss you SO MUCH! Keep watching over bro - LP
    4 12/16/2024: I can't believe you have been gone for this long. miss you bro, love you. - LP
    4 12/26/24- This was our first Christmas without you. We miss you so much, Love u - LP
    4 Happy New Year Bryan, Miss you and love you bro - LP
    4 Yesterday was Eli's Birthday, we missed you a lot. Keep watching over<3 - LP
    4 One year without you has been so hard on us all. We miss you Bryan. <3 - LP
    5 Life sucks without you here. I hate it more and more each day.
    5 01.23.25 - Today is my birthday and I just want to hangout with you. Miss you <3 - LP
    5 Just to hangout with you for a day I would trade anything for it. Love you bro - LP
    4 Superbowl wasn't the same without you. Elijah's Philly Eagles won vs The Chiefs 40-22. - LP
    5 Happy Heavenly Birthday Bryan, miss you bro. 2.17.25- LP
    4 Both Eli and Adrian got 34 as their jersey numbers! Keep watching over bro, love you - LP
    4 We will keep living for you Bryan. We miss and love you very much <3
    4 Miss you bro, wish you were still here. Love you - LP
    4 3/16/25 - We missed you a lot today but we felt you close by. Love you bro -LP
    4 FIRE IT UP BRO! Miss you very much, love you - LP
    4 Miss you bro so much, keep watching over us. We're trying to make it without you - LP
    4 Easter 2025 - We had fun but missed you so much. Love you bro - LP
    4 You would be so proud of your kids bro, they are staying strong and keeping you near <3
    4 Miss you more and more each day bro. Fire it up <3
    4 We all went to the beach for Mom's B-day. We missed you - LP
    4 Always thinking about you Bro, wish you were still here <3 - LP
    4 Forever missing you and your jokes. Love you Bro - LP
    4 Missed you this 4th of July. We made sure to eat, smoke, and blow stuff up! Love u - LP
    4 Love you bro. Miss you Bryan - LP
    4 Man do I miss hanging out and chillin bro. We miss you - LP
    4 Always missing you and your jokes. Love you bro - LP
    5 8/16/25 You are loved and missed daily. Your kids miss you daily. Mom
    4 Memories aren't enough, we wish you were still here <3 Love you bro - LP
    4 Could use one of your jokes today to feel better. Miss you bro <3 - LP
    4 09.14.25 - Your babygirl turned 5 years old! We know you're always watchin over. Love you!
    3 Miss you everyday Bro. Wish you were here, we love you Bryan - LP
    3 Love you bro, we miss you very much. FIRE IT UP! - LP
    3 Always thinking about you bro, hopefully you are at peace - LP
    3 Yo, Fire It UP! Happy Friday bro - Miss you always - LP
    3 It feels great outside, this is that weather that you would be scrapping in, lol - LP
    3 It's Halloween! Lets hope for some big candy bars and a good time, miss you bro - LP
    3 Love you bro, miss you always ❤❤❤ - LP
    3 Missing your laughter and smile bro. Love you Bryan ❤ - LP
    3 Elijah has a baseball game tonight! We'll be there to cheer him on! Much love bro - LP
    3 Eli played a great game, but they lost 10-6. We're proud of him for giving it his best - LP
    2 Missing you bro, fire it up! Love you - LP
    2 We had a nice family vacation in Orlando, and we know you were watching over - LP
    2 We had a good Thanksgiving, ate a lot of good food. And we talked about our favorite memories - LP
    2 Miss you bro, keep watching over us. Love you Bryan - LP
    3 12.7.25 - We put up the Christmas Tree, we miss you always. Love u bro 🎄❤- LP
    2 Christmas wasn't the same without you Bryan. Miss you always ♡ - LP
    2 01.05.26 - Elijah's 11th b-day. We miss you so much bro. Love you - LP
    2 Miss you bro, love you - LP
    1 1.16.26- Another year without you. You're deeply missed 😔 💔 love you bro - LP

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