Bryan Proenza, age 34

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

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  • Personality:
    7 Loving
    7 Funny
    9 Great listener
    9 Best Friend
    9 Would always help out
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    7 Great Father
    2 Best Big Brother EVER!
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  • Comments:
    11 Hey bro, keep watching over us. Love & miss you every day. Fire it up :)
    10 We think about you everyday bro. Wish you could be here to make us smile. Love you Bryan <3
    10 Happy Father's Day Bro. Your children and family miss you very much! Keep watching over!
    10 We spent the weekend talking about you. Good stories and lots of laughs. Miss you.
    10 Love you Bro, think about you everyday <3
    13 Thinking about you everyday bro! FIRE IT UP!!!
    9 Keep watching over us bro, we miss you so much! Love you <3
    10 420 candles lit up for you my brother, we miss you. Love you Bryan - LP
    9 Today 09/16/24, marks 8 months since you have been gone. We miss you! - LP
    9 We won't ever stop fighting for your justice and peace. Love you bro - LP
    8 Today, 10/16/24 marks 9 months of missing you, and our niece Rhianna turned 16! We miss you - LP
    8 Halloween is tomorrow! Abby is Wednesday Addams and Eli is another scary monster thing. Miss you
    8 Halloween was fun, but Abby dressed up as a princess instead, lol. We miss you bro - LP
    9 Missing you a lot Bro, wish you were here. Fire it up! - LP
    7 This world is chaos without you. We all miss you and love you bro - LP
    7 Our first holidays with out you have been super hard. We miss you Bryan -LP
    7 our first Thanksgiving without you was really hard. We miss you.
    6 I made sure to eat as much as I could this Thanksgiving, we missed you <3 -LP
    6 Love you Bryan. We're doing all we can but we miss you SO MUCH! Keep watching over bro - LP
    6 12/16/2024: I can't believe you have been gone for this long. miss you bro, love you. - LP
    6 12/26/24- This was our first Christmas without you. We miss you so much, Love u - LP
    6 Happy New Year Bryan, Miss you and love you bro - LP
    6 Yesterday was Eli's Birthday, we missed you a lot. Keep watching over<3 - LP
    6 One year without you has been so hard on us all. We miss you Bryan. <3 - LP
    7 Life sucks without you here. I hate it more and more each day.
    7 01.23.25 - Today is my birthday and I just want to hangout with you. Miss you <3 - LP
    7 Just to hangout with you for a day I would trade anything for it. Love you bro - LP
    6 Superbowl wasn't the same without you. Elijah's Philly Eagles won vs The Chiefs 40-22. - LP
    7 Happy Heavenly Birthday Bryan, miss you bro. 2.17.25- LP
    6 Both Eli and Adrian got 34 as their jersey numbers! Keep watching over bro, love you - LP
    6 We will keep living for you Bryan. We miss and love you very much <3
    6 Miss you bro, wish you were still here. Love you - LP
    6 3/16/25 - We missed you a lot today but we felt you close by. Love you bro -LP
    6 FIRE IT UP BRO! Miss you very much, love you - LP
    6 Miss you bro so much, keep watching over us. We're trying to make it without you - LP
    6 Easter 2025 - We had fun but missed you so much. Love you bro - LP
    6 You would be so proud of your kids bro, they are staying strong and keeping you near <3
    6 Miss you more and more each day bro. Fire it up <3
    6 We all went to the beach for Mom's B-day. We missed you - LP
    6 Always thinking about you Bro, wish you were still here <3 - LP
    6 Forever missing you and your jokes. Love you Bro - LP
    6 Missed you this 4th of July. We made sure to eat, smoke, and blow stuff up! Love u - LP
    6 Love you bro. Miss you Bryan - LP
    6 Man do I miss hanging out and chillin bro. We miss you - LP
    6 Always missing you and your jokes. Love you bro - LP
    7 8/16/25 You are loved and missed daily. Your kids miss you daily. Mom
    6 Memories aren't enough, we wish you were still here <3 Love you bro - LP
    6 Could use one of your jokes today to feel better. Miss you bro <3 - LP
    6 09.14.25 - Your babygirl turned 5 years old! We know you're always watchin over. Love you!
    5 Miss you everyday Bro. Wish you were here, we love you Bryan - LP
    5 Love you bro, we miss you very much. FIRE IT UP! - LP
    5 Always thinking about you bro, hopefully you are at peace - LP
    5 Yo, Fire It UP! Happy Friday bro - Miss you always - LP
    5 It feels great outside, this is that weather that you would be scrapping in, lol - LP
    5 It's Halloween! Lets hope for some big candy bars and a good time, miss you bro - LP
    5 Love you bro, miss you always ❤❤❤ - LP
    5 Missing your laughter and smile bro. Love you Bryan ❤ - LP
    5 Elijah has a baseball game tonight! We'll be there to cheer him on! Much love bro - LP
    5 Eli played a great game, but they lost 10-6. We're proud of him for giving it his best - LP
    4 Missing you bro, fire it up! Love you - LP
    4 We had a nice family vacation in Orlando, and we know you were watching over - LP
    4 We had a good Thanksgiving, ate a lot of good food. And we talked about our favorite memories - LP
    4 Miss you bro, keep watching over us. Love you Bryan - LP
    5 12.7.25 - We put up the Christmas Tree, we miss you always. Love u bro 🎄❤- LP
    4 Christmas wasn't the same without you Bryan. Miss you always ♡ - LP
    4 01.05.26 - Elijah's 11th b-day. We miss you so much bro. Love you - LP
    4 Miss you bro, love you - LP
    3 1.16.26- Another year without you. You're deeply missed 😔 💔 love you bro - LP
    2 1.23.26 - Today's my 33rd birthday, and my 3rd b-day without you. Love you bro - LP
    1 2.2.2026 - Tell Papi I say "hello". Love you bro - LP

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