Emilio Vazquez, age 20

Lost to gun violence on September 24, 2025 in Spokane, Washington.

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  • Personality:
    34 Kind hearted, helped so many people during challenging times
    30 Dedicated
    31 Huge heart
    25 Strong
    26 Brave
    27 Sincere
    26 Authentic
    26 Just amazing!!
    23 Genuine
    21 Caring
    12 Thoughtful
  • Occupation:
    34 Tattoo Artist, auto tech
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  • Schools attended:
    16 Cooper, Shaw, Rogers
    10 Greenhill
  • Comments:
    41 forever loved
    38 Too young , im sorry this happened. Gun violence needs to change!!
    36 always thinking of you
    33 taken way too young! its not fair
    31 We love, miss you, & will 4ever carry u in our hearts
    31 beautiful soul
    31 Emilio, you will never be forgotten. love you
    32 You are so loved and definitely left an imprint.
    32 i miss you
    31 We will never be the same without you 😔
    29 No time will heal our hearts...living with the pain is hard.
    30 Your smile would light up a room.
    31 There will never be anyone like you
    29 We will always cherish all of the memories and love you have left us
    31 I wish RIP meant "RETURN IF POSSIBLE"
    33 Emilio, I hope that you can feel the love that so many have for you, you left a imprint
    28 These holidays will not be the same without you. 💔
    29 Merry Christmas brother 🫂❤️
    30 Happy New Years, we miss you 😭❤️
    30 Give us the strength to take on these years without you.
    30 Thinking about you always, forgetting you never😔
    26 I miss you so much
    28 Heaven did not realize that we needed you more.
    24 I hope you can see just how loved you are 💙💙
    23 Happy Valentines Day! We love and miss you soo much!
    19 Thank you for being there for me Emilio. I miss you everyday.
    22 You deserve so much more than the world gave you 💓
    19 Today we coud feel your presence with us! I hope you can feel how much we love.
    12 I think about you everyday with a 💔, it never gets easier and it never will.
    10 I wish you could be here with us today, we miss you so much ❤️🥹
    7 You were so loved. You didn’t deserve to go like this. RIP
    6 You’re on our minds everyday, gone but never forgotten ❤️

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