Emilio Vazquez, age 20

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

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

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