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December 03, 2017 | 3, AB | Acquaintance
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Cpl. Billy B. Farris
Bapchule, Arizona
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Bapchule, Arizona
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Send FlowersWhen baseball legend Joe Garagiola Sr. visited a mission school in the Gila River Indian Community, the first child he met was Billy B. Farris, then 5. "I told him that Joe knew a lot about baseball, and Billy said that he wanted to learn," recalled Sister Martha Carpenter. "He and Joe talked. About a week later, Joe came down again and asked me where Billy was. He had a bat, ball and glove for him. Ever since then, Bill has been a big baseball fan." Farris, 20, of Bapchule, Ariz., was killed Dec. 3 by a roadside bomb in Taji. He was a 2004 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Lewis. Although Farris was born in Wyoming as a Cheyenne-Arapaho Indian, he moved the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona when he was 2. "I call Billy a son of Gila River. He knows the songs, traditions and customs better than a lot of people," Carpenter said. And he never forgot his ties to the mission, she said. He often came to the school and rode around on a golf cart helping a maintenance worker pick up trash on the playground. "It's just hard to believe he's not here," Carpenter said. He is survived by his parents, Elizabeth and Larry Antone.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Cpl Billy Farris. He has given us so much with the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. Thank you! May your memories of Billy's legacy as a hero bring you comfort. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/guestbook-premium-v2.aspx?n=billy-b-farris&pid=20374624#sthash.5q73UozB.dpuf
Dan Goodman
May 27, 2017 | Phoenix, AZ
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Rest in peace Billy Farris. Although I didn't know you on a personal level, you were always spoken very highly of and you're held in high regard. You represented your family/ friends, battle buds, and our country, very well bro...You're not forgotten.
3/2, 5-20 INF
2005-2009
Tommy Aragon
October 06, 2016 | Phoenix, AZ
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I just wanted to let someone, anyone, know that Billy will not be forgotten as long as I am alive.
April 27, 2016
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On a day in which freedom is recognized, I am thinking of Billy Farris and his contribution to this cause. Forever remembered. Someone who remained true to his roots. Gone far too soon.
January 21, 2013
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Thinking of you.
December 03, 2012
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MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT TO YOU BILL JUST HAD YOU IN MIND THESE PAST COUPLE DAYS ITS VERTERNS DAY 2012 CRAZY BRO WISH YOU WHERE HERE.
AVERY BROWN
November 13, 2012 | BAPCHULE, AZ
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Brother we miss you sooo much may you keep resting in peace gone but never forgotten <3
M. Lara
March 20, 2012 | Sacaton, AZ
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To the family and friends of Cpl. Billy B. Farris:
Please accept my remembrance of Billy on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
December 03, 2011 | Carson City, NV
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