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Portrait of William C Sager Jr Jr.
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In loving memory of

William C Sager Jr Jr.

November 15, 1985 – July 31, 2014
Lived 28 years
Glenwood Cemetery · Silver Creek, NY
Doing it live since '85.
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Life story

William (Bill, Billy, Billiam) Sager Jr was born November 15, 1985 to Bill Sager Sr (Crystal) and the late Darlene Lemmon (Ken). He grew up in Silver Creek, NY both playing and being a fan of sports and music. Especially the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres. A football and baseball player, he even took a season as a cheerleader alongside his high school girlfriend Jessica Daniels. A friend to anyone he met, Bill was a beloved person throughout his community. He played in several bands throughout his life. Two Minute Warning was his first band with one of his best friends, Chris Postle. He subsequently played in Until Mourning, Just Short, I Am Fiction, and finally in Venona. He grew up with and remained close friends with Chris as well as Justin Saez, Greg Maze, Sal Rizzo, and Joel Miles throughout his life. He graduated from Silver Creek High School in 2003 and attended college prior to joining the US Air Force where he spent his 21st birthday at basic training. He trained as a crew chief on the KC-135 and shortly after became a crew chief on the C-130 when the 107th had a mission shift. He deployed to Bagram Airfield in June 2010 for 3 months. Upon his return from his deployment, he began dating the love of his life, his fiance, Erika Webster and they were engaged on May 20, 2013. They were planning to be married in late June 2014. Bill had secured a position with the 107th's newest mission as a sensor operator on the MQ9 and had also began pursuing a career as a NY State Trooper. Bill was tragically injured on May 11, 2014 and succame to his injuries on July 31, 2014. He is dearly missed by all who knew him, but never forgotten.

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Family milestones in gold, history for context

1985
Born November 15
1989
William was 4 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
William was 9 when "Friends" premiered
1998
William was 13 when Google was founded
2003
William was 18 when the Iraq War began
2005
William was 20 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Passed away July 31, age 28
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Erika Veltri 96w

Chloe and Sydney

He was the proud zaza aka zaaz (I know it's ridiculous) to his cat Chloe and we adopted Sydney from the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter June 4, 2012. She passed away on June 22, 2023. When she passed away there was a giant clap of thunder which makes me think that was Bill grabbing a hold of her leash. I like to think they're all together again. 💙

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Bill and Erika

I will love you forever, my Billiam. 💙

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Friends!

Some photos of Bill and his many friends from high school and beyond!

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Erika Veltri 96w

Sports!

He lived for Buffalo sports and was an athlete himself. He held Buffalo Bills season tickets for the 2011-2012 season. Bill and I went to tons of Sabres games together... even when my Penguins played against them and we ended up a house divided. So many amazing memories. 💙

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Military Service

A few photos from his service in the Air Force.

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Family photos continued

More family photos.

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Family Photos

Some photos of Bill and his family and in-laws.

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