Birth date: Jan 9, 1996 Death date: Jan 14, 2025
Nathaniel Joe Vasquez January 9, 1996 – January 14, 2025 It is with heavy hearts and deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Nathaniel Joe Vasquez, (AKA, Nate) who left us on January 14, 2025. Born on January 9, 1996, Nate w Read Obituary
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my dear friend. So many memories i want to share. So many dinner dates, concerts, comedy shows, and baseball games. Id do anything to share those with you again but what i miss most is staying up way too late and being silly and talking in your apartment. Nate was always honest but he always gave grace and cared so deeply. I'll cherish our memories forever and i'm so thankful to have known him.
my dear friend. so many things i want to say and memories i want to share. to know you was to love you. i couldn’t be more grateful for our friendship and i will cherish the times i spent with you for the rest of my life. i’d give anything for one more night of silly moments and conversations in your apartment. dinner dates, comedy shows, concerts, and baseball games. i’d do anything for one more of everything we’ve shared together.
my beautiful friend. Nate gave me so much grace and helped me thru some of my hardest darkest moments and for that i am eternally grateful. I’ve never met someone so kind, caring, generous, and patient. His friendship is something i will cherish for the rest of my life. So many memories of you playing your guitar for me, taking me out to “show me off”, giving me heart attacks when you would pop a wheely in your chair, but what i’ll miss most is us just spending time with each other and being silly in your apartment. i’ll miss your company so much. Thank you for everything
I still remember the first time I met Nate. It was at church, one of those Sundays when everything felt just a little bit lighter maybe because of the worship, maybe because of the people, or maybe just because God knew I needed a friend that day.
Nate was there, greeting people as they walked in, and he had the biggest, warmest smile on his face. It wasn’t just polite or routine it was genuine, the kind of smile that made you feel like you belonged. We started talking more and more after life group, nothing too deep at first, just casual conversation about the church and how our weeks had been. But over time, that turned into something more a friendship that just felt easy.
He had this way of making people feel seen, like they truly mattered. No matter what was going on in his own life, he was always ready with a joke, an encouraging word, or just that same unwavering smile. Whether we were at church, hanging out at his home, or just catching up about life, Nate had a joy that was contagious.
Looking back, I’m grateful for the way God brings people into our lives at just the right time. Nate wasn’t just a friend he was a reminder of kindness, of joy, and of how powerful something as simple as a smile can be.
Man oh man there are so many. I remember doing Nate’s homework for him in high school when I didn’t even do my own just so that he can stay at Berkner. Yeah that didn’t work. I remember Nate teaching me how to drive stick in the empty parking lot behind Berkner. After we drove to sonic and just talked for a couple of hours. I remember he would come home from his and Chases work adventures and we’d all go out with my friends and his brothers and have a fun time. Nate and I would just find a way to just talk and talk and let every one else do their own thing. I will forever miss and need Nate’s talks. He had the best words. He had a way of changing my perspective with just a “Shanice no”. lol and I knew okay maybe I can rethink that.
We had the amazing privilege of coaching Nate in baseball and his leadership, performance and compassion for his fellow players was a blessing to us all. Godspeed Nate the great. You and your family were a huge thing in my life.
