Putnam County High School Alumni
Granville, Illinois (IL)
In Memory of
Joe Gilliam
Passed away 2000
Joe Gilliam attended Putnam County High School in Granville, IL.
Class of 2000
Date of Passing Oct 11, 2000
Date of Passing Oct 11, 2000
he liked the color orange
he celebrated his birthday on July 8th
he was the cutest baby boy
he called me buttface alot
he was hyper
he was silly
he would take ANY dare to show you he could
he liked Eminem and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
he always wore hand me downs..and never complained
he would open the door for an old lady
he made you laugh
he had braces
he had the upper body strength of an 19 yr old in Jr. High
he hated mustard
he loved his cousin adam the most
he got called Bowfinger in high school
he got picked on
he stold cigarette butts out of the ashtray
he burnt his name into his cieling
he broke into my moms fire proof lockbox once
he always searched the house on dark nights when i was too scared to go in
he ran around my boyfriends (at the time) car with a bat when he thought the guy was trying to kiss me
he loved his dad too much but his dad didn't love him enough
he loved his mom and she loved him more
he would do anything you asked him too...for a laugh or shock value
he sounded like me on the phone and would pretend to be me when my friends called to try to get info
he loved his friends and would lie cheat and steal for them
he liked hard labor
he covered our walls with spit balls once
he loves girls....redheads with green eyes to be specific
he made my cousin think he was having a seizure..cause she gave him beer at the campground..and he told her he had taken his meds with it..but really didnt
he could do back flips
he never got to go to his prom
he loved me
he cried sometimes..in the night...for his dad..and other reasons
he always flirted with my friends
he spied on me in my room
he wouldnt let me in his
he had eyes that seemed to change color
he had brown hair
he bit his nails
he shaved his eyebrows off once
he could ride a bike and swim before i could
he loved climbing trees
he was a daredevil
he had tons of family who loved him
he always had stinky feet
he was jealous of me at times..and proud of me other times
he wasn't scared of anything
he prob did alot of bad stuff we don't even know about
he is remembered by alot of people
he had a dog named Gimpy
he wore this hideous gold watch that his grandpa gilliam gave him..it didn't even work
he had a councelor who risked and then lost his job..for taking him to a concert
he didn't care where you came from
he had this "up to something" grin
he liked the movie Teen Wolf
he left burgers in the oven and fell asleep..they looked like charcole in the morning
he is missed by me..more than anyone knows
he makes me cry
he is my daughters guardian angel
he is with my grandmother now
he had more than a few stupid haircuts
he had big front teeth
he could beat me up for sure..but never would fight back all the way
he was a smartass
he was impulsive
he was a character
he liked tye-dye
he loved to shoot pool and was REALLY good
he wanted to be accepted...maybe even popular...i think he was
he dated Andrea Hafley...and ..that was his last girlfriend
he was strong on the outside...soft on the inside
his heart was HUGE
he looked like a Gilliam..nose and all..and was proud of it
he always tried to protect my mom when my dad was beating her
he smiled alot
he had the ugliest knees
he loved cool ranch doritos..ad would smash the bag before he opened it..so all the chips were crumbs..he said it tasted batter that way
he had a scar on his bicep from running into a chainlink fence...it was the shape of a caterpiller
he always said he would name his first son Michael
he had his belly button, and his eyebrow pierced
he was a flirt
he was a badass
he hated school
he bought me the pair of shoes with his own money
he lied..told stories..to make people think his life was something different
he broke into the grade school once with jake Irwin..and got blood everywhere..he "kicked a basketball thru the window..and went in to get it so he wouldn't get caught" followed by a trail of blood
he thought he was hot
he was a tagalong
he was a follower
he always spit his meds out in the water fountain at school after he left the office
he was in boyscouts...my mom took him..even walked 6 miles to take him once
he got the Arrow of Light
he got an award for doing the hymlic manuever on his cousin joshua when they were young
he was in the Special Olympics..becuase the school didn't have a seperate class for "behavior disorder kids" and "special needs kids"
he was always trying to impress somone
he had friends...GREAT friends..who are still friends..to me
he spit all the time
he stole my car and flipped it once when he was 12
he would do anything for me
he affected many people
he had his whole life ahead of him
he was a jerk
he loved kids
he was a sweet baby
he always bickered with rachel..but truly loved her
he was always flexin his "8 pack" as he called it
he had his reasons...and no one else will ever know what they were..NO ONE
he pissed me off
he was my one and only brother
his shoes were always worn
he liked to wear boxers
he got embarassed easily
he was a handsome young man
he had perfect teeth when his braces came off
he told me that he had girls fighting over who would carry his books to class
he told me that people were mean to him..i took care of it
he dressed up like a saloon girl once for halloween and said he "looked so good he would date himself"
he spent his summers playing (and fighting) with Andy
he watched MASH...every night
he loved to draw..man did he love to draw
he could sing BLUE by LeAnn Rimes.like NO OTHER
he seemed to look down sometimeswhen he smiled to try and hide it
he loved Mr. Johnson...becuase he gave him a chance
he could tear it up on the trampoline
he cared about people
he always took the blame
he would run away and say "haha didn't hurt" when my mom spanked him
he was named Billy Joe Gilliam III after his dad and grandpa..he hated to be called Billy
he took his life when he was 15 years old on a cold night in october
he is "unky doey" when Adriana sees his picture
he celebrated his birthday on July 8th
he was the cutest baby boy
he called me buttface alot
he was hyper
he was silly
he would take ANY dare to show you he could
he liked Eminem and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
he always wore hand me downs..and never complained
he would open the door for an old lady
he made you laugh
he had braces
he had the upper body strength of an 19 yr old in Jr. High
he hated mustard
he loved his cousin adam the most
he got called Bowfinger in high school
he got picked on
he stold cigarette butts out of the ashtray
he burnt his name into his cieling
he broke into my moms fire proof lockbox once
he always searched the house on dark nights when i was too scared to go in
he ran around my boyfriends (at the time) car with a bat when he thought the guy was trying to kiss me
he loved his dad too much but his dad didn't love him enough
he loved his mom and she loved him more
he would do anything you asked him too...for a laugh or shock value
he sounded like me on the phone and would pretend to be me when my friends called to try to get info
he loved his friends and would lie cheat and steal for them
he liked hard labor
he covered our walls with spit balls once
he loves girls....redheads with green eyes to be specific
he made my cousin think he was having a seizure..cause she gave him beer at the campground..and he told her he had taken his meds with it..but really didnt
he could do back flips
he never got to go to his prom
he loved me
he cried sometimes..in the night...for his dad..and other reasons
he always flirted with my friends
he spied on me in my room
he wouldnt let me in his
he had eyes that seemed to change color
he had brown hair
he bit his nails
he shaved his eyebrows off once
he could ride a bike and swim before i could
he loved climbing trees
he was a daredevil
he had tons of family who loved him
he always had stinky feet
he was jealous of me at times..and proud of me other times
he wasn't scared of anything
he prob did alot of bad stuff we don't even know about
he is remembered by alot of people
he had a dog named Gimpy
he wore this hideous gold watch that his grandpa gilliam gave him..it didn't even work
he had a councelor who risked and then lost his job..for taking him to a concert
he didn't care where you came from
he had this "up to something" grin
he liked the movie Teen Wolf
he left burgers in the oven and fell asleep..they looked like charcole in the morning
he is missed by me..more than anyone knows
he makes me cry
he is my daughters guardian angel
he is with my grandmother now
he had more than a few stupid haircuts
he had big front teeth
he could beat me up for sure..but never would fight back all the way
he was a smartass
he was impulsive
he was a character
he liked tye-dye
he loved to shoot pool and was REALLY good
he wanted to be accepted...maybe even popular...i think he was
he dated Andrea Hafley...and ..that was his last girlfriend
he was strong on the outside...soft on the inside
his heart was HUGE
he looked like a Gilliam..nose and all..and was proud of it
he always tried to protect my mom when my dad was beating her
he smiled alot
he had the ugliest knees
he loved cool ranch doritos..ad would smash the bag before he opened it..so all the chips were crumbs..he said it tasted batter that way
he had a scar on his bicep from running into a chainlink fence...it was the shape of a caterpiller
he always said he would name his first son Michael
he had his belly button, and his eyebrow pierced
he was a flirt
he was a badass
he hated school
he bought me the pair of shoes with his own money
he lied..told stories..to make people think his life was something different
he broke into the grade school once with jake Irwin..and got blood everywhere..he "kicked a basketball thru the window..and went in to get it so he wouldn't get caught" followed by a trail of blood
he thought he was hot
he was a tagalong
he was a follower
he always spit his meds out in the water fountain at school after he left the office
he was in boyscouts...my mom took him..even walked 6 miles to take him once
he got the Arrow of Light
he got an award for doing the hymlic manuever on his cousin joshua when they were young
he was in the Special Olympics..becuase the school didn't have a seperate class for "behavior disorder kids" and "special needs kids"
he was always trying to impress somone
he had friends...GREAT friends..who are still friends..to me
he spit all the time
he stole my car and flipped it once when he was 12
he would do anything for me
he affected many people
he had his whole life ahead of him
he was a jerk
he loved kids
he was a sweet baby
he always bickered with rachel..but truly loved her
he was always flexin his "8 pack" as he called it
he had his reasons...and no one else will ever know what they were..NO ONE
he pissed me off
he was my one and only brother
his shoes were always worn
he liked to wear boxers
he got embarassed easily
he was a handsome young man
he had perfect teeth when his braces came off
he told me that he had girls fighting over who would carry his books to class
he told me that people were mean to him..i took care of it
he dressed up like a saloon girl once for halloween and said he "looked so good he would date himself"
he spent his summers playing (and fighting) with Andy
he watched MASH...every night
he loved to draw..man did he love to draw
he could sing BLUE by LeAnn Rimes.like NO OTHER
he seemed to look down sometimeswhen he smiled to try and hide it
he loved Mr. Johnson...becuase he gave him a chance
he could tear it up on the trampoline
he cared about people
he always took the blame
he would run away and say "haha didn't hurt" when my mom spanked him
he was named Billy Joe Gilliam III after his dad and grandpa..he hated to be called Billy
he took his life when he was 15 years old on a cold night in october
he is "unky doey" when Adriana sees his picture