Bill always made everything so much fun, said friend Joe Tarquini. He was always the bravest of the group, protector of everyone, always there to make everybody laugh.
Because of the pandemic and social distancing concerns, organizers put together most of the vigil online and with Plymouth Area Community Television.
On the Town Green, where some community members also gathered, about 1,000 paper lanterns were lined up right in front of pictures of the two young men, hockey sticks and jerseys. Joey and Billy were really just natural born leaders and they were the best of all of us, said friend Mike Fahie. The good do die young, and the effect they had in their 23 years will be felt forever.
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