I only knew the man for 3 years of my life. During that time, we became tight, and also definitely had our up's and down's. I was just a young knucklehead doing a drug bid, so even if I realized it at the time or didn't, looking back it's clear he'd not only been a true friend the entire time, but something of a mentor to me. A strong factor in shaping who I am today if nothing else. So I feel I owe him at the very least this brief and minuscule tribute on Gangster BB. Because that's exactly what Billy was up to his final breath - a gangster to the core...but a human being with morals nonetheless. So Rest In Peace Billy Barnoski, your sentence is up.

An article on his death