Antoine R Coney

Antoine R. Coney was a 21-year-old Chicago resident whose life was rooted in the Austin neighborhood on the city’s West Side. Public records and news reporting indicate he lived on the block where he was found on March 26, 2015. While formal obituary or funeral notices matching his name and date of death were not found in published funeral-home listings, contemporary news accounts identify him by name and age and place him among the many young people whose lives were part of everyday community life in Austin.

Although the public record for Antoine is limited in personal detail, the facts that are available show a young man known to his neighbors and living among family and friends in a tightly knit West Side block. Reports note he was on a porch in the 5200 block of West Quincy on the evening of March 26, 2015 — a place he called home — which underscores that his connections were local and immediate: neighbors, family members, and friends who shared daily life on that street.

When public details are sparse, it is important to honor the person behind the notices. Antoine was more than dates and headlines: he was a neighbor and a young member of his community whose presence mattered to people who knew him. The absence of a widely published obituary leaves family remembrances and private memories as the primary record of who he was to those closest to him. It is those personal ties — friends who carry stories, relatives who remember laughter and ordinary routines — that best convey the shape of his life.

This remembrance is offered with restraint and respect. Antoine’s life, like every life, held relationships and moments not captured in public records. For those who loved him, he remains a son, a brother, a friend, and a neighbor. May this brief page acknowledge his personhood and hold space for the private memories his family and community keep alive.