Germaine Rucker, age 15

Lost to gun violence on August 10, 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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  • Personality:
    1 Goofy , kind hearted
    1 sweet and loving
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    1 Protector
    1 child
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    1 Wasn’t a student at the school but always showed up for me MP
  • Comments:
    2 Love you always my rock my best friend this hurts even now 💔💔 they took a solid one
    1 I love you Germ 😘
    1 I was Germaine's teacher. I loved him so much. He was so smart and kind.
    2 This still hurts 💔 2022 always protected me I miss you 😘

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