Dakota Tinkham, age 19

Lost to gun violence on March 16, 2016 in Galesburg, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    2 tankam
    1 tink, tinkerbell, kota-bear
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    2 caring and amazing overall
    2 caring, amazing personality, loving, friendly, protective
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  • Schools attended:
    3 ghs north
    1 ghs north, ghs, lombard
  • Comments:
    5 Kota was the person that would give the shirt off his back for anyone!
    1 he was a great person .. all about his friends n family .. he always wanted to be doing something

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