Trenton Reginald Grooms Sr., age 27

Lost to gun violence on May 24, 2016 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

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  • Nickname:
    8 Chief Blackwood or Trent Trilla
    9 I Miss You!
    7 Just Up Thinking About You!
    15 I Miss You! ❤❤
    4 Was My King!!!!
    6 Missing You - Love Auntie Deborah Peterson 😘
    1 I love you dad and I’m doing better now for you-trenton
    1 I just wish you was here man
    1 Sparkle
    1 I love you!
    1 Daeron
    2 I love you dad, ima do better for us and make stuff look good for us on our end - Daeron
  • Number of children:
    4 I Miss Your Beautiful Smile!
  • Personality:
    4 brightest smile biggest heart
    3 always had a smile said im his friend for life cause i share a name with his mom
    5 still missed everyday. ill always love you
    1 protector
  • Occupation:
    1 after events groundsman
  • Workplace:
    2 PNC Park
  • Schools attended:
    3 B'Ville Area Schools and studied at Cal U
    1 I miss your Valentine❤smile 😃
  • Comments:
    3 Multitudes miss the "Colgate smile" from Trenton. He left an impression everywhere he went
    6 Trenton was the "life of the party"!
    7 fly high baby boy 😢
    6 praying for your babies
    3 wow them candles arw sure getting uo there RIP
    6 I think about you everyday 😭
    3 2 years already 😩
    2 Cam talks about you almost evrydy! She loves you as if she spent evrydy wit u.
    3 Thank you for giving Cam and I to each other
    2 you will forever be in my heart. ❤️❤️ truly truly missed
    4 i still think about you daily n i just cried a little seeing this again
    3 I love you cousin you are truly missed
    2 Miss you Trenton - Deborah Peterson
    2 Trenton was a real one, always protecting his family. I miss you bro RWG 1 LUV
    2 Never missed any1 as bad as I miss u son! I'm good tho bcuz u good
    2 Happy birthday. Would've been the dirty 30 today. But ur so much more blessed!
    1 Happy birthday my dearest son! We love you and miss you terribly!
    3 R.I.P Trenton
    4 loved n missed so much cuz... Still cant believe ur gone RWG ps tell B i miss n love him too
    1 whoever said it gets easier was so wrong. The pain hasn't lessened yet!
    1 miss you my G
    1 Im still holding on! I can't let go! I still hold you in my arms like a baby
    3 i gave him the name eastwood..brother for life
    1 Merry Christmas in heaven my friend. Continue to watch over us. 🎅🏾🎄🙏🏽
    1 Happy New Year My G!! keep watching over us!
    1 Happy New Year in heaven! Besides missing you terribly we good. Keep watch over yo babies!
    2 missing you daily. they dont make besties like you no more my G!!
    1 i love and miss you my G
    2 I miss your Valentine ❤smile 😃
    2 missin ur face n voice is the hardest thing Ive encountered in my life! Still in disbelief
    3 a smile that would cheer everyone up. continue to smile upon ur family
    1 i remember the day u got your papers in thr mail from cal u saying u was accepted u was so happy
    1 I miss you so much Trent ❤️✊🏾😇
    1 U may be gone but u still live on in are ❤💓💕💖💗
    2 its crazy how long its been ur missed dearly bro 😫
    3 I loved you then, I still love you now, I'll love you always. Fly high my king
    1 i miss u lil bro god knows i do
    2 miss you so much
    3 almost 3yrs! I still have to pinch myself! Life is so unfair! miss n love you forever a day
    1 fly high my friend.. You'll forever be in my ♥
    1 R.W.G
    1 miss your words of wisdom..
    1 I'll love u til the day I die nobody can ever take my memories I love n miss u
    1 love you always ❤️👼
    1 Almost 3yrs now😢I miss you so much
    1 Trenton missing you I have days where I just sit and think about you
    1 we Love you Blackwood ❤
    1 Missing your pretty smile.
    2 Loved you like you were nephew. Thinking of you. Deborah Peterson
    1 missing you my friend.
    1 62 past the goal... whoop whoop! i love and miss you!!
    1 happy anniversary in heaven my friend! ❤️💋😇
    1 missing you my G 💪🏾💋❤️🙌🏾😇
    1 missing you baby. always my king
    2 Life of the party! Always smiling!
    2 i miss you cousin 😭❤️ i think about you all the time. RIP
    1 Love of My Life We were each others "One That Got Away" I got you next lifetime My Love
    1 missing you my g!!
    2 I love u Cousin your always on my mind RWG
    1 missing you ❤️❤️
    1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY G!! THEY DONT MAKE THEM LIKE YKU NO MORE! your TRULY MISSED! love Brown
    1 Wish You Was Here Trilla, You Would Know What To Do 😔 Miss You Sm 💔😭
    1 REST IN PEACE TRENTON🌹🌹🌹🌹
    1 love you cousin miss u dearly👼🤞👼
    3 I love you💕❤
    2 I love you❤💕 -Aniyah
    1 just thinkin bout dat big bright Valentine smile of yours
    1 ❤💘 ❤ 💘 ❤ 💘 ❤ 💘 ❤ 💘 Happy Valentine's Day Son
    1 Miss You 😘 Deborah Peterson
    2 I think about you all the time. I miss you so much.
    3 Happy Father's Day in Heaven Trenton. continue to rest easy.❤️
    1 MISS YOU!❤⚘😘
    1 My 5th Christmas n bday w/out you! I treasure memories! Love n miss u son!
    1 2021 Happy New Year! I'll nvr stop missing u though!
    1 Miss you My G. ✨💪🏾❤️
    2 im headed home from the beach you know i take you with me EVERYTIME *tears just a dropping my G
    2 U been heavy on my mind! Approaching 5yrs It still stings!
    1 I love and miss you my G 💪🏾💓
    1 soon 5 yrs gone by n still a struggle. I miss my baby boy😪
    1 On father's day 1wk ago I got my 1st tatt! it's T.R.G in memory of my baby boy ❤
    1 I miss you.
    1 Happy 33rd birthday Chief (should be) Words can't my express feelings! NVR frgttn AWAYS in my ❤
    1 T R G
    1 U n Tor 1st 2 groomsmen were absent for wedding but there in r hearts
    1 5 yrs n still a heart piercing sting! Mommy misses u!
    2 Gone too soon cuz but never forgotten We love and miss u Trent 💔
    1 MISS YOU TRENTON - D. YARBOROUGH
    1 Almost 6 yrs gone by! Ur heavy on my mind! Forever miss my baby!
    1 Happy Easter 🐣💕😘
    1 I jus wish u was here wimme dad I can’t do this anymore~Trenity
    1 Happy Birthday cuz loved n missed by so many of us
    1 HBD forever27 I Don't ? God I trust! Keep watch ovr ur tribe Chief! Momma miss u
    1 If only things were dfrnt, would they b dfrnt! Always grace mercy and peace!
    1 Hard to believe it's the 7th New Yr w/out u 💔 I'll miss n love u ALWAYS
    1 I sometimes forget to light a candle but NVR forget u!
    1 We still (and always will) talk about you often! We miss u like crazy!
    1 Your youngest son Gio turned 8. He's a handsome lil fella! Bowling 🎉 Sunday
    1 I'm just thinking about ur big beautiful valentine smile ❤️Mom miss you like crazy 😢
    1 lighting a candle daily in ur memory is all that keeps me on fb
    1 Ur girls 16 15 14 13 6 & 4 boys! GOD PLEASE!
    1 I love and miss you dad I’m better now-trenton
    1 Trenton Jr 14 today n doin better Pray he stays the course. The streets r meaner evrdy!
    1 Miss u Trenton u was always 1st to call sayin happy mother's day
    1 I still get stuck and realize my heart is beating out of control!
    1 when I think about the saddest day of my life My heart beats out of control
    1 Must admit to some days it's a battle to keep my chin up 😔 I miss u son!
    1 7yrs tday! Last few days been a lil rough! I'm ok tho knowing that u r too!
    1 always in thought and forever in my heart! Treasured memories! Just miss u so much!
    1 I pray for the most high to keep a hedge of protection around all ur kids!
    1 If only I could get in touch with u! Only God knows what I would tell u!
    1 I Love and miss you every day. Wish i could talk to u right now.
    1 Today is ur 35th bday I wish u were here celebrating Luv n miss my baby boy
    1 HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY SONSHINE
    1 today is Trinity's 17th bday! Watch over her
    1 Missing you on this day so very much. Deborah Yarborough
    1 Your gorgeous baby girl is 7 today! She's blessed with an awesome mom!
    1 Ur oldest bro is 44 today. He talks bout u all the time! Put in a good word dude.
    1 yo wssp pops i havent been on here in a min because i cant bear how much i miss you
    2 everyone one says i look like ou and sound like you now but it makes me miss you even more
    2 but i got us pops and our family i will always be trenton jr grooms and im happy to be your son
    2 love you pops-trenton grooms
    2 son u r still missed everyday, especially on the holidays! U were the life of the parties!
    1 im at my lowest right now but im still pushing for you
    1 i sit and think if my mom pass who will i have please look over me
    2 i goit so much to say but i cant because a son needs a dad but love you-trenton your son
    2 its hard to keep my chin up but i got to because i got your name and thats what you would do
    1 today Camrie is 14 We went to her twins gravesite
    2 im sorry grandmal and i miss you dad-trenton jr
    2 i love you camrie
    2 We love you too Lil Trenton 💕 😘
    1 been a min since u passed still cant move on
    1 having a hard time today just want to talk to u-trent jr
    2 today I just wanna cry looking at these picsI miss my son
    2 I'm thinking will I ever stop grieving? NVR completely goes away!
    1 Gio is 9 ystrdy! He was 16mos! How time flies! Losing u NVR gets old tho!
    1 i love you lil gio-your brother trenton
    1 i need my dad part of the family to love yall
    1 I luv u my arms n heart r wide open! She just dont tolerate drama n dsrspct
    1 U sho did mark ur kids! Strong resemblances!
    1 Trenity Aniyah Hassan Tati Trent Cam DaeRon Jazi n Gio! 🤔 Yamaya
    1 your dad is 65 now. it was emotional celebrating ANOTHER milestone without our baby boy!
    1 DaeRon is ur identical twin! couple of the girls r too!
    1 I'm hurting rn wish u was here to talk to Me and watch me play football
    1 I'm getting older pops u wanted me to protect our girl I gotchu
    1 dont think we forgot about you we miss you everyday

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