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Marquies Rason Waters, age 17

Fatally shot on August 22, 2016 in Mineral Springs, North Carolina.

Marquies was killed by a person whose home he and others had broken into.

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  • Nickname:
    2 Marz
    2 Quies
  • Number of children:
    2 None
    1 None, but wanted and looked forward to having a family of his own.
    1 wanted children
  • Personality:
    4 caring
    4 loving
    4 always put everyone before himself
    4 amazing person.
    3 kind-hearted
    3 a good friend
    2 Dedicated
    2 Honest
    2 Loyal
    2 Smart
    3 Selfless
    2 good cousin anybody could have
    1 Protective
    1 Very sweet
    1 He would do everything he could to cheer you up, if having a bad day.
    1 Humourous, super funny
    1 Kind asf, had a big heart
    1 Super Intelligent
    1 Sarcastic at times
    1 favorite cousin in the whole entire world
    1 rip marz we love you
    1 He was the absolute best, and it hurts me knowing he´s gone.
  • Occupation:
    1 None, that I know of
  • Workplace:
    1 None, that I know of
  • Schools attended:
    2 parkwood
  • Comments:
    2 i love u cuzo rest eazy
    1 I hope you're doing well, Marz, I love and miss you dearly.
    1 Rest In Peace, beloved~ I'ma keep you, your family, and friends in my prayers.
    1 Tons of people miss you, including me. Wish you could just come back to us..
    1 Each and every day that passes by, I just miss you more and more. :c
    1 I miss you quite a lot, Marz~ I wish you´d just come back to us.
    1 Rest In Peace, beloved.
    1 My heart aches, I miss you so much...
    1 I´m sorry you went out like this, Marz, such a shame..
    1 Went through your Instagram, tried to hold back the tears, but couldn´t..
    1 I miss you so f´n much, Marquies.
    1 I love you, rest easy.
    1 it's been awhile, i hope you're doing well wherever you are.
    1 miss you more than anything ;(
    1 i miss talking with you, Marz, more than anything
    1 i wish i would have kept up with lighting candles, you deserve much more than you have
    1 would do anything to bring you back
    1 i miss you more than words can explain
    1 a mother should never, EVER have to bury her child
    1 you were one of the best people i'd ever met and i regret letting you go
    1 i feel as if i could have talked you out of going out that night, if only i were around
    1 wish i could talk to you about life, as we used to do
    1 I MISS YOU SO MUCH, IT HURTS
    1 this pain i feel each day is killing me, i could only imagine how your mother is feeling
    1 my mental state is currently a lot worse than ever before, wish you were here to talk to
    1 i know you would have done your best to make me feel okay, Marz
    1 i miss you so, so much
    1 i try to pretend you're okay, that you're alive and doing well, just to cope
    1 much love for you and your family, rest in paradise
    1 i love and miss you, Quies
    1 come back to us, we need you
    1 i love and miss you so much, Quies (10/12)
    1 i hope you're doing well wherever you are!
    1 imuimuimuimu ))):
    1 i wish you were here with me, i'm growing up without you and it makes me so sad
    1 it gets harder each and every day, Quies, and i wish i could talk to you about everything
    1 you always made everything better :(
    1 to the man that took you from us, i hope you rot in Hell xoxo
    1 what kind of a sicko would take someone's life as they're begging right IN FRONT of them?
    1 we shooting people for trespassing now?
    1 we're TAKING LIVES for trespassing?
    1 this. world. is. so. sick.
    1 the. human. race. is. SO. SICK.
    1 why can't we get along with one another?
    1 i mean, really? it's not that fukn difficult!
    1 all humanity needs to do is coexist, that's literally it.
    1 the man that took Quies from us didn't get along w his family, you know that?
    1 so, as Quies was lying before him, i bet he didn't even consider letting him go.
    1 he shot Marquies, even though he BEGGED FOR HIS LIFE
    1 perfect situation for the home owner, right? he could shoot Quies and use self defense as an excuse.
    1 which, is exactly what he did~ he is a cruel, heartless man.
    1 in my opinion, he should have been put to death, not let off easy
    1 WHY was he let go? he SHOT AND KILLED a young man!
    1 he took an innocent life, he played God
    1 Marz was one of the absolute best people i had ever met in my entire life!
    1 ignorant, delusional, sick old man took him away from us
    1 i've never wished hell upon anyone so much, we demand justice for Marquies
    1 the man did NOT have a valid reason to shoot Quies and he knows it
    1 i was looking forward to meeting you...
    1 but i guess it'll never happen now ;(

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