Damarcus Whitehead, age 20

Lost to gun violence on June 1, 2017 in Danville, Virginia.

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  • Nickname:
    39 Yung
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    10 Loving, Strong , Intelligent
    6 Strong, A leader not a follower, loyal beyond measure
    8 One of the funniest, most chaming people you will ever want to meet
  • Occupation:
  • Workplace:
    1 kickback jacks, Greensboro NC
  • Schools attended:
  • Comments:
    7 Loved by so many people ❤️ You will truly be missed. Gone but never forgotten
    5 We love you Yungin , Fly high 👐
    5 LONGLIVEYUNG🗣✨❤️
    2 Praying for his family and friends ❤️
    2 always smiling in every picture and video i have seen
    5 ForeverYUNG💕🙏🏼
    1 I am Praying for this young Man's family and friends.
    6 Fly High Babe. We Love You! 😇🙏🏽♥️
    3 Praying God give the family strength to carry on
    3 l went to school with his mom and my heart aches for her lost.
    2 rest easy lil cuz your smile will forever live on❤️
    2 funny young man!! Enjoyed being around him
    2 dont know him but heard about what happened and wanted to say r.i.p all the way from brooklyn ny
    2 long live yung 😓💔 i love you bby boy
    1 fly high baby boy
    1 Love you Yungin, Fly high
    2 your smile lit up my daughter's life, MAY YOU REST IN PARADISE
    6 Miss you so much Lil Yungin, We love you
    1 Missing your big smile right now, Keep smiling down on us. We love you, Long Live Yungin
    1 Long Live Yungin, we miss you so much. Love you
    3 Missing you Lil Yungin, your name will live on forever. We love you
    3 FOREVER YUNG !!!
    1 WE LOVE AND MISS YOU LIL YUNGIN. FOREVERYUNG
    1 Miss You Yungin, We love you
    2 Thinking of you Lil Yungin, Miss you. FOREVERYUNG
    1 Love you and miss you Lil Yungin....FOREVERYUNG
    1 I love you and miss you ao much ❤️ FOREVERYUNG
    1 ForeverYung my Right hand my N**** my Brotha I miss you like krazy kant wait til i view you again❤️
    1 Always go'n be my lil bro...RIP
    1 rip may u live through your son and family ❤️
    1 may u live through your daughter as well
    1 watch him grow up...so sad
    1 I miss you so much Lil Yungin, FOREVERYUNG

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