Jerry McCarter, age 41

Lost to gun violence on August 28, 2017 in Bellwood, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    4 bamm
    5 moo moo
    2 bambigalow
  • Number of children:
    2 And one Grandbaby
  • Personality:
    4 great funny
    2 protector and very intelligent
    2 Honest Person
    2 genuine
    2 always smiling
    2 A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR
    2 ALWAYS JOKING
    2 CRazy Kool guy
    2 BIG HEART
    2 This dude loves his kids 24/7
    2 Fearless
    2 Great Soul
    2 jokester
    2 Love and miss you Bam!
    2 Happy New Year to my boy in heaven...LOVE
    2 nice guy
    1 forever Missed and Loved
    1 cool smooth dude
    1 dancing machine
    1 good hearted guy
  • Occupation:
    2 warehouse worker
    3 Full Time Dad
  • Workplace:
    2 franklin park
    2 coin factory
  • Schools attended:
    2 Irving Elementary
    2 Proviso East
  • Comments:
    2 love you bro
    3 Jerry always called me lil sis he will forever be missed RIH bro Love ya
    2 always kept it real
    3 Big Bro RIP
    2 DAD OF THE YEAR
    2 Crack a budlight for ya boy bam
    2 RIP U will be missed
    2 Puff on a Newport for ya boy Bamm
    2 MY LIL BROTHER FOREVER YOU ARE TRULY MISSED REST UP MY BROTHER
    2 RIP
    2 Tougher Than Leather
    2 SUPER DAD
    3 LONG LIVE KING BAM
    2 The Best Stepper
    2 JERRY WAS MY FAVORITE COUSIN....FOREVER MISSED!!!!!
    1 mourn you until I join ya....RIP
    1 THE GOOD DIE YOUNG!!! REST BRO
    2 I SUFFER THREW THE YEARS AND SHED SO MANY TEARS!!!!
    2 GOOD as dice shooter 7 -11
    1 gone to soon RIP
    1 may god accept a true soldier. Friend Like me:;
    1 Love Forever, God vengence will rain on the evil person who hurt this brother!!!!!
    1 Ashes to Ashes dust to dust! But yo memory they can never take!!
    1 rip bam
    1 Proviso East soldier the woods my bro
    1 100percent guy
    1 brotha from another motheR
    1 I Love and Miss you Bam!!! My big Bro!!
    2 never forget you jerry 1 love
    2 merry xmas to bam family love always
    1 Eternal life
    1 missn u everyday
    1 Coward Dies a thousand Death soldier dies but once Love u
    1 life is too short Rest in heaven my friend
    1 2018 Eternal Life Heaven Forever
    1 god will ressurect those sleeping in death
    1 gone to Quick
    1 Forever Missed
    1 one love
    1 Love you big bro
    1 bless up
    1 No one's taking your spot. To the best dad there is, rest in heaven.
    1 love u my dog
    1 Love you big Bro Rest up 2019
    1 Gone but not forgotten
    1 Your lil sis loves you! I think about you everyday RIH bro June 2019
    2 2 years later... Love Ya.. Shed So Many Tears:;'-! BAM
    3 Love you daddy . You’re the best things that’s ever happened to me. I’ll miss you more everyday. 🤍
    1 Love you big bro, lil sis will never forget you March 2020
    1 big bam yo bro still mourning you for eternity. until we meet
    1 April 2020 we still missing you...
    1 2021 RIP FOREVER LOVED. BAMMBIGALOW
    1 2023 Rip

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