Ashton Shawn Bright, ageΒ 25

Lost to gun violence on April 15, 2018 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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  • Nickname:
    26 Top Draw
  • Number of children:
    7 1(Davion)
  • Personality:
    9 Excellent, humble, respectful listener!
    11 Curious mind!
    11 Very loving spirit.
  • Occupation:
    6 License Barber
    5 I miss u so much love u wish u were here I need u 😭
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    1 R. Nelson Snider High School (Fort Wayne, IN)
    2 Chosen Christian Beauty
  • Comments:
    13 My son, I miss you, but I will see you again!
    11 Very loving soul,shared with anyone in need.
    7 I'm going to miss you.I will always love you. Grandma Jackie.
    10 A gifted communicator who was filled with a spirit of love.
    3 Always thinking about you...nephew!
    12 wonderful father to his son.
    6 Ashton was my older brother , I love you Ash
    5 To be the man you were. I know you are watching down on me
    3 Your younger brother Erik
    6 Miss you and love you Ashton. I know you are in our Father's arms. See you in Heaven! Aunt Maria β™‘
    2 miss you ashton love yezmen
    4 First born - will never be forgotten πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    3 we miss you Ashton
    11 25 years of memories that I will keep safe in my heart ...
    3 a bond that time and distance can never break apart
    2 First born - you will never be forgotten πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    1 What we have once enjoyed and DEEPLY loved we can never lose....
    4 for all that we LOVE deeply becomes a part of us. Love you Ashton
    5 We miss you Ashton, RIH
    1 Best friend I miss you so much
    1 rip best friend miss you so much
    1 I miss you Ashton - First born will never be forgotten πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    3 I love you Ashton, forever missing you.
    3 love you Ashton
    1 Mom loves U - First born you will never be forgotten πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    1 best friend I miss u we all do
    2 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- you will never be forgotten
    5 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    1 πŸ˜‡πŸ’” love you
    3 I miss u Ashton Shawn Bright - First Born you will never be forgotten πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    2 I miss you Ashton
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- 1st born and will never be forgotten
    1 miss you
    2 R.i.p to you we miss you
    1 miss you in our times we had together
    2 I miss u - trying to understand just hurts so much - First born you will never be forgotten πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    7 Davion guardian angel's...πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’‹
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- will never be forgotten
    4 The more I study the Bible, the more I realize how close you are to God!
    7 Miss and love u - Armani your baby sister
    1 I love you dearly I miss you. Rest for now, til we meet again!
    1 I love you Ashton love yezmenπŸ˜‡πŸ’”
    2 Ashton, we love you and forever missing you rest for now.
    2 Me and your son miss and love youπŸ’œ
    8 Gone but not forgotten...love and miss u...Grandma Mary.
    1 missing you each day Ashton
    1 hey best friend missing you
    2 keep watching over us
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- I miss u
    2 Forever in my heart....Love and miss U...πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉ
    6 I know for a fact you are taking care of some part of heaven with your CREATOR! Love you son!
    1 hey Ashton keep watching over us love you
    3 Forever in my heart...Love and miss U...πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ’‹
    2 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- love u
    1 love you Ashton πŸ’•
    1 Each day gets harder and harder - first born πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    1 I love and miss u son
    2 hey Ashton thinking of you 😘
    1 hey best friend miss you
    2 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ-I miss you
    1 love u Ashton 😘
    3 I can't wait to see you again son! By the way I saw you in that dream!! All smiles!
    8 Ashton I know when it my time to cross over, I know U will be there to help me. πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉ
    6 Love and miss U...Grandma MaryπŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’‹
    2 hey Ashton Javeah
    3 Ashton Davion is coming to visit with us today.We all love and miss U..πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉ
    3 Davion say he love you and he miss you...πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉπŸ’‹πŸ’‹πŸ˜’
    1 Happy Thanksgiving
    2 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ-I love you son
    1 i love you Ashton miss you a lot πŸ˜πŸ™
    2 Love you πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    1 Missing you everyday πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    1 love you best friend
    2 This is the first Christmas without U.I miss U and Love U. Grandma Mary
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- love you son
    1 love u Ashton
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- forever
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- missing you
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- Ashton Shawn Bright love Mom
    2 i love you Ashton , love your only brother Erik πŸ’•πŸ™πŸΎπŸ˜”
    1 i will always care and protect davy , because thats my duty
    2 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ-
    2 I think about you everyday son!!!
    2 Trying to stay strong; but missing u everyday
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- 02.26.93 will never be forgotten
    1 Today is Davion 6th birthday.He love and miss U.πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ’‹
    1 Davion birthday 2/10/2013πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ’‹
    2 miss in love u yezmen
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- 02.26.93 will never
    1 be forgotten
    9 Ilove and miss you Ashton.Praying that they found justice for you.Grandma Mary.πŸ’–πŸŒΉπŸ’‹
    1 happy birthday love yezmen
    4 2/26/93, U were born.I will never forget that day.R.I.P love grandma MaryπŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉ
    2 Happy Birthday Ashton - πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    4 Heart feels very heavy today - because I’m missing U; but know you are in a better place
    2 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- first born you will never be forgotten
    1 Davion here visiting during his spring break 3-11-19 thru 3-15-19πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ’‹
    4 Davion keep asking for u over and over
    4 This is the sad part when a young child πŸ‘ΆπŸ½ doesn’t understand
    4 That his father is dead and not coming back
    2 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- first born u will never be forgotten
    1 Missing u everyday - πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    4 I dreamed about you,we were in a open field dancing.
    4 We was so happy to see each other. Love and miss u
    1 Hardest day ever was losing you; but knowing tomorrow will be 1 year - feels worse
    1 Missing you everyday - πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ
    2 Missing you everday. i pray for justice for you everday.πŸ˜‡πŸ˜‡
    1 miss you Ashton love yezmen always on my mind 😘
    4 Whoever did this to my son - I pray your mother never feels this type of pain
    2 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- first born U will never be forgotten
    2 hey Ashton miss you so muchπŸ˜‡πŸ˜˜
    1 i love you Bestie , this hurts me. say hi to RoRo for me ❀️
    2 i love you sonmuch family i wish we can share one more laugh but we will again one day keep flying
    2 It is truly amazing to read the words you wrote that align with the Bible!!!
    2 Love and miss you Ashton β™₯️
    1 Happy Father’s Day - First Born Love Always Mom
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ-I love u Mom
    2 Davion here visiting.He say he love and miss you.πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ’–πŸ’–
    2 I miss u,I love u.,,I continue to pray for justice for you.πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ’–πŸ’–
    4 Please continue to be Davion guardian angel.He love U and miss U.πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ’–
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- I love u
    2 Love and miss u. You will never be forgotton.πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉ
    3 Your Uncle David now has his wings, all of u R.I.H. love and miss all of u..πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉ
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- love u son
    1 love u best friend miss u 😘
    2 Your Uncle Herman has his wings, all of u R.I.H. Love and miss u all.πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉπŸŒΉ
    1 πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ- Missing U Love Mom
    2 Can't wait to see you again son!!!
    2 I have so much to tell you ; missing you everyday- πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ
    2 Davion forever!
    1 Ashton you were right about so many things. Thank you πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ
    1 Miss you so much Ashton 😩😘
    2 Missing you, Loving you, Wish you were here , Davion!!!
    1 one mother to another mother of wounded ❀️ Columbus Ohio
    1 First Born - you will never be forgotten πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ
    1 Aunt Mae now has her wings. You all R.I.P. in Heaven.
    4 Your wings were ready,but our heart were not.Grandma Mary.
    1 Miss you little cousin πŸ™πŸΎ
    1 Happy Birthday Ashton - First BornπŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ
    3 Davion here with us,all of us miss and love you. Grandma Mary❀️❀️❀️❀️
    1 Happy birthday 🎈 🎈🎈🎈β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️
    1 Happy Belated Birthday! My body was telling me yesterday was a special day.
    3 Only a few people feel real love in a lifetime. U was one of the lucky one.
    3 U was blessed to experience this type of love from Davion.
    1 Heart is very heavy - I miss and love you son πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ
    1 Thinking of you cuz! 😒 Next time I’m back home, I need to pay you a visit 🀞🏾
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎ
    2 I miss u son - πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ
    2 I don't think I'll ever get over this
    2 I know Jesus is so happy to be able to hug you son!!!
    1 We miss you Ashton. God sis loves you
    1 i love you nephew. i miss you so much! Rikki
    2 Happy Father’s Day Son - πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉLove Mom
    2 Your cousin Zymir now has his wings,Iove Grandma Mary. πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉ
    1 Happy 4 of July this yo brother Camari
    1 Your truly miss I will never forget you keep me safe watch over me !!πŸ™πŸ’―πŸ€΄
    1 Signing in and out love you Ashton!! Camari
    4 You are truly loved young man R.I.P.
    1 Thinking about the last time I saw you when I visit home. RIP LIL CUZ
    3 Your Uncle Johnny and Uncle Cornell now has their wings.
    1 Missing you - love mom πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ
    1 3rd Christmas without u.Missing
    1 3rd Christmas without U.Missing U,Love U.R.I.P Grandma Marry
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- First Born you will never be forgotten
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’”πŸŒΉ- First Born You (Ashton Shawn Bright) will
    2 never be forgotten - I love u son❀️❀️❀️
    1 I love you brother I was just thinking how much you meant in my life...Camari day 1 β€οΈπŸ’―πŸ˜‡πŸ™
    1 Happy Birthday Son - (28) today πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ
    1 2/26/2021 Happy Birthday,Love U..Grandma Mary.
    1 You make me happy πŸ™πŸ₯ΊπŸ’”
    1 Aunt Linda gain her Wings on 4/7/2021.You all R.I.P. Grandma Mary
    1 I miss u so much πŸ₯ΊπŸ˜”πŸ’”
    1 Love u πŸ’•
    1 πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ-First Born you will never be forgotten
    1 You mean so much to me πŸ˜­πŸ™πŸ’”
    1 I miss u so much πŸ₯ΊπŸ˜”πŸ˜­πŸ™πŸ’”
    3 Ashton i miss u so much, it not a day go by i don't think of u,
    2 a lots of days my eyes are filled with tears,the saddest part is your son Davion,
    2 His life would have been so much better with u being a part of his life. Grandma Mary.
    2 I miss u so much πŸ₯Ί
    2 Love u Ashton wish u were here
    1 First Born - Missing You Everyday πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈπŸŒΉ
    2 I know you are enjoying the Creator ... will see you again
    1 9/14/21 Your Cousin Gery nom has his Wings.Fly high. R.I.P. Love Grandma Mary..
    2 miss u wish u were here your a great brother
    2 i miss my brother
    1 i need u
    2 i miss u
    2 Your Aunt Queen now has her wings. U all fly high in Heaven.R.I.P.
    2 I love you Ashton. Here with grandma talking about you. We love you so muchβ€οΈπŸ™
    1 Camari Monroe ❀️😒
    2 i love u ashton this is your baby sister armani
    2 Love you brother this Camari. Keep watching over me and my protector
    2 i love u ashton this is ur baby sister armani
    1 rest up man frfr
    2 11/25/21, I miss you, Ilove you.Continue to fly high. Grandma Mary
    2 Your cousin Kevin now has his Wings.R.I.P. Fly high...Love Grandma Mary
    1 i miss you
    1 Your Father visited with Davion for Christmas.R.I.P. Ashton. love Grandma Mary, 12/21/21
    3 Ashton i'm planning my home coming. I will be close by you. Love, Grandma Mary.
    3 Actions speaks louder than words.My actions says that i will always love you. Love Grandma Mary.
    2 Gone so soon Rest In Peace Ashton πŸ˜‡β€οΈ -Missy Monroe
    2 love you ashton
    2 In celebrationof your memory,Family and Friends are donating to UBC building fund, on 2/27/22
    2 i miss you so much
    2 2/26/22 Happy Birthday..Love and miss you.Grandma Mary.πŸŽˆπŸ’•
    3 happy birthday ashton its your baby sister armani πŸ₯³πŸŽ‚πŸŽπŸ’˜
    3 Miss you…Love you.Grandma MaryπŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ₯€πŸŒΉπŸŒΉ
    4 Ashton on 04/16/22,I woke up to find u standing over me.love u and miss u. Grandma Mary.
    1 7/1/22 Here visiting with Uncle Otha, Love u and miss u.Grandma Mary.
    3 I can’t wait to see you again son!! Your father, Alonzo.
    1 Just stopping by cousin! Letting you know we are still thinking about you πŸ₯²
    3 10/21/22 Love and miss you.Grandma Mary,
    3 12/25/22 I miss you and love ❀️ I Grandma Mary.
    1 1/1/2023 A new year has started.Miss U.. Love U..Grandma Mary
    2 Really missing U,Love U,..R.I.P Grandma Mary.
    1 Ashton just paying you a visit 🀍
    1 Missing you I love you!
    1 miss you so much its armani
    2 2/10/23 Davion 10 birthday...we miss u...we love you, Grandma Mary.
    2 2/26/2023 Happy Birthday ,Love U,Miss U..Grandma Mary.
    1 Just stopping by to say I love you and thank you for everything.πŸ™πŸ˜’β™ΎοΈ
    2 3/26/23 Just finish facetiming Davion. So sad .
    2 He still want to know where his Dad,Ashton is? He want to talk with him.
    1 His Grandfather Alonzo is down in Dallas,Tx. visiting Davion. Grandma Mary
    2 4/16/23 U was on my mind all day yesterday.Love U. Miss U. G Mom
    1 Wassup brother this Camari I love you and miss you I’m chillin with grandma now
    1 7/9/23 will be visiting with Davion 7/13 & 7/14.Love ..G MOM.
    1 12/31/23 , Continues to miss U.Davion still want to know where U are?.
    1 LOVE YOU ASHTON MISS YOU SO MUCH! AUNTEE
    1 Love you son! Will continue to preach the gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
    1 Happy Father’s Day king πŸ˜‡
    1 How i miss u. Things would be so different if u was here.G MOM.
    1 Miss you Dearly, Love Always AUNTEE
    1 i miss you so much and love you thanks for being there for me πŸ₯°πŸ₯ΉπŸ™πŸ˜” baby sister mani
    1 G MOM ,happy this week, Seen Davion by video this week .11/8/24
    1 Davion grandma Mary want u to know that i will always love u
    1 I think of u everyday. Ipray for u.I ask God to take of u
    1 Idid not forget about u.love always.Grandma Mary.
    1 Can’t wait to walk with you and Jesus one day!! Love you son!!
    1 I love you forever and always Ash - love ALWAYS Ariyan (Baby Sis) πŸ˜’πŸ™πŸΎπŸ‘ΌπŸΎ

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