Anthoni Readus, age 26

Lost to gun violence on August 31, 2018 in Aurora, Colorado.

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  • Nickname:
    2 #LLA
  • Number of children:
    10 He was an amazing , hands-on , Dad to 1-son .. who I know will look up to him as his HERO...
  • Personality:
    7 amazing funny hard working amazing father brother and son.
    5 Kind, Caring, Funny, Respectful, Hard-working, Prideful, Thoughtful,
    7 A smile that could light the room
    6 He was a good dad for his son signed by your so
  • Occupation:
    4 mechanic
  • Workplace:
    5 City of Aurora
  • Schools attended:
    7 Hinkley High school
    6 Think about you every day all day big brother 💔 You were a great role model .!! i love you
    4 i will miss you bro,,
  • Comments:
    5 Man this is heartbreaking!! R.I.H handsome 😢
    7 You will never be forgotten , My heart is broken , .... Love GMA
    5 miss you everyday nephew!!! I know you are watching over us all!! i love you nephew!! Aunty Shells
    3 So proud of you ant, You're a true hero 🖤 You are
    5 Love U ant u a LEGEND
    4 im gonna miss you ant i love you always will
    3 I love you Ant... more than you ever knew.
    3 nephew I miss you so much!! I love you!!! Aunty Buggy loves you!!!
    3 I MISS U EVERY DAY NEPHEW
    3 i miss you so much !
    4 I light a candle every morning for you .. Miss You !!
    3 Your presence has not gone unnoticed. We love you, and thank you for your special gifts. oxox
    3 🐜❤🐜❤🐜❤🐜❤🐜❤🐜❤🐜❤🐜❤
    5 💔🥀🐜👑🕯 your baby boy is doin ok Ant were all really trying!
    3 I love you Ant 💔🙏🐜
    3 I LOVE U
    1 I am not looking forward to the "Holidays" without you..........
    4 Baby I miss you❤🐜
    3 I love you nephew! We miss you and all your funny post on fb lol. 🐜 DOG!! -Aunt Angeil
    3 Nephew we miss you SO MUCH!!!!
    5 Baby I miss u 💖🐜
    4 Ant....... Every morning , coffee, smoke, candle..................I miss you !!
    3 Ant 🐜 give you siblings the strength and guidance they need to get thru this. ❤
    3 Merry Christmas Baby....I love u💖🐜💪🏼🖕🏽
    2 😭💔🐜🔮
    2 💖🐜🕯
    3 💖🐜💖🐜💖🐜💖🐜
    2 Ant........
    2 new year without you 💔
    3 Ant thank you for always providing your guiding light. 🕯
    3 ANT .........I know you are around when I need you the most.......
    2 I miss you soooooooo much!!!!
    2 😥💗🐜💪🕯😥
    2 💗🐜💗🐜💗🐜💗🐜💗🐜💗🐜💗🐜💗
    2 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯💗
    4 Miss you anthoni!! love you more than youd know, you were always my favorite cousin in law 🐜🖕🏾💖
    3 I love you Ant.... Im struggling 💔
    2 I'm missing u my baby boy 💖🐜💪🏽👑🖕🏽🙏🕯
    2 keep watching over us
    3 hardest part about this is watchn ur son go thru it 💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭
    2 Love you Ant 🐜👑
    2 I love you Ant! I miss you!! 💗🐜💗🐜💪
    2 Love and Miss you Ant......................
    2 Miss you Ant.. 🙏🏽🖕🏾🐜💖
    2 I love you and miss you so much 💗🐜💗🐜💪🕯
    2 🐜❤🐜💪🕯
    3 🐜❤🐜💪🕯miss you so much nephew!!
    7 I hate that this happened to you over someone else's petty drama💔
    4 💗🐜💪👑🕯
    2 Ant ...
    3 love and miss you 💔
    2 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
    2 Ant ................ I miss you
    3 Ant. I know you're with us today!
    2 your little brother graduates today 5/21/19
    2 please give signs your with us 💗🐜🕯
    3 Pls help me Anthoni I need you 😭😭
    4 Baby it's been 9 months......I miss you and love you so much💖🐜💪🏽👑🖕🏽🕯
    2 Ant ....................... these 9-Months have been the hardest !!
    3 Love you brosef. my loyalty is forever with you 🤘🏽💚
    2 💚💚💚💚💚💚
    2 💗🐜💪🕯
    2 happy fathers day Ant. You were an amazing dad!!!💔
    2 Happy Fathers Anthoni ................
    4 6-23-19 HBD to your Dad and lil brother 💗🕯💪👑
    3 7-1-19 almost one year without you 💔
    3 7-1-19 💔
    3 7/5/19 first 4th of July without you. we miss you and love you
    2 Anthoni ............ I miss you every day .
    3 7-16-19 💗🕯🐜 TY for your guiding light
    2 Anthoni M Readus ....................... I miss you EVERYDAY..............................
    3 7-31-19 💔😥
    2 I Love that new pictures are added.............. YOU will never-ever be forgotten....
    3 7-31-19 NEVER FORGOTTEN 💗🐜💪🕯👑
    3 My baby boy.....Man....Hero. I miss you. I love you. 💖🐜💪🏽👑🖕🏽🙏🕯✊🏼
    4 8-1-19 nephew my DAWG I love you so much GANG GANG 💗💪🐜🕯
    3 8-5-19 school starts soon. We are ALL taking a hand raising him. We all love and miss you SO MUCH
    3 I miss u more than ever.
    2 8-14-19 your circle is strong! Your baby starts 4th grade today and is a champ!
    3 Send extra love to your Mom today, she misses you so much.
    3 I see dragonflies. 💗🐜👑💪🔮🕯
    2 My Heart is so heavy as we near your 1st-Anniversary Death-Date...........
    4 This aint fair Ant I need you here. 🙏💔
    3 8-18-19 your son had a great first week of school. We all love youuuuuuuuu
    3 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
    2 I need u Anthoni I really do pls come back....
    2 I wish I cld just call you right now
    2 I miss you💔🐜💪🏽👑🖕🏽🙏🕯✊🏼
    4 8-26-19 💗🐜 we love and miss you so much. we need strength this week
    2 8-30-19 miss and love you so much 💗🐜💪🕯🖕🏼
    3 keep guiding us. I love you. I feel u everywhere. 8.31.19
    4 I love you, I miss you, and I'm sorry.
    3 miss you potpie!! dammit way too soon my friend
    2 It shouldn't have been you......... You should be celebrating a b-day ..
    2 Happy Birthday Anthoni
    2 9-8-2019 happy heavenly birthday!!! 💗🐜⭕💪🖕🏼
    4 I miss you son....love you always and forever
    3 9-13-19 Friday's will never be the same. 💗🐜👑💪🖕🏼
    2 Anthoni ... you are loved .... you are missed ....
    4 10-1-19 soon the veil between worlds will be its thinnest. I hope we see you
    3 dias de la muerta 💗🐜💪👑💗🕯
    2 Miss You everyday
    2 EVERYDAY ......... YOU ........... ARE ........... MISSED .............
    2 10-31-19 💗🐜💪👑🕯
    2 1-Yr and 2-Months ... and it still feels like yesterday..... Love and Miss You
    5 I miss you even tho I’m a kid this is for you 🖕🏽🖕🏼
    3 11-10-19 HBD to your twin siblings 💗💪🎂🎈
    1 11-16-19 your son is so brave. we all miss you and love you 💗🐜💪
    4 11-22-19 💗🐜💪🙏🕯
    3 i miss my nephew so much... happy thanksgiving holidays will never be the same man
    2 💗🐜💪🙏🕯
    3 12-6-19 not a day goes buy that you are not missed. I love you 💗🐜💪🕯
    2 Ant .... Missing you
    2 Merry Christmas Ant ....
    3 12-25-19 merry heavenly Christmas
    2 12-31-19 💗🐜💪👑🙏🕯
    3 01-01-20 💗🐜💪👑🙏🕯🖕🏼
    2 Happy Heavenly New Year Anthoni... Miss you
    2 Miss you, Love you Ant. ❤️
    3 1.30.2020; I miss you! cant stop thinking about you .
    3 02.02.20 💗🐜💪👑🙏🕯
    4 2.3.2020 You were in my dreams last night! i miss kicking it w you gangsta.
    4 Missin you everyday brother 😔 keep watchin over the family 💘
    3 02-14-20 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕🏼
    2 Miss You
    2 02-23-20 HBD to your lil man! 💗🐜👑🎂
    2 Love you
    3 02-24-20 HBD to your Ma ❤💪⭕👑🐜🕯
    2 03.06.20 💗🐜💪👑💗🕯💗💪⭕
    3 03-28-20 love and miss you so much 💗💗💗💗
    2 Ant.... keep watch over Family, It's a scary shit-show down here.! I miss you
    3 04.01.20 you used to April fools us all. I will be looking for you today. 💗🐜
    3 4/20/20 💗🐜💗🦋💪🙏🕯🖕🏼
    3 4.20.20 Stay high. I love you! 🖕🏽🐜👑
    4 Light one up everyday. I love you
    1 You are missed so much
    2 05.01.20 I love and miss you so much. keep watch over us.
    3 i love you G! Ima stop by your tree today and bring you and Bubba some things 💙
    1 06.01.20 miss you and love you so much
    2 06.12.20 💗🐜💗🦋💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕🏼
    3 give Family stength to get tru this day !!! We Miss You !!
    3 07.01.20 LLA 💪👑💗🐜🙏🕯🖕🏼
    3 07.17.20 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕🏼
    2 08.01.20 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕🏼
    5 08.17.20 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕🏼
    2 08.24.20 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 08.26.20 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 2-Yrs .. 2-yrs ... We All Miss You
    2 08.31.20 two years without you... how???? we love and miss you SO MUCH 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 I miss you my dude! ❤️ always in my thoughts and prayers!
    1 I miss you so much tomorrow is your bday and i cant belive your gone I love you
    2 09.08.20 heavenly birthday 💗🐜💪👑🎂💗🕯
    2 Happy Heavenly Birthday
    2 Ant . You are heavy-on-my mind .. miss you
    2 10.01.2020 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕🏼
    2 10.24.20 💗🐜💗🦋💪👑💗🙏🕯🍼
    2 I miss you so much!!!
    2 10.31.20 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🎃🖕
    3 11.01 2020 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 11.10.20 HBD to your sister and brother 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕🎂
    2 11.26.20 happy heavenly Thanksgiving💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕🏼
    3 12.01.2020 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    5 12.06.2020 ... 3:03am 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🍼
    3 "Uncle-Anthoni"
    3 12.25.2020 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🎅
    3 12.31.20 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 01.01.2001 💗🐜 you are loved and missed everyday
    3 Happy Heavenly New Year 2021
    2 01.01.2021 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    3 01.13.2021 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    4 I miss you Nephew!! 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 01.15.2021 💗🐜💗🐜💗🐜💗🐜🕯
    2 02.01.2021 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    3 2/9/21 💙💙💙
    3 02.23.21 HBD to your lil man 💗🐜💪👑🎂
    3 02.24.21 HBD to your Ma. 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🎂
    2 03.01.2021 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 missing you ....
    3 04.01.2021 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 April 2021 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 04.06.21 💗🐜💪🎂💗🙏🕯🖕
    1 😥
    2 always on my mind ... always missing you ...
    2 04.20.21 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 Justice for Anthoni 🙏
    2 2021.05.01 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 2021.05.03 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    3 mothers day is never the same. please give your mom a sign today.
    4 JusticeForAnthoni
    2 05.17.2021 Justice for Ant💗🐜
    2 05.18.21 justice for Ant 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 open and shut
    2 05.19.21 💗🐜💪👑💪⭕
    2 05.20.21 💗🐜💪👑💪⭕💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 05.21.21 Justice for Ant 💪⭕💗🐜
    2 05.24.21 💗🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    2 05.25.21 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 05.26.21 Justice for Ant! 🕯
    2 05.27.21 😥
    2 5-27-21 love you baby boy 🐜🖕🏽💙
    2 feels like we all got sucker-punced in the gut !!
    2 06.01.2021 💗🐜💪👑💪⭕💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 miss you
    2 06.20.21 heavenly fathers day🐜💗🕯
    2 07.01.2021 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 07.23.2021 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    2 You are Missed .... You are Loved
    2 08.01.2021 💙🐜💪👑💪⭕🙏🕯🖕
    2 I miss you!!!!
    3 2021.08.12 sooooo proud of your son, and your Mom and baby mama 💪⭕
    3 its almost 3-years since u were taken from us...........3-fucking-years !!
    5 08.31.2021 Aunty buggy misses you and loves you so much
    3 2021.09.08 HBD! you would have been 29. You are missed! You are loved!
    2 Happy heavenly 29th Birthday anthoni ...
    3 09•08•2021 // Happy Heavenly Birthday Babyboy! Ill take a shot w you later 🐜🕊💙
    3 Justice For Anthoni
    2 2021.09.17 your murderer will hear his fate today
    2 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    3 Justice For Anthoni..... 80-years
    2 Heavy-On-My-Mind ..............
    3 2021.10.26 the veil between worlds is thinning. I love you💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 Happy Heavenly Halloween Ant ............
    2 11.18.2021 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    3 2021.11.24 I'm gonna leave a table setting for you. 💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 Happy Heavenly Thanksgiving Ant............................
    2 2021.12.05 today we celebrate your little nephews 1 year around the sun💗🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 2021.12.24 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕☃️
    1 Merry Heavenly Christmas Ant... 2021
    2 2022.01.01 💙🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    1 miss u everyday xoxoxo
    2 2022.02.01 💙🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 Ant........ You are missed You are Loved You are remebered
    2 2022.02.23 HBD to your son 💙🐜💪👑
    2 2022.02.24 HBD to your mama 💙🐜👑💪🙏🕯🖕
    2 Ant..........You are Missed ... You ar Loved ... You are Remembered
    2 2022. 03. 30 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 Ant .................. We Miss You !!
    2 2022.04.17 hoppy heavenly Easter 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    2 420 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 Happy-Heavenly-420 .........
    2 2022.05.04 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    2 2022.06.01 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 Another summer without you ....
    2 2022.06.09 🕊💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕🕊
    2 Happy Heavenly Fathers Day .... You are Loved , You are Missed , You are Remembered
    1 #LLA
    2 2022.06.23 HBD to your Dad and little brother! 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    2 2022.07.07... 5199 🕯
    1 Miss and Think about YOU everyday.......................
    2 2022.07.21 💔🐾💙🐜
    2 2022.08.01 💙🐜💪👑💗🙏🕯🖕
    2 WE are all just feeling it ------------4-years !! WE miss you !
    1 LOVE YOU LOTS ...... XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
    1 YOU SHOULD BE HERE ....
    2 2022.08.31 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🕊
    1 Happy Heavenly Birthday Ant ...........
    2 2022.09.08 heavenly birthday 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 missed... loved... remebered ...
    2 2022.10.02 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🕊🖕
    1 xoxoxoxox
    2 Been Thinking About You. All Love. 💙💙💙
    1 Happy Heavenly Halloween ...
    2 2022.11.01 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    2 2022.12.02 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 Ant ... We miss You
    2 2022.12.24 merry Christmas eve 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯
    1 Happy Heavenly Christmas Ant ...2022
    2 2022.12.25 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🎅
    2 2023.01.01 💙🐜👑💪💙🙏🕯🕊
    1 missing the hell out of u ........................#LLA
    2 2023.01.19 🕯🕯🕯🕯5900
    1 found a penny............#LLA
    1 2023.02.16 💙🐜💪👑🙏🕯🖕 5999 🕯
    1 Happy Birthday AJ ... We Love-You ...........
    1 found a penny #LLA
    1 #LLA ... missing you ...
    2 2023.04.04 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 2023.05.01 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 miss you @LLA
    1 Juelz amd I saw our 1st-Dragonfly of the summer ...#LLA
    2 2023.06.01 💙🐜💪👑💝🙏🕯🖕
    1 Happy Heavenly Fathers Day ....
    2 2023.06.20.... 6300 🕯
    2 6400 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯
    1 #LLA.... miss u
    2 2023.08.01 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 2023.08.30 this never gets easier. 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 LongLiveAnthoni. Never stop thinking about you. Love always. 8-31-23
    1 #LLA I Miss You .... You Are Remembered...... Ypu Are Loved........
    2 2023.09.08 Heavenly Birthday 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 Happy Haevenly 31st Birthday Ant
    1 almost halloween .... #LLA
    2 2023.10.03 🕯 6660 🕯💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 2023.11.01 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 #LLA ....
    1 2023.12.01 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 Almost Christmas ... Miss You
    1 2023.12.30 🕯6860
    1 2024.01.01 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 2024.02.02 #6939🕯
    1 2024.02.23 HBD to your lil man💙🐜💪👑🖕
    1 2024.02.24 HBD to your Ma 🐜💙👑🖕
    1 2024.02.29 ... 6999 🕯
    2 2024.03.29 🕯7060 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 2024.04.15 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 2024.05.05 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 2024.05.20- 7171🕯
    1 2024.06.04 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    2 2024.06.16 heavenly fathers day. you were one of the BEST Dads!!!!!!!
    1 Happy Heavenly Fathers day
    1 2024.07.04 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 Miss You Every single day !!
    1 2024.08.01 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    3 Miss U big Dawg. 8-19-2024 🐜💙🖕
    2 You should be here !!
    2 Cant veven believe it. Miss You everyday. 💙🙏🏼
    1 Screaming Everyday LONGLIVEANTHONI 💙🖕🏽🐜
    1 2024.08.31 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 YOU should be HERE
    1 #LLA #LLB
    1 2024.09.08 heavenly bday 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    1 Happy Heavenly 32 Birthday My 1st-born-Grandson... I miss You !
    1 2024.10.01💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕
    2 2024.10.31 dia de los muertos💙🐜
    2 2024.11.10 HBD to your twin siblings 💙🐜💪👑💙🙏🕯🖕

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