Marcus Jackson, age 23

Lost to gun violence on March 19, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina.

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  • Number of children:
    1 Marcus has 1 Son- Ma’khai
  • Personality:
    11 ON EARTH OUR HERO IN HEAVEN OUR ANGEL......
    8 World's BEST Father, Son, and Brother! Forever Loved....
    10 Jokester
    6 Loyal
    5 Solid
    1 Hero
    2 Protector
    1 Life of the Party
    1 Provider
    2 Smart
    1 Honest
    1 Authentic
    1 Courageous
    1 Reliable
    2 "One of a Kind"
    1 Confident
    1 Good friend and loving father❤
    2 Role Model, just an awesome kid!!!
    2 Legend
    2 Lil Baby’s FAVORITE Uncle❤️
    1 Peacemaker
    1 Comic
    1 Caring
    1 Humble
  • Occupation:
    2 Mechanic
  • Workplace:
    1 Walmart -Durham, NC
  • Schools attended:
    4 John A Holmes High School, Edenton, NC and Advance Technology Institute, Va
  • Comments:
    3 The good always die young smh rest easy bro
    9 I miss you every day son...
    2 I love you always and forever
    2 we love you
    5 There isn’t a day that goes by that I’m not missing you! Love u always -Ma
    2 We miss you and we love you
    2 I MISS MY BIG BRAIN 🧠FL
    1 Happy Father’s Day......😘❤️😘
    1 Happy Father's Day. Love Reck,Tisha,Zy
    2 Happy Father's Day...love you
    1 I'm late but Happy father's day, love you much
    3 we love you cousin !! 💙💙
    1 I love you nephew💙💙
    1 RIP YOUR BOY RECK MISSES YOU..FROM TISHA
    1 another day without you but I miss you
    2 I miss you SOO MUCH! My heart broke the day u went away💔
    1 thinking about you, love you always -rick
    2 The love everyone has for you is remarkable-Tisha
    1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂-Ma❤️
    1 Happy Birthday 🎉 we love you-Rick
    2 happy Birthday bae. From mommy and your big boy KhaiKhai 💙💙💙
    2 Missing you daily son.. ❤️~Ma
    1 man I miss you nephew💙
    2 SnoDay 2019 was AMAZING- and it was all for you!!❤️~Ma
    1 WE HAD A BLAST TISHA RECK AND KIDS RIP
    1 I’m doing it for you- You will live forever son..❤️-Ma
    2 Life still don't seem real. I love and miss you always and forever 💙💙💙
    1 We love you Marcus! 💙 -MaKaia
    4 💙💙💙
    1 Your legacy will live forever 💙💙💙
    1 I think about you every day~Ma❣️
    1 we miss you♥️-Rick
    1 We love and miss you!💙💙💙 - Kira
    1 We love
    1 I love and miss you, you are truly missed by the whole family, Cousin💙💙 -- Meme
    3 You’re on my mind heavy today. Ravens - Steelers soon come!! Always love!! 😘Ma-D
    1 every day I light a candle, but would rather have you here. Love and miss you nephew
    3 Im Still Missing You~❤️Ma
    1 I love you and miss you so much cousin!!! -Donecia ❤️
    1 nephew we touring colleges🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️
    1 You are always with me... I love you son ~Ma❤️
    1 i miss you cousin !!
    1 I love you cousin 💙 - Sharon
    2 Angels do exist, look at you watching over your loved ones. Love Tisha❤
    1 I wish you were physically here with us! I love you Big Bro! 💙
    1 8/19/2019- 5 months since you were taken away. I’m missing you every day-💔Ma
    1 stopping by today to say what's up, just want you to know we miss you and we love you💪♥️
    1 Missing you lil cuz
    1 Life hasn’t been the same since you went away... 💔Ma
    1 Another day with you heavy on my heart
    2 RIP-You are truly missed. Tisha,Reck
    1 I know you’re watching Khai and Lil Baby... They are a growing so fast! We miss u so much -❤️Ma
    2 we miss you cousin !! 💙 Ericka
    1 miss you nephew. gone to soon. i love you. aunt Emily
    1 I love you Marcus.
    1 Happy 6 Month Angelversary Marcus.
    1 I Love
    1 Khai and Kaia are Partners in Crime. They be having WWE matches 🤦🏽‍♀️
    1 This still seems unreal... Missing you everyday ~❤️Ma
    2 We reserved your seat yesterday. I know you were there. We love you 💙
    1 You also had a T shirt.. I know you loved it- Missing u daily.. -Ma❤️
    1 Wish you were here💙😪
    2 Today was a great day... you were represented well.. We love and miss you everyday ~Ma❤️
    3 happy Sunday love you G (Rick)
    1 way to go Ravens!!!
    1 we miss
    1 I miss you Big Bro! I'm turning up for you! ❄️🌏💙
    1 I miss you Big Bro! 😔❄️🌏
    1 Happy Angelversary Big Bro! We love and miss you! 💙🌏❄️
    1 Happy 7 Month Angelversary My Son! I miss you so much... ~💔Ma
    1 We love and miss you! 💙💙💙
    1 Miss you much nephew😢😢
    1 rest in peace. love you bro🖤💙
    1 So hurt that I hadn't seen you or talked to you...I miss you so much 😪❤️
    1 I wish you were here... Living without you is so hard. I Love u son~Ma❤️
    1 Life sucks! We miss you 💙💙💙
    1 Football season is not the same😢
    1 miss you bruva 3x 💙❄️🌏
    1 love u 💙
    1 😔❄️🌍💙
    1 miss n love you broski💙💙💙
    2 Living Life Without You Is The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Had To Do💔~Ma
    1 Happy Angelversary Big Bro! We love and miss you like crazy!!! 😔💙❄️🌏
    1 Today Makes 8months- but it seems like a life time.. I miss you son. Ma
    1 8 long and horrible months😥 miss you so much nephew
    1 I miss you
    1 another night I can't finish watching😢 Go Ravens
    1 1801- Khai lit your candle tonight! He loves you ❤️Ma
    2 I missed your face today.. Happy Thanksgiving Son.. ❤️~Ma
    1 we missed having you here to enjoy the good food we Had, I ate enough for us both, we love you
    1 i love
    1 I miss you so much Big Bro! ❄️🌏
    1 1850- Khai Lit it for you again tonight! We are still missing you ~❤️Khai Khai
    1 miss you bruva it'll never be the same long live you farever 3x ❄️🌏
    1 Khai lit your candle!!! He loves his daddy! ~❤️Khai
    1 It’s Your 9 Month Angelversary! I miss you soo much! ❤️~Ma💔
    1 Merry Christmas Eve, we miss you♥️
    1 Merry Christmas Big Bro!!! I love and miss you sooo much!!! 💙❄️🌏
    1 I miss so much.. Christmas wasn’t the same without you! 💔
    1 Per Usual... you are in my thoughts!! I love you son ~Ma
    1 Happy New Year Big Bro!!! 💙❄️🌏
    1 💔 ~Ma
    1 Happy New Year.The pain in unbearable.Love Tisha Reck
    1 I've been slack these last few days on lighting my candle, I'm sorry Big Bro. I love and miss you!
    1 I love you Big Bro!!! 💙❄️🌏
    2 💙❄️🌏
    1 My life hasn’t been the same since you were taken away. I miss you -Ma😔💔
    1 Happy 10month Angelversary son! Love u-Ma💔
    1 This still feels like a dream... I miss you soo much.. love u lots! Ma😔💔
    1 I miss you Big Bro! 💙❄️🌏
    1 i love you cousin !!! 💙💙 -ericka
    2 I love you! 💙❄️🌏
    1 I miss you Marcus! -Ma
    1 Every day without you is harder and harder.. I wish you were here. 💔Ma
    1 Life still don't seem real 💙❄️🌍
    1 my gday will never be the same💔 think of you daily cuz❄️🌍💙
    1 thinking about you daily, we miss you♥️
    1 Today makes 11 months... I miss you so much 💔😔🧡💙🧡
    1 I miss you sooo much smh. Nothing makes sense 💙❄️🌍
    1 I love you always 💙🌍
    1 I miss you so much! I cherish each and every memory we have!! I love you Big Brother!!!💙❄️🌍
    1 I love you and miss you!!! 💙❄️🌏
    1 I miss you so much! 💙❄️🌏
    1 we miss you and we love you
    2 Tuesday, March.19 2020... I miss you son💔Ma
    1 love you marcus❤
    1 It’s your 1 year Angelversary... I love you and miss u son! ~🧡💙🧡Ma💔
    1 I miss you son... you’re ALWAYS on my mind.. 💔Ma🧡💙🧡
    1 I wish you were here. Smh this ain't right! 💙❄️🌏
    1 ❄️🌍😢
    1 I need you so bad. Nothing is the same 😔
    1 I love you Big Bro!
    1 Mother’s Day will never be the same for me.. I’m missing one of my babies 💔Ma
    1 May 19th... I miss you 💔Ma😔
    1 Smh 💙❄️🌏
    1 Why you? 💙❄️🌏
    1 I think about you EVERYDAY. Missing you forever. ~Ma💔
    1 Your Life Mattered!!💔Ma
    1 Today is Khai’s birthday. I wish you were here! 💔Ma
    1 😢💙 miss you family
    1 Today we laid to rest your grandfather. Now you have both grandparents with u... I miss u💔Ma
    1 Happy Father’s Day... 💔Ma
    1 I wish you could come home. 🥺Ma
    1 I love you son... 🧡Ma
    1 I love and miss you Big Bro! 💙❄️🌏
    1 Planning for your big day.. SNODAY 2020! Your Legacy will live forever🧡Ma
    1 Lls-maree
    1 Happy 25th Birthday Son.. I miss you so much! 💔Ma
    1 Happy Heavenly Birthday Marcus!!!
    1 Yesterday was Amazing! We miss you son.. Ma💔
    1 I miss you 💔Ma
    1 Each day thatcher
    1 I love you Uncle DaDa 💙💙💙 ~ Lu
    1 I wish you could come home.. 💔
    1 💔
    1 We love and miss you! 💙❄️🌏
    1 Still missing you so much.. I wish you could have been there. 💔
    3 we miss you everyday lls-Rick
    1 Life isn't right without you! Loving you ALWAYS! Missing you FOREVER! Forgetting you NEVER!!!
    2 we miss you cousin !! 😩💙
    2 Happy Thanksgiving. We love you!!! 💙❄️🌏
    2 I miss you son. I wish you were here. 💔Ma
    1 Christmas wasn’t Christmas without u 💔
    1 Happy New Year Big Bro! We love and miss you! 💙❄️🌎
    1 It’s A BoY💙! Missing you like crazy~Ma💔😢
    1 I miss you son!! ~Ma
    1 Tisha
    1 A life gone too soon. Praying always for the family. Tisha🙏🏾❣
    1 Marcus Davon... your nephew is named after you. We love and miss you 💙❄️🌏
    1 I miss you sooo sooo much!!! I love you Big Bro 💙❄️🌏
    1 I miss and love you soooo much 💙❄️🌏
    1 🧡Your Legacy lives FOREVER 🧡
    1 I love you 💙❄️🌏

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