Joe Willie Ross, Jr., age 24

Lost to gun violence on July 7, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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  • Nickname:
    12 Lil Will
    4 lil will
    1 Lil wille
    1 mnpopper_jr (wgok)
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    5 genuine, happy
    1 fishermen
    5 vikings fan
    2 budlight
    2 camping
    3 bbq rib master
    3 lil brother but act like a big brother
    1 cant sleep without my fan all time
    1 straight foward
    2 all madden
    1 cod
    1 a real king!
    1 Contagious smile
    1 probably the most real of a man for sure
  • Occupation:
    2 machine operator
  • Workplace:
    1 Johnson and Anderson
  • Schools attended:
    2 henry high school
  • Comments:
    4 We love u cuzzin. U will truly b missed :(
    4 Love you, Lil Cousin!! Always and Forever will be My Puerto Rican!! Rest In Love!!
    1 A wonderful, sweet person indeed. was blessed to have known him, if only for awhile.
    1 No words can express how much we love and miss you. Forever and always my son. - Me. Naenae
    2 lilwill love u nephew
    2 i love you brother rest easy fly high
    2 rip will youll live on forever in our hearts bro!! you were truly an amazing friend!!!
    3 we love you and miss you. RIP lilwill our nephew uncle friend and family
    1 jokster, he always knew how to make someone laugh, even when he was having a bad day! miss you bro!
    2 I love you Lil Cousin!
    1 Always in our hearts <3 Keep smilin on us!
    1 rip Lil Will gone but necer ever forgotten
    1 I cherish the Hugs, Kisses and always telling me I Love You Aunti Wimby
    1 sorry for your loss praying for your family
    1 ?y great nephew. A real nice guy. Funny as hell.
    1 hate texting. a funny nice man.My great nephew. tells you how old I am. always made me feel special
    2 never met him in person. or knew him for a long time. but can say we loved each other. a good soul .
    2 miss you Lil cuzzin 😪
    1 Rest easy nephew
    3 Please keep watching over your mamma. Shes doing it, but its not easy on her. RIP Lilwill❤️
    1 Rest Easy My Lil Cousin We Love You. love momma Shay
    3 "rip" in heaven.. rest up easy cuzzo. cousin
    1 fly cuzzin😇😇 love you❤️

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