Jamel Kirkland, age 17

Lost to gun violence on September 22, 2019 in Washington, District of Columbia.

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  • Nickname:
    29 Chip
    10 chip!! Love you Forever lil cuz
    9 Mommy miss you sooo much 😘
    8 Tank
    6 I love you cuzo, I forever got you my boy🙏🏾
    7 Big sis Love you bro ❤️
    7 Hey Nephew. Your Uncle miss you man. I know you’d be on the phone with a girl
    3 man i miss you brother😔🥀
    3 you fr broke my heart🥀...
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  • Personality:
    12 Witty
    11 Super intelligent
    11 Very polite
    9 Well Mannered
    8 Loving
    9 Charming
    6 Caring
    7 Out Going
    8 Athletic
    7 Supportive
    6 Driven
    6 Ambitious
    3 Optimistic
    2 A Leader
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  • Schools attended:
    2 Somerset PCS
    1 Walker jones🥀🖤
  • Comments:
    8 Jamel was an fun loving well mannered kid, who loved time spent with family and friends
    7 He enjoyed playing all sports and great at it
    7 Jamel loved music, played musical instruments could sing dance rap and act
    7 Chip always had a smile in his face and enjoyed life
    6 He was a natural at making people laugh
    5 luv4life 💔
    5 Chip was a hard worker,
    4 Jamel was a twin, where does his brother turn to now? Justice!
    4 chip was so funny he always had my cheeks from ear to ear, i love you cousin
    4 Chip graduated school. Jamel was a role model 🙌🏿
    3 love you forever lil cuz, ime keep yo name alive
    3 Love you Nephew 😢
    2 Chip always made me smile Long Live Chip
    2 Truly missed Nephew 🌎🖤
    1 get your rest cousin , we love and miss you
    1 love you nephew

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