Malachi Swanks, age 16

Lost to gun violence on January 30, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa.

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  • Nickname:
    25 Malachi baby !
    8 Shorty
    14 bubba😩
    7 babyboy😥🧡
    4 luv bug🥰💙
    8 bestfriend💜👑🥺
    4 my lil light skin💜👑
    8 chi chi💚
    9 Brother💯💪🙏
    7 my heart🤟🤍.
    3 my light 🥺💜
    5 baby love🥺
    4 chi chi bear 🥺🐻❣️
    3 Chi💔
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    23 The most beautiful soul, mind and heart !
    6 The most beautiful soul
    6 Kind ! So kind
    7 Loving
    10 Smart ass !
    5 Rare
    6 Funny
    5 Confident! In everything he do !!
    10 Real ! Always kept it real !
    8 brave 🤞🏼
    7 would go hard for family
    12 Unforgivingly loving! Didn't care what people thought, if he loved you he showed it❤.
    6 headstrong
    5 Brave ❤️
    3 Honest 🥺❤️
    4 Caring ❤️
    6 Sweet And Loving 🤞🏾💔
    9 Real💯
  • Occupation:
    7 Brother
    4 Best Friend
    8 Lover boy !
    5 do anything for family💜
    5 Little Big Bro 🤞🏾🕊
  • Workplace:
    8 My heart
  • Schools attended:
    7 Lincoln high school
    5 Lincoln high school, north high school
    9 Melcher Dallas High School
    4 Harding
  • Comments:
    6 I thank god for blessing me and bringing our energies together.
    10 I’ll forever love him ! I’m just devastated I couldn’t love him longer physically!
    6 forever love you💗!
    6 you will be my bestfriend until the day im gone than were still gonna be up there together 💜👑
    7 Missing you too brother. Miss the hooping with you late at night. 💯🙏
    4 i love u bestfriend 💜🥺👑🕊
    7 I Love You Little Big Bro 🤞🏾❤️ You Were My Everything
    4 Missin yu so much rn ❤️
    6 i love you 💔😭
    3 i feel like i let u down bestfriend love and miss u 💜
    4 its been months and im still not believing it i love u 💜👑🕊
    4 I love you boa f
    7 i miss seeing you in the hallways shorty🥺💙 think about chu everyday
    6 You're the reason i mess wit the Green Bay Packers😩💚
    5 i miss you best friend ! 💔🤕🤦🏼‍♀️
    5 This isn’t fair
    7 i miss you bubba its been a whole year and and 2 months 💔🥺
    7 Loving you is easy, missing you is a daily struggle! Fly High My Prince🕊
    6 Justice will be Served for You, Malachi, and Thayne ❤ Praise God 🙏❤
    6 i miss you bubba 🫶🏽🥺
    3 i miss you bubba ❤️‍🩹. im abt to graduate. may you watch as i walk for us ml🙏🏽❤️‍🩹
    1 I miss you my son. I love you so much more! Kisses to the sky 💋 Fly high my boy

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