Zieyah "Zay" Wade, age 22

Lost to gun violence on April 3, 2021 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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  • Nickname:
    4 Grandson I Love and miss you, FLY HIGH SON 98 BABY
    1 Zay nephew its just one of those days I miss and love u so much I miss
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
  • Occupation:
    2 music performer
  • Workplace:
    1 Worked through Express Employment
  • Schools attended:
    1 Hanover
  • Comments:
    7 I loveeeeeee you fat baby❤️ forever in my heart, yktv with me!! -yup🖤
    2 I love you forever son ❤️❤️
    2 your name will forever live on i promise , i love you for life
    4 LongLiveeBigBllrrrrdddddd❤️❤️. Keeping Yo Name Lit Forever 🥺🤞🏾. -Nasiaaa
    2 i love you forever fat daddy ❤️ yk how im comin bout you .
    1 Love you forever I am going to miss you so much rip nephew😘
    1 i love you zay 4L🤞🏽
    1 BIGGGG BLLLRRDDDDD🕊💔 i love you n****!! FOREVER -Yup🖤
    3 bro was like a role model, r.i.p big bruh 🥺😢
    3 LongLiveYouuu zieyah 🙏🏾
    3 Blrrrrddd N**** 4L💔👣 - Lil 98
    1 Nephew im back up here again. Damn I love you forever ALWAYS
    2 zay you were my olderst grandson and i love and we are missing you from our family so hurt !
    2 Zieyah my feelings hurt nephew. They have never been like this. Love ypu always
    2 BIG BLRRRRDDDD
    1 Zieyah 💔
    3 big bllrrrrd zay ebk foeevaaa i love you boy
    1 I miss you big baby Love you nephew Aunt Candy
    1 We love You and we missing you more and more each day-Naiah
    2 Forever I Got You ❤️🥺
    2 we love you
    2 We love you, and we missing you every single day! - BENAIAH
    1 I Love You Even In Da After Life 🤞🏾💙
    1 we love you zieyah and missing you more and more everyday -BM
    1 LLZ ❤️🕊 i love youu and i miss youu ❤️
    1 till forever end and thats never 🤞🏾💞
    3 kno we shaking the city bout you💥🚦
    1 I love u my n**** always and forever LLZ till we meet again blrrd -subie
    1 i love you nephew
    1 Missing you everyday 🤍
    1 Love You Bro💔🦅 Big Blrrrddd
    1 until we meet again , i love you -modesty
    1 Love you nephew always Aunt Mika 💔
    1 missing you so much son love for eternity rest up until we meet again
    1 Long Live Brodie
    1 10 Behind you ❤️
    2 forever zieyah , I LOVE YOU COUSIN ❤️❤️❤️
    1 hey there son i' m back i can't yell
    2 love you so much son 💔❤️❤️mama
    1 LLZ💙♾🕊...Justice for Zieyah 🙏🏾
    1 IMU nephew this seems so unreal. Love u
    1 I love you bruh i stg
    1 Love You My N****💙🎋🦅
    1 I love
    3 miss you so much son, my life is not rhe same but I' m trying to stay strong
    1 I Miss You FatAss🥺. Like I Cant Believe Disss💔
    1 I cry for you everynight .... i love you
    5 these comments 🥺 you were loved my boy 💯 family first but you were a role model for me as well
    1 Love you. I look at your pics everyday and remember you are a blessing in pur lives. Rest up nephew
    1 Long live 98🕊🖤
    1 i love you , thank you for giving me my biggest blessing 🤍
    1 I miss you so much💔💔💔💔💔
    1 IMU and love u. Aunt Mika
    1 Love you bro💙💯 Weasel
    1 i misss you so much zieyah ❤️ forever us 🤞🏽 -Dashaa
    1 i love you ❤️ -lucy
    2 💙💙
    1 I Love Youuuu
    1 Blrrrdddd
    1 LONG LIVE EBK, BIG BLLRRRDDDD 🗣 Forever the 🎋WAY ‼️
    2 Lobe you broskie
    1 love u nephew always and forever aunt Mika
    1 I love youu “ 4 evaaa” 💙🕊until we meet again 💙LLZIEYAH 💙🕊.
    1 Yo Name Lit Forever
    2 My Feelings So Hurt🥺. like Fr Zieyah ? Why They Do This To Youuu💔
    1 Love You My N****💔🚦
    1 Long Live 98 🕊💙
    1 having one of my moments , i love you zieyah
    1 its forever Long live you💙💯gone but NEVER forgotten💙💯!
    1 i miss youu everyday zieyah💔😕 we Definitely gone keep your name alive💙.
    1 you been on my mind heavy this week i miss you soo much man💔.
    1 i Keep Crying
    1 i miss you , ik forever rep your name i promise 💙-lucy
    1 whyyyy??? just fucking why 💔💔💔
    1 why you go to that party zieyah💔... 🎋s forever🚦
    1 This so unreal to me 💔 Imu and love you nephew
    1 i love you 4 evaaa zieyah
    1 ima tell you everyday i love you❤️. just so you wont forget🥺
    2 I love you son - mama 💙
    1 I think abt u everyday literally..
    1 hey its me again🥺. i miss you boy💔
    1 Blrrrddd forever broski💔🦅
    7 Rest easy son 💕💕 JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED I PROMISE YOU THAT 🕊
    1 luv u nephew
    1 imu so much dude 💔💔💔💔💔💔
    3 Love you boy GBG 4L9️⃣🎱
    1 life is not the same I promise you we will
    1 keep your name alive love you mom
    1 Long Live BLLRRRRD 🕊
    1 i love youu zieyah💔its been 2 months today
    2 i love you 4L ❤️
    1 2 months 🥺💔.. when this shit get easier my n**** ?😤.
    1 Love You Bro💔🚦GBG 4L
    1 miss you cousin zay i am trying not to break down love y forever cousin
    1 miss u brodie💔🚦
    1 i miss you💔.
    1 i am so sad you are not here anymore.... Benaiah
    1 you really broke my heart forever 💔. im mad at the world🥺
    1 just stopping by to say I love you son ❤️
    1 Long live you bro
    1 Love u nephew
    1 hey stank💙.. i love you.
    2 needing you more than you can imagine
    2 Love You Brodie💔🚦🤧
    1 i miss you 🥺
    2 my feelings so hurt. cause really zieyah 🥺💔.
    1 i love you forever❤️.
    1 can’t wait to see you in the afterlife , we gon be lit asf 🤣
    1 Love you broski💔🎋
    1 love u nephew always- Aunt Mika
    1 i miss you so f*ckin much 💔
    1 Hi my love, just stopibg by 🤍 zora and i love you so much 🥰🥰
    1 hey big Baby 💙. we miss You 🥺
    2 Zieyah Zieyah 🥺💔💙💙🕊 I love you always- Aunt Mika
    1 💙
    1 hi boo , i love
    2 HAPPY FATHERS DAY ~MOM I💙 U
    1 happy father’s day , yo kids are something else 😂💙💙
    1 Happy Fathers Day Nephew I love you
    1 i love you always-lucy
    1 Love You Broski💔🚦 Happy Father’s Day See You Soon😪
    2 Happy Fathers Day 💙. Ro
    2 i love you fatty 💙-maya
    1 loue u nephew
    1 i love youuu so much🥺
    4 LLZAY💙 yo momma and family holding it down fasho especially with them babies 🤞🏽🥰
    1 Good morning soon I love and miss you so much ~ moma
    2 GoodMorning. I miss you so much 💔🥺, me and kalon love you
    1 woke up and my heart was heavier than usual. we miss you😓
    5 love you nephew
    1 I love you forever I miss you 💔
    1 love you son/my bf
    1 i love you , goodnight 💙-lucy
    3 You got another baby girl nephew. we ❤️ u -Mika
    1 Rough week without you Love u son💔💙
    1 Up Thinking about you🤍 Me and Zora Love you always
    3 its almost our birthday ! we lit ❤️❤️
    1 i love youuu💗
    1 i love youu so much
    1 i miss you everyday 💔
    2 its forever long live you
    2 i miss yo shit taking ass🤞🏼🤞🏼 -Zy
    1 I miss you so much son but staying strong 4 u
    1 Almost your bday ☹️
    1 it been 3 months i miss you soo much fat ass and i love youuu🥺❤️🕊
    1 turning up for u and me in next few days nephew luv u - aunt mika
    1 its almost your birthday🥳we gone be lit the whole day for youu💙i love youu 4 evaaa🤞🏽.
    1 i love you boy
    1 here like always , i love you 🥰 - Benaiah
    3 it’s about to be a hard 2 days love u son
    1 Love u broski💔🚦
    1 im getting lit for you by myself, its all love boooo !!! 🤍🤍🤍
    1 Happy Birthday FatAss 🥰. We Going ALL THE WAY UPP TODAY BABY🥳🥳. its Your Jordan Year🤪
    1 Happy Birthday son we getting lit for u today💙
    3 Happy 23rd birthday Zay‼️. 🎂🎈🎉 We still love you and will forever hold you down‼️. ❤️❤️. Lex
    1 Blrrddd Happy Birthday 💙
    1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZAY 💙
    1 happy birthdayyy !! me and Kalon love you so much 🕊💙
    1 happy birthday nephew love u
    1 hey boo 🤍😓
    1 Nephew I love u soooo much
    1 just stopping by to say I love you 💕-mom
    1 you still making me laugh even in the after life , boy you knew what you was doing huh ? 😂😂🥰🥰🥰
    1 Good morning son ❤️
    1 Hey there fatty❤️. we miss youu
    1 Miss u broskii💔🦅
    2 love u nephew
    1 I know Zora missing her dada 😓 🤍
    2 Goodmorning Mama loves you 💙
    1 💙💙LOVE U AND MISS U -mom
    1 i miss you more than ever- Benaiah
    1 gm nephew love u always
    1 Good morning son 💙-mom
    1 i miss youuuuu soo much i stg💔.
    1 i miss you alot ❤️
    1 Hey nephew its not even 6am and u on my mind like 💔 loveu
    1 i miss youuuuu💔.
    1 2nd night in row up thinking bout u heavy love u - aunt mika
    2 Everyday I push myself to carry on but for you I’m going to make it through 💙U son -mom
    1 5:37 am 💔 love u 💙💙
    1 I spent time with Zora
    1 4 months and it’s not getting any easier I know this a lifetime pain💙- mom
    1 gm nephew im back up here. i love you -Aunt Mika
    1 Good morning son💙💙
    1 I lovee youuu 4 evaa💙🤞🏽NLMB💙💯.
    1 "truest in the mf'n game" love 'n miss u nephew - Mika
    1 Thinking of you I love you son 💙
    1 i love you 5eva 💙. -maya
    1 i miss youuu 💔
    1 miss you son ❤️
    1 I miss youuu zieyahhhhhhh💔.
    1 love u always nephew
    2 if only you was here 😂😂😂 boyyyy the family turns up sm for you ❤️ - lucy
    1 I love you Zieyah. Always and forever. Mika 💙💙
    2 I need you down here, I miss you son you know I love that was never a question 💙 mom
    2 🎋s Forever behind you baby💙
    2 Love you son 💙
    1 This aint easy by no means. love u nephew
    1 good morning ! i looovee you 💙-maya
    1 this pain doesnt go away i miss youu soo much zieyah i just wish this was a dream.
    1 this pain forever 💔. i hate this feeling with life without you fatty🥺❤️
    1 Zora party today and we definetly standing in for you 💔💙💙 love u nephew
    1 LONG LIVE YOU BIG BRO❤️❤️ forever Eb🎋-nae
    2 NLMB I love you 4L💙🤞🏽i cried soo much today just thinking about you zieyah😫💔.
    1 its stiya i miss you man, me and T still reminisce💜
    1 zieyahhhh 💔 me and zora missing 😓
    1 hey cousin, imu
    1 Gm Nephew I love you 💔💙💙
    1 5 Months fattyyy🥺💔... ill NEVERRR get over this
    1 i feel empty on the inside it’s still unreal to me . i love you forever my boy ❤️-nae
    2 Got both of your daughters today I make sure they will keep ur name alive 💙
    1 i never met nobody as real as you ❤️ that’s why they was mad
    1 luv u always nephew
    2 them suckas could never kill you it only made you bigger ❤️🎋i love you bro -nae
    1 i love you my boy yo name lit forever🤞🏾
    3 " Real n****s never die "
    1 i miss youu zieyahhhhhhh💔you on my mind 24/7.
    1 ever since you passed i been angry at the world i miss you soo much it was too soon💔.
    2 I seen a Cardinal in the same spot for a coue days straight i know it was you 💔💙😪.
    1 you always been dat n*gga. @
    1 I miss u son I 💙 u I will not let you down raising your kids and they will make u proud
    1 Nanu had a wonderful day yesterday I told you got your kids 4eva ❤️
    1 i just need you back zieyah💔😫!!
    1 nobody understands how bad i miss you💔!
    1 Good afternoon son Love and miss you so much 🥲
    1 nephew i love you and miss you
    1 Good am son starting my am on a new journey, fly with me I 💙u
    1 it just still seem unreal😢💔
    2 I WISH THAT GUN WOULD HAVE JAMMED💔
    1 I love you zieyahhhhhhh💔
    1 it’s been a long , hard 5 months 💔
    1 Good morning son 💙 I ❤️u
    2 GOOD MORNING !! Me and Kalon love you so much 💙
    1 Good morning son 💙love mom
    1 gm nephew love you
    1 💔💔my heart hurt so bad but I luv u -mom
    1 my heart hurt bro❤️ i love you forever -nae
    1 damn nephew 💔
    1 LLMYGHETTOANGEL💙I MISS U SON
    1 missing you boy 💙
    1 I love u son ~ mom
    1 gm nephew
    1 good morning zieyah 🤞🏾❤️
    1 I love youuu 4evaaa💙🤞🏽 NLMB 4L😖💔.
    1 I miss youu soo much 💔.
    1 Love you always -mom
    2 I love you nephew and tell Chris that his mom misses him as well. No expiration date on "" 💔💙💙
    1 I love you so much son my world has changed so much without you💙💙🕊
    1 and its still LLZAY i love u always nephew
    1 hiii boo , my and zora love and miss you soo much
    3 Hey son somedays it’s just too hard for me but whatever u do remember I 💙u w/everything in me
    1 We love and miss you nephew 💙💙
    2 If nobody else keeps it real abt u son I’m always 💯 behind u
    1 Gm nephew I love you always 💙💙
    1 Gm son😪💙
    1 I love youu 4evaaa 💙forever my big brother 😩💔NLMB 4L💔🤞🏽🤞🏽.
    1 Son I love you forever 💙💙 even in the afterlife you r my everything
    1 missing you 💕
    1 I miss youu 💔NLMB 4L💙🥷🏽 I love youu 4 evaaa🤞🏽💙.
    2 love you always nephew
    1 love you always 😢💙💙-Aunt Mika
    1 Gma miss you rest son
    1 this shit just not okay , i’m not okay 💔
    1 I wake up missing you everyday tears flow and then ur sis be tell me we got to keep going I 💙u son
    1 Good morning son I love you 4eva
    2 hey boo ! me and kalon love you 💗🤞🏾
    1 GM son I 💙 u 4eva
    1 i miss you everyday-lucy
    1 Gm son your girls and your son call me daily they are helping me get through this. I 💙 u 4eva
    1 I love you nephew. You hugged me in my dream first one I was able to talk to you. 💔💙💙
    1 Gm son I love u 💙
    1 I miss you every day💔
    1 Gm nephew I love you always
    1 Forever long live big Blrdddd💔I love youu 4evaaa💔
    1 Rest son I got your kids 4eva I promise
    1 Love you 💙💙 son
    1 Gm son a tearful am I 💙 u I miss you
    1 I love you nephew 💔💙
    1 Luv u son JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED
    1 Gm nephew 💙💙
    1 zora and i miss you so much 💔 long live you 🕊
    1 I love you so much. not one day has passed where i don't think about you nephew
    1 Love you son💙 this is the hardest xmas without you
    2 Zay i miss you teasing me abt how i say foodie, miss you grandson
    1 Merry Christmas nephew and its 4eva
    1 I miss youuu💙
    1 Hi Zieyah , me and your zora love miss you dearly
    1 I miss youu 😕4evaaaa big blrdddd💙.
    1 It’s almost 4am I can’t sleep I miss u so much I need u here 💙
    1 damn
    1 New Years Eve and man 💔💔 I love you always nephew
    1 9 months without you zieyah
    1 I love you nephew
    1 I miss youu 💔
    1 I Miss you so much 😞💔- Benaiah
    1 Missing u always
    1 RIP Kid🙏🏿🙏🏿😇❤
    2 Gm nephew yeah im still lighting your candle LLYOU I love you nephew always 💙💙
    2 so sad they keep deleting my comment.. Zora loves you zieyah 🤍
    1 It’s coming together..
    1 LONG LIVE YOU BOO , forever 🤍 we miss you
    2 I love you son 💔❤️😢miss you like crazy but i’m staying strong like you would want me to
    2 💔💔
    1 we love you 💙. hurts everybody can't come together
    1 Goodnight son 💙 I love you 💕
    1 still so unreal 🥺. this will never be okay
    1 I’m getting better son i’m doing it 4 u
    1 i miss you fatty
    1 every ft call zora thinks im calling you ... 💔 so sad
    1 like I said Kalom and I love you ! they keep deleting it smh
    1 Good am son 💙
    1 🤍
    1 love you
    1 Gm son your sis said they getting lit for you
    1 love you 💙💙-mom
    1 miss you zieyah , your one year is coming up. we got alot planed for you 🤞🏾🤍
    1 Hey nephew we love and miss you
    1 Forever 💔
    1 11 months 💔💔💔 i’m still heartbroken-modesty
    1 I love you broski🖤 4eva - Weasel
    1 really trying to stay strong son ~ Kisha
    1 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
    1 And you still winning 💙💙💔 love you forever
    1 forever 3🎋
    1 April 3rd is approaching idek how to feel.... 😩
    1 5:30 in the am up thinking abt you son 💙luv u
    2 we miss you so much kid, may you continue to rest in peace🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
    1 we love you 🕊💛
    1 Zora Loves You 🤍
    1 💙🤍💙🤍
    1 Trying to stay steong like you would want son I miss you and love you 4eva -mom
    1 never imagined my life without you being here 💔-luv u so much son
    1 we love you always
    1 a full yr and still feels like last week we love you forever 💙💙
    1 i love you forerever fatty
    1 I love youu 4 evaaa💙🤞🏽
    1 Gm son I love you forever
    1 Gm my boy 💙~mom
    1 always
    1 Gm son I had it hard this am but I got myself together 4 u ♥️
    1 I love you forever fatty & miss you daily
    1 the 3rd of every month is for you not just april 3rd.
    1 Justice for you son 💙
    1 i love you always
    1 I love u and miss you tremendously 💔~mom
    1 I love youu forever zieyah 💙🤞🏽
    1 love you always Nephew
    1 love you son 3🎋💙
    1 Yktv with us I love youu forever zieyah 💙🤞🏽
    1 Happy Heavenly Father’s Day son I love u 💙~mom
    1 Love you son ❤️
    1 love you cuzzo 💔
    1 love you nephew 💙💙
    1 it’s almost your 24th 🥲
    1 Happy Birthday son 💙
    1 Happy Birthday Nephew 💙💙💔
    1 i’m missing you like crazy outchea😪 i love you forever 💙 - big nae
    1 love you nephew forever
    1 I miss you so much son 💙
    1 i love u nephew im so sorry
    1 love u and miss you nephew
    1 Long Live you son Imu 💙
    1 🥲
    1 💔💙💙
    1 💙 IMU so much
    1 on my mind nephew imu
    1 i miss you sm & i love you foreverrrrr -kiyyah
    1 miss you - Aunt Mika 💙💙
    1 Love you 💙-ma
    1 💔
    1 love u - Aunt Mika
    1 Happy Thanksgiving son I love u💙
    1 Missing U so bad 😢💙
    1 Merry Christmas son 🎄😢
    1 merry xmas nephew
    1 Happy New Year in Heaven son 😢♥️
    1 thinking about you i miss you nephew
    1 Nephew look after my Dad up there we miss and love both of y'all
    1 love you my boy ☹️ -modesty
    1 Happy Easter son
    1 Had last couple rough days but Ik u don’t want me crying bc like that I 💙u so much
    1 I know u and Dad looking at these kids for prom they ate too i love u nephew
    1 im missing you so bad ! come back i love you the most 🥺 -nae
    1 i miss you so muchhhhh ts not right 💙🥺🥺, i love you -naddy
    1 i love you bro 💙 i miss you sm but u know im cashin out fa you until i see you again rest brodis💙
    1 miss u nephew
    1 love you nephew always
    2 I love you zay it’s tatted on me ❤️ 98 for life!!! -kash
    1 another holiday without you and Dad i love both of yall take care of each other 💔
    1 Ilovee you forever an always 🤞🏽 forever 98
    1 My 3rd Xmas without u its hard but I'm making it I love you forever son💙
    1 merry cmas son 🥲💙2023
    2 another year man nephew this alot 💙💔
    1 i love you nephew 💙
    1 love u always nephew so much has changed 💔
    1 it's forever OTF nephew we miss and love you

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