Derrick Carson, III, ageΒ 19

Lost to gun violence on July 3, 2021 in Mobile, Alabama.

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  • Nickname:
    90 DJ Auntie miss you so much
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    137 smart, whitty, loved family and life
  • Occupation:
    135 U.S Army
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  • Comments:
    101 I love you Lil Big Brother
    140 Forever in our hearts
    140 Taken far too soon
    140 Love you more than life i miss you dearly baby boy
    109 I miss ya bruh it been crazy without ya
    144 No amount of time eases the pain!! Gone two months too long. I miss you baby 😒😒😒
    137 You will always have a lasting memory
    142 Love you DJ❣️
    98 love u brudda
    107 I'm gon do wat we always talked about bruh love ya
    135 Some days it hurts to breathe... We miss you dearly baby!!!
    102 It’s my birthday man and it don’t even feel like it without you Lil big brother I miss you
    138 you will never be forgotten
    131 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    100 Missing my baby this Christmas 😒
    107 A New Year and no you just doesn't seem fair
    134 "Absent but never forgotten " Love you always!!! Meme.. πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯
    132 WHY????!!!!
    95 Everyone keep telling me to hold my head up and push on but it hard because I miss you nephew.
    133 Missing you even more today 😒 😒
    135 The tears won't stop!! I miss you dearly baby πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    102 Broken hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’” πŸ’”
    99 Your memory is the only thing that keeps me going! I miss you nephew
    130 You are truly missed man
    132 I love you
    132 My heart broke for you today πŸ’” 😒
    102 Happy heavenly Birthday baby!! We love you!!
    133 I'm missing you today baby 😒 😒
    130 It's been a year and we still hurt deeply.
    134 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­
    135 Missing your positivity, infections grin and spine breaking hugs πŸ’”πŸ’”
    131 Thinking about my baby today 😒 😒
    130 So blessed to be your mom.. XOXO
    99 Missing you this Thanksgiving. I love you β™₯️ β™₯️
    99 Broken hearted this Christmas... 143 baby
    114 The beginning of another year without my baby 😒
    97 Happy Valentine's day baby. I love you 😍 πŸ’— πŸ’› πŸ’“ β™₯️ πŸ’–
    117 forever in our hearts πŸ’• πŸ’ž
    118 Heartbroken
    99 More tears on Mothers day 😒 😭 πŸ’” πŸ˜ͺ 😞 πŸ’™ 😒 😭 πŸ’”
    97 Happy birthday lil brother. Gone not forgotten πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    102 Happy 21st birthday baby!! We love and miss you πŸ˜” πŸ˜”
    109 Two years of heartache. Missing you more each day. We love you!!πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ’”πŸ’”
    105 Just wanted to scream today!! I miss you baby 😒
    88 In tears on Thanksgiving. Miss u baby 😒
    75 Merry Xmas baby boy
    73 Missing you in 2024. I love you!!!
    62 Broken-hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’” I miss you baby 😒
    44 We really missed you but felt your presence today. XOXO
    42 Happy Heavenly 22nd birthday baby
    33 Missing you on my 44th birthday 😒😒😒
    31 Merry Christmas darling.
    30 Happy New Year sweetheart. I miss you so much 😒
    28 Happy Valentine's Day my baby
    26 4/3/25 Justice for DJ. I love you
    25 Missing you on Mother's Day
    26 Happy heavenly 23rd Birthday!! I love you baby
    23 4 years of heartbreak and mental anguish. I love and miss you dearly
    22 A bit relieved today. J4DJ. I love you
    14 Missing you on my 45th birthday. I love you baby
    8 Feeling heavy hearted on Thanksgiving. I miss you baby
    7 Another year without my sweet baby boy. We miss you 😒 πŸ’” πŸ’”
    2 Happy Valentines day my sweet baby. I love you β™₯️
    2 The longest 56 months of my life. I miss you baby 😒
    2 Missing you more with each passing day 😒 😒

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