Jack “Little Jack” Franklin Sumner, age 17

Lost to gun violence on November 1, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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  • Nickname:
    872 Big bro
    671 Little Jack
    582 LIL JACK
    541 ❤️ My Franklin ❤️
    453 brother 💔
    381 LLJ ✨🫶🏼
    257 my brother's friend ❤️
    212 Uncle jack
  • Number of children:
    864 NONE BUT LOVES HIS NIECES AND NEPHEWS LIKE HIS OWN!!!!
    253 always made everyone smile
  • Personality:
    880 caring
    864 loving
    851 funny
    860 make anyone smile
    853 racing and showing off his car
    853 loved by many people
    824 constently giving
    824 making sure everyone around him is good and happy
    819 loves seeing his nieces and nephews
    818 he had a good heart
    815 loves smiling
    818 very caring always put a smile on people face
    820 humble and kind
    808 He allways wants to be a successful person in life
    696 careing
    256 lit the room up every time he would laugh
  • Occupation:
    823 Lil Jack is the best son and best Brother and Uncle
    816 best freind
    810 Friend
    678 School
    444 brother / best friend -B
    252 friend
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    826 Southport High School
    775 Clinton Young Elementary
    735 Liberty Park Elementary
    710 Southport Middle school
  • Comments:
    844 very caring loving person very helpful to others would do anything for anyone
    777 oh my Jack. I love and miss you so much it hurts. Love, Mom❤️
    762 I love you Lil Jack
    763 Happy Birthday Big Bro Mika Loves You
    757 merry christmas lil jack💜love jacklynn
    749 Happy New Years Lil Jack I Love You❤️❤️
    747 Mika loves you Lil Jack
    734 i love you Lil Jack(big bro)-jacklynn
    734 i miss the car rides together i miss you sm lil jack
    722 Loved playing his PS5
    722 Loved just going out for a ride ,Love Mika
    700 I wish we could take one last ride ❤️❤️
    687 i love and miss you big bro. always on my mind💕-love jacklynn
    676 I miss breaking bread with you LIL BRO REST IN HEAVEN
    675 Happy Valentine's Day My Jack. We Love You Always And Miss You
    668 happy valentines day big bro i love n miss you. miss spending every holiday with you💔💜
    670 Happy Valentine's day bro I love you and miss you so much from Tait
    672 miss gou big bro
    661 i know your here on my birthday with me I wish i can give you a hug
    661 and tell YOU how much I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU BRO
    647 He was a nice kid and didn't deserve this🥲🕊🕊 LLJ
    638 God thethings I would do to have one more conversation with you and one more hug❤️😭-Kaitlyn VanHull
    628 i miss and love you so much bro💔-jacklynn
    626 Happy St. Patrick's Day My Jack We Love you and miss you so very much 💔
    617 ❤️JACK'S UNIVERSE ❤️ WE ARE JUST LIVING IN IT❤️ LOVE FOREVER ❤️
    608 Miss you big bro always heavy on my mind ❤️
    587 I love you Lil Jack ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    585 I love you Lil Jack, Mika 😞
    581 ✝️HAPPY EASTER☦️🥇LIL JACK
    583 I LOVE YOU LIL JACK REST IN HEAVEN BRO HOLD IT DOWN TILL I GET THERE FROM TAIT
    580 Happy Easter My Jack. We love and miss you ❤️
    558 i love and miss you lil jack💜
    551 Oh my Jack my 1st Mother's Day without you I love and miss you so much ❤️
    548 i love and miss you so much Lil Jack💜💔
    544 forever LLJ💔💜
    539 I love and miss you always💔 LLJ💜
    531 i love and miss you💜
    528 i love and miss you always big bro💔💜
    525 Today is your Graduation. I would trade my life for you to be here Lil bro. Congrats class of 2022
    522 oh my baby Jack Happy Graduation We Love And Miss You So Very Much 💔
    521 happy graduation big bro💜 im so proud. i love and miss you. class of 2022💫
    517 Mikey, Mida, Miwa, And Lel Loves And Misses You Oh So Much💔
    514 we all love and miss you big bro💔💜
    513 Happy graduation bro
    512 LLJ I LOVE YOU, Mika
    511 i love and miss you always big bro💜
    497 LONG LIVE LIL JACK 🗣
    502 Forever screaming LLJ till my last breath. This will never be right
    480 ITS FOREVER LLJ I LOVE AND MISS YOU LIL JACK💜
    479 oh my Jack Happy 4th of July. I know you and papaw's looking down in us. we love and miss yuns💔
    481 happy 4th lil jack💔💜
    457 I can't believe your gone im in disbelief and then i know its real and it hurts that this is Reality
    456 I cant stand the fact that you're gone i love you Lil Jack ❤️❤️
    455 I'm ready to be worh you again #LLJ
    446 id give my life for yours to come back , you had a whole life ahead of you - B
    418 I miss you everyday and you're always on my mind big bro♥💔
    348 One long year later and it still hurts like it was yesterday always heavy on my mind big bro💔🪖
    334 Another set of holidays without you baby bro we all miss and love you. Love Mika
    335 oh my Franklin I love and miss you so very much Thanksgiving was so hard without you I love you Mom
    313 oh my Franklin how I wish you were with me in my birthday. 12/17/22 😭 I love and miss you so much
    308 happy birthday big bro💜 big 19. we all love and miss you so much💔
    307 Merry Christmas My Franklin. we love and miss you down here. Love Mom ❤️2022
    304 Happy New Year My Franklin. We All Love And Miss You So Very Much Down Here. 1/1/23💔
    277 Wassup its big bro mika letting you know we all miss and love you ❤️😢
    267 Happy Valentines Day My Franklin. You Will Always Be My Favorite Valentine.
    257 oh my Franklin. you're an uncle again. 3/17 you would be proud of Drama
    257 We love and miss you so very much. Life isn't the same down here without you 💔
    257 Bro every day is hell without you here with us.
    254 Oh My Franklin Happy Easter We Love And Miss you so very much 2023
    242 oh my Franklin another mother's day w/o you. I love and miss you 😔
    238 I remember you would call me at midnight on my b-day
    238 I'm gonna miss that every year i love you bro LLJ
    238 Love from your big bro mika and the babies
    226 i love and miss you 💔💜
    224 This shit still makes me cry 😢
    221 happy 4th💙we love&miss you sm gggggggggghhhhhhh
    221 happy 4th big bro. we love&miss you sm☹️i wish you were here Lil Jack
    220 wish you could be with Amenadiel for his first💔^- Jacklynn,Dre,Amenadiel💙💔
    219 I know you would've been the first person to tell Mikey happy birthday. 😞😢
    220 He likes to be called sonic now and he misses his uncle jack so much. #LLJ
    217 Moony is getting so big already. i know youd love him
    217 i wish you were here to meet him. i miss you so much bro😭
    211 Mikey started school today I know you'd be so proud of him.
    210 I'm still torn up about this the whole family misses you bro.
    210 There ain't a day that goes by that we don't talk about you.
    209 I think about you daily, Mika
    158 Happy Thanksgiving 2023 My Franklin Not a day goes by that we don't miss you and love you love, Mom
    149 HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY MY FRANKLIN. WE LOVE AND MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH DOWN HERE 💔
    148 MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRANKLIN. WE LOVE AND MISS YOU. 12/25/23
    144 oh My Franklin another New Year without you. we love and miss you 1/24
    140 we love and miss you so much Lil Jack💔-Jacklynn n the fam
    140 i also know you'd be proud of how big Amenadiel is now
    140 he'll always hear/know about Uncle Jack💙
    124 Happy Valentines Day My Franklin. We love and miss you so very much 💔2024
    108 Happy St. Patrick's Day My Franklin I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH ❤️
    103 HAPPY EASTER 2024 MY FRANKLIN. WE LOVE AND MISS YOY SO VERY MUCH DOWN HERE 💔
    103 I know you would've loved to meet your newest niece Videl i show her videos of you LLJ
    101 I love you bro I been thinking about you alote love you
    90 oh My Franklin I'm missing you so much on Mothers Day. I love you so very much 2024
    87 I love you Lil Jack my lil family misses you more than anything #LLJ
    70 I love you mum idk.
    48 we all love and miss you sm bro❤️‍🩹forever you. love,your lil sis jacklynn
    2 wish you were here for my bday💔celebrate in the sky for me🤞🏻🕊️

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