Kobe Dotson, age 19

Lost to gun violence on April 25, 2023 in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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  • Nickname:
    2 number 2
    2 Shizzo
    1 Buckets of fun
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    2 A loving caring person
    2 family loving and reliable
  • Occupation:
    2 Carpenter, Musician & Mechanically incline for any trade.
    2 OSHA Certified
  • Workplace:
    2 Negwer Door Systems
  • Schools attended:
    2 McCluer North and North County Tech
  • Comments:
    5 Big Kob was a talented young man with big heart.
    4 His laugh and smile lit up the room
    3 We all know where you are Big Guy. Please bring peace to your family.
    3 It was a pleasure to have met Kobe at the age of 1yrs old, I enjoyed being your daycare teacher❤️
    3 You were an awesome big brother, son and friend to those you loved. You are now God’s angel ❣️
    3 To my precious baby boy. I miss you everyday you are forever in my heat. luv mama
    3 continue to RIP..Kobe..From your mentor. I Love you and miss you
    3 I LOVE YOU SON YOU ARE FOREVER IN MY HEART ❤️ LUV MAMA
    2 Kobe was my nephew Birthday twin. Loving caring. Help any and everyone
    2 My brother was everything. I love you till my last breath
    2 1 year ago today was my 1st day without you I still hurt like it was yesterday. luv mama 4evee
    2 NEVER FORGOTTEN LOVE MAMA
    2 FOREVER IN MY 🙏🏽💜💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽
    2 Kobe the best uncle ever! love Heaven,Jj,Ziyah,Neveah, Baby Kobe and BabyTalon💜💜
    2 I LOVE YOU SON I MISS YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY💜💜💜💜
    2 Mama loves you from the deep pits of my soul. I miss you everyday. love you mother 💜💜💜
    3 Mama loves you 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
    2 You will forever be the light in my heart 💜 Luv mama
    1 Today is National Mothers Berevement Day 💜 your Mother
    1 With all my luv son, you will NEVER be forgotten 💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💯
    1 You are the best of all of us 💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽luv mom
    1 You are my power, luv and strength 💪🏾 4ever son💜💯
    1 Mama loves you and misses you everyday 🙏🏽🙏🏽💜💜
    1 Today I go to court #justice4kobe💪🏽💯💜 Lov mama
    1 Justice will be served in Jesus name AMEN LUV MAMA💜
    1 #JUSTICE4KOBE💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💜💜💜
    1 MAMA LOVES YOU KOBE SHANE DOTSON 💜💜💜💜💜💯💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾😪
    1 NEVER EVER FORGOTTEN LUV MAMA💜🙏🏽💪🏽💯💯
    1 A Mothers love never ends. I MISS YOU SON LUV MAMA💜💜😪😪
    1 I MISS YOU KOBE EVERYDAY! LUV MAMA💜💜💜😪🙏🏽
    1 5/17/24 Everyday is empty without you son! I love you with all my💜 Mama
    1 5/18/24 I woke up this morning missing you Kobe luv mama💜🙏🏽😪
    1 5/20/24 Missing your smile, the way you say mama, singing EVERYTHING!
    1 5/21/24 I love you son💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
    1 5/22/24 I WILL MAKE YOU PROUD. LUV MAMA💜💜💜
    1 cont...the will never know my 😢 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
    1 5/24/24 Kobe mama misses her baby boy everyday 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨
    1 5/25/24 Today is 1 yr 1 month since I lost you.it stills feels like yesterday 😢
    1 continue. A mama's love never ends WITH ALL MY LOVE YOUR MAMA'💜💜💜
    1 5/27/24 Only a Mother knows this true pain of a lost child. I miss you everyday Kobe😮‍💨💜
    1 cont...MAMA LOVES YOU💜💜💜💜💜💜
    1 5/28/24 Today is your niece Neveah 3rd birthday . We all miss you love mama💜
    1 5/28/24 Today is Neveahs 3rd birthday. WE ALL LOVE &MISS YOU SO MUCH LUV MAMA
    1 5/29/24 Only the strong can survive this. I love you Kobe💜
    1 5/30/24 A MOTHERS LOVE IS UNCONDITIONAL 💜💜💜 4EVER! LOVE YOUR MAMA
    1 6/1/24 Some days these are simply no words Mama loves and misses you 💜💜💜💜
    1 6/2/24 I MISS YOU EVERYDAY LOVE MAMA
    1 6/3/24 I spoke on the radio today to raise awareness for gun violence in your honor! luv mama
    1 6/7/24 Stand tall with your mama son💪🏾💜🙏🏽💜💪🏾!
    1 I went to school with him so that’s why he looks so familiar. He was always nice to be around 💔
    2 6/15/24 Kobe help mama fight the good fight in Jesus name 🙏🏽 💪🏾💜
    2 6/18/24 Your baby sis is 17 tdy. We ALL miss u💜
    1 6/19/24 A Mothers luv is 4ever!!!💜💜💜💜💜💜
    1 6/19/24 miss you like crazy son 💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
    1 6/22/24 I LOVE AND MISS YOU EVERYDAY 💜💜💜LUV MAMA😘
    1 6/23/24 I love you son💜🙏🏽
    1 6/28/24 Today would have been my babies 21st birthday 🎂 luv u 4ever💜
    1 Happy heavenly birthday!
    1 14 months without you is CRAZY! I love you forever nephew💜
    1 6/28/24 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON! 💜💜💜💜💜💜LUV MA
    1 7/2/24 I MISS MY BABY EVERYDAY. LUV MA💜💯🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
    1 7/7/24 THEY WILL KNOW YOUR NAME SON!!!
    1 LOVE MAMA💜💜💜💜💯💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
    1 7/8/24 I LOVE YOU KOBE. I MISS YOU EVERYDAY EVERY HOUR EVERY MINUTE 😪😪😪😪😪 MOMMA💜
    1 My heart hurts 💔 😞 😪😪😪. luv you son ever Momma💜💜💜
    1 They will never know the hurt they caused to this entire family 💔😪. I LOVE AND MISS YOU SON 💜💜💜
    1 I MISS MY BABY BOY KOBE SHANE DOTSON EVERYDAY 💜💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😪😪😪😪 LUV MA
    1 We miss you! Your smile, your laughter, your voice! Everything love mama 💜
    1 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 miss you Kobe luv momma
    1 I miss your smile son💜💜💜💔💔💔 luv mama
    1 Everyday I miss my son. A Mothers luv is unconditional 4ver💜🙏🏽
    1 There is not a day that goes by that I don't cry😪🙏🏽💜 mama
    1 WE ALL MISS YOU KOBE SHANE 😪 😢 😔 💔. LUV MAMA💜🙏🏽
    1 They WILL remember your name 💜💜💜💪🏾💪🏾!!!
    1 7/22/24 They are trying to take me down! But GOD GOT ME!💪🏾💜🙏🏽
    1 LOVE YOU SON😢😪💜💜💜💜🤣
    1 I love you dearly son. Keep me lifted up! luv you mom 4ever 💜🙏🏽
    1 Your brother Chris & sister Kyla celebrated you on my bday💜💜😘
    1 They will know your name don💪🏾💪🏾💯💯💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽
    2 Never forgotten 💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 luv mama
    2 Mama loves you Kobe💜💜💜💜💜
    2 FOREVER IN MY HEART LOVE MAMA 💜💜💜💜💜
    1 YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN SON💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😘😢
    2 We got you son! KOBESHABE 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾STRONG 💜
    1 THEY WILL KNOW YOUR NAME💜💜💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 I promise son luv mama 💯
    2 8/16/2024 LETS GO !!!!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾😘💜💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
    2 8/16/14 Justice4kobe 💜
    1 Psalms 37!!!💜🙏🏽💜🙏🏽
    1 I WILL NEVER GIVE UP FIGHTING 4 JUSTICE FOR YOU MY SON LOVE MAMA💜💪🏾
    1 psalms 37!!!!In Jesus name Amen son. Mama loves you💜
    1 I know you are right here with me son💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💜💜💜💜 Luv u
    1 I LOVE YOU SON ! MISS YOU EVERYDAY 💜💜💜 LUV MAMA😪
    1 #Justice 4Kobe 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💜💜🙏🏽luv ma
    1 PSALMS 37!LETS GO💜🙏🏽
    2 Praise God 🙏🏽💜🙏🏽💜
    1 8/25/24 Kobe mama is getting Baptized today🙏🏽. 7yrs to the date of your Baptism 8/27/17💜💜💜
    1 And this too shall pass! #justice4kobe💜💜💜💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
    1 #kobestrong💜💜💜 luv mama!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
    1 Kobe your sister needs you. Send her a sign you are always with her💜💜💜💞💞💞
    1 NEVER FORGOTTEN ALWAYS LOVED💜💜💜😪😪😪LUV MAMA
    1 We are close son!!YOU ARE FOREVER IN MY HEART 💜💜💜💜
    1 I LOVE YOU KOBE 💜💜💜💜LUV MOMMA
    1 JUSTICE IS COMING💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💜💜💜💜
    1 I MISS MY BABY BOY !!!💜😪💜😪💜😪
    1 I LOVE AND MISS MY BABY BOY EVERY DAY😪😪😪💜💜💜
    1 Kobe mama loves and misses you. I wish you were here😪😪😪😪😪😪
    1 This pain will come with a purpose 💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😪😪
    1 My life will never be the same 😪😪😪 I love you Kobe mama misses you💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽
    1 I love you BIG KOBE 4EVER💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
    1 I LOVE YOU SON,Mama misses you every single day💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😪😪😪😪
    1 Keep you hand on my heart son. I MISS YOU EVERYDAY 💜💜💜
    1 NEVER FORGOTTEN SON🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 MAMA MISSES AND LOVES YOU💜💜😪
    1 I am hurting without you😪😪😪😪🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
    1 In Jesus name we need you son . we are lost without you.💜💜💜
    1 This is soo hard without you. I love you son😪😪😪😪😪💜💜💜💜
    1 #Justice4kobe THEY WILL KNOW YOUR NAME 💜💜💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
    1 Mama misses you son!!!Please watch over us all💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😮‍💨
    1 #Justice4kobe 💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾!!!
    1 The WIll know your name 💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾!
    1 This pain will come with a purpose 💜🙏🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💯💯💯
    1 Kobe your mama will fight for both mine and yours justice 💪🏾💪🏾🙏🏽🙏🏽💜💜
    1 God will prevail!! In Jesus name 🙏🏽
    1 I miss you Kobe Shane Dotson luv mama💜💜💜💜💜
    1 #Kingkobe4ever in my heart 💜💜💜 luv mama
    1 I love you son💜 I will continue to fight for justice 💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
    1 I miss you son😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨💜💜💜💜💜
    1 Kobe please send a sign to your siblings for peace and healing 🙏🏽 💜 luv mama
    1 #kingkobe💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 luv mama
    1 FOREVER IN MY HEART 💜💜💜💜 LUV MAMA😪🙏🏽
    1 MISSING YOU EVERYDAY 💜💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽LUV MAMA
    1 You are my heart and light 💜 I miss you everyday son🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 luv your mama
    1 #kingkobe4life💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💜💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽luv mama!
    1 Your Mama loves you Kobe Anthony’s Mom
    1 My love, my baby boy, my heart💜💜💜
    1 Mama loves you baby💜💜🙏🏽💜 4ever in my heart!!
    1 I miss you every single day son😪😪😪💜🙏🏽💜 love your mama 4ever
    1 You are the light that still is in all our 💜💜💜luv mama
    1 NEVER FORGOTTEN 💜💜💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 LUV MAMA
    1 I cried today driving down St.Charles Rock Rd . missing you bad son💜💜🙏🏽luv mama
    1 You will never know this pain unless you have walked this walk 😪😪
    1 I LOVE AND MISS YOU SOO MUCH SON LUV MAMA 4EVER 🙏🏽💜🙏🏽
    1 Kobe watch over us🙏🏽 Keep sending signs for everyone you are still with us always 💜💜 luv mama
    1 I miss you Kobe😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 luv mama💜💜💜
    1 GOD!THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE KOBE'S MOM💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💜
    1 Always in my heart💜😢 NEVER FORGOTTEN 💯🙏🏽💯🙏🏽 luv mama
    1 I love you son💜💜💜💜4ver in my heart 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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