Rakel Howard, age 18

Lost to gun violence on June 21, 2025 in Blackville, South Carolina.

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  • Nickname:
    2 Hard rock
    1 Kel’s
    1 Pee-wee
    1 Lil brother
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    2 Outgoing love his family
    2 Love people
    2 Love his football coach’s
    2 Love music
    1 His biggest fan B-Lo
    2 Love taken time with his lil cousin
    2 Love his dogs or other people dogs
    1 Love connecting his Bluetooth to anybody car
    2 Always did things for his family with a helping hand
    1 Always looked out for his sisters
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  • Schools attended:
    2 Barnwell public schools
  • Comments:
    2 Rakel was a very sweet loving caring person that lost his life to something senseless and to soon
    1 he loved me 🥺
    1 he loved me #kaylea🥺 never played about me

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