Raejaun Jones, age 26

Lost to gun violence on December 20, 2025 in South Bend, Indiana.

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  • Nickname:
    147 Rae Rae
    86 love you rae 🪽
    78 Bubzby/Bubz
    68 Rae Shiggy
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    129 hilarious
    135 family oriented
    131 loving
    128 outgoing
    115 amazing
    117 tenderhearted
    118 kind
    119 life of the party
    112 smart
    113 goofy
    115 Unforgettable
    113 strong
    113 One of a kind
    109 protector
    111 jokester
    109 fearless
    110 soulful
    101 perfect
    102 hardbody
    99 Beautiful smile
    100 mama's baby boy!
    95 diffrent breed
    92 Best Uncle Ever
    76 old soul
    72 intelligent
    73 history buff
    73 traveler
    72 Perfect Smile
    75 music lover
    74 HARD NOT SOFT
    69 wonderful cook
    67 BIG RAE NOT THE LIL ONE 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾
    58 strong soul & energy
    53 Unforgettable Laugh
    53 wonderful dancer
    52 love's karaoke but can't sing a note
  • Occupation:
    52 Deck hand
    52 Detail Specialist
  • Workplace:
    100 HD Car Detailing
  • Schools attended:
    105 Ivy Tech
    58 Nursing student
    55 Job Corps
    56 Lincolnton High School
    56 Riley High School
    37 Uncle Academy
  • Comments:
    106 Rae Rae would do anything for the people he loved. He was a kind soul. I love you, RIH
    103 He loved traveling, music, nature, and history
    108 I love you Bubz you were mommas baby boy and you knew I would do anything for you. I love You Rae
    99 forever 26 my baby boy
    103 My nephew was the happiest human any one could of ever of met❤️‍🔥
    97 Sensless and heartbreaking. So sorry
    94 We miss you Rae!
    94 Such a smart young man.
    96 Lit up every room you walked into.
    94 The sweetest person I've ever known💕
    96 My sweet, Sweet baby brother💕
    95 we love you Rae, always 🕊️🫶🏽
    94 Raes smile was contagious he gave his all in whatever he did in life.
    94 you were the best brother ❤️we miss you Rae
    99 We love and miss you Rae! We will get justice for you!
    93 we miss you raejaun. i pray whoever did this to you suffers in every way.
    92 always thinking of you & praying for your family 💜
    92 you are very loved by all your friends and family we won't ever forget you
    94 The best little brother anyone could ask for 🤍
    91 We love and miss you beyond belief.
    91 you've made the sky so pretty, i see the beauty and i think of you 💜
    92 you deserved so much more
    92 I wish you were here we miss your smile,we miss your laugh, We miss everything Rae. We love you.
    92 Rae I love you more than you could have ever Imagined how dare life continue to move without you .
    90 I miss your smile and laugh. 💕
    90 love you rae rae
    91 love you Rae! Justice is coming..
    90 We miss you Bubz!
    88 thinking of you & praying for all your loved ones 🙏🏽
    90 Love you!
    83 love you Rae
    90 we miss you sm rae, you didnt deserve this 💔
    89 I miss you 💔my heart hurts
    90 Rest In Heaven Rae you are so loved& missed 💗
    89 love you mama's baby boy!
    88 i see this page, and i see all the love raejaun has poured into the world
    87 our father has raejaun floating in the sun until we all meet again 🙏🏽
    90 lord i ask you to hold his siblings & his parents close as this loss is heartbreaking
    85 I miss you Rae ❤️I can't wait to see you in heaven.
    83 Hi Bubz, we miss you! 💙
    81 Each day gets harder Rae
    81 You were so loved!
    82 You still are so loved bubzy wubzy.
    82 because your life ended, you shine through every soul you touched ❤️
    80 youre gone, but will never disappear 🙏🏽 LLRAE ❤️
    81 you were such a goofball, i miss you and i hope youre okay up there 🙏🏽
    80 love you Rae I couldn't wait to see the man you were becoming
    79 Rae its been so hard without here
    79 We miss you, our hearts forever broken
    79 Each day it gets worse without you around
    80 You were such an amazing person
    79 Your beautiful smile and heart
    79 showed unconditional love
    78 You would do anything for anyone who asked
    77 I miss your smile and laugh 💕
    77 It gets harder everyday 💔
    79 I wish the world gave you time to reach your full potential
    79 We are keeping your name alive, you will not be forgotten Rae❤️🙏
    75 A Piece of my heart has left with you
    77 Its hard down here without you Rae
    79 The kids miss you. Iyla said Jesus needed you
    77 praying for you all 🙏🏽
    75 Love you Rae
    77 I miss you Rae ❤️
    75 I love you Bubz
    73 Miss you Rae!
    71 i hope your loved ones are okay, as much as they can be. i pray for yall daily
    70 I dint know why this happened but know Im going to make sure your life is remembered RAE
    70 Rae-Raes World forever we love u
    69 We love you Rae-Rae we are trying to survive this life without you.
    69 Love and miss you so much Rae!
    69 Missing you Rae💜
    69 This is the longest we've ever gone without talking to you.
    71 You never deserved this. I hope you're dancing in the sky 🌃
    69 love you I wish I can call you and tell you everything I miss you terribly.
    69 I miss you big bro💔
    70 Rae-Rae who is going to quiz us on history now? We miss you.
    70 gone but never forgotten 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾💯 love you always RAE
    69 love you always
    68 Every day gets worse. I wish I could hug you.
    67 Not a day goes by that I don't think of you! I miss you sorely! 💔
    67 Missing you Rae! 💙
    67 I love you Rae. I don't know how this is fair.
    67 I love you Rae-Rae you are the best son I miss you.
    68 grieving you is so hard. I wish we could share one last dance, meal, or laugh. Just one😔
    68 RAE-RAE was so hard and they knew that jealous
    67 35 days without you 💔
    67 Had Wingstop today and immediately thought of you and those atomic wings you loved💕
    66 Riley & I miss you Rae 💔🕊️
    66 Rae Justice is coming but there is never enough justice to bring you back smh. luvu
    64 For the rest of my life I now have to adjust with living without you. It hurts and not fair!
    66 I would trade places with you anytime. You had so much more to accomplish!
    64 Kayla loves you rae we werent blood but you made me feel like it you will forever be missed ❤️‍🩹🪽
    64 I know you say your cool in my dreams but I still miss u!
    65 You were a light Rae☀️ your loss is too much💔
    65 I miss karaoke days with you 🥺lol you would always sing a Mariah Carey song.
    65 praying for his parents, siblings, kiddos & cousins 💜
    66 raejaun was a beautiful person who came from a loving family, you guys never deserved this
    66 He never deserved this, justice will be served!
    66 Raejaun was taken, but his spirit lives in all of those he loved
    66 RaeRae Waddup🕊️💔
    64 Rae always said but Im the BABY BOY yes you are Bubz
    64 Met him my 8th grade year at brown... was so charming reminded me of a young Chris Brown.
    63 thinking of you 🙏🏽
    63 we miss you ❤️
    65 look at this overflow of love youre getting Rae😇
    63 Rae-Rae was my whole world 🌎 so I don't understand why it's still spinning.
    64 You are so loved💙
    63 We were school buddies. Now I have to finish school without you. 💔
    62 look at all these comments. You were so loved Rae.💕
    63 you always made sure our household was straight 🤗
    62 WHEN I TALK THEY WILL LISTEN! Your story will be heard son!
    62 Rae-Rae remember you crashed both your new cars within a week of getting them.
    63 i miss you 🫶🏼 get your rest 😓
    62 Missing you so much Rae💙
    64 LOVE YOU
    64 Miss you sm shiggy ❤️‍🔥🫶🏽
    62 Miss you but I know your still near me. I love you Baby boy
    64 I notice the signs you've been sending me❤️
    65 Man out of no where things hit me and reliving the moment losing you.
    64 RaeShiggy we miss you
    65 I hope to see you in my dreams it's the only thing left to comfort me.
    64 Rae you will be dearly missed 💔😭💔😭
    66 you got 20 people coming here daily, you were so loved ❤️
    64 i wish it coulda been 1000 more days instead of 1000 candles, we miss you and your beautiful soul!
    64 kids always gravitated to your playful gentle soul
    65 THIS MAN LOVED MY MAC AND CHEESE.
    63 you have a strong momma ❤️ fighting for justice & Rae's Law! Sending prayers!
    61 shiggys podcast 🤣
    62 Life feels different without you here. I miss you so much.
    62 love you my baby boy.
    65 knew him casually from Job corp. very silly confident person and he loved his hair lol
    62 Rae another morning I wake up to this nightmare can't wait to see you again.
    62 Rae my whole world 💙
    62 Miss you!
    62 I miss you 💔 I wish you could call me one more time.
    62 love you cuz, miss you. can't wait to light up the sky wit u again
    61 Always on my mind cuz your name will forever live long
    62 I love you
    61 Happy Valentines Day Son
    62 Happy Valentine's Day 🙏🏽❤️
    62 All i can think about is you💙
    63 missing you ❤️‍🩹 you'll never be forgotten, the definition of "one of a kind" 🙏🏽
    64 I see the sign you sent me Rae Im paying attention and I love you!
    63 thinking of you & your momma. stay close to her and send her all the signs!! xoxo
    63 Thinking about you💙
    63 Took my heart with you Rae! We'll never be the same.
    65 Your lil sis misses you 💔I promise to carry on your legacy.❤️
    62 thank you for the signs, we miss you but knowing you're okay up there helps a little
    63 watch out for your family, visit them daily.. 🙏🏽
    62 i miss you and your TikTok dances😂❤️
    61 I love you Rae and am so proud of who you are because you will always live on through us.
    61 too well loved to ever be forgotten 🌟🕺🎶🤍💋
    61 My boy!!💙
    61 We love you!
    61 The kids miss you dude, we all do.
    60 I can't believe your gone Rae.
    60 I love you.
    60 I can't believe its been 2 months and there's still forever to go, im so hurt
    57 My 10th Saturday without you. We miss you and all your funny jokes.
    58 #JusticeforRae
    60 You are loved. Everyday I wake up I pray and light a candle for you.
    60 What is life without you in it Rae
    60 God bless you . I pray for Justice 🙏🙏
    61 I miss you Rae. Today is hard 💔
    59 I will still take our trips for you every year for your birthday I promise love u
    57 EVERY song I hear, brings back moments I will FOREVER cherish! I miss and LOVE you Rae! 💔
    59 I miss you greedy boy ❤️
    60 love you Rae!
    59 You were one of a kind too good for this hell we call Earth
    58 T.T. Loves you, Rae~Rae ❤️😇🕊
    58 one more day without you.
    58 I love you. I will have a better day for you today. Miss you.
    59 We miss you. The kids said they miss you eating their chicken Strips lol
    59 Everyday now is a challenge to face I miss you endlessly Rae.
    59 I will love and miss you until the day I see you again in the Heavenly skies!
    60 It's Saturday again the hardest day for me. luvURae
    59 thank you ❤️ i needed that, you're always on my mind 🙏🏽
    59 One day closer We miss you Rae
    58 I miss you so much💔
    56 Missing you every second, minute, hour
    56 Im lost without you
    57 left to protect myself
    57 I love you 💕
    57 I love and miss you so much!
    56 we ate macaroni with every meal, lmao u had me so big😂 i love you
    56 You were so funny 🤣
    55 Another day closer to seeing you!
    55 My baby brother you are missed dearly Rae💙
    53 Rae Im still so numb I don't think I have processed this yet I miss you and love you 4ever
    56 They took your life but they can't take this love that everyone has for you.
    55 We love you more than you will ever know.
    54 awe all these comments and likes you are so loved! RIP RAE
    54 i get to carry a piece of you w me everywhere I go❤️
    54 3/17/26 Happy St Pattys day bubz. We miss you!💚
    53 The kids Miss you too! Iyla talks about you all the time.
    54 Hey Kids It's Uncle Rae Rae!🤣💙
    56 Walking on the wall with this one, walking on the wall 🎶
    56 You were the best Uncle!
    55 I can't believe all we have now our memories bubz.
    55 One day closer to seeing you. I almost believe now it's a curse to have a long life.
    55 up thinking about you, you will get justice & be remembered
    56 If only I could hug you one last time. 💕
    57 I love you so much how is this fair? Why take the best God?
    58 missing you it's been 3 months Saturdays are thee worst. love U
    56 I can't believe its been three months💔I miss you dearly
    55 You did nothing but love people Rae💙
    54 Yesterday was one of the worst days I miss u I miss you
    54 Love you I miss you calling and sitting on the phone everyday
    54 Im loving you past death!
    54 Another day Missing you Rae!
    54 Missing you!
    54 I miss seeing you smiling from ear to ear every day.
    53 I miss you Rae Rae 💕 Its not the same without you
    52 I don’t know how life goes on.
    52 I'm missing you more everyday
    50 You're beautiful heart 💙
    50 always showing unconditional love
    49 4/1/26 Its Iylas Birthday and we miss you here
    49 we miss you, today was hard
    51 I love you Rae!
    49 I love you Rae
    48 You should be here. I hate that life just keeps going without you. Miss you all the time Rae
    49 I miss you another Saturday without you.
    48 I miss your laugh, it was so contagious you were so goofy
    48 I can’t believe nothing can bring you back💔 this can’t be it Rae😔
    47 Another holiday without you
    46 I made it through another day! I miss you terribly Rae.
    46 my boy!!
    46 my sweet sweet baby boy
    46 Rae I have so much I need to tell you. I miss you!
    45 I love you Rae Rae....❤️‍🩹
    45 I miss when we were kids 🥺❤️I love You Rae
    45 I miss you Bubz!
    47 Not having a good day. Everything reminds me of you! Im drowning in Sorrow
    48 Sometimes I feel like I cant make it another day without you
    48 I love you Rae! It's hard to keep going.
    46 love you 4 ever
    44 Always thinking about you my love
    43 This just breaks my heart💔
    44 love you bubz one day closer.
    41 Always thinking of you💙
    40 My boy💙
    41 Love you Bubz
    39 Im so broken without you here.
    40 Thinking of you every second
    40 love you!
    41 today is the 16th Saturday you have been gone it's knocking the breath out of me.
    41 I love you Rae 💕
    40 missing you
    41 Love you in this life and the afterlife.
    40 One day closer. love u
    39 You beautiful black King🤣💙
    39 Love you, Rae. Four months yesterday. It seems like an eternity since we talked.
    39 We miss you So much!
    40 i finally started listening to music again, riley & i miss you 🥹
    40 Rae the days are harder the more that time passes this life is sad
    38 My favorite person
    39 The funniest person ever!
    40 We love you, Rae, so much. Lil C won his fight.
    39 we will never forget you.
    40 Love you Rae!
    39 Missing you❤️
    40 I miss you so much
    41 4 months Two weeks time keeps moving it mourns no one.
    38 I miss you 💜
    25 Rae Rae
    39 I love you son.
    37 We are missing you like crazy Rae.
    36 Missing you my Baby brother💙
    36 miss your goofy laughs
    37 thinking of you. show your momma you are safe in the arms of jesus.
    37 Always going to check on your momma! I know that’s the #1 thing you would’ve asked
    37 I miss eating the hottest noodles and cheese dip with you
    37 I love you more than you ever knew. I miss you beyond words can express.
    37 I have to keep going for you.
    37 Rae I know you are still with us I just have to find a way to connect with you.
    36 Hi bubz! 💙
    36 Every second im thinking of you.
    36 I wake up every morning thinking this can't be real.
    38 Blessed to have known you, cursed to live without you. Wish we could turn back the hands of time💔
    38 You came into my dream. I'm so happy.
    37 Missing you today!
    38 I love you 🕊️ continue to watch over me ❤️
    37 My heart is crushed and I dont know how to get through life without you
    37 We miss you soooooo muchhhh
    37 I wake up every day and reality hits me again.
    38 Rae rae, my boy💙
    37 This makes me physically sick that they took you away Rae.
    38 Im suffocating in sorrow. The world keeps spinning and im in the loop
    40 I started back working today 😭I'm doing it for you!❤️
    40 Missing you terribly Rae! 💔
    40 love you cuz! always thinking about you!
    39 love you💙
    39 This doesn't seem real. I miss you Rae.
    40 Another Saturday
    39 We love you Rae
    37 Thinking of you always Bubz
    36 I miss your laugh 💕
    36 Rae we are missing you so much.
    34 Made me think about you😂
    32 I love you ❤️
    31 Rae Rae💙
    29 Heavy on my mind today! I miss you soo much! 💔
    28 I love you Rae another day without you here. I can't believe this is life now.
    26 I miss youuuu sooo much!!
    27 I asked for a sign, u sent 3. Love you long time Raejaun❤️
    26 Lit a candle after seeing his heartbroken ma's post on fb. RIP mama's boy🤍🕊
    26 Sending prayers for strength & peace to his ma, love from South Africa
    26 im glad i got to know you raejaun, truly one of a kind 💜 always praying for you
    25 I love you beyond measure another Saturday down.
    25 Justice is coming 💙💙
    22 I miss you so much, you were the funniest big cousin❤️
    23 Love you Rae❤️
    22 You are what keeps me fighting.
    21 We love you Rae!
    19 One more Saturday without you.
    17 The more the days go by the harder it is for us. 💙
    17 Thinking about you every second
    14 love you beyond words Rae my beautiful baby boy
    13 You will never be forgotten
    12 we love you.
    11 Im still here Rae when everyone else is gone.
    10 I love and miss you Rae! Thinking of you always!
    10 We will never stop loving you Rae-Rae
    8 I will never forget you Rae. 💔
    8 we miss you beyond measure Rae!
    7 Rae shiggy
    7 Rae I miss you so much.
    4 We love and miss you Bubz
    5 This isn't real this is unbelievable
    4 You took apart of me with you the night you left us. I'm so broken😔
    4 you are so loved 💞
    3 Back again Rae I can't wait for this nightmare to be over and God calls me home with you.
    1 Thinking of you Rae! This still hurts! 💔
    1 it's almost the 4th one of your holidays you created the bottle rocket wars

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