Vernon Appleton Jr, age 24

Lost to gun violence on November 12, 2014 in Akron, Ohio.

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Nickname:
20 Lil Vern

13 Vern Money 🤑

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Number of children:
7 1

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Personality:
13 Happy

15 Very Talented!

13 Joke-Time

10 motivated

12 family-oriented

11 life of the party 🎉

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Occupation:
15 Rapper

10 Full time DAD

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Workplace:
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Schools attended:
10 buchtel

8 Legget

12 David Hill

9 garfield

5 Goodyear

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Comments:
12 I love you 😘

14 I love vern

9 love you vern!!

10 shawwnlogan

9 forever vern -love jasmine

14 Family 1st ALWAYS

14 Long Live Vern Money #TrulyMissed

13 hi, brother love you miss you more and more everyday

12 #LongLiveVernMoney

11 FOREVER VERN $

11 Miss you from the cradle to the grave ♾️🤞🏾😢

13 Truly Missed 😢 We Love You 🤑

12 thinking of you ❤️💔

13 INSUCHAWAY love Tariq❤️

8 FOREVER I ain’t never played about you!! ❤️❤️❤️ I love you dude 🥰🤭

9 Auntie missing you I love you infinity my Nephew

10 Rest In Eternal Peace🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

7 miss you big bro-mr

7 We Love You & Miss You Vernon

4 Always in my heart and prayers 🙏🏾 love you 😘

5 LOVE YOU FOREVER.MAMA🙏🏾

3 deuteronomy 28:35

3 deuteronomy 32:35 👌🏾🙏🏾

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