Christopher Carter Mikell, age 17

Lost to gun violence on April 4, 2016 in Jacksonville, Florida.

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  • Nickname:
    12 Lil Chris
    1 Savage
    4 Cmore
    7 Zoom-zoom
    5 Dread head
    4 jhit
    6 RIP CHRIS
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    6 outgoing
    3 life of the party
    4 ambitious
    4 intelligent
    2 sociable
    4 hero
    4 amazing
    2 kick ass person
    6 handsome
    5 very good hearted
    3 Giving
  • Occupation:
  • Workplace:
    4 SIP! Malcolm Mom
  • Schools attended:
    2 Landmark Middle School
    1 Catapult Academy Jax
    3 WJ Keenan High
    1 Terry Parker High Schoo
    1 miss you nephew you will always be in our 💓
    3 I will always love you.
  • Comments:
    4 Mama miss you so much😇😙
    3 Always in our hearts💞💖💙
    1 i love you bestfriend 💙you are truly missed 😘
    1 i miss you an think about you all the tome 😘❤️
    1 Great protector💪💪
    4 Loved by many😚😚
    3 Rest In Heavenly Peace
    2 A Bond that can NEVER be Broken...Family!!! CeCe
    2 love ya chris ❤️ Erica
    2 U are always in my heart! Auntie Kim😘😎
    4 Gone but never ever forgotten
    1 I miss
    2 I miss ya laugh everyday - keirra
    2 I love you💞📿
    5 SIH Baby,,,,,,,,😔 Map Mom💯
    1 miss you so much!! I love you 💙
    1 🙏🕊💙😘
    2 CARDO N MUCCI FA LIFE LIL BRO ❤️
    3 RIH Christopher! Map Mom
    6 I miss you sooo much son! mommy loves you always and forever ❤️
    5 Continue to lean the Lord! (Map Mom) 4/4/2020
    8 💙🙏🏾👼👩‍👦Mommy loves you always and forever ‼️ Thinking of you 🕊️
    1 Happy Heavenly 22nd birthday 💙🙏🏾💙
    1 I love you and miss you so much 💗 mom
    1 It's your day, my boy LLC🌏❣
    1 🎉🎉🎉🎉10/23/98 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
    1 Happy New Year 2021🌠🎆🎉son 💙
    2 Forever 17 💙🙏🏾💪🏾💙
    2 May God continue to be with this fam!! Map Mom1/20/2021
    2 Hopeful all is well today 4/4/2021. Map Mom
    4 💙🙏🏾💙CHRIS WORLD 🌎😘 KISS TO HEAVEN SON‼️ I MISS YOU SOOOOO MUCH😭
    1 Merry Christmas son...I love and misses you so much.🙏🏾💙🎅🤶2021😘
    1 Happy New Year son💙🙏🏾💙 2022
    1 Hey son your sister misses so much. Continue to watch over us😪💙
    1 Your baby sis is doing big thing. wish was here to celebrate 🥰
    4 6 years today... I miss you soo much💔🙏🏾😥
    3 miss you forever lil bro
    3 I will love you always and your never forgotten 💙🕊😚 ~ Mikayla
    6 RIH Chris. It's like it was Yesterday, may God continue to keep us in peace!!
    7 Map Mom,❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.
    2 Hopeful all is well, Map Mom 10/7/2022
    1 Happy Heavenly Birthday son🫂💙🙏🏾🎉
    2 Mommy loves you always and forever 10/23/22
    1 Missing you Zoom ...Xmas 22 🎄✝️🎁🎅 Love you forever, Ma 💙🫂💕😘
    3 Happy Holidays RIH Chris (Map Mom)
    1 Happy New Year Zoom🥳🏁💙2023
    2 I love you son💙🙏🏾🏁 Ma💕
    1 Happy Valentines day in heaven son♥️🙏🏾💙 2023
    3 RIP Chris Nothing have Changed Baby still hurt like it happened a second ago
    4 GIH Chris (Map Mom)2023
    2 7 years, 4/4/16... missing you like crazy Zoom 🥲💙🙏🏾💙
    2 I love and miss you sooo much son💙🙏🏾🌏
    1 Happy 4th of July in the skies...Your favorite holiday 🎆🧨💙 ~ MA 7/4/23
    1 My SONshine🌞💙🇯🇲...I see you🫶🏾
    1 10/10/23.. love you Zoom, Mommi💙🥲🫶🏾
    2 Happy 25th birthday in heaven 💙🙏🏾🤍 momma loves you and misses you so much 10/23/23
    2 Merry X-mas Zoom, mommy loves you and misses you so much 💙🎄🫶🏽🥲2023😘
    2 Happy New Year Son….. I miss you so much ‼️ #2024
    2 My Angel... The best is yet to come 🙏🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾✨
    2 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ My sweet Valentines ~ Ma 2/14/24
    2 LOVE YOU FOREVER ZOOM ‼️🏁💙💪🏾🙏🏾🥰 Ma
    2 You and Map will be always in my thoughts and prayers. Map Mom 2024 Lord help us out fr
    2 8 long years…. Still seems unreal my son🥹 Forever in my heart 💙🙏🏾💙 -Ma 4/4/24
    1 You’ve been on my mind and heart heavy 🥹😘💙
    1 Your song keeps playing.. pulling at me. Love forever ~Ma
    2 Mom I loves and misses you so much 💙🤍💙
    2 Congratulations Uncle Chris‼️ Kenzslei was born 7/24/24.. see look just like you 🥹
    2 I love you son. mommy misses you so much🥹🙏🏾💙😘🫶🏾
    2 I love you son 🙏🏾🫂💙~ Mommie🤍🫶🏾
    3 Happy Heavenly Birthday son. Today you would have been 26💙🎉🙏🏾#forever17 10/23/98✨
    1 Happy 🦃
    1 Happy 🦃 day in heaven son. Mommy loves and misses you so much 🙏🏾💙💛🤎 2024
    1 12/22/24 I love you and miss you so much son. Holidays not the same anymore 🥹
    2 Merry Christmas in heaven son. Love you forever🎄❤️
    3 Another New Year missing you son🥺 Mommy love you forever 2025🎉💙🫂🙏🏾💙
    2 Happy Valentines Day 💘 Mommy 1st love💙♥️💙♥️ 2025 missing you like crazy‼️
    1 Happy Easter 🐰 in heaven. I went through the beach to write your name on the sand 💙 Mama’s boy💙
    2 Love you son💙🫶🏽🫂🙏🏾😘 Ma5/6/25
    3 RIP Chris (Map Mom) 6/21/2025
    2 I miss you so much. I love you Mommi💙💔❤️‍🩹
    2 Happy Heavenly 27th Birthday, my sweet Chris 💙🎉💙 10/23/98
    2 I love you forever and always, my precious boy.
~ Mommie 💞✨🌟
    1 Another holiday without you.. it’s really hard for me these day son❤️‍🩹💔#griefsucks ~Ma
    2 Happy 🦃 day in heaven. I miss you so much son‼️💙🤎 ~Ma 11/2025
    2 Hopeful all is well to the Family Seems like holidays be ruff (Map Mom) Be blessed
    1 Merry Christmas 🎄 We are missing you as always 🫂🫶🏾💙 12/25/2025
    2 Happy New Year 2026 my (Son)shine🎉🎊💙 continue to watch over us💕
    3 Miss you today like crazy 💙 continue to rest in perfect peace ~Mommi
    2 1/24/2026 Never forgotten (MapMom)
    1 Forever my Valentine.. Mama Boy💓♥️💋
    1 Love you and miss you so much 💙 -mama’s boy🫂🙏🏾💙
    2 Today marks your 10 year Angelversary‼️ I love you and miss you so much 💙~mommi 4/4/16
    3 Ten years seems like yesterday. Map Mom 🙏🏿🙏🏿
    1 Missing you like crazy today and alway❣️ Momma boy💙🫂🙏🏾

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