Melvin Cook, age 16

Lost to gun violence on June 17, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    6 Big Mel
    2 GMelvo
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    4 Funny and fun to be around always cracking jokes and loved his mother and little brother
    1 My 8block brother i miss you 😪👼
    1 He stayed watching his surroundings for a fact, Nobody would ever approach him on bullshit.
    1 He was a good person and always made the people that he loved and cared for laugh
    1 always kept a smile on his face no matter wat we miss you big bro
  • Occupation:
    2 student
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    2 wendell phillips
    2 Carter Elementary School
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