Jesus Martinez, age 20

Lost to gun violence on July 24, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    36 Lil Jesse
    25 Jizzo
    6 GUAPO❤
    4 jizz
    8 Jesse
    6 Dienton
    2 Jessito
    1 chulo👼🏼❤️
    1 cheez-es
  • Number of children:
    5 None
    1 noneeer
  • Personality:
    10 quiet,kept to himself,goofy with his friends,
    4 Loved by so many and missed so dearly....We miss u Baby Boy
    4 Heart of Gold
    7 Missed by all his cousins....👼💔
    3 Goofy 😂😂
    3 always gave his nino a hugg no matter who was around or how old he got miss his quirky smile...
    7 One of the funniest guys to be with. A person who lit the room with his smile
    3 His smile was contageious.
    1 i miss you soooo much mi guapo de mi corazon your beautiful smile
    1 loved his curly hair 😫💖 wouldnt want people to touch it
    1 commited to everything he did ❤️👼🏼
  • Occupation:
    5 UPS air walker for 2yrs
  • Workplace:
    2 UPS
    4 He was excited to be a UPS driver when he hit 21 😪
    1 will always miss being able to teach him to drive the stick shift UPS trucks...
  • Schools attended:
    3 Pasteur Elementary, John Hancock High School
    2 when i sang you that song rip cutie
  • Comments:
    1 skills on the basketball court
    1 teached his cousins when i didnt knw how to play so he taught me❤️
    3 Beautiful person inside and out
    2 Best cousin Ever😭❤️
    2 I always wished he was my older brother

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