Ashley Renee Cozart, age 26

Lost to gun violence on December 8, 2016 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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  • Nickname:
    13 Thump
    4 jrock lov
    3 Brown suga
    2 she was a good person. I really liked her and she will be missed
    2 my beautiful niece....oh how i love and miss her...R.I.P ashley ....love always auntie sam
    1 zay
    1 i love you ashley you will never be forgotten 😢
    1 Ash, we missing you baby girl ❤️😭
    1 I miss you so much Baby Girl🥰❣️
  • Number of children:
    18 Two (2)
  • Personality:
    17 intelligent never a dull moment fun with lots of energy
    11 smart loved by everyone her family was everything
    18 Fun to be around! She always kept it real. She loved family, especially her kids!
    17 Never complained, stayed down til she came up. Never fake! never forgotten
    10 humble , regardless of her circumstances .
    18 Loyal to everyone. People pleaser..would give the shirt off her back. Undefeated with the hands.
    17 she was a protector.
    6 respected
    10 A TRUE soldier with a heart of GOLD
    5 loyal
    6 Real
    13 Always spoke her mind
    7 wonderful friend and mother!
    7 came off hard but such a sweet loving individual she didn't deserve this
    4 Ashley was never afraid to be herself and always had an idea
    5 Ashley was always true and she was loyal regardless of the repercussions
    4 My back bone ♡ she will be missed by so many!
    7 Prayers 🙏🏽
    6 I love you Ashley it's me your baby sister I wish I could change things but they happen for a reason
    2 I love you Ash!
    1 My big neice protecter i miss u dearly my love
    1 Ash you were an AMAZING INDIVIDUAL
    1 I only met her once but she was funny and kept it so real
    1 R.I.P CUZ GONE TO SOON ONE LOVE!!!
    1 Amazing Mother,Sister,Cousin... Pure Heart
  • Occupation:
  • Workplace:
    4 Go Getter
  • Schools attended:
    8 East Montgomey High School
    15 I was Ashley's Head Start Teacher.
    11 Earl C Clements (job corp)
    6 a very good daughter to me and a good mother of two kids
    3 love you sis r.i.p man i miss u😢
    3 I miss you daily baby girl, I look at your picture hang over my door every i walk out.
    1 I'm going to miss you. R.I.P.
  • Comments:
    1 it'll NEVER be the same without you
    1 she was the kind of friend that everyone would want to have.
    1 Fly high in the sky baby girl we miss u so much
    1 creola croucu
    1 jaquan peoples send his love through his sister, rest easy baby girl
    1 RIP ASHELY
    1 rip she a great friend she well always live on
    1 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️
    1 met her couple times when i stayed in troy cool azz chick rest easy ashley
    1 she was truly a good person at heart
    1 llAshley you have a great good spirit that punk didnt deserve to even had been in your presence
    1 She was the best mother to her kids she loved them she was the realest friend u could ask for
    2 I miss you Ash I wish I could give my life to bring you back great mother to my child and friend
    1 I cry everyday and every night asking God why
    1 I have dreams I have nightmares and the paint only grows more and more
    1 but you will never be forgotten but you will be missed and always loved
    1 wish I had a chance to say goodbye and wish I could've been there to save you
    1 so please forgive me a rash I wish I could have made it there I wish I was up there
    1 your truly missed by some many people❤️❤️ Keep watching over Us
    1 Youre truly missed cousin❤️❤️ Keep watching over jotallius and nathaila

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