Earnest Cole Jr, age 21

Lost to gun violence on March 19, 2017 in Fairmont, West Virginia.

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  • Nickname:
    8 Tank
  • Number of children:
    1 1 daughter
  • Personality:
    5 Outgoing Person
    3 Loving
    3 Caring
    3 Loved To Be Around Him
    2 funniest friend
    1 KEPT YOU SMILING AND LAUGHING
  • Occupation:
    2 Loving HIS DAUGHTER
    1 Self employed
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    3 Cody
  • Comments:
    6 MISSING YOU TANK REST IN HEAVEN BABY LOVE YOU
    2 WE MISSING YOU BABY WE LOVE YOU
    2 I miss u so much baby watch over us
    2 granny miss you
    3 I MISS YOU SO MUCH BABY KEEP WATCHING OVER ME AND TA'RIAH
    2 miss u so much cuz u was like a son to me be angel for us and keep us protected love ya
    1 I LOVE YOU BABY KEEP WATCHING OVER ME ND DADDY BABY
    1 love n miss u tank.... Everytime i play my music i give a shout out to u n key...😥😥😥
    1 love and miss you so much tank...finish resting bro...MooMoo
    1 I miss u bakesoda keep watchin ova me
    1 i love u tank mama an eshia gone be good
    1 MISSING MY BROTHER MISSING MY FRIEND ILL SEE YOU UP IN HEAVEN WHEN WE MEET AGAIN 👼🙏🙌💯
    1 ball in heaven my baby we miss and love you
    1 miss my Lil Cuzzin I'll see you again rest up
    1 Every time I saw u had a smile for me. Miss you nephew
    2 R.I.P Baby 😘😔👼🏽🤗
    1 R.I.P Bro
    2 i love You Bro (BigBroRan)
    1 I LOVE YOU BABY KEEP WATCHING OVER ME AND YOUR DAUGHTER 😘😍😩
    1 LONGLIVETA'RIAHDADDY
    1 LOVING YOU FOREVER
    1 its me again i miss you so much dawg. ughhhhhhhhhh just come see us
    2 i missss you tankk every day i cry it hard to know that my big brother gone
    1 WE MISS YOU LOVE WATCH OVER ME ND TA'RIAH
    1 I love you brother forever your Dbaby😘 I got Ta'Riah forever

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