Khiry Taggart, ageย 18

Lost to gun violence on April 4, 2017 in Florissant, Missouri.

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  • Nickname:
    2 KKT
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    8 Funny, always had a smile on his face
    9 Polite, quiet such a very good person.
  • Occupation:
    4 Student
  • Workplace:
    5 Ultra Foods
    4 After School Matters
  • Schools attended:
    12 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
    4 Morgan Park High School
    3 Barnard Elementary
  • Comments:
    11 R.I.P Cousin Khiry... I Love You... Your Cousin: Jeanetta Collins
    6 We miss you very much son!! You will always be in our hearts!! Gone too soon!!
    7 Love Mom
    6 We miss you so much!! R.I.H my son!!
    4 So heartbroken your not here physically but your with us spiritually, Rest Well My Sweet Nephew.
    5 Love And Miss You Much ,Rest Well Your Tee Tee Monika
    6 Me and Destiny love and miss you very much. RIP cousin.
    4 Miss You Much Nephew, Love You Have A Beautiful Day In Heaven
    4 Miss you so much son!!
    5 Gone but never forgotten!! R.I.H son!!
    4 My heavenly angel๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡
    3 My first born, miss you dearly!! R.I.H son๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜˜โค๏ธ
    5 We miss you Khiry!! Love mom!! ๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡
    3 Missing you dearly still can't believe your not here with us. Love Mom
    3 5 months today since you've been gone, feels like eternity. We miss you!! R.I.H SON
    4 Taking it day by day son..still so hard to believe your not here.
    4 Thinking about how much I miss you. I hate they took you away from me. Love mom.
    5 Miss You Nephew It's Not The Same Without You, Love You Always Rest Well Sweet Angel Khiry
    2 If only you knew how much I love
    3 Miss you so much!! words cant describe how i feel. mom
    3 6 months today since youโ€™ve been gone..miss you so much itโ€™s not the same without you. Love mom.
    3 Missing you everyday๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š
    2 Love You son
    3 Miss And Love You Always Nephew
    3 Thinking about you everyday..miss you very much.
    6 Still canโ€™t believe your not here..the holidays are coming up; and your not here.
    7 Miss you Khiry!!
    6 Son been thinking about you everyday
    2 Tomorrow it will be 7months since youโ€™ve been taken away.
    3 Everything seems so unreal, I canโ€™t believe your not here to celebrate the upcoming holidays.
    3 Just know I love
    3 7months today!! Miss you so much!!
    3 Miss You So Much Nephew, Rest Well Angel Khiry, Love You Always
    4 Not a good day for me you've been on my mind.
    3 Love And Miss You Dearly Nephew๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡
    3 Miss you so much; still unbelievable son!! Love Mom!!๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ•Š
    5 8 months today son. I'm really missing you its still hard to believe youre not here.
    3 This pain I feel is unbearable. The holiday is near
    3 Today son is Christmas Eve so emotional cause you're not here.
    4 I miss you so much!! Just keep watching over us my angel Khiry.
    3 Love Mom.
    3 Merry Christmas Khiry!! Love
    3 My Angel Love mom.
    3 Merry Christmas Angel Khiry, Tee Tee Loves And Miss You๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡
    3 Happy New Year Angel Khiry!! Love
    4 Love Mom ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽŠ
    3 9 months today son we miss you so much
    3 I miss you so much it hurts that I canโ€™t hear your voice. Love you mom
    4 10 months today son..I miss you so much. The pain is unbearable. Love Mom
    3 Happy Valentines Day son..Love
    3 You are truly missed son.
    3 11 months today son..I really miss you!! Love Mom!!
    4 my heart goes out to u..Cheryl
    1 Thank You Cheryl
    2 Itโ€™s been one year today since you where taken away from us.
    2 We miss you so much still canโ€™t believe youโ€™re not here.
    2 Love Mom brother
    3 Sisters
    2 Love And Miss You Dearly Nephew, Have A Wonderful Day In Heaven
    2 Son you are truly missed.
    3 Happy Heavenly 20th Birthday son!! You are truly missed!! Love Mom
    3 Getting ready for Church got you on my mind..you loved going to Church.
    3 Miss you so much
    1 Love And Miss You Dearly Nephew!!!!
    1 I miss you so much son!!
    2 Today is Memorial Day first holiday of summer. And youโ€™re not here.
    2 Iโ€™m really missing you son๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข
    1 Missing My Nephew Love You Angel Khiry!!!
    2 I miss you so much!! Love Mom
    1 Tee Tee Loves And Misses Nephew, Sweet Angel
    4 Miss you son!!
    2 One year and five months since you were taken from us.
    2 I think about you everyday miss you so much.
    2 Miss you!!
    2 Merry Christmas son..keeping watching over us!!
    1 Happy New Years Eve son
    1 Happy New Year son!!
    1 We miss you so much son
    1 Happy Valentineโ€™s Day son!! Missing you everyday
    2 Two years today since you where taken from us. It still hurts..we miss you so much.๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ˜ข
    2 Its been 2 years๐Ÿ˜ฉ wow. We miss you Khiry. Wish you couldve met yo nephew Kam
    1 Miss you son!! Loved by everyone!!๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿฝ
    1 Happy Heavenly 21st Birthday son!! Love and miss you do much! Keep watching over us!!๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š
    1 Really miss you son...continue to R.I.P
    2 R.I.H SON MISS YOU DEARLY KEEP WATCHING OVER US. LOVE MOM
    3 miss you khiry tell jayelin i love him ๐Ÿฅ€
    2 Love You Forever My Boyโค๏ธ
    2 we miss you son keep watching over us. especially your brother he really needs you.
    1 LLKT Love You son gone but not forgotten.
    2 Tee Tee Loves And Misses You Khiry, Rest Well Nephew๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡
    1 We miss you down here son๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡
    1 My guardian Angel ๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š
    1 Miss you son gone but not forgotten๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜˜
    1 Miss you son Love mom
    1 Miss you son!!๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š
    2 I love you big bro you made me look at life differentโคโค
    1 wish you were here Thanksgiving is tomorrow on of your favorite Holidays. RIP son LLKT
    1 Really miss you son!! Love Mom
    1 Christmas Eve son wish you were here with you family. We love and miss you dearly. Mom
    1 Today is Christmas son wish you were here๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ•Š Love and miss you. Mom
    1 Happy Heavenly 2020 son today is Jan 1st 2020
    1 Missing you everyday son๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
    1 Happy Heavenly Valentineโ€™s Day Son, miss you so much.
    1 ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐโค๏ธโค๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡
    2 Missing you everyday son๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š
    1 Happy Easter Sunday in Heaven son. Miss you so much.๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿฅฐ
    1 Missing you son๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข
    1 Happy Heavenly 22nd Birthday son!! ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿฅณ
    1 It is so much in the world going on son you are in a better place. Love Mom
    1 Your sister and brother are graduating wish you were here. Love Mom
    1 I wished you were here to see your sister graduate 8th grade.
    1 Canโ€™t believe time went by so fast and Caleb heโ€™s changed so much he really needs you.
    1 We really miss you!! Love Mom
    1 Miss you son๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡
    1 Merry Christmas son๐Ÿ•Š๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ
    1 Happy Valentineโ€™s Day son!!
    2 missing you my boy! โ™ฅ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธ
    1 Miss you son
    1 Happy Easter Son๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ
    1 Happy Heavenly 23rd Birthday son
    1 We had a balloon release for you son Iโ€™m so glad everyone came out to celebrate you.
    1 almost 5 years. we miss you so much khiry. continue resting my boy! ๐Ÿ’™
    1 miss you khiry! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™

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