Jan Cotto, age 51

Lost to gun violence on April 6, 2017 in Capitol Heights, Maryland.

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  • Personality:
    7 Friendly
    3 Fiery
    4 Spunky
    3 fun
    3 positive
    3 Happy
    1 Caring
    1 Sweet kind
  • Occupation:
    1 Food Service
    2 work hospital
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  • Schools attended:
    1 Menchville HS NN Va
  • Comments:
    5 Great woman, my homegirl from New York.
    3 amazing person
    4 beautiful inside and out. she is missed deeply.
    3 Rest Easy💕
    2 Rip Mommy ❤️💔
    4 Mother of my three beautiful children...we miss you
    2 My sister my BEST FRIEND❤️
    2 GREAT sense of humor
    2 I miss you
    1 My favorite sister 💔
    1 I think of you every single day…I miss your crazy self…I LOVE YOU DEEPLY

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