Derrick Nelson, age 30

Lost to gun violence on May 10, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    3 LIL D
  • Number of children:
    4 loved his family😍
  • Personality:
    8 Funny, outgoing, cheerful.. He was an all around amazing person with a beautiful personality
    5 Lover and Fighter
    4 kind hearted
    6 very compassionate
    2 Funny giving loving
  • Occupation:
    5 Father
    2 Money Man
  • Workplace:
    2 Big Daddys
    2 Avers
  • Schools attended:
    3 Henson Elementary, Manley High school
    1 I love
  • Comments:
    2 I loved you in 2012... I love you now
    2 I love you Lil Derrick
    2 Sleep peacefully
    1 Long Lived Lil Derrick
    1 Indeed Seed Pumpkin
    1 Chocolate Cookies
    1 Lil D
    1 King of Avers
    1 1-3
    1 D N
    2 Real live King
    2 You will be missed
    1 Forever My MCE
    1 Gentleman
    1 Real Man
    1 Homie lover bestfriend
    1 I love you Boo
    2 I miss you Lil Derrick
    2 You got your wings
    2 My Heart and Soul
    1 You truly lived life to the fullest
    2 Shine on forever
    1 I love you Lil D
    2 That walk was one of a kind lol
    1 Rest up Shorty
    1 Sleep tight My Man
    2 Gone way too soon
    1 Shoot My ten
    1 Racked up Shorty
    1 😘😘😘😘😘
    1 You made it Lil Derrick
    1 Love you 4 ever
    1 You made the most out of every situation
    1 Heart of Gold
    1 Best friend
    1 My favorite person in the world😍
    1 My left-handed Baby💪
    1 Fly High 👼😇
    2 🎶Something I thought that I would never find Angel of mine😇
    2 Facebook King
    1 Avers ain't the same
    1 I can still feel you with me... Every step of the way
    1 I love you Zaddy
    1 l will never understand why God took you from me.. l love you so much Lil Derrick
    1 l will never be the same. You took a piece of my soul with you
    1 instead of writing on your page l come here
    2 All you ever wanted to do is make your kids happy, get money, show everybody love
    1 Your smile was everything Bae
    1 l wish you could come back just to make me smile. l miss you so much
    1 l wish this was just a dream. I'm supa hurt Shorty
    1 You will forever be my king
    1 All l ever wanted was you
    1 l still can't believe they took you from me
    1 l just don't understand this
    1 Lord knows l wish l could have helped you
    1 I'm so sorry this happened to you Bae
    1 lt was just a blessing to be with you. You really made me feel special. Thanks Bae
    1 l still cry thinking about you cause it still hurts
    1 Lil Derrick we had so many plans...
    1 All l think about is the times we shared
    1 😘😘😘😘😘😘
    2 Life just ain't the same without you Lil Derrick
    5 Rica loves you to the moon
    1 All l do is think about you. l wish this was a dream
    3 I will never forget your last words to me.. "l love you Rica" 😢
    4 l wish you could just come back😢
    1 No matter what I do l can't keep you off of my mind
    1 i love and miss my brother so much i hate his killer
    2 I LOVE
    3 I miss my big Brother 💔
    1 LL My LiL Bro Derrick Nelson😘😘😞😞
    1 I love you lil derrick
    3 im missing you lil derrickl😔😔
    2 missing my Daddy... kewuan post
    1 I love and miss you so much uncle🤧😪😔~Tashanae
    1 i luv u forever cuzin 💯😘😍😇🅿️🙏🏽
    1 Miss ya cuz
    1 Long Live Lil Derrick. Rest Easy
    1 i miss you💔😪
    1 I LOVE YOU LIL DERRICK
    1 big Derrick it's still heat
    1 Watch Over Me Big Bro ....I Love And Miss You 🖤🖤🅿️🤞🏽💯
    2 Rest up Nephew uncle Earl is on his way. pray yall meet up in Heaven
    1 I LOVE YOU CUDDY💔😩
    1 im go miss you homie
    3 Rica loves you Bae 😘
    1 im missing you everyday lil derrick love you meme
    1 you will always be in my heart❤️❤️🥰🥰😘😘
    1 rest up cuz
    1 keep resting my boi
    1 keep resting still praying for your family😘
    3 I don't know him but I do know is that his sister Diamond loves him.
    1 Love u for ever ♥️
    1 I LOVE YOU FAV ❤️MEME
    1 i love and miss you sooooo much lil brother
    1 love you lots❤️
    1 I love you so much Lil Derrick 😘 Rica
    1 I love and miss you imma make it out the hood pass school and do it all for u cousin🥺🕊🥰-marquesha
    2 forever ha cousin in ma heart🥰🥺
    2 i love and miss you so much lil Derrerick 💔😘
    1 lil derrick i love you so much brother i wish this wouldnt never happren to you ☺️Tasha
    1 i pray God catch yoyr murder whether we know it or not 💯
    1 resse
    1 LOVE CUZo❤️🦍
    1 I love you Lil Derrick ~Rica~
    1 love you fav ❤️
    1 I love you Baby ~Rica😘~
    1 I will love you forever ~Rica😘~
    1 I miss you real bad Lil D. I love you so much ~Rica😘~
    1 I still think about you EVERYDAY. I love you forever Lil Derrick ~Rica😘~
    1 I watch your lives to see you smile & hear yo laugh. I love you Lil D ~Rica😘~
    1 I still got my Owl ring you got me out the bubblegum machine lol.I love you baby ~Rica😘~
    1 Thank you for being a part of my life. I love you ~Rica😘~
    1 I wish you were still here living life. I love you ~Rica😘~
    1 It's not the same with out you. I miss you so much. You're always on my mind. I love you ~Rica😘~
    1 You couldn't do no wrong in my eyes. You were so fk'n perfect to me. I love you ~Rica😘~
    1 Lighting a candle and writing you messages helps me a lil bit. I love you ~Rica😘~
    1 Losing you was the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. I love & miss you so much ~Rica😘~
    1 You was fresh out the hospital at my college graduation 2012 Thank U❤️ Rica😘
    1 Happy new year baby. I love you ~Rica😘~
    1 Missing you is a understatement. l love you ~Rica😘~
    1 I really miss US. I love you baby ~Rica😘~
    1 Continue to rest Baby. I love you ~Rica😘~
    1 Good night baby. l love you ~Rica😘~
    1 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ~Rica😘~
    1 You been coming to visit me a lot in my dreams. So you can hear me huh? Thank you ~Rica😘~
    1 I hope you like the flowers l brung❤️ ~Rica😘~
    1 I do my best to light a candle for you daily ~Rica😘~
    1 I'm going to come & visit you real soon. l miss you ~Rica😘~
    1 I've been having dreams about you lately. Thank you baby. I love you ~Rica😘~
    1 I love you ~Rica😘~
    1 missed you Lil Derrick💔❤️
    1 Been thinking about you a lot... I love you ~Rica😘~

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