Eric Nelson, age 14

Lost to gun violence on May 15, 2017 in Princeton, Minnesota.

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  • Nickname:
    12 Lil E
    2 pretty boy
    1 epic eric
    3 Lil' E
    3 baby bear
    6 StoneColdJr.
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  • Personality:
    5 Eric was a bright, energenic teen!
    1 Amazing friend
    1 he was always supportive
    3 Energetic and LOVED his music
  • Occupation:
    1 8th grade
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    2 Princeton
    5 Foley
    2 nettleton, duluth mn
  • Comments:
    3 missed so much!
    2 Lil E was the such caring person
    3 My nephew Eric had a heart of GOLD
    3 I am So Sorry :(
    9 The world was robbed of 70 more years of this amazing Kid. RIP Eric
    2 He's missed by so many of us. We'll never forget him.
    4 eric was such a great friend. i miss him so much
    2 Never will be forgotten. He had brought soooo many together. Fly High my friend.
    2 I miss you Lil' E, its so weird not hearing your music on our way to TA anymore.. 😭😭
    1 I miss you Eric. You were so funny and I will always miss you.
    2 Dearest Nephew , im sorry this happened to you!
    1 I am so so sorry for your loss. In My Thoughts and Prayers.
    2 We all miss your Smile
    5 Your little cousin was born today! He was named after you, just like you wanted!
    1 missing you, FOREVER!
    1 each and every day only gets harder! Missing you my sweet Grandson!
    3 THANKS FOR THE SIGNS THAT YOU ARE WITH ME ! LOVE YOU LIL e
    1 he will forever be missed and forever be remembered
    1 each and eveyday we'll be forever missing you!
    5 i light a candle everyday for you Eric
    2 Some thief stole your money from your memorial, guess they needed it more then you!
    6 nana"s baby
    1 Rest in Paradise Eric, keep flying high watching over all you have touched💗💗💗💗
    4 God, I miss you! Why did this happen? How do I go on?
    2 5 months to long❤️the earth misses you
    2 Wish you were here. I would be busy planing your bday. love you so much E
    1 omg, how your missed! i can barely function with out you!
    1 Christmas with out you here, was so hard! missing you forever!
    2 9 months! oh how we all miss you!
    3 is mn BCA ever going to have this case done?
    1 not a day goes by that we don't think why?
    1 oh how broken we all are!
    1 why? I miss you! Forever, your in my heart! I will never forget!
    1 WHY? WTF?!
    1 OMG Eric help me! I miss you, so much!
    1 The Lumineers
    1 Nobody Knows
    1 still asking the same question, why?
    2 you will never be forgotten! even though the sun is shining I'm so sad!
    1 you should be here!
    1 WHY? omg this pain!
    1 The pain of this, is devasting! i miss you, my lilE!
    1 missing you so much. i cant beileve its been almost a yr!
    1 Oh Eric! why? God this is hard!
    1 why?!
    1 WHY!?
    1 Why, why, why, why!!!!!?????
    1 Oh LilE, my heart is breaking! this shouldnt of happened!
    1 God, each and everydayis just heartbreaking since you were killed!
    1 What a horrible loss to the world!
    1 how am I to do this LilE?
    1 why? why? why? oh how I miss you!
    1 everyday still asking why!
    1 everyday, always the same! Missing you....
    2 omg, this is horrible Eric! I miss you so much!
    1 missin you!
    1 Justice 4 Eric !!!
    1 Thinking of you Eric Lee

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