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Melvin McCray, ageย 26

Lost to gun violence on May 17, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    4 Rico
    6 Wawa
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    5 Loving,Caring,Kind
    2 funny asl
    4 cute asf
    2 silly
    2 always was joking around funny as helk
    4 a heart of Gold
  • Occupation:
    2 Father
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    2 Thornton Township
  • Comments:
    9 I Love and miss you deeply Son๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‡!
    2 I miss you my rock King
    1 You where a cool car bro ima miss u
    3 I love u Melvin why did u leave me all alone
    1 dang Bro I hate seeing this i miss u n****
    2 so sorry for the lost of your baby Sheila, may he rest peacefully
    1 Man man man smh rest up n****
    2 much love
    1 rest up lil baby love you
    1 I Love You Cousin .
    1 I miss you Melvin
    2 we love you melvin. your nieces Zanih
    2 Gone but not forgotten
    2 I love you bay I'm going to miss you so much
    1 I miss and love you nephew
    1 I use to be so crazy over you back in the day ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
    2 Fly High Melvin,
    2 R.I. P
    1 rest easy my boi
    1 Rest easy love u
    1 R.I.H Melvin ๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”Love U .. U Was My Homie When We Was Younger Im Miss U
    1 rip cousin ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜โค๏ธ love youu
    1 Damn Brother I Still Cant Accept That Fact That U Really Gone But Sleep Tight Love You Shorty๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜ช
    1 Love You Big Bro๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜ช
    2 I'm lost bae someone took u before u could see ur son be born
    1 Melvin we miss you ๐Ÿ’” rest peacfully !
    1 we love and miss you melvin๐Ÿ’”
    1 I love you and miss i dont know where to start to pick up the pieces
    1 11/13/2025 8 years later and the pain hasn't gotten any better in fact worse.
    1 I love you 622
    1 i love you uncle melvin, still canโ€™t believe you gone๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
    1 I love u daddy๐Ÿ’ž-Maleah
    1 hey uncle, itโ€™s your niece.. i love and miss you so very much ! forever keeping yo name alive

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