Dustin Johnson, ageΒ 35

Lost to gun violence on May 23, 2017 in Bakersfield, California.

Also, one of his younger brothers, Trenton Nelson, was stabbed to death in 2010 (see the link below).

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  • Nickname:
    50 Baby Blue πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ¦πŸ¦
    70 Carly and Colleen's angel!
    35 Forever Carlys KingπŸ‘‘
    55 πŸ’šGumbyπŸ’š
    70 Mama's baby boy πŸ’™πŸ¦
    70 Carly and Colleens beautiful angelπŸ˜‡πŸ’™
  • Number of children:
    70 Im so sorry!! Fly with the Angels!!
    25 3 + 2
    30 minus the first 2βœ”οΈπŸ’―
    5 3 beautiful children, Dusty, Kaspar, and little Dustin
  • Personality:
    50 Loveable, kind hearted man child.
    50 Biggest heart in the world.
    50 great dad, brother, son, uncle, and fiance
    30 great peron kind hearted one of a kind you will be truly missed
    35 huge heart love by all big old nerd love cartoons rick and morty brother ill miss you
    45 loved deeply by his Mom and Dad and family and his friends
    30 never sees to amaze, he was a crack up no doubt. very artistic in lots of ways. i love you bub
    45 kindest heart! Give the shirt off his back for anyone type guy! Loved his Carly with all his heart!
    45 the best friend anyone on earth could ask for. When he loved he loved hard.
    30 AN AMAZING SOUL LOST TO TRAGEDY...REST IN PEACE BLUE WE LOVE I
    30 wonderful friend with a heart of gold and always something positive to say..
    35 Funny AF, like a big man child, very loving and caring
    45 loving, kind, polite, caring
    40 Always positive and goofy, chased bad days away just by talking
    40 we miss you down here, sweet baby boy! πŸ’”
    30 family oriented
    30 Loving son
    32 Lovable and caring grandson
    30 LOVED his niece's and nephew's
    40 Loved his brothers and sister, even though he acted like an only child
    30 one of the sweetest man child you'd ever met! a real live teddy bear. We miss you down here Dj.
    30 Fun loving Uncle
    50 Grandma Susans Baby Blue
    35 Coffee Maker...Mommas Boy
    35 Amazing Brother
    30 Truly one of a kind!
    30 he loved everyone!! never met a starnger
    65 My first born child, you went to Mama's graduation from highschool. The first love of my life
  • Occupation:
    45 Tattooing
    40 Helpful Uncle
    40 tattoo artist
    40 Roofing
    45 tattooing
    45 roofing
    45 care taker
    40 he was a gentile giant!! and loved by so many on earth. πŸ’™πŸ’™
    40 Care taker
    40 Mamas Boy
    40 a friend and brother for life
    35 Mama's Boy
    45 MAN CHILD
    65 Tristan's nanny
    45 loving son, brother, father and friend.
    40 awesome uncle, Loved his nieces and nephews
    70 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™AMAZING SONπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    40 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™SUPER AMAZING BROTHERπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    40 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™ONEπŸ’™OFπŸ’™AπŸ’™KINDπŸ’™FRIENDπŸ’™πŸ’™
    70 Nicest man ever
    55 badass with a heart of gold
    50 gentle giant
  • Workplace:
    65 Making people laugh πŸ€ͺ🀳
    65 Coffee making specialist
  • Schools attended:
  • Comments:
    55 Dustin was suppose to be my forever. He was taken way to soon. I love you blue.
    40 R.i.p Dustin! Loved and never forgotten!
    40 R.I.P Dustin!!!! <3 Help your brother look after your Momma
    40 I'll see you at the pearly gates in the future brother! Love You bro
    40 please let ryan know how Loved he was we miss you Both so much here on earth!
    40 you ment the world to all who knew you!
    40 Safe in the arms of Jesus now <3
    40 For real, have that tattoo gun ready! Watch over your brothers/sis and the rest of them fam.
    30 tell trenton i said whats up im gonna miss you guys man look out for the rest of us
    30 Dustin Thank you for Loving my Daughter Carly
    40 Missing you and your Smile
    40 Ill see you soon Dustin. you will never be forgotten. watch over your mama bud. love and miss you
    40 I love you Dustin, you and Trenton watch over me, Love Mom
    40 Be our guardian Angel Dustin. love George
    40 Such a good guy, he will be missed. Rest in peace, Dustin!
    40 rest in peace Dustin, we are all keeping your memory alive. you are so, so loved my friend
    40 No matter how much time goes by it hurts. I miss and love you and Trenton love you bro
    45 Rest in Peace Blue
    30 Prayinh for you Dustin! We love you, Erik cried a lot and misses you! Til' we met again!
    30 rip dustin i love u bro
    40 love you brother
    40 Love from Above mama's boy
    30 im glad i let you fix my arm. now i always have a memory of u. miss u bro bro
    45 You were honestly one of the nicest man I ever met. Everyday since I say WHY!
    45 You're always on my mind give my mom Trenton and my sister a hug. Love George
    45 missing my brother from another mother
    40 Fly High with your brother and watch over us all. God gained a great soldier..
    45 RIP bro, hug your brother, and keep your family under your beautiful wings
    45 God bless you rest in peace
    40 🌼RIP
    45 i love you baby boy, sleep sweet...mama misses you soooo bad
    45 Justice For Dustin
    30 Love you and miss you Dustin, Every single day!
    45 lets keep lighting those candles
    45 See You at the Pearly Gates Brother! Love You and Stay Swchifty
    45 JusticeForDustin
    45 Give Trenton a hug for me, i miss you both. Love from Above...Sleep sweet baby boys
    45 Bring your wings boys
    45 almost 40 candles lit in 2 days in ur honor Dustin
    40 loves his nieces and nephews
    45 heart of gold
    45 we miss you Dj. You taught me how short life can be. πŸ’”
    45 i miss you Dustin, hug Trenton and i love you both, Love Mom
    45 mom misses and loves you
    45 you and Trenton are my angels
    45 Thankful for This Page
    45 Love you Dustin, We Will get Justice
    45 miss u Dustin. love George
    30 YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!! πŸ’™πŸ’™
    45 Sleep Sweet πŸ’™
    30 Always in our thoughts and prayers.
    45 NEVER FORGOTTEN
    45 sleep sweet, Love Mom
    35 I think about you a lot. πŸ˜”
    45 i love you big brother. πŸ’™
    50 mama is still trying <3
    45 DUSTIN...i need coffee :(
    45 thinking of you Dustin. love george
    45 mama's boy
    45 missing you and trenton love george
    45 Bring your wing boys πŸ’€πŸ˜‡
    45 LOL πŸ’™πŸ’šπŸ’›πŸ’œ πŸ‘Œ Love Mom πŸ’—πŸ’–πŸ’•πŸ’“πŸ’žπŸ’Œβ£οΈπŸ’
    35 Sorry for your loss! He was such a beautiful soul. God bless you all
    30 He was SO darn funny
    45 Sleep sweet BLUEtiful πŸ’™πŸ’‹
    75 Bring your wing with Trenton's
    50 Our Angel ✝️
    40 FIRST BORN
    45 love and miss you bubba everyday
    45 There ain't no sunshine when he's gone πŸ’”
    65 A new year without you, bring your wing baby boy
    65 i love you and miss you SO much, i needed you and Trenton. Be our guardian angels...sleep sweet
    65 You and Trenton bring your wing, you're both mama boys. Mama misses you BOTH.
    40 Tristan saw a blue Jay today and said, There's Dustin πŸ’”
    70 My first born and my first love, all in the same day πŸ’™πŸ‘£πŸ’ž
    65 it isn't getting better, i love you and Trenton...bring your wings
    65 Only 9 months and almost 10k lit candles. You are still so lovedπŸ’™
    65 It STILL isn't sinking in, i miss you soooo much.... Love Mom πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ¦πŸ¦πŸ¦βœοΈβœοΈβœοΈπŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    65 i love you πŸ¦πŸ¦πŸ¦πŸ’”βœοΈ Love Mom
    45 β˜„οΈ MY BIG SISTER, LOVE SUESUE πŸ’™
    65 Almost a year, i miss you sooo much. Love Mom πŸ¦πŸ¦πŸ‘£πŸ‘£βœοΈβœοΈπŸ’™πŸ’™
    65 Sleep with the angels, you both are our beautiful tatted up guardian angelsπŸ’™β€
    65 Ain't no sunshine when you're gone....i love you πŸ’™β€οΈβœοΈβœοΈπŸ¦πŸ¦ Love Mom 6-1-18
    65 You will always be LOVED. πŸ’™πŸ’™
    65 You'd love your new nephew from your sister...
    65 Ain't no sunshine without you Blue.
    65 i miss you and Trenton so much, sleep sweet baby boys, Love Mom
    70 πŸ’™β€οΈβœοΈβœοΈπŸ¦πŸ¦
    65 Love Mom ^^^^^ πŸ’™β€οΈβœοΈβœοΈπŸ¦πŸ¦
    65 i sent my letter, Love Mom
    70 Missing you for Christmas πŸ’™βœοΈ Love Mom
    50 😏MERRY XMAS BUBA
    70 Dustin give my so Dustin a hug for me.
    70 It'll never be goodbye, sleep sweet blueπŸ’™
    70 Love from Above sweet Dustin and Trenton...Love Mom
    70 I will forever cherish you and your love.
    70 Tell Trenton happy birthday πŸ’™
    70 i miss you and need you, love Mom
    70 Happy Easter with Jesus, Love Mom
    70 I need you, love Mom
    70 I love you and Trenton, Love Mom
    60 i bet you and trenton are planning an amazing birthday, you get to spend it together
    70 Team Marcus hasn't forgotten about you!!!!
    60 please keep lighting him up! Team Marcus hasn't forgot him❀
    75 I miss you so much and Trenton too, Love Mom
    75 Please keep lighting the candles!!! Team Marcus loves you
    75 Everytime I see Rick and Morty in TV I crack up and think of you 😝πŸ₯°πŸ™ˆ
    60 I need you as my guardian angel more right now than ever. Keep me strongπŸ’™
    60 We need you right now, be our light. Comfort her Baby boy, she needs it. πŸ¦πŸ’™πŸ™ I love you, Love Mom
    65 Team Marcus has you and your family in prayers EVERYONE PLEASE LIGHT A CANDLE FOR DUSTIN!
    60 I love you my bluetiful guardian angelπŸ’™
    80 I love you Two πŸ™πŸ¦πŸ’™πŸ™πŸ¦πŸ’™ Love Mom
    75 It's almost Christmas Dustin and Trenton, I love you two so much. Love Mom 12/15/21
    80 Almost 40, you man child πŸ™πŸ’™πŸ¦ I love you both. Love from Above πŸ™
    65 Forever 35πŸ’™
    70 πŸ€πŸ€πŸ€πŸ€
    85 Your Momma needs her boys. wrap your wings around her so she knows you're close by πŸ’™πŸ’™
    85 I miss you both so much 😭 Love Mom
    85 You'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams πŸ™πŸ’™
    80 You are missed πŸ€˜πŸ»πŸ’™πŸ˜˜
    40 We miss u SO much! It’s too quiet with you gone
    60 Tristen reminds us of you! He is def your mini/twinπŸ’™πŸ©΅
    49 Love you ManCub We all miss you terribly 🩡🐾🐾
    29 missing you on this 6th yr angelversary, Love Mom
    14 I'll love you for the rest of my life and even in the afterlife. I'll love you forever🩡
    6 You were just too good for this world
    1 I miss you so much, I swear i'd give anything.
    1 I miss you so much, I swear i'd give anything for you to come back to me.

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