Rayshann Underwood, age 17

Lost to gun violence on June 20, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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  • Nickname:
    12 Lil Ray
    1 Ray
    1 Ray Ray
    1 Uncle Ray Ray
    2 LLET
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    5 Fun loving and always willing to help
    5 He was his sisters keeper
    5 Taysia Lovee and Ray BF forever
    1 A loyal friend
  • Occupation:
    5 2018 Tyner High School Sr
    3 Customized tennis shoes
    3 Work construction in the summer
    5 Started selling homemade candy apples at 8yrs old
    1 He was a loving, caring, he would give you the shirt off his back.
  • Workplace:
    1 McDonald's
  • Schools attended:
    1 central high school
    1 Tyner high School c/o2018
  • Comments:
    3 I LOVE you nephew
    2 love you cousin!
    1 i love you lil ray
    1 love u grandson
    3 I love you son and miss you so much each an everyday
    3 Forever in our HEARTS
    2 long live Lil Ray..love you
    4 LLET
    1 I love you Lil Cousin rest easy👼🏾
    1 Not a day goes by our hearts dont ache for you we LOVE you baby
    1 Long Live nephew😘😍😘
    1 We miss you Ray
    2 I miss you nephew I've cried everyday since I heard them words at 1:23 on 6/20/17😢
    1 miss u uncle ray ray RIH
    1 We never sleeping on you
    1 I love son always and forever❤
    1 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 LLET World
    1 miss u LLLR
    1 We miss you so much!!!!!
    2 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    1 i love u always son💞💞💞💞
    1 i love you cousin ALWAYS
    1 LLET i miss you bro 😪💯
    3 I love you lil cousin my birthday don't feel right with out you here😔😔 Long Live you forever!💪🏿
    1 LLET💛💙
    1 We LOVE you nephew
    1 bout to be a real uncle ray ray ❤
    2 keeping watching over me and your sister ilove you son💔
    1 Its been 3months and it still feel like yesterday. You'll never be forgotten!!!
    1 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
    1 😭 LLLR
    1 wish I could bring u back.
    1 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😭😭😭😭😭😭
    1 We celebrate your life🙏
    1 I Love you nephew❤️❤️❤️
    2 son only if you was here mamawouldnt ha e to stress over nothing I love always and 4ever
    1 1st thanksgiving without u not the same miss u❤❤❤
    1 😭😭😭😭
    1 💔💔💔💔😞😞😞
    1 He meant the world to me and they took him from me. i love him and miss him so much.😭😭😭😭
    1 My only son watch over me and your sister which i know you are.
    1 LLET FOREVER
    1 Long Live Nephew
    1 OG Steel got you all through the video
    1 6 months today seems like yesterday🙏🙏🙏
    1 miss u man😭😭
    2 💘
    1 Happy Birthday Ray
    1 💔💔💔💔I Love You Son😘
    1 Lord give me STRENGTH i miss you son💙
    1 its been 1yr
    1 merry Christmas son continue watching over us i love you😘😘
    1 merry christmas
    1 miss u
    1 Another yr without you man its still hurts like crazy
    1 Happy 21st birthday Son
    1 Happy Birthday uncle Ray Ray
    1 The pain will never get easy son just know I miss you everyday baby love you always and 4ever
    2 It almost trial time son and you be able to really rest love you always and 4 ever💙💙
    1 You will be the funniest cousin I know

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