Gregory Williams, Jr., age 25

Lost to gun violence on July 14, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    2 Sweet pea
    2 Lil Greg
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    7 always had a smile,very quite, low key ,intelligent, hardworking.
    4 Sweet spirit
    3 jokester
    2 smooth
    2 love music
    3 he loved partying
    1 he loved his family and friends
    1 Funny
    1 Laid back
    1 Smooth
  • Occupation:
    1 Cook
  • Workplace:
    1 Smash Burger
  • Schools attended:
    1 Kerry Elementary, Kenwood Academy
  • Comments:
    7 R.I.P💐
    4 my beautiful son may God watch over you.
    3 Will be forever in my heart. Greatly missed
    5 love u son
    2 dad
    3 R.I.P💜💜💜💜💞💞💞👣👣🏆🏆
    3 💜💜💜
    2 LLLG love you lil bro
    4 LLLG
    2 missing u every min
    3 Your beautiful smile still brightens my day! I love you nephew! Always Auntie Tara
    5 I'll always remember you as my little Sweet Pea! Love you forever nephew!
    3 I love you ku!!!!
    2 forever and always missing you!!!
    3 Rip Lil Greg........'Tay
    1 RIP LIL GREG
    2 Humble
    2 love you miss you so much. Words can't describe the pain that I feel right now
    2 I wish there were visiting hours in Heaven 🙏🙏🙏❤❤
    3 Continue to watch over your family, may God watch over you
    2 Happy Holidays missing you everyday. love your mother!!!❤❤❤🙏
    3 Missing You!!! Love always
    2 Missing you my love!!!
    3 Miss you much!!! Love your mom
    3 Happy Holidays wishing you were here with family!!!
    2 miss u jr.
    3 Continue resting in peace my brother. Missing you like crazy! -Brandon
    2 You are loved and missed!! ❤️
    2 you are missed lil greg love you rip
    3 Missing you so much
    3 Can't even explain it in words
    2 But I know God knows what is best
    3 Love you always ❤❤❤🙏🙏
    3 R.I.H GOD IS WATCHING OVER ALL HIS ANGELS.LOVE YOU MOM
    3 best cousin ever
    3 I LOVE and MISS you daily!!!!❤️❤️ love tay mack ❤️😘
    3 Life is not the same without you!!
    3 My nephew love you man i really miss you
    2 Miss you Nephew ❤️ Love you from Auntie
    3 i miss and love you cousin 😩
    3 Love and missing you cuzzo. LLLG
    3 rest in heaven lil cousin❤! Love you very much
    3 Man lil bro u on my mind everyday Im missing u so much Lil G. Its LLLG til im with u again Big Bro
    3 Love you forever my Sweet Pea!❤
    2 Merry Christmas love you very much and miss you. Mom❤❤❤🙏
    2 Miss You doing the holidays and everyday ❤❤❤
    2 The New Year is coming, want be the same without you. RIH❤❤❤
    2 Love you with kisses and hugging. l know God has you in his arms.
    2 Love you and miss you much.your mom❤❤🙏🙏
    2 Happy New Years lil bro
    1 happy new year's my first born my son love pops
    2 Missing you and that cool smile and peaking my arms😘😘
    2 your mom🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤
    1 You Are Akways In Aunties Thoughts, Kove
    2 Love You Again Nephew This Time I Spelked It Right!!!!😃😍😘
    2 Just looking at your pictures talking about you
    2 the day you were born and how you look
    2 so much like your dad and your beautiful
    2 smile and how handsome you are and
    2 what a delight and precious you are to
    2 have been in my life for twenty five years I
    2 will always love you from the bottom
    2 of my heart love you always my beloved son.
    2 your mom love you missing you❤❤❤
    1 sleep peacefully son 💔🙏
    2 Missing you GODS CHILD🙏🙏❤❤ love u. mom
    1 sleep peacefully Greg
    2 greg ur my guardian angel please watch ova me thru this cruel world
    2 Wishing you were here to celebrate my birthday with me. missing you everyday. ❤❤ your mom
    1 Happy Birthday to my beautiful son missing you love you so much❤❤❤
    1 Know that you are watching over your family
    1 You are our angel.I know God has you in his
    1 loving arms keeping you under his guidance
    1 May God continue to keep blessing are family at this
    1 difficult time. Peace and blessing to are family
    1 from your mom . missing you my heart is in pain asking God to
    1 see me through the days the month and year
    1 without you being here. It's feel like a dream and I just need to come from under.
    1 but I know it's real, cause the smile and the laughter is not present to me.
    1 But know this you will always be in my heart forever until the end of my time
    1 Love you. Your mom❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
    1 Happy Birthday blood! I love you! Long Live The G
    2 Rest up peacfully cuzo we miss you man ❤️🙏🏾your lil cuzo Lee
    1 Happy birthday sweet pea, I love you always! ❤
    1 Happy Birthday sweet pea, rih baby
    1 Happy bday to you! I love you sooooo much
    1 I miss you beyond words, this day is very bittersweet for me but I will make the best of it
    1 Because I know thats what you would want me to do. These days doesnt get easier
    1 But thankfully i get through them remembering the good times
    1 I would do anything to have you back. i would cross the ocean for you lbs
    1 but i will continue to celebrate your life
    1 and make sure your name is nlt forgotten
    1 love always your sis😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️
    1 😘😘😘😘 tay mackety mack ❤️❤️❤️
    1 Happy Birthday bro love and miss u
    1 love you broski 🙏🏽🙏🏽
    1 miss you cuz i sit sometime asking myself is you good you always tell me you miss the family
    1 cordell
    1 ALL THE FAMILY MISS YOU nephew R.I.P
    1 just trying to take it 1 day at a time.
    1 Missing you alot wishing you were here
    1 you are really gone. .Loving you until the end!!!
    2 Missing You Very Much🙏😇❤❤ mom
    2 Missing you doing this Easter Holiday love mom
    1 missing jr.
    2 I know your wishing me a Happy Mother's Day. OG
    2 love you and missing you much ❤❤❤
    2 RIH MY SON WISHING YOU WERE HERE WITH ME ON THIS DAY!!
    2 Your Auntie Sonya thinking of you always🥰🥰🥰
    3 Missing you always love mom❤❤❤
    1 love u son😢
    1 Missing you!!!!❤❤ u so much!!!
    2 mom. love you always in my heart!!!
    2 missing you❤❤❤mom vert ever in my heart!!!
    2 Nöt a day go by that i don't think of you. On my mind constantly love mom!!❤❤❤
    1 Love you so much!!!❤❤❤
    1 mom.
    2 Not a day go by that i don't Think of u
    2 you are constantly on my mind everday
    2 love you❤❤❤😘😘 mom.
    1 my son 😢🙏🏽
    1 remember u when u first born best thing ever happen to me❤️
    2 The New Year is coming in Missing you
    1 it's hard not having you here. I think about
    1 you all the time. Not a day go by that I
    2 don't think of you. You are my angel
    1 Watch over us Lil Greg. Love you.
    2 ❤❤❤ You will always be in my heart
    2 Your mom. Sending prayers up for you
    2 Missing you very much Birthday wishes !!
    2 You would've been 28 thèse year. Seem
    2 Seeing you born was the happiness of my life
    2 and someone stole that away from me
    2 you not being in my life for enternity
    2 Wishing you were here with us!!❤❤
    2 love you very much your mom❤❤
    1 Love you much thinking about you mom❤❤
    1 my son 💔
    1 Damn u was a cool dude imma missed you
    1 3 years has gone by. Haven't been
    1 on here in awhile trying to get myself and thoughts together
    1 It's been a journey. It's so crazy that I heard you say mom no. I don't know what that meant.
    1 but whatever it was about it must have been for my good. God used you to send that message to me
    1 not for sure what's is all about but hope I can hear your voice again son. I miss you
    1 love you with all my heart and hope to hear that voice again
    1 My heart is broken to pieces, but I know God has been watching over me with you by his side
    1 Holidays are coming. It's not the same without you being here. I will never find peace with that
    1 Watch over your family you are our angel 😇 in heaven. We miss You
    1 Lil greg.. How I wish I can call out your name and you answer me
    1 Love you son your mom❤❤❤❤❤
    1 October 26, 2020. Be in peace my son for you are in God's arm's resting up you are our loving angel
    1 Son pray for us with your heavenly father to keep are Family's safe
    1 and from harm doing this season.
    2 I love you! Dee
    2 I love you Greg. I’ve been looking for you and I’m sorry this happened to you - Ranna
    2 Missing you son love your Mom❤❤
    1 It’s been 4 years, I love you most. Remember that. -Ranna
    1 I love you, just stopping by to let you know I miss you
    1 I thought about you tonight! Just wanted to say I love you -Alaranna
    1 my son 💙
    2 I love you, thinking about you the most during this holiday season. -Alaranna
    1 missing you like crazy son 😢
    1 I’m sorry I missed telling you Merry Christmas, but I won’t for New Years! I love you.
    1 I love you, happy New Year’s Eve and New Years Greg! - Alaranna
    1 Thinking about you extra this week. I love you. -Alaranna
    1 Thinking of you, I love you - Ranna
    2 Happy Birthday Son you would've been 30 this
    2 year. Missing you always. love you so much
    2 May you continue to RIH. YOUR MOM❤❤
    2 Another year has gone by. Wish you could've been here to celebrate my
    2 52 Birthday with your mom. Miss you so much my son❤❤
    2 RIH UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN LIL GREG MY SON MISS THAT SMILE
    2 Happy belated birthday Greg, I love you immensely! I’ve been thinking on you, I love you.
    2 I’ll write on this page forever, still unreal. -Alaranna
    2 I’m up, missing you. I love you. -Alaranna
    2 I can’t believe it’ll be 5 years in a couple of weeks, it does seem real! I love you. -Alaranna
    2 *doesn’t
    1 miss u son pops
    1 I’ve been sad since summer started, I love you and miss you. -Ranna
    2 5 years.. 5, I love you! Continue resting Greg.
    1 I love you! -Ranna
    2 Missing you much your mother love you
    2 always. haven't got a chance to visit you will be there soon
    2 Thanksgiving is coming wish you were to celebrate with us miss your smile and your dancing
    1 Your Great Grandmother is in heaven with you tell her I said I miss her you both
    1 ❤❤❤
    3 Mother's love never die
    2 I love you, happy holidays and most important happy near Greg. Continue resting, we miss you.
    2 I think about you daily -Ranna
    2 I love you, I was just thinking about you today.. everyday. Continue resting - Ranna
    3 Back to summer, I miss you everytime the season changes. I love you. -Ranna
    1 I heard someone say “Ya know”
    1 And it made miss you even more, I love you -Ranna
    2 6 yrs, and they say it gets east.. it never does! I love you. -Ranna
    2 The weather and seasons are changing, makes me miss you. -Ranna
    1 Just thinking about you, I always do. I love you -Ranna.
    1 I miss you, happy belated New Years Greg. -Ranna
    1 I think of you all the time. -Ranna
    1 I love you, thinking of you everyday. -Rah
    1 love you son

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