Alex Gonzalez, age 15

Lost to gun violence on July 16, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    1 misa
    1 lilAlex🙏🏻
    1 pedro
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  • Personality:
    1 very out going always looked for the good in ppl
    1 Always watching something about cars
    1 Very positive always good vibes
    1 Nonchalant but showed his feelings
    1 A good person
    1 Funny
    1 A people’s person
    1 A bestfriend
    1 Great big brother
    1 Loved Anime “Naruto” to be exact
  • Occupation:
    1 Nonchalant but showed his feelings
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    1 Brooks middle school
  • Comments:
    1 I am female childhood bestfriend of the deceased love one Alex,
    1 from bolingbrook and i lived across the pond from Alex,
    1 when we were like 11, 12 & 13 yrs old we grew a bond so unconditional
    1 we were so young but we were inlove we were bestfriends with crushes on eachother.
    1 Everyday we would go outside and look for each other we hung out at many places
    1 like the pond, park, his home, my home, with friends, the store & at night just walking.
    1 Alex was such a fun good vibe the whole block of neighborhood kids loved him
    1 We tried our first beer together we did funny kid rituals together just for jokes
    1 One day if i was feeling sad he was always there and he would find me.
    1 Then suddenly in middle school he surprised me by enrolling in the same school as me.
    1 I could tell we we had crushes on eachother
    1 by the way we would just stare and look at each other & smile
    1 But then i moved and i was depressed and i was missing him.
    1 We started texting how we missed eachother catching up and texting everyday
    1 until he suddenly stopped and i was told by friends that knew him and me that he died
    1 I couldn’t believe it i was texting him no response
    1 i was truly put in á emotional estate where I couldn’t talk
    1 i was so hurt and the fact we were supposed to enter highschool freshman year together.
    1 I wanted to tell him all about it
    1 I was 14 & he was 15, we were just kids that wasn’t able to understand our love yet
    1 that hurts me still, he even told me he had a crush on me through text.
    1 Ironically i was moved to the west side near humboldt park where he was pronounced dead i was broken
    1 i sometimes feel like he was trying to find me like he always does
    1 i may have mentioned to him i was moved to the west side of chicago
    1 Its so crazy because we normally would just come to eachother house everyday
    1 His last words I remember is “Live your life to the fullest” and i will i will never forget him
    1 i love him forever rest in heaven my lover & bestfriend.

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