Quoyai Shorter, age 19

Lost to gun violence on July 28, 2017 in Phenix City, Alabama.

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  • Nickname:
    12 Yai-o
    6 Lil bro ❀️
    3 yailand
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    28 Knowledgeable
    32 Smart
    32 Athletic
    16 Outgoing
    17 Loving
    19 Goofy
    14 Happy
    10 loving
    10 caring
    13 sweet
    14 one of a kind 😍🀞🏽
    8 courageous
    14 athletic
    5 kind-hearted
    5 Brave
    8 fresh
    6 My bestfriend ❀️
    6 All of the abovr
    3 Loved
    1 best cushion I have ever had
    1 Compassionate
    1 Silly
  • Occupation:
    8 nicest guy i ever knew πŸ’œ
    2 Hooper
    1 Student Athlete
    1 College Student
  • Workplace:
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    1 I miss you cuzzo thanksgiving wasnt the same without i love you cuzzo πŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜πŸ€β›ΉπŸΎmone
    1 without you
  • Comments:
    5 u will be missed
    5 i will always remeber you! you will be missed dearly❀️
    5 miss ya lil bro ❀️ everything for you no doubt about it !
    3 You are truly missed,and loved by many!!!!!
    4 You will live on through me "Ma Dukes"
    3 we love you forever little bruh
    2 forever in my heart. i love you son
    2 I love you bro it's Lil bro here still doing this thing for you the long wayπŸ’― I love you
    2 Long Live Q, I love you dawg. You will be truly missedπŸ’―
    2 Thinking of you Q! Miss all the talks we had at wewo man I haven’t forgotten you ❀️🀞🏾
    3 We gone all miss you Q you was one of a kind πŸ’™πŸ€žπŸΎπŸ˜£
    3 you helped me get threw some of the hard stuff in my life sorry I couldn't be there for you
    4 Don't worry lil bro, watch over me I got moms them -Steph
    2 swear you on my mind daily. we all miss you so much Qβ€οΈπŸ™πŸΌ
    4 Forever in my heart πŸ’™πŸ€žπŸ½ i love you baby boy -Mari
    3 I love you Yai. I will always honor your life for as long as I live.πŸ’―βœŠπŸΎ
    3 i miss u like hell but ima make sure mama and everybody straight
    4 i miss you so much, i promise to keep your name alive as long as i live 😘-your lil cousin shayshay
    2 My life will never be the same. I love you and miss you, grandma.
    1 You will always be missed but never forgotten. you will forever be in our πŸ’“
    1 you will be missed lil cuz
    1 i love and miss you more and more everyday. yailand forever πŸ’ž
    6 he was like another son to me... miss him. ❀️sikes
    1 Man as soon as I heard the news I instantly saw you smiling in my mind😭 Fly High Q🌹
    4 Miss you Q!
    3 Q, your legacy will live on through all you have touched. RIP❀
    3 Q was something special to everyone πŸ–€πŸ™πŸΎ
    5 Today has been really tough for me, I miss you so much ~Ma Dukes
    1 I miss u cuzzo πŸ˜˜β€πŸ˜‡πŸ€πŸ€
    5 Rest in heaven. My condolences to the family and friends who are grieving.
    2 Love you lil bro ❀️ to the moon and back -Steph Jackson
    3 Love and miss you oh so much, always on my mind forever in my heart πŸ’™ -Jamesha
    2 I truly miss you so much, it just hurt. Love forever Grandmommy😍
    4 still waiting on my visit 😭. i have so much to tell you 😭😩 i love you -love shayshayπŸ’™πŸ€žπŸ½
    1 gone but not forgotten!
    1 Love Aisha
    3 Forever in my heart❀️ Ms. Jennifer
    6 I miss you so much ~Ma Dukes πŸ’™
    2 Happy 20th Birthday Quoyai!πŸ’™ -Daijah Michelle
    3 Constantly thinking about you πŸ’™ I miss you so muchπŸ’™Ma Dukes πŸ’™
    3 miss and love you boy β€οΈβœŠπŸΏπŸ’―
    3 Always in our hearts Q
    1 I miss you, i
    1 I would give all I have if I could have just one more time to hug u and tell u i love u ~ Ma Dukes
    1 i miss you.
    1 Miss you so much, always in my heart and on my mind..Grandma😍😘❀️
    3 my holidays will never be the same without u πŸ’™Ma Dukes
    3 best brother i could ask for i miss and love you like hell
    2 we miss you Q my baby barely wanna come to PC cause you not here.
    4 he forsure made everyday at wentworth better, miss you so much ❀️
    5 I miss my baby so much πŸ’™Ma Dukes
    3 i remeber when we use to tear the gifts a little too see what they were, i love you -lil sis
    2 Missing you~ Ma Dukes
    2 Our tradition will lives on forever on Christmas Eve rice, cheese, bacons and toast. Grandma 😍❀️😘
    3 Merry Christmas Quoyai!πŸ’™ -Daijah Michelle
    1 Missing ya Cuz!
    3 Wish you was here to see your little cousin chassity πŸ’œ Forever in our heart πŸ€žπŸ½πŸ’™ -Mari 😘
    2 miss you boy πŸ—£
    5 today was my birthday, it wasn't so happy without uπŸ’™~Mama
    1 missing you everyday Cuz! 😘
    3 looking forward to the day when we will see you again.
    3 I miss you so much πŸ’™Mama
    2 Missing you so much and especially on today on my birthday. 😍😘
    1 Love Grandma ❀️😘😍
    2 To you all the LOVE, miss you❀️😍😘Grandma
    3 Miss you big dawg fr πŸ˜•πŸ’› still in shock .. - Dajiaaa * in yoir voice *
    5 People say things will get better with time...nothing is better without you~MamaπŸ’™
    3 People say they know how i feel but they really dont this something i will never get ove πŸ’™ ~Mari
    5 Missing you so much πŸ’™~MaDukesπŸ’™
    2 I miss u cuzzo wish you was still here β›ΉπŸΎβ›ΉπŸΎπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ˜‡
    4 Can't believe it's been 9 months without you. I miss my baby πŸ’™MamaπŸ’™
    2 I lit a candle for you today Cuz. We miss you!
    2 14 months without you 😒
    2 Happy 21st Bday Yai
    6 My heart still hurts, miss you so much and love you forever, Grandma 😍❀️
    2 i miss my boy...18 months
    3 Missing you so much, if only I could turn back hand of time. Love forever. Grandma❀️😍πŸ₯°
    3 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™ Always thinking of you πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    2 love you forever bro !
    2 Happy 22nd Birthday! I love and miss u sooooo much! ~Ma Dukes
    1 Happy Birthday, miss you and forever love, Grandma ❀️😍
    1 11/18/19
    4 Holidays are approaching and you're on my mind heavy ! Love you πŸ’›πŸ€žπŸΎ -Dajia
    2 Missing Quoyai....πŸ’™Ma Dukes
    2 Forever in my heart πŸ’™ ~Mama
    3 My heart still hurts, miss you so much. Love forever, Grandma ❀️
    3 Why did this have to happen to you😒
    4 I miss you so much πŸ’™ --Q
    3 LLQ4L πŸ’™ i miss you xoxo lil sis.
    2 chopping it up by your grave aint it , i love youuu πŸ’™πŸ’™
    2 but i'll continue to do it .. never gone forget you 🀞🏾 -Dajia
    2 LLQπŸ–€πŸ™πŸΎ miss talking shit with ya mane 😒
    2 we miss your man 4 ever
    3 The kindest, funniest and a humble person. we love and miss you Q❀️
    2 It been 3 years, the hurt had not changed. You are truly missed. Love forever, Grandma πŸ’™
    1 The hurt has not changed. You are miss dearly. I think about you everydayπŸ’™β€οΈπŸ˜’Grandma
    2 i really need you rn πŸ₯ΊπŸ₯Ί imysm πŸ’™πŸ’™ -lil sis
    2 I miss you so much cousin 🀍😭-shayshay
    3 i'll be missing you 4L πŸ’™πŸ€ŸπŸΎ
    2 I think about you 24/7. I miss you so much- Ma DukesπŸ’™
    2 Happy 23rd Birthday, love you and miss you πŸ’™β€οΈ
    1 Happy heavenly 23rd birthday, love you
    4 Today you would be 23 years old...I miss you so much πŸ’™Mama
    4 I miss you so muchπŸ’™~Mama
    2 Justice will be done in Jesus Name!!
    3 Love you forever and never forgotten πŸ’™β€οΈπŸ˜πŸ˜˜
    1 Grandma!!
    2 Justice will be done in Jesus name!
    2 I miss you so much cousin πŸ’™ -shayshay
    1 wassup cuzzo πŸ₯Ί still feel unreal i love and miss you dearly πŸ’™
    2 love you 4L πŸ’™ justice gone be served brooo 🀞🏾
    3 happy 24th birthday!!! i love you <3
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    2 Do It For Yai Camp
    2 I miss you so much πŸ’™ ~ Mama
    2 Merry Heavenly Christmas. Love you GrandmaπŸ’™β€οΈ
    2 I wish you were here πŸ’™~Mama
    1 Happy Heavenly Valentines. Grandma ❀️β™₯οΈπŸ’™
    2 Been on my mind real heavy. I love you Yai πŸ’™πŸ€žπŸΎ
    2 Happy Heavenly 25th Bithday! We miss you so much -Mama
    3 I miss you QuoyaiπŸ’™ ~Mama
    4 Justice has been done, we got closureπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    3 Love you Grandma, it was delayed but not denied. Miss youπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    2 Amen!
    1 πŸŽ„
    1 πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    3 I love / miss you dearly cousin πŸ€πŸ’™ -Mari
    3 This still does not seem realβ€¦πŸ’™
    2 Happy 26th BirthdayπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    3 Happy New Year Q✨- Daijah
    2 Love you AlwaysπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    1 missing
    1 Missing you πŸ’™
    2 7 years without you πŸ₯ΉπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    2 Happy Heavenly Birthday πŸ•ŠοΈ
    2 πŸŽ„πŸ’™

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