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 💜
    2 Hooper
    1 Student Athlete
    1 College Student
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    1 I miss you cuzzo thanksgiving wasnt the same without i love you cuzzo 😘😘🏀⛹🏾mone
    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 way💯 I love you
    2 Long Live Q, I love you dawg. You will be truly missed💯
    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 💙🤞🏾😣
    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 Q❤️🙏🏼
    4 Forever in my heart 💙🤞🏽 i love you baby boy -Mari
    3 I love you Yai. I will always honor your life for as long as I live.💯✊🏾
    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 💓
    1 you will be missed lil cuz
    1 i love and miss you more and more everyday. yailand forever 💞
    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 🖤🙏🏾
    5 Today has been really tough for me, I miss you so much ~Ma Dukes
    1 I miss u cuzzo 😘❤😇🏀🏀
    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 💙 -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 shayshay💙🤞🏽
    1 gone but not forgotten!
    1 Love Aisha
    3 Forever in my heart❤️ Ms. Jennifer
    6 I miss you so much ~Ma Dukes 💙
    2 Happy 20th Birthday Quoyai!💙 -Daijah Michelle
    3 Constantly thinking about you 💙 I miss you so much💙Ma Dukes 💙
    3 miss and love you boy ❤️✊🏿💯
    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 💙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 💙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!💙 -Daijah Michelle
    1 Missing ya Cuz!
    3 Wish you was here to see your little cousin chassity 💜 Forever in our heart 🤞🏽💙 -Mari 😘
    2 miss you boy 🗣
    5 today was my birthday, it wasn't so happy without u💙~Mama
    1 missing you everyday Cuz! 😘
    3 looking forward to the day when we will see you again.
    3 I miss you so much 💙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 😕💛 still in shock .. - Dajiaaa * in yoir voice *
    5 People say things will get better with time...nothing is better without you~Mama💙
    3 People say they know how i feel but they really dont this something i will never get ove 💙 ~Mari
    5 Missing you so much 💙~MaDukes💙
    2 I miss u cuzzo wish you was still here ⛹🏾⛹🏾💙💙😇
    4 Can't believe it's been 9 months without you. I miss my baby 💙Mama💙
    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❤️😍🥰
    3 💙💙💙 Always thinking of you 💙💙💙
    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 💛🤞🏾 -Dajia
    2 Missing Quoyai....💙Ma Dukes
    2 Forever in my heart 💙 ~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 💙 --Q
    3 LLQ4L 💙 i miss you xoxo lil sis.
    2 chopping it up by your grave aint it , i love youuu 💙💙
    2 but i'll continue to do it .. never gone forget you 🤞🏾 -Dajia
    2 LLQ🖤🙏🏾 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 💙
    1 The hurt has not changed. You are miss dearly. I think about you everyday💙❤️😢Grandma
    2 i really need you rn 🥺🥺 imysm 💙💙 -lil sis
    2 I miss you so much cousin 🤍😭-shayshay
    3 i'll be missing you 4L 💙🤟🏾
    2 I think about you 24/7. I miss you so much- Ma Dukes💙
    2 Happy 23rd Birthday, love you and miss you 💙❤️
    1 Happy heavenly 23rd birthday, love you
    4 Today you would be 23 years old...I miss you so much 💙Mama
    4 I miss you so much💙~Mama
    2 Justice will be done in Jesus Name!!
    3 Love you forever and never forgotten 💙❤️😍😘
    1 Grandma!!
    2 Justice will be done in Jesus name!
    2 I miss you so much cousin 💙 -shayshay
    1 wassup cuzzo 🥺 still feel unreal i love and miss you dearly 💙
    2 love you 4L 💙 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 💙 ~ Mama
    2 Merry Heavenly Christmas. Love you Grandma💙❤️
    2 I wish you were here 💙~Mama
    1 Happy Heavenly Valentines. Grandma ❤️♥️💙
    2 Been on my mind real heavy. I love you Yai 💙🤞🏾
    2 Happy Heavenly 25th Bithday! We miss you so much -Mama
    3 I miss you Quoyai💙 ~Mama
    4 Justice has been done, we got closure💙💙💙💙💙
    3 Love you Grandma, it was delayed but not denied. Miss you💙💙💙💙💙
    2 Amen!
    1 🎄
    1 💙💙💙
    3 I love / miss you dearly cousin 🤍💙 -Mari
    3 This still does not seem real…💙
    2 Happy 26th Birthday💙💙💙
    3 Happy New Year Q✨- Daijah
    2 Love you Always💙💙💙
    1 missing
    1 Missing you 💙
    2 7 years without you 🥹💙💙💙
    2 Happy Heavenly Birthday 🕊️

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