Adoniyah Nachural Darnell Pruitt II, age 18

Lost to gun violence on November 17, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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  • Nickname:
    24 SmOkes
    32 POOHDA
  • Number of children:
    15 12... his nieces and nephews were like his kids
  • Personality:
    87 Very Humble Laid Back Loved His Family
    54 Funny, Athletic, always had a plan
    69 A very caring and loving young man with a bright future loved to make people laugh miss u Poohda
    2 man i miss him like a missing tooth💔
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  • Workplace:
    15 Mc'donalds
  • Schools attended:
    15 GOVS
  • Comments:
    27 My little cousin was like a brother
    130 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
    39 I'm empty and broken. I LOVE YOU beyond measures little brother!
    68 He Will Always Be Reminded About As Lomg As I Live 💕💪
    114 We sent u off like a KING.. I love u brother❤
    64 I Love You
    114 I miss u. I love u.
    80 Violence is soon to end. Psalm 37:10
    130 You Are My Angel
    105 We miss you Poohda
    38 love you uncle😪❤️
    68 Im Doing this next football season for you
    35 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHER I LOVE U❤
    63 😘😚😙😗
    69 prayers and love to the family
    121 To my one an only son my baby boy i miss you much i 💘 u
    40 I miss you cuz I can't wait til we can be together again
    22 tell bookie
    67 so handsome
    48 S.I.O.I.P
    61 He took our souls when he took you 💙
    52 Never questioned God until it was you🤔
    87 Love isn't suppose to hurt like this!
    81 We will make sure you live on!!!
    76 Life will never be the same
    11 Morgan Thompson
    27 i love you bro,
    9 love my don
    28 brutha 💪🏽❤️
    69 holidays are never the same without you
    29 out of sight always in heart ❤️ rip bra
    26 Godmother loves you. You will forever be in my heart. ❤. Tisha G
    66 watch over us 🙏😍
    35 such a humble young man tell book
    58 you are truly missed ❤❤❤❤
    38 YOU DID SON YOU RECEIVED YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA👼💗😘
    33 love you cuz smile down on us
    24 rest up cuz😍 tell pep
    44 PLEASE CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER US I ❤ U BROTHER
    21 tell bookie 😍 yall ball
    43 prayers to the family
    14 9 months today and the pain, emptiness will never go away 💙
    5 I love you cuz and i miss you so much more than anything💖
    12 YOUR 1 YEAR memorial was everything I wanted fa you son you deserve the best💝LLPALWYS👼💙
    38 Missing u everyday. I kno u watching over us😘
    15 I love you poohda, kiss my daddy for me.
    3 I love and miss you brother...
    2 I love you cousin. -Kyaira
    11 Rest Easy Poohda Look After Justin For Me I Love Yoll!!
    13 I miss you so much, our lives forever changed!
    3 We seen you in the building watching Infiniti! We love in miss you
    6 love you lil brother I watched u grow from boy to a young man continue to grow threw us love you
    1 I miss you so much cousin -Kyair'a
    8 Son keep watching over us Enisha come by to see me, I LOVE AN MISS YOU SO MUCH💖👼🙏
    6 I always see Nehemiah an fb Rashod and Asa everybody miss you son 😘 Mama and Bubble an Daddy Harvey
    9 I kno you watching over us ❤
    4 Rest Well family 💗
    1 Missing You I Love You Brother
    5 We past the 2 yr mark.. it’s not easy we learn to cope 😔
    2 I want to thank you for speaking through someone for me to hear you! 🥰🖤😘🕊
    3 We heard you loud and clear baby!!! 🙏🏾
    6 poodah 💯
    6 Yo 21st bday is going to b one fun day kiss everyone LLPA👼💖
    10 SON I miss u so much.God is giving me the strength to continue to hold on 💖u
    1 HAPPY THANKSGIVING SON TELL EVERYONE 4ME.
    3 Merry Christmas son miss you like crazy💖
    3 Happy Heavenly Valentine's Day 2020 to all my love one's thts not here 👼💖
    3 HAPPY HEAVENLY 21st B-DAY I LOVE AN MISS U SON👼💖
    1 I love u brother❤️
    3 it's been 3 yrs I'm still missing like it was yesterday R.I.P SON❤👼
    1 MISSING YOU
    1 HAPPY NEW YEAR SON 2021 MISSIN YOU LIKE IT WAS 2017

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