Adoniyah Nachural Darnell Pruitt II, ageΒ 18

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

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  • Nickname:
    36 POOHDA
    1 always in iut hearts and never far from our thoughts
  • Number of children:
    17 12... his nieces and nephews were like his kids
  • Personality:
    89 Very Humble Laid Back Loved His Family
    56 Funny, Athletic, always had a plan
    71 A very caring and loving young man with a bright future loved to make people laugh miss u Poohda
    4 man i miss him like a missing toothπŸ’”
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  • Workplace:
    15 Mc'donalds
  • Schools attended:
    15 GOVS
    2 Princeton
  • Comments:
    29 My little cousin was like a brother
    134 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
    41 I'm empty and broken. I LOVE YOU beyond measures little brother!
    71 He Will Always Be Reminded About As Lomg As I Live πŸ’•πŸ’ͺ
    118 We sent u off like a KING.. I love u brother❀
    67 I Love You
    117 I miss u. I love u.
    82 Violence is soon to end. Psalm 37:10
    133 You Are My Angel
    108 We miss you Poohda
    40 love you uncleπŸ˜ͺ❀️
    70 Im Doing this next football season for you
    37 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHER I LOVE U❀
    64 πŸ˜˜πŸ˜šπŸ˜™πŸ˜—
    71 prayers and love to the family
    125 To my one an only son my baby boy i miss you much i πŸ’˜ u
    41 I miss you cuz I can't wait til we can be together again
    23 tell bookie
    68 so handsome
    49 S.I.O.I.P
    63 He took our souls when he took you πŸ’™
    54 Never questioned God until it was youπŸ€”
    90 Love isn't suppose to hurt like this!
    84 We will make sure you live on!!!
    79 Life will never be the same
    12 Morgan Thompson
    28 i love you bro,
    10 love my don
    29 brutha πŸ’ͺ🏽❀️
    71 holidays are never the same without you
    30 out of sight always in heart ❀️ rip bra
    27 Godmother loves you. You will forever be in my heart. ❀. Tisha G
    68 watch over us πŸ™πŸ˜
    36 such a humble young man tell book
    60 you are truly missed ❀❀❀❀
    39 YOU DID SON YOU RECEIVED YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAπŸ‘ΌπŸ’—πŸ˜˜
    34 love you cuz smile down on us
    25 rest up cuz😍 tell pep
    45 PLEASE CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER US I ❀ U BROTHER
    22 tell bookie 😍 yall ball
    44 prayers to the family
    15 9 months today and the pain, emptiness will never go away πŸ’™
    6 I love you cuz and i miss you so much more than anythingπŸ’–
    13 YOUR 1 YEAR memorial was everything I wanted fa you son you deserve the bestπŸ’LLPALWYSπŸ‘ΌπŸ’™
    40 Missing u everyday. I kno u watching over us😘
    16 I love you poohda, kiss my daddy for me.
    4 I love and miss you brother...
    3 I love you cousin. -Kyaira
    12 Rest Easy Poohda Look After Justin For Me I Love Yoll!!
    15 I miss you so much, our lives forever changed!
    4 We seen you in the building watching Infiniti! We love in miss you
    7 love you lil brother I watched u grow from boy to a young man continue to grow threw us love you
    2 I miss you so much cousin -Kyair'a
    9 Son keep watching over us Enisha come by to see me, I LOVE AN MISS YOU SO MUCHπŸ’–πŸ‘ΌπŸ™
    7 I always see Nehemiah an fb Rashod and Asa everybody miss you son 😘 Mama and Bubble an Daddy Harvey
    10 I kno you watching over us ❀
    5 Rest Well family πŸ’—
    1 Missing You I Love You Brother
    5 We past the 2 yr mark.. it’s not easy we learn to cope πŸ˜”
    2 I want to thank you for speaking through someone for me to hear you! πŸ₯°πŸ–€πŸ˜˜πŸ•Š
    3 We heard you loud and clear baby!!! πŸ™πŸΎ
    7 poodah πŸ’―
    7 Yo 21st bday is going to b one fun day kiss everyone LLPAπŸ‘ΌπŸ’–
    11 SON I miss u so much.God is giving me the strength to continue to hold on πŸ’–u
    1 HAPPY THANKSGIVING SON TELL EVERYONE 4ME.
    4 Merry Christmas son miss you like crazyπŸ’–
    4 Happy Heavenly Valentine's Day 2020 to all my love one's thts not here πŸ‘ΌπŸ’–
    3 HAPPY HEAVENLY 21st B-DAY I LOVE AN MISS U SONπŸ‘ΌπŸ’–
    1 I love u brother❀️
    4 it's been 3 yrs I'm still missing like it was yesterday R.I.P SONβ€πŸ‘Ό
    2 MISSING YOU
    2 HAPPY NEW YEAR SON 2021 MISSIN YOU LIKE IT WAS 2017
    1 Just visiting you kno what it is ❀️☺️😘
    1 We lost Uncle Bruce last week tell him i said Hi❀️
    2 i love you! i miss you!❀️
    2 πŸ˜”
    1 I love you! You will always remain in my ❀️ FOREVER 🀍
    3 ❀️❀️❀️❀️❀️❀️❀️❀️❀️
    4 Gone But NEVER Forgotten πŸ’ͺπŸΎπŸ˜‡
    2 Happy 23rd Birthday Brother I love you ❀️
    3 🀍❀️🀍❀️🀍❀️
    1 Lanita
    2 Knock stuff over mess with my radio breeze past me idc
    2 I love and miss you 🀍✨😘
    2 Whew Almost 5 years huh... Continue to watch over us πŸ’™βœ¨πŸ˜‡
    2 I love and miss you ✨🀍😘
    2 I love you
    2 5 years since you been gone on this earth i know you are in a better place πŸ˜‡βœ¨πŸ€πŸ˜Š
    2 LLPπŸ€βœ¨πŸ˜‡
    2 Happy Thanksgiving ✨ I'm Thankful for you being my πŸ˜‡
    2 I Love you 🀍✨πŸ₯°
    1 My Dawgie My Bestfriend I miss & love you baby boy πŸ€πŸ½πŸ’™
    2 Make sure you tell everyone i said Merry Christmas. I love yall 🀍
    2 Happy New Year Brother πŸŽŠπŸŽ†πŸ₯‚2023
    3 Happy 24th Birthday I love you keep watching over is πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ˜˜βœ¨
    2 Happy Birthday My Love 🀍 Continue To Watch Over Us πŸ˜‡
    2 love you poohda happy birthday ❀️❀️
    2 Happy birthday uncle i miss you sm ❀️❀️
    1 happy 24th birtday blooder
    1 Happy Heavenly 24th Birthday Son.. My life will never be da same #LLPA
    1 It makes my heart smile wen yr friends show me der tats for you Love an Miss u So R.I.H SONβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ήβ€β€
    1 Nisi was clld hme 2dy I'm so hurtπŸ’”
    1 Nisi was called home yesterday πŸ’” Yall have fun kiss her for me πŸ˜”
    1 Just saying hi brother i love you 🀍πŸ₯€πŸ•ŠοΈ
    1 ❀️❀️❀️
    1 I love you so much cousin. I know you and Nisi up there having a time together ❀️
    1 I love and miss you so much cousinπŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈ Continue watching over us
    1 Missing you continue to watch over us πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ₯€πŸ€
    1 🀍πŸ₯€πŸ•ŠοΈ
    1 I miss you wish you was here Brother 🀍
    1 missing you tell telling everyone i said i love them 🀍
    1 Just stopping by 😊 Continue to watch your nieces and nephews 🀍
    1 Missing you 🀍
    1 🀍
    1 I love you πŸ₯Ή
    1 Thank you watching over us 🀍 2024 ♾️ I love you brother 😘
    1 Happy Heavenly Birthday 🀍

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