Jamar Griffin, age 32

Lost to gun violence on January 1, 2018 in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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  • Nickname:
    3 Mario, Whyteboi
    1 Mari
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    2 Loving, Giving, Hard Working, Intelligent
    2 Go Getter
    2 Loyal
    1 Determined
    2 Thinker
    1 caring
    1 Self-Motivator
    1 Entrepreneur
    2 Silly
    1 Family-Oriented
  • Occupation:
    3 self-employed
  • Workplace:
    1 St. Louis, Mo
  • Schools attended:
    1 Normandy School District
  • Comments:
    2 Great Brother
    3 I am so lost without my brother.
    2 The love of my life
    2 Missing You So Much Lil Brother! 😭
    4 I pray you are at Peace
    2 I miss you cousin
    1 My brother/best friend... I'll hold you close now
    2 I've been to the cemetery everyday to be with you Mari. Always
    1 Sister/Brother Love Always
    1 These Are Trying Times...I Swear It Is Little Brother.
    2 Fly High Mari...Fly High! ❤
    1 Justice For Whyte Boi
    2 Nothing Hurts More Than Coming To The Relization That Your Actually Gone.
    2 I love you baby always
    2 Indescribably Missing You Little Brother
    4 Out of a terribly crushed heart, I find a token of joy when I think of your beautiful smile.
    2 Love You Mari!
    2 God...How I Wish I Could Hug You! 😭
    2 Missing You Every Minute Of Everyday
    2 Missing you like crazy. Everyday is a struggle 😢
    1 Baby Brother...Smh
    1 Loving You!
    2 I Swear I Don't Wish This Kind Of Pain On Anyone...Foreal Heart Break!
    3 Here at the cemetery talking with you...my heart is so heavy baby brother. 😭😭😭
    2 Still Unable To Comprehend This World Without You Being In It.
    1 This Is So Not Rigt!
    2 Happy Easter Mari 😣😔😢😭
    2 Missing you every second of everyday 😢
    2 You Will Have Your Justice Mari...There's No Other Option
    2 HAPPY 33RD BIRTHDAY MARI...I LOVE YOU...I LOVE YOU... I LOVE YOU!!!
    1 I WILL ALWAYS CELEBRATE YOU LITTLE BROTHER...I PROMISE!!!
    1 Your Birthday
    1 We Will Always Celebrate You...PROMISE...I L❤'VE YOU BABY BROTHER...WAYS
    1 ALWAYS ❤ FOREVER
    1 5/12/2018 "REMEMBRANCE DAY DINNER," In Honor Of You, Momma, Daddy
    1 Thanks For Spending Time With Me On Mother's Day...I Love You!
    1 I L💙VE YOU MARI...MY 💙 ALWAYS
    1 My 💙 always
    2 6/18/2018...You And Momma Have Been On My Mind So Heavy Lately. Why Y'all Leave Me Man?
    2 Your nephew had his baby (your great-nephew) on 6/22/2018. He named him "Jamari" in your honor.
    3 Everyday Is A Struggle For Me Little Brother, But I Promise You That IAm Trying To Hold On. 7/3/18
    1 Missing You Terribly Mari!!!😭😭😭😭
    2 I miss you so much baby. It never gets easier 😢😢😢😢
    3 hope you and Mama celebrated her birthday big time up in Paradise
    1 I Miss You Deeply Mari
    2 It's Been 8 While Months Today Since You've Been Gone...
    2 Laying here wishing you were with me.I'm really missing you baby😭😭💙💙
    2 Missing You Like Krazy Mari...I Just Want To See You Baby Brother
    3 I Miss You Mari
    2 Still Cry For You Everyday...Smh And Still In Disbelief
    2 Missing you terribly and theres nothing that can be done about it. I'm so sad Mari.
    1 I miss you so much it hurts. I can't do this without you 😥
    1 Although I am trying to be strong for you little brother...Everyday is a struggle.
    1 Trying to understand how this works. How/Why does these things happen? It saddens me deeply.
    2 When does the healing start and days get better? I just don't see it in sight.
    1 You Mean The World To Me Mari...Missing You!
    1 Loving and Missing You So Much It's Unbelievable. Crying Everyday For You
    1 It Never Stops...I'm Sure It Never Will
    1 The Hurt Is Still So Great...It Just Won't Stop...Uggghhh!
    1 Missing You 😢😭
    1 The Holidays Doesn't Even Feel Right Without You.
    1 This Is So Sicking To Me...You Would Have Been Here...You Didn't Have To Be Gone.
    1 HAPPY 2019 NEW YEAR LITTLE BROTHER. I Went To A Candlelight Memorial Service Last Night Honoring All
    1 The Victims Lost To Gun Violence In Our City. Everyone Needed To Know
    1 That You All Have Family And Are Very Much Loved.
    1 I Stood Tall Representing You Baby Brother And Jarrell. Your Name Was The First
    1 Name Called And I Nearly Couldn't Take The Feeling In My Heart. I Love You To
    2 No End Mari.
    1 love you always Mari
    1 Rough Morning Today...Really Missing You
    1 I Look Up At The Sky Everyday Hoping To See Your Face. God I Miss You!
    2 Happy Valentines Baby. Missing you like crazy. I love you always
    2 Happy Valentine's Day Little Brother...I Love You!
    1 I Miss You So Much
    1 Happy Birthday Baby. I love you
    1 HAPPY 34th BDAY LITTLE BROTHER
    1 CELEBRATE IN PARADISE...LOVE U ALWAYS
    2 I'm Missing You Like Krazy Mari. It's 5/17/19 and I'm Now Convinced That The Pain Never Goes Away.
    3 He was a good man, very caring, you could tell he had good intentions in his heart if you met him.
    3 RIH JAMAR 💯
    1 Missing You Mari...I Love You So Much Baby Brother! 6/3/19
    2 Really missing you right now baby. I love you always
    2 Missing U
    1 Pain in my heart, Tears in my eyes. I tell you that I love you everyday...
    1 I hope you can hear me from Heaven.
    3 I Love You Mari
    2 Happy Thanksgiving Lil Brother...Not The Same 😩
    1 I Miss U Baby Brother...Still In Disbelief 😢
    1 Merry Christmas Lil Bro
    1 Missing You Terribly
    1 Two years ago today u were suddenly taken
    1 from us in a horrifying way. it still cuts deeper
    1 and deeper with every passing day. There's
    1 no words to describe the pain that our family
    1 is still going through because of it. There's still
    1 justice to get for u lil brother, so there's no rest
    1 until it's done, I assure you. I love and miss the
    1 first piece of my heart in which now I am forever
    1 changed and forced to complete life without u.
    1 it's not right and it will never be fair by no means.
    1 I L💙VE AND MISS U MARI DEEPLY....
    1 FOREVER OUR BOND REMAINS SEALED...AND
    1 I SHALL TAKE U EVERYWHERE WITH ME...TRUST ME
    1 U WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN!!!
    1 My💙 always
    1 I Love You Mari.....
    1 Miss You
    1 Happy 35th Birthday Mari...I Miss U 😥
    1 Think About You Non-Stop...Miss U Like Krazy
    1 My 💙
    1 I want to see you, kiss you
    1 Today was a very hard day. missing u like krazy 😢😫
    1 I just really really really want to see you again. Even go back to the times when we were young.
    1 I would have definitely found a way to protect you more...Damn I wish I could do it all over again.
    1 Miss U
    1 Love You Mari
    1 💙💛Happy Thanksgiving Mari...I 💙 U.
    1 💙💛 I Love You Mario💛💙
    1 WHY YOU???? 😢😢😢
    1 I MISS YOU!!!!!!!
    1 Another Christmas Without You...It Hurts So Much 😭
    1 I can't wait for the day u, me
    1 celebrate Christmas together again. I feel so alone without y'all 😢
    1 Merry Loving Christmas Lil Brother...💙 U Always
    1 Been thinking heavily lately about u lil brother...
    1 That time is coming up again tomorrow 😞😥
    1 New Year's doesn't even matter to me any longer...u
    1 being taking away from me on this day has had such
    1 an impact on me that I don't even look forward to a new
    1 year starting. Ur not here so each start of the year feels the same now...
    1 which is no feeling at all. I Miss U Baby Brother 😭😭😭
    4 RIH Cousin - Tarita (Say hi to my brother)
    1 💛💙Constantly with for a different outcome💛💙
    1 Missing U So Much 😭😭😭😭
    1 I LOVE YOU MARI!!!
    1 Happy Valentine's Day Lil Brother...I 💙
    1 I Miss You Soooo Much!
    1 🥳🎈🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARI...CELEBRATE IN PARADISE 😢😢😢
    1 LOVE YOU 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💛💛💛
    1 My 💙 Always
    1 I Loved Visiting You On Mother's Day. You Are Still My Little Baby...I Miss You
    1 I LOVE YOU MARI...
    1 Missing You More And More Lately... Really Wish I Could Hug You Tight
    1 I am so grateful that God brought you into my life. You are the best little
    1 brother that I could ever wish to have...and I would not trade it for the world...
    1 I love you Mari...Until We Meet Again my heart shall be with you.
    1 Always with me as if connected to my soul. Miss you more than words can describe
    1 I Miss You Soooo Much It's Unreal. None Of This Life Is The Same. NONE OF IT!
    1 I Miss U Mari...Happy Thanksgiving Baby Brother 😥
    1 Merry Christmas My Brother...Miss U Soooo Much!!!
    1 Today makes 4 years baby brother and I
    1 am sadden and miss you as if it just happened yesterday...
    1 My heart is forever broken for you. Until
    1 we meet again Mari. I LOVE YOU 😔😭😭💙💙💙💙
    1 Happy 2022 Birthday Baby Brother... Celebrate In Paradise. I LOVE YOU :(
    1 I Love You and Miss U So Much Mari.
    1 I'm always thankful for you little brother. Happy Thanksgiving Day...I Miss U 😔
    1 2022
    1 Merry Christmas 2022 My Love. I Miss U So Much Baby Brother. Until We Meet Again. 👼💙🎁🌲🎅
    1 Happy Heavenly 38th Birthday My Sweet Little Brother...I Miss You Extremely
    1 That It Hurts So Bad. Celebrate Your Born Day With Our Lord and Savior Jesus
    1 Christ. Live In This Day, Celebrate To The Fullest and Be Happy...You Deserve
    1 It All Little Brother. I Am Coming To Be With You Later Today At The Cemetery.
    1 Remember I Love You Always & Forever. Until We Meet Again.
    1 # HappyBornDayMari
    1 I Really Miss My Little Brother :(
    1 Today is Thanksgiving and I'm missing u like krazy...
    1 but I am so grateful to God that he gave me you...
    1 I am so grateful for you little brother 😥😘🥰
    1 Another Year Little Brother, New Year's Jut Isn't The Same SMH...I Just Miss You So Much

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