Dashamel Drayton, ageΒ 23

Lost to gun violence on January 20, 2018 in Marion, South Carolina.

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  • Nickname:
    15 my bro
    1 I use to call him Creep cause he creep @ nite n the house.n he would lol n Say Mom.
    2 Not Mom he would Say MAaaa when i call him creep πŸ˜†
    1 DASH 4EVER IN MY HEART.
    1 Doshy
    1 My buzzin
  • Number of children:
    2 love is love
    1 1 God Child..
    1 0 children / I wish he left a little Piece of him behindπŸ˜”
    1 miss you Dash love aunt Barbara
    1 Miss you Dash
  • Personality:
    7 funny, hard working loving person
    10 Very sweet....always smiling
    3 He will live in our hearts forever!!
    3 A great and beautiful person as well as a cousin .. he will always live with me
    4 Great Son // GrandSon // Brother// Nephew// Friend // He will Greatly Be Miss By Everyone πŸ’”
    1 I miss you baby boy 😘😘
    2 i truly miss you lil homie.
    1 Silly, Very Loving, And Love Playing Video Games
    1 DaSh Love ❀️ The KidsπŸ₯°
  • Occupation:
    2 Park Plus Car Attended
  • Workplace:
    1 Harbor Freight
  • Schools attended:
    2 Marion High school 2012
    1 Clarence Weatherspoon P.S 45Q Elementary school
  • Comments:
    2 DASH outreach ministry in Marion SC. Stop gun violence
    2 still missing you Dosh!!
    1 It’s Mother’s Day Can’t believe u not here Mommy 😘
    2 Mommy Miss You So Much My Prince πŸ‘‘ OnlyBoyπŸ˜‡πŸ’”πŸ˜’
    2 LUV u dash SIP HANDSOME ❀
    3 His smile was/Is still able to melt your heart 😍
    2 we allwe got
    2 Gm My Son i love ❀️ n Miss you 😘
    1 I love you DOSH😘😘πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ I MISS U MY BOII
    2 πŸ˜“πŸ˜“πŸ˜’πŸ˜’
    1 love you baby boy.. you'll FOREVER be missedπŸ’™πŸ’™
    1 miss you fam you will never be forgotten we gonna link again soon i love ya πŸ’―
    2 Really miss you buzzin it just ain the same without 😒I love you
    2 It’s 5:20 am I’m Just thinking wondering why Me why My Son this shit hurts 😒
    1 Always smiling
    2 Love you Dash. Not a day goes by I dont think about you.
    1 i love and miss you so much Dashy ! πŸ’”πŸ˜©
    2 i love you cousin
    3 I will always remember his smile and his beautiful spirit and soul. Forever in my heart ❀️❀️
    2 Missing you Dash!!
    1 Mommy Love ❀️ U and Miss You So Much My Baby Boy πŸ˜’πŸ’”
    1 Love ❀️ Youuuu DaShπŸ’‹πŸ’‹
    1 Missing You Son 😘
    1 I Just Feel So Lost n Alone with out You Here Dash I Miss you so much My Baby Boy😘
    1 Love ❀️ Ya Dash n Missing.. Still so Confused..
    1 i will never forget that phine call. i love and miss you bro -Forhead πŸ’™
    2 i miss and love u my princeπŸ‘‘πŸ‘‘πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜
    2 keep the candles going for my prince!!!
    2 I Love ❀️ You My One n Only Son..😘😒
    1 I Miss you I never thought u will feel sooooooo alone with out you my heart ❀️ is broken..
    1 Never thought i would be wishing you a HB in Heaven my heart β™₯️ hurts πŸ’”πŸ˜‡πŸ˜˜
    1 Good afternoon My Son πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 Gn Dash I Love ❀️ n Miss You 😘
    1 Love ❀️ Ya DaSh .. Feeling that emptiness n missing you 😞
    1 Love ❀️ n Miss You So😘 Sorry I miss a week of not lighting ur candle but Mommy Back..
    1 Love ❀️ You DaSh i wish you was here so bad @ Times I’m definitely Missing My baby Boy πŸ˜’πŸ˜’πŸ’”
    1 Gm My Baby Boy .. Mommy Miss You 😘😒
    1 😘😘😘
    1 My Nephew I love and miss you
    1 Please be where I can see you when I get there my Dashy so we can be together
    2 Every morning I look at our last pic we took together and smile❀️
    1 GM Doshy❀️
    2 You just don’t know how much you are miss DaSh love you
    1 This Shit is still so very hard .. Dam Son This Pain. I Love ❀️ n Miss You 😘 My Baby BoyπŸ’”
    1 I may forget to light your candle sometime my Dosh πŸ˜ͺBut I will never forget YOU Sweet ANGEL πŸ•Šβ€οΈ
    1 πŸ•―GM 🌞Dosh πŸ•―Hugs and Love Sweet Angel πŸ’‹
    1 I just thinking of you miss you son every day love you
    1 LLD
    1 Gm My Baby Boy.. Mammy Love ❀️ n Miss You Ever Day πŸ’”πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡πŸ•Š
    1 πŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡My angel 4life baby boy/man
    1 Love ❀️ you πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 You know was my heart I love boy
    2 Good morning son
    1 Hi DashyπŸ•―Love You my angel
    1 Still confused Why Me Why You DaSh My Only Son πŸ˜’πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 GM my DoshyπŸ•―β€οΈ
    1 Love You So Much n Miss You πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡ My Baby Boy.
    1 β€οΈπŸ•―β€οΈ
    2 Gm DaSh I woke up nervous to come n light ur candle this morning idk why i Miss You so much πŸ˜’πŸ’”πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 Idk why I’m nervous and Mad 😑. I just Miss u so much my son I’m hurting πŸ’”πŸ˜’
    1 DaSh 6mo still feel like u just left I miss you son 😘😘
    1 GM my DoshyπŸ•―πŸ•Š
    1 Love ❀️ n Miss you 😘 my baby Boy πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    2 Love You my Doshy my Beautiful DreadHead ❀️Aunty Loves You
    1 Missing My Baby Boy β€οΈπŸ˜˜β€οΈπŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 β€οΈπŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    2 β€οΈπŸ•―Aunty Shay Shay will ALWAYS Love
    1 I’m Feeling Confuse again like this can’t be real πŸ’”mommy miss u
    1 Mommy having hard Time last night n today i Miss n Love ❀️ You πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 Mommy Miss You So Much Son πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    2 Hi my Doshyβ£οΈπŸ•―πŸ˜šLove YOU I’ll keep my πŸ•―lit in case you need to find me❀️
    2 Love You DoshπŸ•―β£οΈ
    2 Hi Doshy my grandbaby will be here soonπŸΌπŸŽˆπŸŽ‰Im so excited and happy🎈LOVE U
    3 I been lighting ur candle n not writing it’s just getting to hard Mommy miss u so muchβ™₯️
    1 Miss You So Much another holiday with out you Mommy Love ❀️ You πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    2 Hi DoshyπŸ™‹πŸ½β€β™€οΈThe baby shower was LITπŸŽˆπŸŽπŸŽ‰u woulda loved itπŸ’‹
    2 Love You πŸ•―πŸ˜˜
    1 Love ❀️ n Miss You So Much My Heart will never be the same Love πŸ’”πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡πŸ•Š
    1 Love ❀️ You n Miss You Sooooo Much Son πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡πŸ˜’πŸ’”
    1 β™₯️😘β™₯️😘β™₯οΈπŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    2 Hi Doshy my grandson was born this morning πŸŽˆπŸΌπŸ‘‘he's so beautiful I Love you Dosh πŸŽˆπŸŽ‰πŸ˜˜
    2 we all miss and love and think of you everyday
    1 I breaking Mommy trying to get help I can’t even look @ ur Pic on here πŸ˜­πŸ’”
    1 I’m breaking so bad little by little Mommy Miss n Love ❀️ You But This Pain Hurt badπŸ’”πŸ˜­
    1 β™₯οΈπŸ˜‡β™₯οΈπŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 Miss you sooooo much Dash πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡β™₯️
    2 SMH πŸ€¦πŸΎβ€β™€οΈ Mommy Missing You πŸ˜” So Much..
    3 10 months have passed and It still hurts like yesterday..your family still misses you..xoxoxo
    1 1st Thanksgiving With Out Dash This Shit still don’t feel real but the pain let’s me kno it’s Real
    1 I Miss You So Much Dash... This Shit is not getting any easier for Me I Love U My Only Son πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜˜
    1 The Worst Thanksgiving Because You Are Not Here DaShamel My Baby BoyπŸ˜‡πŸ’”πŸ’”
    1 Christmas will never be the same no holidays 😭😭😭
    2 Hey My Son It’s a New Year With The Same Hurt n Pain with out you πŸ’”πŸ˜’πŸ’”πŸ˜’
    1 I love you Dash!!
    1 LLD Hugzzzz in Heaven
    3 love you cuzzo forever and always ❀️
    2 i miss you buzzin this is still hard for me.. I love you ❀️😒
    2 Barbara Williams
    1 love love and miss youπŸ₯€
    1 Love you and miss you my dear Dashamel
    1 ❀❀ and Miss you my dear Dashamel❀❀
    2 still missin u my love πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œPrincessπŸ‘‘
    1 Love n Miss You DaSh My Heart Will Forever Be Broken πŸ’”4 You Son 😒
    1 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ˜”πŸ˜”πŸ˜” I miss you my friend. Rest easy never to be forgotten
    1 πŸ•―πŸ•Šβ€οΈπŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    2 R.I.P Dash...I miss him and may the truth be told we all do
    1 ❀️😘😒
    1 Miss n Love You DaShπŸ’”πŸ˜’Mommy Angel πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    1 Miss you cousin.
    1 Can’t Believe You Been Gone For 1yr Shit Still Hurt like Hell Mommy Love n Miss You πŸ’”πŸ˜­
    1 Mommy Miss You So Much idk what’s going on but I can’t Light ur candle πŸ•―
    1 You Stay On My Mind n My Heart Every Day Even Tho it’s Still broken πŸ’”πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 Finally Son after 3wks not lighting ur candle πŸ•― Today it let me. Miss You So Much πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 You will forever live on through your mother God bless you baby Fly forever πŸ˜‡πŸ˜‡πŸ˜‡
    1 DaSh Mommy Miss You So Much I Wish I could wake up n this night mare would be gone 😒😒
    1 I’ll Never Stop Missing You πŸ˜” I’m Still Hurting So Much
    1 πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡πŸ’”πŸ’”
    1 Mommy Still is hurting really bad I miss you So Much Son πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 Love you sonπŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 I Miss You Sooo Much Son Mommy Is Trying So Hard To Get Together. God knows This Hurts So bad😭
    1 Another Holiday With Out πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ•ŠMommy Miss You So Much Not In the mood for Easter 🐣😒
    1 Dash I miss you like crazy buzzin I love you ❀️
    1 This Shit Still Hurts So Bad Dash Mommy Missing You So Bad ❀️❀️❀️
    1 I love you my boy πŸ’ͺπŸΎπŸ’ž you'll forever be in my heart πŸ˜˜πŸ’• keeping myπŸ•―lit for you baby😒
    1 Miss you so much ❀️
    1 Dash im doing it for you buzzin ‼️❀️
    1 on GOD
    1 missing u everyday my princeπŸ‘‘
    1 its lit 6/5
    2 Happy 25th Bd You Are Suppose To Be Here on Earth Smh Why God Why πŸ˜’πŸ˜’πŸ’”
    1 Idw To See Ur Grave I WANT TO SEE YOU I WANT MY SON BACK!!
    1 I’m Back Son Sorry Just Getting Back on Track Miss You Son😘
    1 Still n Forever Will Be Missing You n The Pain Have Not Change Son My Soul is Forever broken
    1 My Soul is Forever Broken My Only Son Mama’s n Grandma Boy πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡πŸ’”
    1 Another Holiday With Out You Son I Miss You So Much πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 Thanks πŸ™πŸΎ For Still Having Ur Ma back I love ❀️ sooo much But rest son
    1 I will be okay πŸ‘ŒπŸΎ I promise... My heart still breaks every day ...
    1 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡πŸ˜’πŸ˜’
    1 I miss u so much Dash πŸ˜’β€οΈπŸ’”
    1 I don’t write much but Mommy Still Be lighting ur candle πŸ•― Still hurting n miss u son
    1 Love u sooooo Much My Heart Will never ever heal My only beautiful Son..
    1 πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 😒😒😒
    1 Love n Miss You So Much My Handsome SonπŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 Hi nephew, i miss you and will always love you
    1 I Promise You DaShamel Mommy Trying to Keep It Together But The Closs it get to 2yrs more UnravelπŸ’”
    1 The more I become Unravel A reality starts to really sit in the lord give me n ur Dad strength
    1 Merry Christmas Son .. I Miss You More Then Words Can Ever Express πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡πŸ˜’
    1 πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡πŸ˜’πŸ˜’ Miss You So Much My Handsome Son This Pain Just won’t Stop..
    2 Dash always thinking of you ❀️❀️I miss you buzzin
    2 Still missing your smile, but can still hear your voice, I know you are watching over us....aunt C!
    1 Mommy Miss You .. Ik You Was @ The Gate To Welcome Rob Today.. Miss You My Sonβ™₯οΈπŸ˜‡
    2 I Miss You So Much Dash It’s Just not getting any better for me my heart for ever broken πŸ’”πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    1 I Miss You So Much Dash .. I don’t write like I use too because the pain has become to much πŸ’” πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    2 I have never net yourself or your mother but i spoke with her today. she misses you dearly
    2 Your mother told me how Handsome you are! I pray you are resting peacefully ❀
    1 My heart still broken it still hurts my handsome son for ever going to miss you son πŸ’”πŸ˜‡
    2 miss your smileπŸ’• your aunt C
    2 Still missing you buzzin forever ❀️ -Mook
    1 I’m becoming more lost n soon everyone will see this Pain is not getting easier for me Son.
    1 3yrs Later My Heart Is Broken Mommy Miss You So Much No One Really Knows or Understand My Pain 😒
    3 It’s 2021 your birthday and I still can’t believe your gone....I love you bro-ant
    1 I Love You So Much Dash And Miss You More Then Words Can SayπŸ˜‡
    1 Mommy Love You My Dash πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡
    2 love you nephew!! 2022
    2 2023 gun violence awareness in marion SC with kids
    2 in your name Dash!!❀️❀️
    1 Still Missing You OMG This Pain is still here n hurts really bad Son
    1 Still thinking about you nephew! πŸ’”

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