Jennifer Lauren (Drozd) Cantu, age 28

Lost to gun violence on May 29, 2018 in Cameron, North Carolina.

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  • Nickname:
    25 JenJen, Bubbas
    22 I called her "My work of Art"
    5 i called her mom 💜
    17 bestie❤
    13 Jen Jen <3
    14 my light❤
    6 my Guardian angel🙏❤️
    2 hummie
    3 MY GIRL !!!
    2 Jenesis
    1 Brilliant
  • Number of children:
    29 2 Penny and Sasha !!
    17 Penny the dog and Sasha the kitten were her babies!❤️
    12 You can see the love she had for her pets in the pictures she took with them.
  • Personality:
    43 Hilarious and always learning
    39 strong and resilient.
    23 She was the strongest person I
    34 had the most addicting laugh ever 💗
    27 Best heart, best laugh/giggle, best smile, best everything
    18 From the moment you met her you could tell she had something special.
    13 A leader with compassion and loyalty
    16 Outgoing and Courageous
    12 Jen was so compassionate.
    1 Brilliant
  • Occupation:
    7 Sakura - The twisted grape - But going to school was her passion.
    20 She was going to be an incredible scientist one day. ❤️
    15 She was going to do incredible research one day... She would have been one amazing scientist.
    3 Jennifer wasn't given a chance to do incredible things. We need justice.
    2 What is justice? Never enough.
  • Workplace:
    28 NCSU Biotechnology Program
  • Schools attended:
    26 North Carolina State University
    5 FTCC
  • Comments:
    18 my jen jen
    17 Finding life hard to live without you.
    6 Miss sharing science puns and movie nights
    20 to an angel gone way too soon
    23 I miss you every single day. I cant get over how unfair it is that you were taken from us so soon.
    26 It doesn't get easier with time....I miss you more everyday.
    5 You were such a good friend. You made a high school a lot better. Missing you Jenny 💗
    23 It is still so hard to believe you are gone...
    17 It's hard to believe you are gone. When i look at your picture you look so alive. You were so
    14 love and miss you so much Jen Jen.
    9 Thankful you came into my life <3
    15 You were the best thing that ever happened to me. I miss you so much it hurts.
    16 I cry everyday, when I lost you I lost myself.
    11 i miss my jen jen
    8 The Holiday's are here.....you are not. UGH
    19 Love you Laurie and Greg.
    8 Happy New Year Sweet Angel
    14 never forgotten, always with your lived ones
    11 i love you jenn ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    12 always here never forgotten
    21 I have so many thing to tell you....I miss you so much.
    11 Death Leaves a heartache no can heal, Love leaves a memory on one can steal
    6 God Bless your beautiful soul . Your mom
    27 I wish you could see how many loves you touched
    12 sending hugs
    5 I am a better person for having you in my life. I wish I could have done the same for you.
    10 Love you, forever and always!!!!! <3
    13 No matter how much time passes this broken heart will never heal.
    5 Happy Valentines Day Jen....you will always be in my heart.
    7 You were taken from us 9 months ago today...missing you more and more everyday.
    24 I think of you every single day...I love and miss you so much.
    4 I miss you Drozd. I will never forget our time together as Battles.
    15 I just miss everything about you. I miss you with every breath I take.
    14 so proud of your graduation today.I wish you could have been there. i love you more than anything❤
    20 You will live on forever in the lives of those you touched.
    9 Its May 28th 2019...it's been one year today you were killed. We miss you bubba.
    14 you will forever be missed
    14 you left us all way to soon but your legacy will live on in so many who knew and loved you.
    16 Everyday without you is like breathing without air.
    7 It's Fathers Day....Daddy misses you but he won't show it. I know.
    6 I think of you every day. maybe youll meet my mom and dad up there. I love you jen!
    10 just heartbreaking
    23 Jen, I will never understand...so sorry he took you away from us.
    7 The pool feels empty without you.I miss you so much it hurts
    6 Happy 4th of July Jen....We all love and miss you so much.
    11 Soon we will celebrate your life with all your friends and family.
    9 as I finalize my wedding plans,I wish more than ever you were here!
    9 sorry for your loss.
    23 I miss you so much it hurts.
    3 Love and hugs from iowa❤🦇
    7 I miss you.
    18 I wasnt ready to live wifhout you
    11 You were missed today.
    21 You are missed EVERYDAY!!!
    8 Happy 29th Birthday. Wish you were still with us
    22 Missing what could have been. Miss you every moment.
    12 NC State started a Memorial Fund in her honor.
    9 good morning my Jen Jen. i miss you so much❤
    18 Think about you every day. I miss your laugh, your wit, your compassion. You made my life brighter.
    8 Happy Veterans Day Jen Jen.Wish you were herr so we could eat @BWW like we always did.i❤you
    16 I miss our daily talks, I miss your laugh.
    5 Today is Thanksgiving and you are missed so much it hurts.
    11 no words ❤️
    14 I miss you every moment of everyday.
    4 My Battle
    4 Celebrated our Christmas today.Missed seeing you in our matching jammies.I love you🎄
    5 Here it is Christmas 2019....you are missed and loved so much Jennifer.
    3 merry christmas jen jen
    6 Were heading to our honeymoon thanks to YOU.Love you to the Moon and Back❤
    18 2020 is here.....you are not. Time for JUSTICE !!!!!
    22 You still shine bright in our lives and in the sky where a star was named after you.
    20 You touched so may Jen❤️
    18 I miss you so much it literally physicall hurts.
    5 every single day
    4 I love you and miss you jenn !!!!
    9 Time for Justice for Jen
    9 Here it is mid-March 2020. It's so unfair that you're gone. Never forgotten though 💗
    18 If you were still here you would be right on the front line researching this Coronavirus.
    24 This world still needed you.
    9 she would have loved this pandemic. i would have listened to her opinion on it for hours.
    10 💕Forever loved and missed 💕
    3 Its been 2 years today.Still no justice for you.We all love you
    12 It seems like yesterday you were killed. Two yesrs without you have been hard.
    5 God Bless you beautiful soul <3 your mom
    11 Gosh I miss you Jen.
    5 It's the 4th of July and we miss you .
    12 When I look at your pics It just makes me cry. i miss you so much.
    5 I cant even imagine the pain.
    9 Life moves on but my heart is with you in Heaven❤
    8 I miss you Jennifer....I wasn't ready to live my life without you.
    3 Happy Birthday in Heaven bestie❤🧡💛💚💙
    6 happy heavenly birthday Jennifer🌸
    8 You would be 30 now... we miss everything about you. So painful.
    5 We need justice for you Jennifer.
    8 I would LOVE to have your scientific opinion on COVID-19
    3 It's Christmas time 2020. We miss you more and more with each passing day.
    4 Today is Christmas Day. We miss you more and more each day.
    6 Such a beautiful young woman
    8 Forever radiant
    8 Here we are in another new year. Another year without justice.We are fighting for you❤
    6 hello beauty
    2 Gosh, I miss you bestie😭❤
    6 i miss your smile, your laugh, your sense of humor, your opinion. I miss you.
    5 sweet, beautiful soul
    11 You were SO pretty Jen and smart, funny, motivated and deeply loved and missed.
    3 your forever Valentine
    7 You were taken from us way too soon.
    10 It never seems to get easier. Life would be better with you here😔
    8 RIP Sweet girl. The world misses you !
    14 i love and miss you SO much❤️
    7 Coming up on 3 years next week. UGH !!!!
    6 It's been 3 years today you were killed so tragically. You are sooo
    6 missed beautiful girl.
    4 just UGH !!!!!
    5 You would have changed the world
    8 You made one of the all time top pages.I wish you were here instead 💘
    13 I try not to think of how you died but remember how you lived
    10 I miss you more and more as time goes on.
    9 Still in disbelief
    4 Waiting for justice is terrible
    2 Happy 31st Birthday Jen❤️
    3 Happy Birthday sweetly 10 10 21
    8 You are missed every day. Justice isn't coming quick enough. UGH.
    4 Thinking about you, sweet girl.
    1 It's Veterans Day..I wish we could go to BWW like we always used too
    5 Happy Veterans Day beautiful Jen. I miss you.
    4 Happy Thanksgiving Jen wish you were home.
    5 There is a lot of people still supporting you ❤️
    4 Yesterday was tough.Some justice was served.Miss you
    5 Not ever enough now we leave him behind.
    7 Jen stays front and center of my mind.
    8 You are so loved and missed Jen.
    8 2022 won't be as happy without you.
    4 Another cheer competition without you. You would be so proud. We miss you
    7 Missing you bubba.
    3 Beautiful young woman.
    5 Happy Valentines Day to the love of my life.
    7 beautiful young woman
    5 Thanking of you gorgeous girl
    3 Beautiful young woman
    8 Missing your beautiful face and laugh.
    13 Just WHY???
    4 beautiful young woman ❤️
    13 I miss you every moment of every day.
    12 I think of you in everything I do each day.I wish I could hug you again😞
    13 Four years without you has been terrible. I miss you❤️
    7 you are sooo missed
    18 Lives move on. Not yours or mine though.
    4 When i got my masters,all i could picture was us celebrating @the pool with wine.Miss you everyday
    10 I love you and miss you SO SO much.
    11 I wish you were still here😭
    5 Some days it's hard to look at pictures of you. You are SOOO missed.
    3 Bre got married yesterday. I wish you were here to celebrate with us
    5 Learned of you tragic incident today from your Mother here in Calif., YOU will never be forgotten
    3 🎈Happy Heavenly Birthday, dear Jen! 🎈 You are so loved and missed.
    2 Happy heavenly birthday bestie.You should be here.Love you more😘
    5 You would have been 32 today. I miss you❤️
    4 So many tears shed, so many lives changed since losing you. 😩
    5 You are missing SO much.
    3 Missing you on Thanksgiving😩
    3 Today is the day you finally got "justice". it will never be enough!
    4 The Holidays Suck without you
    4 Another Christmas without you..wish you were here.Love you bestie❤
    5 Merry Christmas Jen. I miss ya and love ya. I'll be thinking of you all day.
    5 Not so Happy New Year without you 😭
    6 One day I will sing to you again, when we reunite in Heaven. I miss you so much.
    6 We will NEVER forget you Jen❤️
    4 I miss you so much Jen.
    2 Not one day goes by that I dont think about your loving hugs ❤️
    4 Missing your laugh, your intelligent mind and your beautiful face.
    5 Happy Valentine's Day to my favorite person ever. I miss you😭
    9 Love you so much❤️
    3 Miss you everyday bestie🥰
    6 A Book Plate in honor of you.
    5 Missing you on Mother's Day😩
    5 It's been 5 years today you were killed. It doesn't get easier.
    7 5 Years... not one day gets easier. miss you always❤❤❤
    6 Beautiful girl❤️🥰
    6 Life sucks without you ❤️
    3 Miss you my Jen 😭
    5 The Jennifer Drozd Cantu Memorial Fund❤️
    5 I can feel your Birthday approaching.
    5 Today you would have been 33. I miss you so much. 😭
    5 Happy Heavenly Birthday!
    4 Happy Heavenly birthday bestie. So unfair😭
    3 Diane Matthews 14265
    4 😥😥😥😥😥😥
    2 Miss you more than ever.
    2 The grief never gets easier. If only you were here to celebrate with us!! love you
    3 Love you. You touched my life in a way no one else has
    2 Thankful for the 27 years we had you.
    2 MommaD misses you so much.
    3 This time of year is especially hard without you 💔
    5 beautiful girl
    2 Christmas.....bah humbug!!!
    2 Another year without you.
    5 Always loved always remembered by all the people that knew her I'm sure
    5 beautiful beautiful girl
    5 beautiful Jen
    4 Life is so different without you. You are SO missed girl💔
    3 You are still the love of my life. I miss you terribly😥
    2 LLJ
    3 oh Jen I miss you so so soooo much 😥

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