Derrick Lamont Lawrence Jr., age 23

Lost to gun violence on June 23, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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  • Nickname:
    1 Lil Derrick
  • Number of children:
    1 NONE
  • Personality:
    1 FUNNY, FUN LOVING, CARING, LOVED HIS FAMILY
  • Occupation:
    1 WAS TRAINING TO BECOME A TRUCK DRIVER (LIKE HIS DAD)
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  • Comments:
    3 I LOVE AND MISS YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY SON, REST EASY MY DUDE!
    1 Can’t believe it’ll be 5 months since you were taken from us.... I love you brother. Rest easy.
    2 God will wipe away every tear from mans eye, and death will be no more. Revelation 21: 
    1 Rest easy my little friend and happy belated birthday!
    2 Coming up on 4 years. Still hurts like it just happened. Miss you DJ.
    1 You are STILL loved and missed so much everyday son. I love you so much. Rest on.

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