Mario Ballard, age 39

Lost to gun violence on September 15, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    15 Chief Rio
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    14 Loving
    10 Kind Hearted, Giving
    8 HAPPY / JOYOUS /SMILES ALL THE TIME
    4 Family man
    2 Out Going! Love Uplifting Conversations,
  • Occupation:
    6 Self employed Mechanic
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    2 O'Toole, Anderson, Harper H S and Kennedy King
  • Comments:
    3 I LOVE YOU CUZ🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️
    2 Tee Tee Bonita loves you and gonna miss you. this really hurts😭😭
    1 Cousin them big warm hugs and I love you will be missed. Rest up cousin. Love you B Angie B.
    1 rip homie love gerald
    1 R.I.H cousin live you.😪
    2 Love u bro I miss you so much man
    2 Loyal Stand Up Guy😢
    2 Love you cuz! it was always smiles and good vibes when we linked up no question!
    2 King Libra Rio
    1 i love u brother n miss you so much
    1 Love you big brother. REST IN HEAVEN
    1 rest in heaven RIO!! Im going to miss you
    1 LongLiveMario This is Willetta BestFriend I wanted you to know I love you too😍😪
    2 Why u I love u in miss u so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 Rest easy cuzzo u are truly missed. LONG LIVE CHIEF RIO!!!!! SAMMY
    2 🙏🏽
    1 🙏🏼💙🙏🏼 your mom is with you now😢

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