Joshua Wright, age 18

Lost to gun violence on February 5, 2019 in Markham, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    9 joy
    9 King Josh
    4 KOKJR LLKJ205
  • Number of children:
    2 HAPPY 24th keep getting you rest my boy
  • Personality:
    29 Outgoing
    9 Amazing
    8 Loving
    4 Confident
    5 Family Oriented
    3 Brave
    4 Very respectful since the day I met him
    3 smart
  • Occupation:
  • Workplace:
    5 Walmart
  • Schools attended:
    2 oak forest high school
    1 Oak forest high school
  • Comments:
    13 LONGLIVEKINGJOSH
    8 I miss you ❤️❤️❤️
    5 man lil bro you was my guy 🤙🏾
    7 ILove You Brother 🖤🕊
    17 this still dont feel real man. LongLiveJosh ❤️
    13 gone too soon😒😩👼
    8 i love you josh 😭♥️
    17 IN JOSH WE TRUST🖤🦍
    6 I love you my boy🖤Keep flyin🕊
    7 you'll forever be missed 😔
    5 He Was Talented In So Many Ways
    8 He Loved His Family
    2 I Love
    4 FLY HIGH JOSHUA 💙💙💙
    5 founf out we were related right after you passed. fly high joshua 👑
    8 FLY HIGH BROTHER I LOVE YOU FORVER 🤞🏽💙
    3 ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙
    5 Bless his mother, siblings and family. Always in my prayers
    7 This dont feel real honestly😒💔
    5 You were a amazing person that left too soon
    8 I love you so much blood and i miss tf outta you bro
    7 i miss you so much🥺 just hope you flying high but watching yo family close❤️ i love you brother💓
    9 Hey it's Baby D, I miss you bro💔 not a day goes by with you on my mind🤧 until we meet again🤞🏽
    2 Fly High Buddy ❤️
    5 Your mommy misses you so much❤️💙💔
    4 Happy Thanksgiving in Heaven Baby Boy 💙💙💙
    69 LONG LIVE DA BIG DAWG 🦍 DISRESPECT HIM YOU GONE MEET HIM 😏
    19 Reread dat last comment✔️🙅🏾‍♂️
    2 Rest Easy In Heaven🙏🙏
    2 Its still hard to believe you are gone 💔💔💔💔
    3 311 days without you, Joshua🧡🧡🧡
    1 i love yu
    4 Missing you my boy 🧡🧡🧡
    4 Cant believe u gone cuz😔 jus hml one more time💔
    2 Merry Christmas Joshua We Love you❤️
    3 we aint forget about you bro
    3 RestUppKingJosh💔-tristan
    3 Happy New Year Baby Boy 🧡🧡🧡🥰🥰🥰
    4 I miss you😩 i really miss you❤️
    3 I cannot believe 365 days are approaching! QUICKLY 💔💔💔 missing you daily 🧡🧡🧡
    4 I love you and miss you dearly!!
    3 fly high nephew , fly high 🙏
    2 no words to explain how much i love you 😢 i love you baby, ill be there soon 😘
    2 Fly High Buddy , we missing you down here 🤧🕊❤️
    1 I still cant believe your gone, I miss you soo much.
    3 I still cant believe youre not here!
    1 imiss you dawg 😋😔
    3 imiss you dawg😔💔 im so lost w/ you ~your sister🤞🏽🖤
    1 we still loving
    1 my dawg
    2 Love you 4L my Brother 💙
    1 thinking of u
    2 FOREVER MY BABY 🧡🧡🧡
    2 i love u
    8 I Love You 💙
    1 I still cannot process you not being here 🧡🧡🧡
    3 King Josh!!! no more L's
    2 its not a day that goes past youre not thought about
    3 Josh Josh Josh Josh Josh Josh
    3 u was the MAN
    2 your number getting up there
    2 Josh I miss u more and more as they days goes pass
    5 u was to real for these hating ass n****
    1 you are a winner
    1 I miss you sooo much
    3 JoshWAY
    1 i love you brother! miss you!
    2 Fly High King Josh! i love you ~Jelysa
    2 465 days without you and 465 days of heartbreak
    3 Joshway DAWRIGHT WAY
    2 ❤️❤️❤️
    2 I Love You Forever 💙
    3 This cannot be real life. Life without you definitely hurts 💔💔💔
    4 Know we BU$Y 5L for you💙🤞🏾
    1 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
    2 I miss you so much!🥺💔
    4 its not a day that i dont think about you i love you 💙🤞🏾
    1 Missing you tremendously 🧡🧡🧡
    3 Happy Father's Day Joshua!!! i know you would have been the best daddy ever 💯💯💯
    2 Love you Uncle Joshua
    7 I wish I cherished the time I had with you😖I miss you😢
    1 Thinking about you as I do everyday 🧡
    1 i miss you and i think about you all the time 🤍🤞🏾
    1 Your day is approaching
    1 18 long months without you is beyond heartbreaking 🧡🧡🧡
    2 LONGLIVEMYBROTHER🩸
    1 Save me a spot baby cuz💯🕊
    5 U was too solid💯 these 🐩 ass n****s couldnt take it🤷‍♂️💔
    1 Thinking about you and missing you as usual 🧡🧡🧡
    1 i love
    1 I love and miss you more than I could ever put into word
    1 I Love You Forever
    1 593 days without you 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
    2 Josh, i lobe u
    2 josh i miss you! i love you brudda- JeLysa
    1 I love you and miss you!!
    4 I Love You
    2 🥺getting another tat for you soon 🤫 i love you 🖤
    1 i miss you 🥺
    1 I love ❤️ and miss you 😘 so much! I wanna give you a hug so bad!! Only if we could go back!!
    2 Missing you more than I can ever put into words
    2 Hey baby!! ❤️
    3 Gone to soon!
    2 I love you bro keep resting and keeping me on my toes 🖤💯
    1 629 days without you
    2 11/22/2020
    1 655 days without you my boy 🧡
    2 love bro🖤 wish i could of saved you💯
    2 Rest Up Young King!
    2 continue to watch over your family Josh
    1 gone way too soon
    1 rest well brother 💙💙💙💙💙
    2 MERRY CHRISTMAS JOSHUA!!! I MISS YOU SOOO MUCH!!! I LOVE YOU BABY BOY🧡💙🤍🖤
    1 Merry Christmas 🎁 I love you son and miss you
    1 Happy New Year son, I love u and miss u so much!
    1 HAPPY NEW YEAR JOSHUA!!! I LOVE AND MISS YOU TREMENDOUSLY 🧡🧡🧡
    1 love you brudda. life ain't the same without you. -forever your sister JeLysa 💙
    2 I Still Can Believe This Real 🥺 I Miss You So Much
    1 i miss
    1 Thinking about you as usual. Life hasn't been the same since you were took from us. 🧡
    2 I love you my boy 🧡🧡🧡
    1 🧡🧡🧡
    1 love bro 🖤 mad asl i wasnt there to save you🤦🏽‍♂️
    1 Fly High Come See Me Bro Its Been A Minute Fr I Miss Yiu Brudda
    1 jay
    1 Josh i miss you alot 🥺❗️
    3 Neva imagined life w out you😔 but the shit 5L cuz ill see you wen i get there💯💙
    2 I still can’t believe I’m living life without you 🧡 I miss and love you my baby boy🧡
    1 I love you forever Joshua 🥺 I still can’t believe you gone 😓💔
    1 I Miss You So Much 💔
    1 LongLiveMyBrudda 🥺😩🙏🏼 I'll See You Soon My Guardian Angel
    2 I'm ready for this nightmare to be over 🧡
    1 I Love You So Much, This Is Still So Unreal To Me
    1 Your boy is getting so big! 🧡
    2 Happy 21st Birthday Joshua🥳🎁🎂🎉🎈🎊🥳
    1 Long Live King Josh Miss You Boy💜🩸
    3 only if we could go backwards I miss u
    1 contriune to rest peacefully ❤️
    2 🥀🦍🧡💪🏾🤞🏾
    1 💔💔🥀
    1 i wish we couldve kicked it one more time . still dont feel real . FLY HIGH BUDDY 🕊❤️
    1 Happy Thanksgiving Baby Boy I Love You And Miss You So Much 🧡
    1 missing you so much. i got moms forever! 💙
    3 7016 Merry Christmas Joshua‼️Your mommy misses you more than I can put into word 🧡🤍🖤💙
    1 7048 1/1/2022 at 1:15am cst
    1 HAPPY NEW YEAR BABY BOY 🧡🧡🧡
    1 I can not believe this is our third new year without you 💔💔💔💔
    1 You have been gone 1079 a long ass days and nights💔🧡
    1 I still cannot process you not being here 🧡💔
    1 damn cuz💔
    1 As of March 3,2022, your candle has been lit 7300 times 🧡
    1 7366 candles have been lit for you baby boy 04/02/2022 🧡
    1 I love you Joshua 🧡
    1 7436 candles have been lit for you baby boy 05/25/2022
    1 Forever missed 😢
    1 Always loved ❤️🧡💙🖤
    2 I miss you so much 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
    1 7500 CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT 7/7/2022
    1 1248 DAYS WITHOUT YOU
    2 1305 DAYS AND 7536 LIT CANDLES LATER I'M STILL HEARTBROKEN AND MISSING YOU TERRIBLY
    1 7600 candles lit in your honor 12/2/2022
    1 I know I’m late 😔 Merry Christmas 🎄 I miss and love you so much 🧡🧡🧡
    3 Brother im still hurting and crying. i just wish i could talk to you one more time. 💙💙
    1 i love you
    2 7700 i love u! 8/7/2023
    1 7710 candles have been lit for you 🧡 10/28/2023
    1 You are not forgotten about 🧡🧡🧡
    1 2/25/24 Big sis love you so much! 💜 forever my brudda
    1 I love you baby boy🧡
    1 4/7/2024.... 7757 lit candles
    1 4/28/2024....7758 candles have been lit
    1 6/3/24- to my brudda, i love you 4eva! always your big sis JeLysa 💙
    1 7768 have been lit for you. 8/10/2024🧡
    3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY miss you! ❤️
    1 happy birthday i love you 💙🤞🏾
    1 i miss you
    1 7813 on 10/30/2024
    1 2,139 days too long

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