Tatyana Ann Renee Sims, age 20

Lost to gun violence on September 3, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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  • Nickname:
    5 km.longlivetaty💖
    3 I miss you my tater tot!!! I love you!!
    16 i think of you all day everyday! I miss you my daughter!!! 💕💞
    1 love you Taty turn up baby!-Kim
    1 I Love You and Miss You tater tot
    1 rest easy taty🥺
  • Number of children:
    14 malajah
  • Personality:
    12 caring
    6 happy
    5 passionate
    8 very full of life
    19 beautiful
    3 outging
    2 intelligent
    3 life of the party
    7 very social with a beautiful soul
    6 an angel ❤️❤️
    9 She was a beautiful soul gone to soon.
    2 Ride or Die 🤞🏽😪🔐
    4 outgoing
    2 sooo goofy lit up the whole room ‼️🦋
    4 Taty was a bright light
    2 soulful
    1 A friend To many
    1 so loving and outgoing
  • Occupation:
    4 a mother
    3 she was a best friend
    2 she was a sister
    2 she was fearless
    2 she was a caring person
    2 she was loving
    2 she was kind
    3 she was smart and beautiful
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    10 manual
    6 James A Garfield
    4 106
    4 Emma Donnan
    2 School 44 ❤️
  • Comments:
    16 Malajah was her whole world
    4 when she luv u she rides. she kept everyone up. I'ma missu
    2 Tata Tata was very loving person and she always cared about the people she loved
    3 she knew how to have fun
    9 A child,a mother,a niece, most of all she was OURS!! RIH Goblin
    3 she was best she all ways had her friends back i could all ways depend on her.
    4 she was so outgoing and pretty!! rest in heaven beautiful
    3 wouldve had anyones back
    1 FLY HIGH TATY ❤🕊
    4 Loved her family, wise beyond her years. sweetheart
    2 rest in heaven. fly high. protect your brother up there 😭
    3 wish it was all a dream love you baby girl youll be missed. R.W.L ❤️💔
    3 rest easy beautiful 🕊❤️😭
    2 beautiful soul.. rest in peace taty❤️
    1 you pretty and we gonna miss you but you take care of mikey up their for us plzz love yall rest easy
    8 tatyana was there for everyone. her daughter was her everything 💕
    1 RIP young lady. Sad that this gun violence is taking so many lives.
    1 I love you baby 💜❤️💜❤️💜
    1 living life!
    5 rest in heaven beautiful
    2 We Love You Taty , Rest Easy Beautiful 😣💛
    1 rip pretty ❤️
    3 Never Forger you beautiful 💔💔
    3 i love you taty x.o big taty ❤️
    1 She always had a smile on her face man. I love you Taty. R.W.L <3
    3 Malajah was her life! that lil lady gave taty the fire to push
    2 i love you taty it kills me not having you here with us R.W.L
    2 i love that your friends post ever picture and video of you i wish i had ours 😢 i love you
    1 rip beautiful .. this is so sad didnt deserve that 😫❤️
    2 we miss you taty . i light a candle everyday. ❤️🙏
    1 i love hou taty i miss you more and more everyday youll never be forgotten‼️❤️ ~Lexi
    1 sucks that we lost contact and now your gone i miss you so much
    1 its so crazy you gone Taty we miss you 😢
    1 this world so unfair 💯
    1 sucks that your not here with me no more
    1 your extremely beautiful and had a even more beautiful personality
    3 not a day go by that i don't think about you
    1 i miss being able to go to you for anything
    1 she was a careful person she was always looking out for people
    4 my homie my ride or die i miss you
    3 fly high taty💜 ill never forget our elementary school days!!
    2 i miss you so much
    3 it gets harder not having you here but i know you are in a better place i love and miss you so much
    1 i miss your laugh and all the encouraging words you gave me fly high beautiful you are missed
    1 Rest in peace taty💜 you are missed by so many👼🏽
    1 not a day go by that i dont think about you i miss you more than anything
    2 i love you so much i cant believe you are gone it still seem so unreal
    1 rest in peace taty!! fly high beautiful
    1 You was a fantastic friend to have I'll always remember you i love you
    1 Still just heartbroken 😩....
    1 think about you all the time💔 you didnt deserve this, fly high beautiful💜
    2 when young boy said "take this pain away because my thoughts been running wild" i felt that
    1 I miss you ^^^ 😢
    1 i miss you taty i think of you everyday
    3 Nobody could ever feel the pain your mom feels shes such a strong woman always have been 💯
    1 Merry Christmas Taty! I hope you and mikey are up there looking down on us! we need y'all 💔
    1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉🎊🎈 BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
    1 Happy soul day beautiful 💔🕊🕯
    1 happy 21st birthday taty💜💜💜
    1 Happy Birthday Beautiful Angel 💜
    1 taty was amazing i love yu
    1 Long Live Taty💔❤️
    1 long live taty 😞❤️❤️
    1 i miss you more and more every day
    1 i love you Tata ❣️
    1 We miss you and Mikey so much baby girl 💔
    1 i miss you it still dont seem real that your gone
    1 i love you
    1 Happy Mother's Day Beautiful!
    1 we miss you every day.... I'm still so mad
    1 it still don't seem real i miss you so much
    2 you are thought about every day! god bless your family! justice for taty! fly high beautiful 🙏
    1 a whole year and it still doesnt feel real
    1 ugggh i miss you bitch more than ever 💔💔
    2 rest up baby ! god has a angel now🥺
    1 its been a yr now.... 😣 we love
    1 I miss you so much Taty 😪💔
    1 Love you sis , from you’re sister in law ♥️
    1 Happy Birthday mama 💔
    1 Maaaannn 💔💔
    1 Miss you taty💔❤️
    1 miss you thug💔
    1 Taty was my TATY 😩 my heart can never heal baby, ONLY you called me Taty cause you know ME 💔
    1 i love you and still think about you all day
    3 We Miss You Sooooo Much Taty!! Whats Done In The Dark Must Come To Light 💕
    1 i miss you and love you and will always think about you
    1 22 months today 💔
    1 2 years that our worlds were shattered 💔
    1 Long Live Taty👹🖤
    1 miss you girl😢
    1 Long live taty🖤
    1 Happy Halloween Taty ~2021 🎃 👻 😱
    1 Happy 🦃 Day beautiful 2021~
    1 Merry Christmas Taty 🤍🕊🎅 🎄 2021
    1 Happy Birthday beautiful 😍 🤍🕊
    1 Happy New Year's Eve beautiful 🕊🤍
    2 Happy New Year 🕊🤍2022
    1 29 months today 🤍
    1 30 months today beautiful 🥺🕊🤍
    1 Today is bereaved Mother's Day 🕊🤍 Be with your mama today 🤍
    1 32 months today 🤍🕊
    1 Came to see you today 🤍🕊 5-5-22
    1 LLT💔
    1 34 months yesterday 💔 The 4th 🎆 🎇 today 🕊🤍 7-4-22
    1 3 years to long 💔🕊🤍 9/3/22
    1 38 months today 💔🤍🕊
    1 The 🌎 has been so dark since you and Mikey had to go 💔🤍🕊
    1 Happy Thanksgiving Sweetheart 🦃 🕊🤍 2022
    1 Merry Christmas Eve Sweetheart 🎅 🎄 🤍 2022
    1 Merry Christmas beautiful 🎅 🎄2022 🤍🕊
    1 Happy Heavenly Birthday Beautiful 🤍🕊🥺12/27/2022
    1 Happy New Year's Eve Taty! 2022 🤍🕊
    1 Happy New Year Taty 🤍🕊2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣🎆🤍🕊
    1 40 months 💔🕊🤍
    1 LONG LIVE TATY MANNN
    1 Happy Valentines Day 💝 2023🤍🕊
    1 Happy Easter 🐣 🐰 🐇 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣
    1 Happy early Mother's Day Beautiful 🤍🕊
    1 Happy Mother's Day 💓 🤍🕊 5-14-2023
    1 Happy 4th Sweetheart 🎆 🎇 🤍🕊7️⃣-4️⃣-2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣
    1 4 Years Baby 💔 LONG LIVE TATY 🙏🏽😔
    1 4 💔love you Taty!
    1 4 years today sweetheart 💔🕊🤍
    1 I miss you much taty 💔💔🫶🏼🫶🏼 4 years today and it still dont set right
    1 Happy Halloween 🎃 👻 2023 🤍🕊
    1 Happy Thanksgiving Taty 🦃🍗🤍🕊 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣
    1 happy heavenly birthday !
    1 Merry Christmas 🤶 🎄 and Happy Birthday beautiful girl 🤍🕊
    1 Happy Mother's Day beautiful 🤍🕊 2024
    1 Happy 4th Taty 🤍 🕊 🎆 🎇 7️⃣ *️⃣ 4️⃣*️⃣2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣

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