John Michael Givan Jr., age 16

Lost to gun violence on September 10, 2019 in Westmont, California.

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  • Nickname:
    141 Poppa
    6 TEDDY BEAR
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    36 Loving and Caring
    34 Inspirational
    34 Funny
    34 Talented
    23 kind hearted
    15 strong
    21 Love Drumming
    8 silly
    5 over protective
    6 kind heart
    1 Brave
    1 Courageous
  • Occupation:
    30 Student
    12 FATHER
    4 Bestfriend
  • Workplace:
    35 Activist: SEIU-USWW's Children Over Politics
  • Schools attended:
    22 Washington Prepatory High School
    5 Alta Vista Innovation High
  • Comments:
    20 Poppa we miss you so much and we love nephew ❤️❤️
    16 we love you poppa rest well baby 😘❤️
    11 long live poppa . ima
    15 ima forever live for you ..
    11 we love and miss you Poppa💚❤💚
    11 you will be forever in my heart missing you 💔😘
    9 R.I.P nephew gone to soon love u my handsome nephew 👼👼 👼
    10 R.I.P nephew gone too soon u will be miss handsome 👼👼 👼 from auntie Mary love u so much
    10 R.I.P. nephew gone to soon but never forgotten
    9 I love you papa forever missing you 💚❤️💚 LongLivePapaJohn
    11 Rest Peace Poppa
    13 I love you bestfriend! Gone too soon but you will NEVER be forgotten
    12 I love you son.l, I'll never be complete again.
    12 R.I.P NEPHEW I LOVE U MISS U SO WATCH OVER YOUR MOTHER FROM AUNTIE MARY 😘😘😘💚♥️ 👼👼 👼
    11 💚❤️💚☝🏿❤️🍀❤️
    18 We WILL get Justice for you Nephew!💚❤️💚
    14 FOREVER YOUNG .... LONG LIVE POPPA
    12 Missing you baby cousin...love you 🙏🏾💚🕊
    14 Miss you. My heart hurts whenever I think of you. Such a loss, taken too soon.
    9 You are a permanent part of myheart. You are my other son. 💚♥️💚
    4 I love u so much nephew gone too soon we miss your smile from auntie 😘💙❤️❤️💙
    4 👼👼 👼👼 👼 keep watch over your mother love u from auntie Mary
    5 I ❤️ You Poppa dad will always honor your memory
    7 I'm hurting 😭 bad....I Love and miss you so much son.
    3 My very special nephew... Rest in Heaven
    4 we will fight till justice is served . stop the violence 💚❤💚
    3 You're gone. But not forgotten. You are alive in my heart. Rest well Poppa. and I love your smile.
    3 💚❤💚
    5 We Miss You PAPA
    1 I love and miss you so so much Bestfriend😔💔 Longlivepapajohn💙💚
    13 I MISS YOU DADDY - JORDYAN
    2 may you Rest In Peace love you 💖
    2 ii love uu
    3 i love you 💔
    7 ⚾🥁⚾
    13 I love you Papa for ever and always your with me every day 💚❤️💚 -heavenleigh
    6 Woke up with you on my mind. missing you love Honey
    2 I miss you little bro. I fell off
    3 I miss you bro. I fell off when you left but Im slowly coming back together to live our dreams.
    2 I really miss you baby 💔. trying to get through but very slow
    5 love you son. i have your ashes and im starting to heal. miss you son
    1 💔💔💔
    3 I love and Miss you Poppa. Up can't sleep thinking of you💚❤💚💔😥
    2 i REALLY miss u papa
    1 miss u nephew gone too soon u will be miss love u from auntie Mary 👼👼 👼🕊️🕊️
    2 I'll meet you at the crossroad papa.Save me a spot up there
    1 hi nephew I miss u love u 😘 gone too soon u will be miss 👼👼 👼🕊️🕊️
    1 R.I.P nephew I miss u so much gone too soon u will be miss 👼👼 👼🕊️🕊️🕊️ love u from auntie Mary
    7 LOVE you Poppa..you are missed so much💚❤️💚
    1 love u and miss u papa
    5 I LOVE AND MISS YOU DADDY -JORDYAN
    1 hi nephew I miss u R I.P gone too soon love u 😘 👼👼👼🕊️🕊️🕊️ from auntie Mary
    2 Love You Poppa J4J💚❤💚
    2 Rip Papa gone but never forgotten
    2 RIP son ⚾🥁⚾
    2 i miss you papa 😢 wish you was here with me so u can fo through this journey with me
    3 its times that i wish i can go to heaven to see poppa I love you man 💔🕊
    2 everything im doing is for you baby 💔.
    3 6 months and doesn't seem to be getting easier. Love son gone in flesh but not in spirit
    4 more and more jordyan looks like you and she screams for you
    3 Today is my birthday and it's extremely difficult. Love you son⚾🥁⚾
    2 I Miss You My Love 🤞🏽💙
    1 haven't been able to sleep up thinking about you. miss you like crazy
    1 I love and miss you nephew😢
    2 I wish you was here because graduation probably could have went better but anyways love you kiddo
    3 Happy Father's Day son miss u so much. I love you my only son Dad
    7 we miss you jordyan said "hi daddy" love you- India
    4 it's not getting any better. my heart aches for you my beloved grandson
    3 One year has passed and the pain continues...
    1 I miss you sooooo much nephew 😭😭😭
    2 tour birthday tomorrow all about you. miss you man🤞🏾💔
    2 HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY Nephew👑🎂🎉🎈..Oh how I wish you were here! We love you and miss you sooo much!
    3 happy birthday my big head 😌 mannnn ii miss you wish you was here to celebrate yo grown day 😩💔
    3 Happy Halloween I know you would have went out with jordyan today love you man-India
    4 MISS YOU DADDY LOVE YOU
    2 thank you for the best years of my life
    1 We miss you GREATLY nephew🙏🏾❤️
    1 i miss you dearly i think of you everday i wish you was here today
    1 2 yrs today...still hurt! We miss you and love you so muh nephew 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾
    1 Your baby girl is BEAUTIFUL, SMART and FUNNY! Just like you nephew❤️
    1 Forever keep you in my heart bro🖤🙏🏾
    1 miss you soo much
    1 i miss you soo much i be losing sleep still🥺
    1 i miss you gang -clo$😢

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