Andrew Dontae Gaston, age 18

Lost to gun violence on January 24, 2020 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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  • Nickname:
    8 Andy
    10 drew
    3 Gaston
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    9 Really sweet and Respectful, caring and loving
    3 very goofy and funny
    2 kind
    2 always stood up for people
    2 minded his business, he was a good kid
    2 amazing in all ways
    2 he was a great friend to others, he was a great kid
    4 Always lit up a room❤️
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  • Schools attended:
    2 Metro high school
    3 garfield elementary
    5 franklin middle school
    2 Kennedy HS
    4 Jefferson HS
  • Comments:
    10 I love you so much baby brother. please continue to watch over mom and us.
    1 Garfield and friend of the family
    1 ill miss seeing your sweet and contagious smile at Metro!
    1 Garfeild and franklin.. you will be missed, fly high
    1 you aint deserve this, you were so sweet, ill miss your beautiful smile
    2 you were my sons really goid friend at Franklin. you will be missed greatly. prayers going out
    2 Didnt deserve this😭 fly high drew, you will always be missed💔
    1 rest easy you'll be missed ❤️
    1 i keep wairing for you to come home. i love you honey❤💔
    1 bro please come back 😖💔
    2 Miss you Most Tigger💔😩ts still aint right. May we meet again🕊💙
    1 God I miss you every day. i love you honey❤💔
    2 I'd give anything for you to come home and play your video game😭💔
    1 not a day goes by where i dont think about you😭🕊💔long live you💙💙
    1 miss you Andrew so much
    1 R.I.Paradise Andrew ..You are 4ever missed and never4gotten..
    1 I miss you andrew , i just wish you’d come back . i love you so much ill never forgot you 💔

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