Desean McDowell, Jr., age 26

Lost to gun violence on April 24, 2020 in Richmond, Virginia.

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  • Nickname:
    12 Sean
    4 Dizzy
    2 funsize
    4 DEENY
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  • Personality:
    4 live wire .. always hype❤️
    4 fun outgoing loving caring helpful Very Giving
    3 Infectious smile
    5 Creative, adrenaline junkie 🙂
    3 talkative
  • Occupation:
    3 Tattooing
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  • Comments:
    6 FLY HIGH 🕊🥺💔. WATCH OVER ME LOVE YOU UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN ❤️❤️
    2 ❤️
    2 Rest Easy Nephew Luv Unc®️
    4 The middle piece to the three musketeers. Love you!
    2 fly high my guy 🤟🏼
    3 Ima miss my friend rest up my boy
    4 🙏🙏🙏
    1 I love you nephew. God has called his warrior angel home for a bigger purpose. You will be missed
    1 Rip Sean 💔 gone to soon
    1 You will be missed. I know Mel n Granny is waiting for you with open arms.😘❤
    5 I will miss brotha
    1 I love u so much brother
    2 Life without you just isn’t the same. I miss you little brother 😔
    1 R.I.P
    3 I come here everyday for you brother and I always will. Love you
    3 I miss your laughter so much little brother.
    1 Love and miss you
    1 Rest Easy Desean ❤️❤️ Love pinkk
    1 son it's been a year I love you soooooo much forever in my heart ❤
    1 Desean it's not a day are not i don't think about you it's so much i can say
    1 Man it has really been a year
    1 I love 💘 you son miss you 😘
    1 Good morning son 💙❤ I miss you soooooo much 😔
    1 🙏🏾❤️💕
    1 Happy Father’s Day son wish you was here with your kids and us love you so much
    1 You are truly missed, We love you 😘!!!
    1 LLD🕊
    1 Still lighting a candle for you cuzzo I love and miss you! ##LLDesean #LLTrae 💜
    1 Merry Christmas son another year that we have to be without you we love you DeSean
    1 🥹🥹😘😘 who ever said it gets easier I don’t know about that forever in mommys heart ❤️
    1 Merry Christmas son forever in our hearts ♥️ we love you
    1 Happy new year’s son missing you like crazy baby 🥹
    1 love and miss you cousin ♥️
    1 Happy birthday son mommy misses you and loves you very much always
    1 💔💔❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
    1 Good morning son you are always on my mind love you forever 🖤🖤🖤🖤💔💔💔
    1 Happy Father’s Day son miss you 😢 love ❤️ you wishing you were here with us
    1 I love ❤️ you son miss you like crazy
    1 my love for ever
    1 I love you daddy from Harmoni
    1 Missing you on this Thanksgiving son love ❤️ you always 🥺😢
    1 Merry Christmas 🎁 My Angel mommy misses you so much keep watching over us ,you’re always on my mind
    1 Love 💝 you my Son
    1 New years again I love ❤️ and miss you forever and ever son
    1 I love ❤️ you son missing you 😔 all the time
    1 Well son you left me Today 4years ago I miss you and love ❤️ you That will never change
    1 Me and you always in forever 😞🙏🏾
    1 Happy Birthday son mommy loves you and misses you so bad💔🥲
    1 I wish you were here with me I definitely feel lonely with out you 😥😥🥲
    1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY I LOVE YOU FROM HARMOMI
    1 Happy Father’s Day son love 💕 you baby
    1 I miss you 😢 son mommy loves you…
    1 It’s Thanksgiving son I love 💕 and miss you so much.
    1 It’s Christmas 🎄 son mommy misses you so much love ❤️ you my guy….
    1 Good morning baby boy it is now 2025 can’t believe you’re not here k love ❤️ you my dear son
    1 Mommy misses you so much son🥹
    1 Good morning son love ❤️ you miss you like crazy
    1 Mind real heavy on you 😓😥
    1 Good morning
    1 I love ❤️ you it’s Easter Sunday wish you were here with us rest easy
    1 Love ❤️ you forever
    1 Today is the day you left us son ,still feels unreal
    1 I miss you like me breathing air dependent on it’s
    1 I’m not OK son. I miss you and I love you.
    1 Today is your day son
    1 I Miss you I love ❤️ you and I’m hurting Bad son
    1 Love ❤️ you really bad son heart hurts
    1 Happy Heavenly Birthday 🎂 son
    1 Son it’s hard with out you, I’m really trying to be ok
    1 It’s your day
    1 Your Baby Brother is having a lil boy , found out today
    1 Your lil brother is having a baby boy, found out today
    1 On your birthday 🍰
    1 I Miss you 😢 son so much
    1 Look over your family down here Baby
    1 It’s Father’s Day son and I’m wish you were here to celebrate with your kids

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