Elijah Ortega, age 16

Lost to gun violence on June 24, 2020 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

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  • Nickname:
    2 Eli
    1 King E😔
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    4 funny as fuck and chill
    2 down to earth !
    2 Elijah was a very intelligent, funny, laid back brotha.🤞🏽
    1 CLEAANNN!!
  • Occupation:
    1 What he always dreamt of accomplishing.💯
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    2 WLHS
  • Comments:
    3 Rest in Peace
    2 I can see the pain in my boyfriends eyes when he talks about you. He loves you!
    1 you will always be my first everything i love you babyboy - your first love ❤️
    1 I miss you everyday big bra, all tens behind you...
    1 Words cant even explain how much i miss you bra🤞🏽
    1 Hey Eli I don’t know you but I know of you because of my boyfriend
    1 We were talking about going to give you some flowers
    1 Maybe get a jersey of your number

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