Daniel Witt, age 16

Lost to gun violence on August 13, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona.

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  • Nickname:
    12 danny boy
    6 danny
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    2 very out going loved everyone
    3 goofy
    2 funny was loved by so so many
    2 very outgoing n willing to help anyone in need
    1 best uncle❤️
  • Occupation:
    2 helping mommy
    2 Being a great freind
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    2 elmirage
  • Comments:
    9 mommy loves you son mommy will get justice i promise
    3 love u baby i promise well get justice, n i promise to b there for momma n ur siblings💓
    3 i love you💔🕊
    3 fly high danny you will be missed ♥️
    2 love u daniel-love sissy💔🕊
    2 💔🕊* -SISSY
    2 I LOVE YOU BABYBOY YOUR MOMMYS EVERYTHING❤
    2 YOUR SISTERS MISS YOU SO SO MUCH RIP SON
    2 you was such a good boy gone but never forgotten you and malik watch over us live you both
    2 mommy misses you baby boy 😢
    2 your little brother jacolby misses you so so much
    3 son mommy loves you and misses you so much
    4 son today marks 4 months they took u all from us we miss u both so much
    2 danny mommy lobes u baby boy
    2 i love you daniel you are always on my mind i look up to you everyday love u -sister hailly❤
    2 hey its evan love you danny
    2 you will always be in my heart
    2 You will always be remebered by me
    2 You were like a brother to me - Evan
    2 son not a day goes by that it dont hurt your gone i miss you so much
    2 i love you son so much ❤
    2 today marks 5 momths my baby boy I MISS YOU SO MUCH 😢
    2 5 months without you today , so unreal 🥺 miss you dearly ❤️
    2 Auntie miss you Danny boy, not a day goes by I don’t think of you, love baby boy
    2 son i miss you so much you you left a huge peace of me left i try every day to be strong
    2 i miss you baby boy so much .
    2 as your 17th birthday approaches here on march 9th its so hard i miss you son
    2 WE WILL GET JUSTICE FOR YOU BABY BOY AND MALIK I PROMISE YOU THAT
    2 daddy said he loves you and misses you lilly says she loves you misses you
    2 AADI LOVES YOU DANNY ❤
    3 mommy loves you son so so much i miss you
    2 son heven just got another lil angel please hold him tight let him know you will watch ober him now
    3 HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY MY BEAUTIFUL SON WE LOVE AND MISS U
    2 i miss you bro. not a day goes by without me thinking about you. i love you
    3 Happy Easter weekend my love ! 🐰♥️ miss u
    2 i love you my beautiful son
    2 Not a day goes by where you don’t cross my mind. Miss u
    1 son i miss you so so much mommy has bad days but i try and smile but its hard
    1 your nephew says uncle a million times a day he misses you so so much ❤
    2 its been the longest 8 months of my life i just wish u was coming bk
    2 son today is a ruff one i miss you so much
    1 MISS U BUBBA💔💔💔💔💔💔💔🕊️🕊️🕊️
    1 i miss you son you and malik are now next to eachother ❤
    2 its evan fly high with the angels
    2 LLD🤍
    1 i love
    1 I love you brother love your sister Lilly
    1 Mommy loves you son I wish you was here I hate this feeling
    1 Fly high my baby boy it’s so hard on some days
    1 i love you son
    1 Son mommy misses you so much I wish I can hear your voice again
    1 I love you son so much we had a good 1 yr for u
    1 I love and miss you baby boy god I miss you
    2 Sorry I didn’t get to know you. My son loved you and that meant a lot. You are loved and missed.
    1 Son I miss you so much if only I culd give anything to see you again
    1 Thinking about you baby boy I just wish you was here still
    1 Son I miss you so so much
    1 Son mommy misses you so much
    1 I miss you son so much
    1 Happy early Christmas gang , miss you 🎄
    2 Miss h
    2 Miss you :/
    1 Son i miss you so much another yr without you 😢
    3 Long Live Daniel W. Richard Witt ♥️
    1 I miss you son ur ganna be 18 soon
    1 I love and miss you my beautiful son so so much
    1 a lil late :( but happy Valentine’s Day Daniel ♥️ miss you! Wish you were still here with us
    1 Happy early birthday love♥️ big 18! Wish you were here with us. Party big up in heaven 👼🏻
    1 Happy Heavenly Birthday.
    1 Son mommy misses you so
    1 I miss you so much son it suck’s another Easter without u
    1 I love you son so much missin you on mother’s day
    1 It sucks son u wuld be graduating this year
    1 Thinking about you Daniel 🫂♥️ I miss you & everything about you. Keep a watch over us g
    1 Miss you son so much you wuld be off to college this year
    1 I graduate today Daniel! This one is for you !🎓
    1 #foreveryoung #forever18 🎓♥️ #Co22’
    1 Long live Daniel
    2 5 weeks we will get some kind of justice
    1 LLD♥️
    1 forever Long Live Daniel. i will always miss you. and youll alwahs be my first love.🤍
    1 youll always be in my heart💗as will your family. n ill nvr forget u.
    1 Sim today is a hard day I know you wouldent want mommy sad but I am I miss you
    2 Baby boy it’s almost time this month is here and mommy’s ready to get you and malik justice
    1 Son I miss you my heart just breaks
    1 This is not justice I can’t believe what they gave him for killing u son
    1 We will always keep you alive and malik we miss you all so much
    1 Son I miss you so much baby boy I wish mommy can just huge u
    1 Son how I miss you so much
    1 Fly high Daniel. your very missed & loved down here.
    1 How I miss you son so much mommy’s baby boy for life
    1 Baby boy mommy thinking about you I miss you
    1 I miss you so much and hour football on it and then the top is al
    1 I miss you you so so much our family miss you I love you 😭♥️
    1 Love lilly ♥️😭
    1 Rip Daniel
    1 I miss you son mommy loves you
    1 Mommy loves and misses you son everyday is hard for me
    1 Happy Halloween my son mommy misses you
    1 Hey son just wanted to stop by and let u know I love and miss you
    2 Thinking about you Daniel♥️ forever in my thoughts and prayers .
    2 Breaks my heart all over again 😭 . We miss so much down here !
    2 Son I miss you so much I hate this I just don’t know how to deal with losing u
    1 My 1st born boy so much life and that monster took your life
    1 😢😢😢
    1 I love you son mommy misses you everyday
    2 Happy thanksgiving my baby boy it sucks these days are never the same
    1 I love you my dear son so much
    2 My dawg🤞🏻 wish I could share all theses life accomplishments with you , sucks dawg.
    1 Merry Christmas my beloved son mommy misses u so so much
    2 Merry Christmas Daniel 🎄 love you
    1 Dam
    1 Well son another year this sucks my heart is just broken
    1 I love you son so much
    1 💔my heart hurts another year w out u💔
    1 Happy new years my baby boy mommy misses you so much
    2 The hardest thing mommy gotta do today my son go get ur things I’m broken
    1 I love you and miss you so much my son
    1 I miss you son so so much
    1 Son I miss you my baby bo ur 19 birthday is around the corner I’m just lost
    1 Baby boy ur 19 th birthday is around the corner I miss u so much
    1 Thinking about you my baby boy always
    1 Mommy misses you son so
    1 Much
    4 Seems like just yesterday we were sitting in the school library 🤕 miss you buddy💙
    2 Son mommy misses you so much Sunday will be 3 yrs it’s been too long I want u bk it’s so unfair
    4 I misssss youuuuu💔-hailly/lil sis
    2 I miss you baby brother I miss you so much
    2 Missin you Danny-LOV£ HAILLY🚶🏽‍♀️💋
    2 😥
    2 Happy Heavenly Thanksgiving Daniel.
    1 I miss u son more then life and so does Jacolby
    1 Miss you baby boy so much
    1 I miss you Danny , happy heavenly Valentine’s Day I miss you 💔❤️‍🩹🕊️
    1 Just thinking about you and my Son. Miss y’all.
    1 Mommy misses you son so much it’s hard out here I wish you was still here this world is evil
    1 I MISS YOU SON THE HARDEST DAY OF MY LIFE IS COMING UP 😢
    1 Son I miss you so much ur sister is having hard times we just wish you was here
    1 Hi Daniel. Didn’t know you very well but miss you all the same. Please give my Son a hug. Love Yall.
    1 just wanted ta say I love you n miss you sm /luvv hailly❤️🕊️
    1 Love you Daniel , Long Live you..

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