Michael J. Fair Jr., ageΒ 25

Lost to gun violence on September 1, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio.

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  • Nickname:
    1 Mikey
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    1 outgoing, very charasmatic!
  • Occupation:
    1 Delivery
  • Workplace:
    1 UPS
  • Schools attended:
    1 Brookhaven
    1 Ashland University
  • Comments:
    2 My heart is so brokenπŸ’”you will never be forgotten, momma pope
    1 Fly high my angel
    1 Rest In Peace Mikey. 😘
    2 Grandest of Grandsons! Loved forever and always!
    1 How can I mend this πŸ’”?
    2 One if the craziest, most fun people you’ll ever meet. Will always remember him.
    1 R.I.P Fam!
    1 Rest peacefully Mikey, you’ll definitely be missed! πŸ’”πŸ™πŸ½
    2 LONGLIVEMIKEYπŸ’™πŸ’™
    1 My A1 since day 1!
    1 rest easy nephew
    1 rest easy young king love your BLOOD big brother
    1 From rags to riches!
    1 Granny's Angel....I miss you so much!πŸ’ πŸ’”
    1 Until the rivers turn to sand and the hills no longer stand.....Forever my Love πŸ’˜.....Granny
    1 He would say"I love u my Queen" I would reply "Love u more Son".
    2 Taking the Littles to the Pumpkin Field today...Hayride🎈❀😘
    1 My handsome nephew whom is loved and missed. I will see u in heaven. Love Auntie
    1 it has been 45 days and every day feels like 9/1/2020! πŸ’”
    2 Always on my mind; Forever in Grannys heart!πŸ’β€
    1 Rest peacefully, your are truly missed , love momma pope
    1 I know you and jay are watching over us
    1 The apple of my eye! Loving and missing you!β€πŸ’πŸ˜˜
    1 I love you forever Mike! You get a candle lit everyday from me. Love, KK ❀️
    1 Thinking of you today , rest peacefully πŸ’™momma pope
    1 60 days of excruciating PAIN! My πŸ’”
    1 You are truly missed! πŸ’”
    1 Missing and loving you always! β€πŸ’
    1 Our son has so many questions, he said he love
    1 Granny's REAL Soldier! love and miss you always! ❀ ❀
    1 You're in my necklace that I wear everyday. Love u Always
    1 You, Pope and Chuck! Heaven will never be the same πŸ˜†.❀ Loved and never forgotten!
    1 love and miss you More each day! on my way to see the Littles!πŸ˜˜πŸ’–β€πŸ’”
    1 HAPPY HEAVENLY THANKSGIVING ❀️momma pope
    1 1st Thanksgiving without you! Granny is Missing you Big! ❀
    1 Praying for the family today , 11-26-2020, first holiday without you , rest peacefully πŸ’™momma pope
    1 It still doesn't seem real! It's like a bad dream. wake me when its over!πŸ–€
    1 90 days too many without you!! 9/1/2020!😒 πŸ’”
    1 I carried u in my womb for 9 months now i carry u in my heart. Love u son
    1 Baptised 12/4/2012 @MBC Dr. Charles E. Booth
    1 Mikey's 5th Bday Party was a blast! The only thing missing was YOU!β€πŸ’‹
    1 1st real snow yesterday..your kinda weather COLD!! Granny loves and misses you BIG!❀😘
    1 The fat lady is about to sing! Your family is on it! He who laughs last laughs best!!
    1 HAPPY HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS EVE,we love, miss you , and think about you everyday πŸ’”
    1 Christmas just ain't Christmas with you my Angel!πŸ’”πŸ˜˜
    1 Christmas just ain't Christmas without you my Angel!πŸ’˜πŸ˜˜
    1 Happy Heavenly new year , we love you forever 1-1-2021πŸ’™momma Pope
    1 Happy New Year Grannys Angel! 1/1/21 ALL RiseπŸ’˜πŸ’”β€πŸ˜˜
    1 It's Granny's birthday and the only gift I want(you) I can't have! love and miss you so so muchπŸ’˜πŸ˜˜
    1 loving ❀ and missing you daily!πŸ’”
    1 Its your Dads BDay and all he wants is you! No one loved you like he did or does!πŸ’”
    1 HAPPY HEAVENLY VALENTINES DAY ❀️momma Pope
    1 Happy Heavenly Valentines Day Sweet Heart!β™₯οΈπŸ’˜πŸ˜˜
    1 There is no closure; only pain, heartache, who and WHY!! Gran muzzles U!πŸ’˜πŸ’”
    1 6 months of missing u. Forever in my heart son. Love, ur Queen
    1 No closure only pain, heartache and the why! Granny misses you so muchπŸ’”πŸ–€
    1 ❀️Love you Mikey. Turn up with my brother for his bday tomorrowπŸ‘ŒπŸΎ
    1 2day is Jays B'day Mikey! You and Jay turn heaven up! Gran loves and misses you both!πŸ’˜πŸ˜˜πŸ’˜πŸ˜˜πŸ’˜
    1 Rest peacefully Mikey πŸ’” you’ve been on my mind so heavy
    1 I love you Mike! -KK πŸ’—
    2 Missing you Sugah! I could use a visit! Love you always!
    1 Missing and loving you always! Heavy on my πŸ’™ 2day!
    1 Happy Heavenly Easter ✝️ Mikey! Missing and loving U always!
    1 Happy Easter Mike I love you ❀️
    1 Your name sake was born 2day and I know u were there!πŸ’˜
    1 TaurusMichaelFairDosa she's beautiful!πŸ˜˜πŸ’˜
    1 Hey Mike our niece is so beautiful. I wish you could hold her. I love you dude❀️
    1 Happy Heavenly Birthday Mikey🎈β™₯οΈπŸ’‹ Gran πŸ’˜ n misses U!
    1 Happy heavenly birthday son. Loving and Missing U Daily. Love, Ur QueenπŸ’œπŸ˜˜
    1 HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY MIKEYπŸ’™momma Pope
    1 Happy Heavenly birthday Mike!! πŸ₯³πŸŽ‚πŸŽˆπŸ’œ I love
    1 Happy heavenly birthday Mike πŸ’”
    1 Ur birthday balloon release was awesome. I know u were there son. Forever in my πŸ’œ
    1 It was the double 🌈 for us letting us all know you were present and accounted for!😘β™₯️
    1 you and Granny in Puerto Rico living it up! loving and missing you always!πŸ’˜πŸ˜˜
    1 2day my love we're in WVa. about to go white River Rafting! You go everywhere Granny goes!πŸ₯°β™₯️😘
    1 Grands Bro your Uncle Will is now there with you! Now there is just me! Love you all to 4everβ™₯️😘
    1 Over 1000 candles lit!! You are missed and loved so much. Love u SonπŸ’œπŸ˜˜
    1 Miss you Mike πŸ₯Ί
    1 Happy Heavenly Father's Day Son! Loving and missing u on my 50th Birthday today. Love, MomπŸ’œπŸ˜˜
    1 Happy Father's Day to a Real Daddy! Your babies love and miss you always! GrannyπŸ’˜
    1 HAPPY HEAVENLY FATHERS DAY ❀️momma Pope
    1 So heartbreaking man πŸ’” you be on my mind so much
    1 Happy heavenly 4 th of July 7-4-2021, another holiday without you πŸ’”momma Pope
    1 Think about you everyday πŸ’”
    1 you are Always on my mind! Forever in my πŸ’”!
    1 woke up crying with u all in my head. Got my house today but you already know❀😘
    1 I miss you all day everyday. May the culprit abide in hell!
    1 I miss you so much Mikey. Thinking of u daily. β€œWe always gon rock” xoxo πŸ’œ Tyra/Chocolate πŸ”’
    2 Mya Graduated Sun frm OSU! heard u screaming from heaven that's my baby Sis!So proud of her.
    1 Mikey my baby, missing you is an understatement. Thank you for visiting my dreams! πŸ’œ Chocolate
    1 πŸ₯ΊπŸ’”
    1 Thinking of you as always. πŸ’” miss you mike
    1 May Heaven shine its face upon you and your family
    1 Still in disbelief Mikey. I miss u more
    1 …Those 2 dreams weren’t enough. I watch our videos to hear ur voice. I love u Fair πŸ’œChocolate
    1 Happy birthday uncle we love you
    1 love and miss you lil cuz!
    1 I see the rainbows daddy I love you noodle
    1 A whole year without you! πŸ’” miss you everyday
    1 Rest up lil cuz.
    2 closure is something Granny has yet to discoverπŸ’”πŸ’” Missing you is an understatement!πŸ’˜πŸ˜˜
    1 Thinking about you πŸ’”momma Pope
    1 Another holiday without you
    1 you are always on my mindπŸ’˜πŸ˜˜
    1 Always
    1 Just here to say I miss you. πŸ’œ chocolate
    1 Miss you πŸ₯Ί
    1 Loving and missing you always!😘😘
    1 Heavy on Granny's ❀! I miss you 😘
    1 thinking about you today
    1 i love you miss you so badly little Mike
    1 good morning my handsome angle
    1 good morning nephew
    1 always thinking of you πŸ’œ missing you 🍫
    1 I love u MikeyπŸ’œ
    1 your words...i love you auntie..stays with meπŸ’œ
    1 I wake up with thoughts of you. Granny misses you SO MUCH! πŸ–€πŸ’”
    1 Think about you everyday. πŸ₯Ί
    2 Love
    1 I think about you everyday.. tell the family i love you all
    1 hi nephew..i know you and my mom gonna turn up on her birthday tomorrow
    1 Granny misses and loves you more each day and that's facts!πŸ’”πŸ–€πŸ˜˜
    1 I miss you Mikey. No cap. All I have is memories. πŸ’œchocolate
    1 you are missed
    1 Just stopping by to say hey. Miss you Mikey πŸ’œ Choc🍫
    1 Miss U daily but Holidays are painful! Grans πŸ˜‡πŸ’•
    1 One thing I know for sure There is NO CLOSUREπŸ’―πŸ’”
    1 Happy Thanksgiving Mikey! Missing you daily πŸ’œchocolate
    1 Happy Heavenly Thanksgiving son. I Love and miss u very muchπŸ’œπŸ˜˜
    2 Thankful God loaned you to🀣 us! missing youπŸ’”πŸ˜˜
    1 i miss you so much
    1 Miss you πŸ₯ΊπŸ₯ΊπŸ₯ΊπŸ’”
    1 Not a day goes by without u on my mindπŸ–€πŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜
    1 Gran never goes anywhere without U!πŸ–€πŸ’”
    1 Missing you my Christmas AngelπŸ–€πŸ’•πŸ˜˜
    1 Miss you Mikey πŸ’œ 🍫
    1 Happy Heavenly New Year Son. U and Uncle Brock turn Up. Love UπŸ’œπŸ˜˜
    1 on my way to Mikeys Bball game! watch out Steph Curry!😘
    1 Like father like son! Born athlete! I love and miss you Grannys AngelπŸ’”
    1 I miss you so much Mikey. Sending you love and kisses, πŸ’œ Chocolate 🍫
    1 loving and missing you daily!πŸ’”
    1 Different hurt but the same pain...missing you!πŸ˜˜πŸ’”
    1 Still no justice Granny has no peace!πŸ’”πŸ–€πŸ’―
    1 2day is your Dad's Birthday and all he wants is you! Loved and missedπŸ’”πŸ–€
    1 My forever VALENTINE! Granny's πŸ’”!love n miss you!
    1 can't stop;won't stop justice must be served!
    1 Haven’t seen you in my dreams lately 😒 Missing you forever β™Ύ πŸ’œchocolate
    1 Milan turns 5 daddy! She talks to you constantly! πŸ˜˜πŸ’–πŸ’
    1 πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
    1 Happy Heavenly Easter Son. I Love and Miss uπŸ’œ
    1 Happy Resurrection Day my angel! love all of you with all of me!πŸ˜˜πŸ’
    1 Happy heavenly birthday. My Taurus flame. You are loved & missed πŸ’œπŸ«
    1 Happy Heavenly Birthday Son. I Love and Miss U. Forever in my πŸ’œ
    1 Happy heavenly birthday Mike love & miss you. πŸ’”
    1 BEAUTIFUL Birthday Balloon release celebrating U Son. Love uπŸ’œπŸ₯³
    1 HAPPY HEAVENLY FATHER'S DAY SON. LOVE AND MISS U SO MUCHπŸ˜˜πŸ’œ
    1 Gran is all in her feelings again 2day! words can't express how much U R loved and missedπŸ’”πŸ–€πŸ’‹!
    1 Where is our justice and who are you???
    1 Thinking of you daily. I miss you 😘 πŸ’œπŸ«
    1 Granny will never 4get! justice will be served!πŸ˜ͺπŸ˜˜πŸ’”
    1 Everyday begins and ends with you on my mind and in my ❀ πŸ’”
    1 I Love and miss u son. Forever in my πŸ’œ JUSTICE is coming!
    1 Two years πŸ₯Ί miss you Mike
    1 Missing you forever Mikey πŸ’œβ™ΎοΈ
    1 Missing u with every beat of my πŸ’”! 2 yes. 2long without justice!
    1 Missing U but grateful for the 24 God loaned you to us!πŸ’œ Gran
    1 Christmas just ain't Christmas without u son. Loving and Missing u Everyday! Forever in my πŸ’œ
    1 Merry Christmas! πŸŽ„πŸŽ Miss you ! πŸ’œπŸ«
    1 New Years just ain't New years without u son. Ur Forever in my πŸ’œ Loving and Missing U Always 😘
    1 Happy Valentines day my ❀! I miss and love you!
    1 Think of you everyday! Miss you so much Mike.
    1 Gran is missing you daily! Still no justice still no peaceπŸ’”!
    1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON! MOMMA LOVES AND MISS U NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERYDAY! 4EVER IN MY πŸ’œπŸŽ‰πŸ˜˜πŸ₯³πŸŽ‚
    1 Happy heavenly birthday Mikey ❀️
    1 Happy Birthday Mikey. I love & miss you 😘 πŸ’œ 🍫
    1 Happy Birthday Mikey! Granny will always love and miss U
    1 HAPPY HEAVENLY FATHER’S DAY 6-18-23❀️MOMMA POPE
    1 Happy Father's Day. u did a good job and the Littles love and miss youπŸ˜πŸ’žπŸ’˜
    1 Another year without justice and peace! Love you forever!
    1 Absolutely beautiful balloon release today in Loving Memory of u son. 4ever in my πŸ’œ. Love & miss u
    1 I will Never stop seeking justice for you. Think of you daily. love n miss you always Granny's ❀
    1 Happy heavenly Thanksgiving son. Loving and missing you today and everyday! πŸ’œπŸ˜˜
    1 I miss you more each day if that is possible! Love love πŸ’˜ you Granny's Mikey!
    1 Merry Christmas my Angel! Granny will forever love and miss you!πŸ˜‡πŸ’˜πŸ˜˜πŸ’”πŸ’œ
    1 May this New Year bring JUSTICE! I Love and miss u sonπŸ’œ
    1 New year same Old pain! it's just us! Gran loves and Misses you to 4ever!😘❀
    1 I love you Mikey πŸ’”
    1 Happy heavenly Valentines Day my Heart ❀!Granny loves and misses you always!
    1 ur my Valentine everyday son! Forever in my heart. Love and miss uπŸ’œπŸ˜˜
    1 We love you mike #nunu & glo 🫢🏾
    1 Happy Resurrection Day! HE lives and I know you are with HIM
    1 Miss you so much Mike ❀️
    1 HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY SON! UR FOREVER IN MY πŸ’œ LOVE & MISS UπŸŽŠπŸŽ‰
    1 Happy heavenly birthday. You are missed. πŸ’œ luv chocolate
    1 Happy Heavenly Born Day! Missing u!
    1 Happy Heavenly 29th Grannys ❀!
    1 Happy birthday I love you dad @noodle
    1 Happy heavenly Father's Day Son. Loving and missing u today and EVERYDAY! πŸ’œπŸ˜˜
    1 Been thinking about you as always - keep resting peacefully πŸ’”momma Pope
    1 Every breathe the family take is for you - we love you always
    1 So I'm sure the Detective on Mikes' case is tired of me calling get ready to pass out!!
    1 September 1st. It's been 4yrs. God said JUSTICE is coming! I Love and miss u SonπŸ’œπŸ˜˜
    1 4 yrs. of hoping,praying and waiting 4 justice to be served! GrannyπŸ’”

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