Michael Jorge Candelaria, age 16

Lost to gun violence on September 28, 2020 in Ruidoso, New Mexico.

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  • Nickname:
    19 Big Mike
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    18 Caring
    15 Loving
    18 happy
    17 beautiful soul
    17 kindness
    12 ambitious
    15 carefree
    14 giving, loving
    10 Goofball
    10 kind and giving
    8 not to worry
    4 LOVED to dance
  • Occupation:
    5 student
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    11 Hondo Valley High School
    9 Hondo High School
    14 The best Eagle 🦅 mascot and best dance moves.
    4 loved football, strong hitter
  • Comments:
    10 he was always loving and so caribg he would go out his way for any one just to see them smile
    7 for ever in our hearts my love ❤️‍🩹
    9 happy birthday mike 🕊 i miss you everyday bro keep painting them sky's beautiful we see you !🕊
    8 our valley angel
    6 loved to dance, loved music, loved Michael Jackson
    5 loved panda expresz
    5 beast on the football field
    3 always dancing
    3 gone to soon.
    3 loved and missed by so many of us
    3 never forget the time we played basketball forever miss you michael🤍
    3 happy birthday mike💙we all miss you so much! forever in my heart
    4 our beautiful angel
    2 i miss you so much, my sweet boy🤍
    2 woke up this morning and my mind went straight to missing you. miss you sweet boy forever💙
    2 love and miss you
    2 still so hard to believe.
    1 Very handsome young man
    1 Missing you forever & always my sweet boy.🤍🕊️
    1 forever 16 ❤️‍🩹
    2 Rest in Peace, so senseless!!!
    2 i miss you forever and always, my sweet boy🥲🤍🤍🤍
    1 Another beautiful taken to soon....Rest In Peace
    2 Another beautiful soul taken too soon!!! REST IN PEACE
    2 you are so missed. never forgotten.

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