Joseph J. Copeland, age 18

Lost to gun violence on April 25, 2021 in Aiken, South Carolina.

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  • Nickname:
    9 JoJo
    2 Jamar🤍
    3 Droppa🗣
    2 Miss you Jo,love those eyes ❤️
    1 It Will be six months on 25 of October Since you’ve been gone 💙💙💙
    1 we will miss yu every day
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    3 He was a funny sweet loving guy and also my favorite cousin
    1 funny loving and sweet guy aka my cousin
    2 Funny
    1 Sweet
    1 My Favorite cousin
    1 He was a nice guy, and didnt make enemys
    2 Goofy kid, really good listener, always was there for me.
    2 Goffy, sweat, kind and a shoulder to lean on.❤️
    1 Bro was very respectful 🤍
    2 Kind Soul 😮‍💨
    2 Respectful funny Kind generous caring loving compassionate💙💙💙
    2 Outspoken 💯
  • Occupation:
    2 i dont really know but i do know he wouldnt hurt anyone
    1 Student
    1 Rapper
  • Workplace:
    1 Academy Sports
    1 Academy sports
  • Schools attended:
    1 Aiken High
    5 Aiken high
    1 Aiken High School
    2 South Aiken
  • Comments:
    1 I miss u cousin
    1 I miss u JoJo and I love You
    1 Why did you have to leave now
    1 Fly high jojo we miss yo
    3 Misss you so much GG I love you
    1 He was my youngest brother
    1 See you soon twin 💙
    2 I love you !🫂
    4 Joseph mommy love and miss you 😘
    1 I Love You Lil Cousin Always
    1 I can’t believe it’s almost a year since you’ve been gone
    1 I love you son until we meet up again oh what a joyful time we will have
    1 Joseph 😍❤️ I love you
    1 You will always be in mama’s heart as long as I live until we meet again
    1 Happy Easter eve Jojo ✨🐇🐤🐣💕😘
    1 Happy Easter Son ❤️😘🐣🐇 🐰
    1 04 /18/22
    1 Happy Easter Son 4/18/22
    1 Today do not hear with me because they took your life for 4.24.22
    1 Happy mother’s day to me you are with us all Jojo
    1 Happy Mother’s Day to us all Jojoj we love you 😘
    1 Your birthday in three months baby
    1 End gun violence
    1 Joseph life mattered.❤️❤️❤️
    1 Happy 20th birthday son🤍🤍🤍🤍
    1 8/26/02 Happy Birthday Jo!!!!🤍🤍🤍
    1 Joseph life mattered❤❤❤❤
    1 We love you forever and always baby😣😔
    1 I have a birthday this week ☺️
    1 I have a birthday this week 9/22/76😊
    1 Son I miss you I love you . 😔
    1 My birthday tomorrow son🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊
    1 I’m having a wonderful birthday son
    1 MISSING YOU BROSKI🥴❤🗣
    1 Missing you son💔
    1 I love you 😘
    1 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💝
    1 Almost Thanksgiving 💔
    1 Happy thanksgiving son
    1 12/12/22 I love you 😘 Son
    1 12/24/22. @ 6:50 I’m am thinking about you 🎁
    1 Marry Christmas Joseph Jamar Jojo🎄🙌🏾😘
    1 Happy New Year’s 2023
    1 I love you son Going into another year without you
    1 3/26/23
    1 I miss you like I miss Jesus who I never seen before.
    1 mommy love’s you son 🙎🏽‍♂️
    1 Day before Esters.
    1 Happy Easter Son💐
    1 I miss you so much Son 4/16/23
    1 Damn JoJo i can not believe today marks 2 years #LLJOJO🕊💔
    1 4/25/23 2 years now missing you like crazy
    1 Missing you dude
    1 JOJO I MISS YOU SO MUCH
    1 JOSEPH JAMARA COPELAND
    1 HAPPY
    1 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ME SON! I miss you I love you 🙌🏾❤️🙌🏾
    1 MOMMY LOVES YOU SO ITS HURTS
    1 THAT YOU ARE NOT HERE!!!
    1 12:24am 5/22/23 MISSING YOU SON❤️❤️❤️
    1 Missing you every day Son!
    1 I WANT TO SEE YOU SON HOLD YOU 😢😢😢
    1 happy Fourth of July 2023 I love and miss you son❤️❤️❤️
    1 BIRTHDAY COMING SOON
    1 Birthday month
    1 August 26, 2002 the big “20”
    1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON 82623🎂🎊🎉🎈🎁
    1 🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊
    1 ❤️🎊❤️🎊❤️🎊❤️🎊❤️🎊❤️🎊❤️🎊❤️🥳🎂🎁🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
    1 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
    1 9/22/76 mommy birthday 🎂
    1 I love you and miss you so much 😘
    1 November Thanksgiving son. I love you and miss you.
    1 December 25 merry Christmas Son 2023
    1 January 1, 202024 happy new year son. Love you and miss you.
    1 May 16 2024 them boy got LIFE in prison
    1 April 14 brother in car wreck but pulled through

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