Shaun Michael Goolsby, age 31

Lost to gun violence on May 29, 2021 in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

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  • Nickname:
    14 Rocky
    9 Shaunie
    8 Rocco
    3 ❤️SHAUN❤️
    1 Special Human Amazingly Unique Non-replaceable ❤️❤️❤️
  • Number of children:
    4 I love my kids I’m with you always be strong ❤️❤️❤️333
    5 My dearest Son, I love and miss you so much💜
  • Personality:
    14 Loving, kind, sweet hearted person
    7 Humble, Selfless, Giving, Loving, Kind, Biggest Heart
    5 Humble, Selfless, Kind, Big Heart
    4 Amazing, Loving, Kind, Fearless
    5 Caring, Selfless, Powerful energy
    2 Beautiful soul, very spiritual
    1 Would share his last few bucks
    1 Loved Family time
    1 Big Dreamer
  • Occupation:
    4 Chef
    1 Chef/Retail Owner
    3 Best father 👑
    1 Freestyler/Designer🥰
    1 Community social worker Roc
    1 True Real at Heart
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    1 Davie County high School
  • Comments:
    4 My heart is broken, Beautiful Soul. I love you Shaunie
    2 Rest Easy King 👑 Love you
    2 Forever in our hearts cuz ♥
    3 i love you so much Shaun ! You'll forever be in my heart !! Always....Dominique♥️
    2 I love you Shaunie always and forever💜
    2 I love you shaunie ❤️ my big cousin 🙏🏽 you'll live forever King! - Jakayri
    3 You will never be forgotten ❤ love you bruh Ashley S
    6 I love you Shaunie, your light was too bright for this world. - Yanni
    4 You'll always be in my heart your name will forever be heard until we meet again..!!! LOVE YOU..!!
    1 We will always love
    2 I love you to heaven and back! Rest easy love! I'll never forget you. - Harmony
    1 I will always love and cherish you and continue your legacy ❤️❤️❤️
    1 We miss you so much Shaun and we will always love you 💌❤️❤️❤️
    4 I can’t I can’t accept you leaving so soon I need you we need you❤️
    1 Happy Fathers Day to YOU! 👑
    1 Thank you for being such fantastic guiding lights in so many lives.
    1 Happy Birthday Shaun till death do us part ❤️🎊 🎉 🎂🎈🎁
    2 Sending you all the LOVE
    2 Roc!! Miss you. It’s Ace Boogie❤️
    3 Ayyyyooo—- your favorite saying 💪🏾😍
    1 I miss you so much 😔
    1 I wish we had more time will be truly forever MISSED and LOVED!
    1 I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON
    1 love you lil brother miss you
    1 My Shaunie …. You will forever be in my heart and on my mind…love always Aunt Donna AKA Ba!
    1 ace boogie again. Miss you Roc
    3 🕯 333 🕯 😘
    1 solomon
    1 Miss u baby bro. 🙏🙏🙏🖤💙🖤
    1 Miss you so much my nephew
    2 Miss you so much nephew especially your smile always in my heart aunt Bridge
    2 A beautiful soul is never forgotten 🦋
    2 NIpsy hussle, your fav rapper, ace boogie
    1 You meant so much how do I ever fill this whole in my heart you’re all I think about
    1 ☀️💐🌻🕊🪶🪶🪶 🕊💐🌻❤️❤️👩‍👦
    2 Sending you peace love
    2 ❤️❤️❤️🕊🕊🕊🕯🕯🕯
    1 May God
    1 Sending you all blessings my love ❤️🙏
    2 Thinking of you this AM the kids miss you me and smurf miss you love you Roc! ❤️
    1 It’s hard to forget someone
    1 Who gave us so much to remember
    1 Miss you Nephew
    1 You will always be remembered
    1 You are in my thoughts everyday you were impactful🙏
    1 Always on my mind forever in my heart ❤️❤️‍🩹💜 🌹
    2 Man words can’t explain the connection we had my brother . Miss you man . Fly high .Sen City
    2 A murdered Husband, Father, Son is forever. Our PAIN is for ETERNITY😔
    1 Thinking of you hard this morning soulmate 🕯🕯🕯🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️
    1 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
    1 hey roc, ace boogie, me and jess talked
    2 lets make roc page so long, he needs two..go roc
    1 Where’s MIA Nilo mom? Are you commenting. Reply back if so
    1 I love you so much rocky you will forever be missed! 😓
    2 I’m on this page twice a day lighting a candle- Shaun’s wife Aka Nilos mom
    2 I wrote 31 of the messages you see on here so far yes I’m here everyday he was my love MIA/ MAKDA
    2 Forever my True Love Husband
    1 Folks let’s use this page to send share LOVE LIGHT
    1 Hey Mia. ❤️❤️ he truly loved you. So sorry-ace boogie
    1 Thank you Ace boogie..let’s keep the love coming his spirit is with us ❤️❤️❤️
    1 He’s feeling the LOVE ❤️ 💗 💕
    1 I promise to keep pushing for us my success is yours 💜😘
    1 It’s 125 days since you left us lives have been changed FOREVER 🥀
    2 I MISS
    1 R.I.Paradise 💙💛💙
    1 Welcome Mia !!! 😇😇😇
    1 Fly high 🕊🕊🕊
    1 Roc came in mom dream he was showing her tons of pics of himself
    1 He also came to me at 3:30 am, a few weeks ago. He’s ok
    1 rocco loved his storage unit and his belongings... its ok roc
    2 all he wanted to do was have a ccrib and backyard for his kids
    2 many of us failed him, broke his heart in ways, we now have guilt for, smh
    1 most of all, hi mom, she loved her son, she really did, im sorry more for her and kids
    1 u dont have to stress anymore roc, god took u home
    1 Gone but never forgotten we love
    1 and miss you so much 🌹❤️💋👩‍👦
    2 “I love you daddy…I miss you so much.. be strong be hulk” ❤️💙👦🏻 NG
    2 Hey Rocccco. I listened to your VM last night. Aye yo! 😆
    1 It hurts so bad to know that the last time I saw you was the last time I'd ever see you again MG
    1 most of us are still in the same condition-struggling-- look after us ROC
    1 just glad you get to avoid the sad points in life, you're ok now and no stress
    1 i tried to find that video, but it was in the phone that got stolen from me on n.tryon
    1 My friend BD just passed this weekend, life is ??????? (sad) for many
    1 You gave us so much to remember miss yo so much Aunt Bridge
    2 Made famous egg salad but something was missing ? You making it for me
    1 Hey Roc. Ace.
    1 Its3:33 am Roc.
    1 Your boy got in some trouble but he’s ok. He sad about you
    1 1:11 11:11 3:33 4:44 5:55 it’s been happening to me a lot esp the 1:11
    1 I think that’s his way of letting us know he’s close by 🤗❤️
    1 hey rocccccccccccooo in boomerang lady voice
    1 u are truy loved my boy
    1 ace boogie, watch over your first daughter too
    1 rooooocccoooooo..... we miss u.....sad for lil favuor
    1 Rocco.. Shaun we miss you gone too soon😔
    1 You didn’t deserve this fate at all 🤦🏽‍♀️
    1 may you get justice from here and God🙏
    1 168 days since you left wish we could go back in time and events were reversed
    1 roc, alpo got dealt with, damn we miss you man
    1 i keep looking at all your photos, you were a good dude
    3 i hope that you reincarinate or just come back
    1 You mattered to many of us and your absence
    1 can be felt like a sharp knife, to the one that did this
    1 he didn’t have no regard for life he thought
    1 he took one life but he took so many of us
    3 The GUN VIOLENCE in this country is out of control
    1 So many precious lives lost like you
    1 This is unacceptable and we all need to plea for change
    1 We miss you
    1 Merry Christmas you’re being greatly missed🎄🕊
    1 Time wasn’t on our side I wish you hang in a little longer 😭😔
    1 Hey Rocco!! Merry Xmas
    1 Happy New Year! Sending you love
    1 Losing you has been so hard to bare, May God help me, us🙏💔
    2 You left Gods Garden to be with us yesterday 1 11 I felt your spirit
    1 Hey Rocco. Love you boy.
    1 2022 starting off rough for a few ppl.
    1 Just lit another candle for you bro miss you love Smurf 333
    1 Happy Valentine’s Day My Love Missing you
    1 everyday thank you for my card ❤️❤️❤️
    1 ace!!! hey roc.... we miss u, the 333s came..lol
    1 watch over those who left after you, its so many young ppl
    1 😭😭😢😪💔❤️‍🩹 I will never be the same
    2 It will never be the same with you
    2 Dang Rocco. I still can’t believe you gone!
    2 We love U down here!!!!!! (Ace boogie)
    1 the 333s dropped again for U 2 👍🏾😀
    1 We miss you but you’re at peace now
    1 Crazy stuff going on in this 🌎 Roc!!!
    1 I seen your NY buddy. I told him u left us.
    1 Buddy said it wasn’t right. He was sad to hear u gone
    1 Hey Roc. Was thinking of u homie. Ace!
    2 Keep Roc alive always !!!! 😌
    2 Hey Roc. Happy belated bday Mia
    1 We keep him alive always his with us always
    1 the signs are clear, we love
    2 It has been 301 days 7224 hours
    2 433,440 minutes 26,006,400 seconds
    1 Since you left us we think
    1 MN🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘🙏🙏🙏🕯🕯🕯
    1 We think miss
    1 Roc been gone for 300 something days. Thanks for the count!
    1 Protect us Lord 💉
    1 Thinking of you this morning, missing you 💜❤️❤️‍🩹
    1 We are coming up on a year doesn’t seem real wish you were here- Maya
    1 Smurf
    2 Yurrrrr ready roc, everything is 15 min away now 🦾🦾 love you
    2 Them is me bro I don’t be knowing how to work this page I love you SmuuurF
    1 What’s up Roc. Ace boogie. Love u man.
    3 “Y’all gon miss me when I’m gone” yes we do.
    1 Yes he did say & we do everyday 😔💔
    1 Coming up on a year bro 🥹💔 hopefully we can get in contact w/ the kids to get together-Maya
    1 It’s been a year since we lost you & it feels like yesterday
    2 I wake up with a broken heart everyday
    6 I hope your killer rots in hell
    3 For the hell he’s put us through
    1 We will always love & cherish you ❤️🕯💐
    1 Sending you love blessings & everlasting peace my love ❤️🕊☀️
    1 Till death do us part, there will be nobody like you💔
    1 11:11 Always in my heart as i'm in yoursv
    2 Happy Birthday Shaun hope you’re celebrating with the angels in heaven
    2 You would’ve been 33 today 🕯 🕯🕯
    1 I will always love you 🎵 🎶 MG
    1 Hey Roc!!!! A whole year. Our homie gained his wings. Shhh sad. That stupid boy
    1 Roc thinking of you. ✋🏿❤️ ace we miss u
    1 Looking at your pics I can hear your voice say "Hey Auntie" It just
    1 seems so unfair and wrong that you're gone. RIP Nephew
    1 Hey Rocco. Ace. Thinking of you and kids.
    1 missing you more than a little need your presence 💔😥
    1 Still missing you everyday 11:11
    3 I hope they fry that sleeze ball for what he did to you!!333
    2 We set off some fireworks for your 33rd. Guess how many shots? Lol 33! ❤️🕊-Maya & Smurf
    1 We miss you everyday like the first day MN
    1 We love you Shaun
    1 We miss you SO MUCH
    1 Still hard to believe & accept you’re gone..RIP
    1 Thinking of you It's los muertos for me everyday MG
    2 Thank you for visiting me in my dream it was so real ❤️
    1 Missing you hard..
    1 You’re always on my mind 🙏
    1 Wish you were here to come set your brother straight missing you right now 💔🕊️
    1 Missing you so much Shaun the way you light up the room the joy you bring
    1 760th candle lit for you ❤️ 🕊️-Maya & Smurf
    1 hey roc. it’s ace. who had dream of roc? what happen?
    3 hey maya and nilo. pray other two kids well also.
    3 Ace Smurf has had dreams about Roc 🥺
    2 His spirit is with us definitely seen him in our dreams M&N❤️
    1 Always in our thoughts, always with us in spirit we mention him in everything we do
    1 He is part of our daily lives gone in body there in spirit M&N❤️
    1 We love and miss you sending you blessing and thank you for ours ❤️❤️❤️👩‍👦
    1 🕯️ 🕯️🕯️🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️🪶🪶🪶💐💐💐❤️❤️❤️SMN always
    2 Missed dearly Loved forever and Cherished always M&N
    2 It’s been 2 years miss you bro 🥺 I miss you coming by to get a plate ❤️
    2 Or yelling at Smurf 🤣🤣 telling him about himself
    2 miss you bro hurts like it was yesterday ily -smurf
    1 Happy Birthday my nephew
    1 Sending Balloons tonight for you 11 11
    1 Missing you always Auntie Bridge
    1 Happy Bday 7/3. Ace Boogie. We miss you man. Big time!
    2 Rocco!!! 😇
    1 Mia, I’d like to see pictures of Nilo. I know he’s a twin.
    1 Ace 😎
    1 Hey Rocco. Having rough day. Ace. We miss you.
    1 Still don’t know what happened & why?! I’m almost sure this wasn’t your drama…
    1 Dang Roc! So much stuff going on, just happy you’re now w/ God!
    2 Wonder if you met Nipsey, your favorite. Aye: Good hair, don’t care 🤣
    2 The dude that did this was stabbed years before… he shouldn’t been gone then
    2 Then you’d still be here!
    1 We’re having another baby! Guess what his middle name will be? 🕊️❤️ rip
    1 Happy New Year Roc
    1 What’s baby middle name? Shaun
    1 We miss you bestie. Hope your mom is okay!
    1 Ace Boogie (We love you forever more)
    1 The boy is getting out today. This is so sad. No justice but keep haunting him Roc!!
    1 He truly loved you Maya. I know you’re the only one checking on this page daily. Ace ❤️
    1 Wonder who went to the court date? How is that boy not getting held accountable?
    1 Rest Easy Roc!!!! Been a lot of full moons since you left. The nights you go crazy. Lol.
    1 How bout the night you beat my car up? F u up!!! 😂 I left your butt right at the sweeps.
    1 Missing you Nephew I know it’s you when I see 11 11
    1 Sitting here alone in my office at work thinking of you! I miss you Shaun. -Harmony

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