Ta'Shya Michelle Jay, age 11

Lost to gun violence on June 9, 2021 in Leesville, South Carolina.

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  • Nickname:
    2 shya, TT
    1 shya,party,beautiful🤎
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  • Personality:
    2 so full of life
    2 Loved Dancing
    2 literally so full of life , loveable crazy
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  • Schools attended:
    2 B-L Elementary
  • Comments:
    2 Look just like her mom. RIP sweetheart 🙏🏾
    2 RIP angel, my deepest condolences to the family.
    1 Literally beautiful, especially with those braids. <3 RIP cutie
    2 My precious granddaughter! I miss you so much
    1 My heart is broken 💔 miss you Shya
    2 RIP Beautiful Girl 💗💗 you didn’t deserve this life gone way to soon!
    1 Auntie miss and love you soo much T
    1 Our precious little cousin we love you
    1 beautiful inside and out❤️❤️RIP Ta'Shya Michelle Jay
    1 Our precious angel 😇
    2 Granny miss you so much💔😭
    1 Big cuz miss you shya 👼🏾
    1 Granny miss you so much Shya💔
    1 I love you shya ❤️always us ❤️
    1 Missing you so much your 13 birthday is a few days away 😢💔Auntie love you always
    1 I love you ❤️ I miss you 💔
    1 Forever in my heart 💔 Granny miss you so much
    1 Angela Morris-grandmother
    1 I miss you so much baby💔💔it’s so hard without you 💔
    1 i miss shy rest easy see u again one day

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