Derrick Carson III, ageΒ 19

Lost to gun violence on July 3, 2021 in Mobile, Alabama.

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  • Nickname:
    93 DJ Auntie miss you so much
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    140 smart, whitty, loved family and life
  • Occupation:
    138 U.S Army
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  • Comments:
    104 I love you Lil Big Brother
    143 Forever in our hearts
    143 Taken far too soon
    143 Love you more than life i miss you dearly baby boy
    112 I miss ya bruh it been crazy without ya
    147 No amount of time eases the pain!! Gone two months too long. I miss you baby 😒😒😒
    140 You will always have a lasting memory
    145 Love you DJ❣️
    99 love u brudda
    110 I'm gon do wat we always talked about bruh love ya
    138 Some days it hurts to breathe... We miss you dearly baby!!!
    105 It’s my birthday man and it don’t even feel like it without you Lil big brother I miss you
    141 you will never be forgotten
    134 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    103 Missing my baby this Christmas 😒
    110 A New Year and no you just doesn't seem fair
    137 "Absent but never forgotten " Love you always!!! Meme.. πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯
    135 WHY????!!!!
    98 Everyone keep telling me to hold my head up and push on but it hard because I miss you nephew.
    136 Missing you even more today 😒 😒
    137 The tears won't stop!! I miss you dearly baby πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    105 Broken hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’” πŸ’”
    102 Your memory is the only thing that keeps me going! I miss you nephew
    133 You are truly missed man
    133 I love you
    135 My heart broke for you today πŸ’” 😒
    106 Happy heavenly Birthday baby!! We love you!!
    137 I'm missing you today baby 😒 😒
    133 It's been a year and we still hurt deeply.
    137 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­
    138 Missing your positivity, infections grin and spine breaking hugs πŸ’”πŸ’”
    135 Thinking about my baby today 😒 😒
    133 So blessed to be your mom.. XOXO
    102 Missing you this Thanksgiving. I love you β™₯️ β™₯️
    102 Broken hearted this Christmas... 143 baby
    117 The beginning of another year without my baby 😒
    100 Happy Valentine's day baby. I love you 😍 πŸ’— πŸ’› πŸ’“ β™₯️ πŸ’–
    120 forever in our hearts πŸ’• πŸ’ž
    121 Heartbroken
    102 More tears on Mothers day 😒 😭 πŸ’” πŸ˜ͺ 😞 πŸ’™ 😒 😭 πŸ’”
    100 Happy birthday lil brother. Gone not forgotten πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    105 Happy 21st birthday baby!! We love and miss you πŸ˜” πŸ˜”
    112 Two years of heartache. Missing you more each day. We love you!!πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ’”πŸ’”
    108 Just wanted to scream today!! I miss you baby 😒
    91 In tears on Thanksgiving. Miss u baby 😒
    78 Merry Xmas baby boy
    76 Missing you in 2024. I love you!!!
    65 Broken-hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’” I miss you baby 😒
    47 We really missed you but felt your presence today. XOXO
    45 Happy Heavenly 22nd birthday baby
    36 Missing you on my 44th birthday 😒😒😒
    34 Merry Christmas darling.
    33 Happy New Year sweetheart. I miss you so much 😒
    31 Happy Valentine's Day my baby
    29 4/3/25 Justice for DJ. I love you
    28 Missing you on Mother's Day
    29 Happy heavenly 23rd Birthday!! I love you baby
    26 4 years of heartbreak and mental anguish. I love and miss you dearly
    25 A bit relieved today. J4DJ. I love you
    17 Missing you on my 45th birthday. I love you baby
    11 Feeling heavy hearted on Thanksgiving. I miss you baby
    10 Another year without my sweet baby boy. We miss you 😒 πŸ’” πŸ’”
    5 Happy Valentines day my sweet baby. I love you β™₯️
    5 The longest 56 months of my life. I miss you baby 😒
    5 Missing you more with each passing day 😒 😒
    3 Missing you Mother's Day 2026. I love you baby
    2 Happy heavenly 24th. I love you β™₯️
    2 Missing you on your 24th birthday. We love you

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