Derrick Carson, III, ageΒ 19

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

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

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