Derrick Carson III, ageΒ 19

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

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  • Nickname:
    104 DJ Auntie miss you so much
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    151 smart, whitty, loved family and life
  • Occupation:
    149 U.S Army
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  • Comments:
    115 I love you Lil Big Brother
    154 Forever in our hearts
    154 Taken far too soon
    154 Love you more than life i miss you dearly baby boy
    123 I miss ya bruh it been crazy without ya
    158 No amount of time eases the pain!! Gone two months too long. I miss you baby 😒😒😒
    151 You will always have a lasting memory
    156 Love you DJ❣️
    103 love u brudda
    121 I'm gon do wat we always talked about bruh love ya
    149 Some days it hurts to breathe... We miss you dearly baby!!!
    116 It’s my birthday man and it don’t even feel like it without you Lil big brother I miss you
    152 you will never be forgotten
    145 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    114 Missing my baby this Christmas 😒
    121 A New Year and no you just doesn't seem fair
    148 "Absent but never forgotten " Love you always!!! Meme.. πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯
    146 WHY????!!!!
    109 Everyone keep telling me to hold my head up and push on but it hard because I miss you nephew.
    147 Missing you even more today 😒 😒
    147 The tears won't stop!! I miss you dearly baby πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    116 Broken hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’” πŸ’”
    113 Your memory is the only thing that keeps me going! I miss you nephew
    144 You are truly missed man
    135 I love you
    146 My heart broke for you today πŸ’” 😒
    117 Happy heavenly Birthday baby!! We love you!!
    148 I'm missing you today baby 😒 😒
    144 It's been a year and we still hurt deeply.
    148 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­
    149 Missing your positivity, infections grin and spine breaking hugs πŸ’”πŸ’”
    146 Thinking about my baby today 😒 😒
    144 So blessed to be your mom.. XOXO
    113 Missing you this Thanksgiving. I love you β™₯️ β™₯️
    112 Broken hearted this Christmas... 143 baby
    128 The beginning of another year without my baby 😒
    110 Happy Valentine's day baby. I love you 😍 πŸ’— πŸ’› πŸ’“ β™₯️ πŸ’–
    131 forever in our hearts πŸ’• πŸ’ž
    132 Heartbroken
    113 More tears on Mothers day 😒 😭 πŸ’” πŸ˜ͺ 😞 πŸ’™ 😒 😭 πŸ’”
    111 Happy birthday lil brother. Gone not forgotten πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    116 Happy 21st birthday baby!! We love and miss you πŸ˜” πŸ˜”
    123 Two years of heartache. Missing you more each day. We love you!!πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ’”πŸ’”
    119 Just wanted to scream today!! I miss you baby 😒
    102 In tears on Thanksgiving. Miss u baby 😒
    89 Merry Xmas baby boy
    87 Missing you in 2024. I love you!!!
    75 Broken-hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’” I miss you baby 😒
    58 We really missed you but felt your presence today. XOXO
    56 Happy Heavenly 22nd birthday baby
    47 Missing you on my 44th birthday 😒😒😒
    45 Merry Christmas darling.
    44 Happy New Year sweetheart. I miss you so much 😒
    42 Happy Valentine's Day my baby
    40 4/3/25 Justice for DJ. I love you
    39 Missing you on Mother's Day
    40 Happy heavenly 23rd Birthday!! I love you baby
    37 4 years of heartbreak and mental anguish. I love and miss you dearly
    36 A bit relieved today. J4DJ. I love you
    28 Missing you on my 45th birthday. I love you baby
    22 Feeling heavy hearted on Thanksgiving. I miss you baby
    21 Another year without my sweet baby boy. We miss you 😒 πŸ’” πŸ’”
    16 Happy Valentines day my sweet baby. I love you β™₯️
    16 The longest 56 months of my life. I miss you baby 😒
    15 Missing you more with each passing day 😒 😒
    14 Missing you Mother's Day 2026. I love you baby
    13 Happy heavenly 24th. I love you β™₯️
    13 Missing you on your 24th birthday. We love you
    12 5 years later, you're missed even more...I love you baby !!!

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