Derrick Carson, III, ageΒ 19

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

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  • Nickname:
    91 DJ Auntie miss you so much
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    138 smart, whitty, loved family and life
  • Occupation:
    136 U.S Army
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  • Comments:
    102 I love you Lil Big Brother
    141 Forever in our hearts
    141 Taken far too soon
    141 Love you more than life i miss you dearly baby boy
    110 I miss ya bruh it been crazy without ya
    145 No amount of time eases the pain!! Gone two months too long. I miss you baby 😒😒😒
    138 You will always have a lasting memory
    143 Love you DJ❣️
    98 love u brudda
    108 I'm gon do wat we always talked about bruh love ya
    136 Some days it hurts to breathe... We miss you dearly baby!!!
    103 It’s my birthday man and it don’t even feel like it without you Lil big brother I miss you
    139 you will never be forgotten
    132 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    101 Missing my baby this Christmas 😒
    108 A New Year and no you just doesn't seem fair
    135 "Absent but never forgotten " Love you always!!! Meme.. πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯
    133 WHY????!!!!
    96 Everyone keep telling me to hold my head up and push on but it hard because I miss you nephew.
    134 Missing you even more today 😒 😒
    135 The tears won't stop!! I miss you dearly baby πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    103 Broken hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’” πŸ’”
    100 Your memory is the only thing that keeps me going! I miss you nephew
    131 You are truly missed man
    132 I love you
    133 My heart broke for you today πŸ’” 😒
    103 Happy heavenly Birthday baby!! We love you!!
    134 I'm missing you today baby 😒 😒
    131 It's been a year and we still hurt deeply.
    135 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­
    136 Missing your positivity, infections grin and spine breaking hugs πŸ’”πŸ’”
    132 Thinking about my baby today 😒 😒
    131 So blessed to be your mom.. XOXO
    100 Missing you this Thanksgiving. I love you β™₯️ β™₯️
    100 Broken hearted this Christmas... 143 baby
    115 The beginning of another year without my baby 😒
    98 Happy Valentine's day baby. I love you 😍 πŸ’— πŸ’› πŸ’“ β™₯️ πŸ’–
    118 forever in our hearts πŸ’• πŸ’ž
    119 Heartbroken
    100 More tears on Mothers day 😒 😭 πŸ’” πŸ˜ͺ 😞 πŸ’™ 😒 😭 πŸ’”
    98 Happy birthday lil brother. Gone not forgotten πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    103 Happy 21st birthday baby!! We love and miss you πŸ˜” πŸ˜”
    110 Two years of heartache. Missing you more each day. We love you!!πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ’”πŸ’”
    106 Just wanted to scream today!! I miss you baby 😒
    89 In tears on Thanksgiving. Miss u baby 😒
    76 Merry Xmas baby boy
    74 Missing you in 2024. I love you!!!
    63 Broken-hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’” I miss you baby 😒
    45 We really missed you but felt your presence today. XOXO
    43 Happy Heavenly 22nd birthday baby
    34 Missing you on my 44th birthday 😒😒😒
    32 Merry Christmas darling.
    31 Happy New Year sweetheart. I miss you so much 😒
    29 Happy Valentine's Day my baby
    27 4/3/25 Justice for DJ. I love you
    26 Missing you on Mother's Day
    27 Happy heavenly 23rd Birthday!! I love you baby
    24 4 years of heartbreak and mental anguish. I love and miss you dearly
    23 A bit relieved today. J4DJ. I love you
    15 Missing you on my 45th birthday. I love you baby
    9 Feeling heavy hearted on Thanksgiving. I miss you baby
    8 Another year without my sweet baby boy. We miss you 😒 πŸ’” πŸ’”
    3 Happy Valentines day my sweet baby. I love you β™₯️
    3 The longest 56 months of my life. I miss you baby 😒
    3 Missing you more with each passing day 😒 😒

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