Derrick Carson III, ageΒ 19

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

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  • Nickname:
    103 DJ Auntie miss you so much
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    150 smart, whitty, loved family and life
  • Occupation:
    148 U.S Army
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  • Comments:
    114 I love you Lil Big Brother
    153 Forever in our hearts
    153 Taken far too soon
    153 Love you more than life i miss you dearly baby boy
    122 I miss ya bruh it been crazy without ya
    157 No amount of time eases the pain!! Gone two months too long. I miss you baby 😒😒😒
    150 You will always have a lasting memory
    155 Love you DJ❣️
    103 love u brudda
    120 I'm gon do wat we always talked about bruh love ya
    148 Some days it hurts to breathe... We miss you dearly baby!!!
    115 It’s my birthday man and it don’t even feel like it without you Lil big brother I miss you
    151 you will never be forgotten
    144 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    113 Missing my baby this Christmas 😒
    120 A New Year and no you just doesn't seem fair
    147 "Absent but never forgotten " Love you always!!! Meme.. πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯
    145 WHY????!!!!
    108 Everyone keep telling me to hold my head up and push on but it hard because I miss you nephew.
    146 Missing you even more today 😒 😒
    147 The tears won't stop!! I miss you dearly baby πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    115 Broken hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’” πŸ’”
    112 Your memory is the only thing that keeps me going! I miss you nephew
    143 You are truly missed man
    135 I love you
    145 My heart broke for you today πŸ’” 😒
    116 Happy heavenly Birthday baby!! We love you!!
    147 I'm missing you today baby 😒 😒
    143 It's been a year and we still hurt deeply.
    147 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­
    148 Missing your positivity, infections grin and spine breaking hugs πŸ’”πŸ’”
    145 Thinking about my baby today 😒 😒
    143 So blessed to be your mom.. XOXO
    112 Missing you this Thanksgiving. I love you β™₯️ β™₯️
    112 Broken hearted this Christmas... 143 baby
    127 The beginning of another year without my baby 😒
    109 Happy Valentine's day baby. I love you 😍 πŸ’— πŸ’› πŸ’“ β™₯️ πŸ’–
    130 forever in our hearts πŸ’• πŸ’ž
    131 Heartbroken
    112 More tears on Mothers day 😒 😭 πŸ’” πŸ˜ͺ 😞 πŸ’™ 😒 😭 πŸ’”
    110 Happy birthday lil brother. Gone not forgotten πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    115 Happy 21st birthday baby!! We love and miss you πŸ˜” πŸ˜”
    122 Two years of heartache. Missing you more each day. We love you!!πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ’”πŸ’”
    118 Just wanted to scream today!! I miss you baby 😒
    101 In tears on Thanksgiving. Miss u baby 😒
    88 Merry Xmas baby boy
    86 Missing you in 2024. I love you!!!
    75 Broken-hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’” I miss you baby 😒
    57 We really missed you but felt your presence today. XOXO
    55 Happy Heavenly 22nd birthday baby
    46 Missing you on my 44th birthday 😒😒😒
    44 Merry Christmas darling.
    43 Happy New Year sweetheart. I miss you so much 😒
    41 Happy Valentine's Day my baby
    39 4/3/25 Justice for DJ. I love you
    38 Missing you on Mother's Day
    39 Happy heavenly 23rd Birthday!! I love you baby
    36 4 years of heartbreak and mental anguish. I love and miss you dearly
    35 A bit relieved today. J4DJ. I love you
    27 Missing you on my 45th birthday. I love you baby
    21 Feeling heavy hearted on Thanksgiving. I miss you baby
    20 Another year without my sweet baby boy. We miss you 😒 πŸ’” πŸ’”
    15 Happy Valentines day my sweet baby. I love you β™₯️
    15 The longest 56 months of my life. I miss you baby 😒
    15 Missing you more with each passing day 😒 😒
    13 Missing you Mother's Day 2026. I love you baby
    12 Happy heavenly 24th. I love you β™₯️
    12 Missing you on your 24th birthday. We love you
    11 5 years later, you're missed even more...I love you baby !!!

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