Derrick Carson, III, ageΒ 19

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

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  • Nickname:
    84 DJ Auntie miss you so much
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    131 smart, whitty, loved family and life
  • Occupation:
    129 U.S Army
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  • Comments:
    95 I love you Lil Big Brother
    134 Forever in our hearts
    134 Taken far too soon
    134 Love you more than life i miss you dearly baby boy
    103 I miss ya bruh it been crazy without ya
    138 No amount of time eases the pain!! Gone two months too long. I miss you baby 😒😒😒
    131 You will always have a lasting memory
    136 Love you DJ❣️
    92 love u brudda
    101 I'm gon do wat we always talked about bruh love ya
    129 Some days it hurts to breathe... We miss you dearly baby!!!
    96 It’s my birthday man and it don’t even feel like it without you Lil big brother I miss you
    132 you will never be forgotten
    125 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    94 Missing my baby this Christmas 😒
    101 A New Year and no you just doesn't seem fair
    128 "Absent but never forgotten " Love you always!!! Meme.. πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯
    126 WHY????!!!!
    89 Everyone keep telling me to hold my head up and push on but it hard because I miss you nephew.
    127 Missing you even more today 😒 😒
    129 The tears won't stop!! I miss you dearly baby πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    96 Broken hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’” πŸ’”
    93 Your memory is the only thing that keeps me going! I miss you nephew
    124 You are truly missed man
    126 I love you
    127 My heart broke for you today πŸ’” 😒
    96 Happy heavenly Birthday baby!! We love you!!
    127 I'm missing you today baby 😒 😒
    124 It's been a year and we still hurt deeply.
    128 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­
    129 Missing your positivity, infections grin and spine breaking hugs πŸ’”πŸ’”
    125 Thinking about my baby today 😒 😒
    124 So blessed to be your mom.. XOXO
    93 Missing you this Thanksgiving. I love you β™₯️ β™₯️
    93 Broken hearted this Christmas... 143 baby
    108 The beginning of another year without my baby 😒
    91 Happy Valentine's day baby. I love you 😍 πŸ’— πŸ’› πŸ’“ β™₯️ πŸ’–
    111 forever in our hearts πŸ’• πŸ’ž
    112 Heartbroken
    93 More tears on Mothers day 😒 😭 πŸ’” πŸ˜ͺ 😞 πŸ’™ 😒 😭 πŸ’”
    91 Happy birthday lil brother. Gone not forgotten πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    96 Happy 21st birthday baby!! We love and miss you πŸ˜” πŸ˜”
    103 Two years of heartache. Missing you more each day. We love you!!πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ’”πŸ’”
    99 Just wanted to scream today!! I miss you baby 😒
    82 In tears on Thanksgiving. Miss u baby 😒
    69 Merry Xmas baby boy
    67 Missing you in 2024. I love you!!!
    56 Broken-hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’” I miss you baby 😒
    38 We really missed you but felt your presence today. XOXO
    36 Happy Heavenly 22nd birthday baby
    27 Missing you on my 44th birthday 😒😒😒
    25 Merry Christmas darling.
    24 Happy New Year sweetheart. I miss you so much 😒
    22 Happy Valentine's Day my baby
    20 4/3/25 Justice for DJ. I love you
    19 Missing you on Mother's Day
    20 Happy heavenly 23rd Birthday!! I love you baby
    17 4 years of heartbreak and mental anguish. I love and miss you dearly
    16 A bit relieved today. J4DJ. I love you
    8 Missing you on my 45th birthday. I love you baby
    2 Feeling heavy hearted on Thanksgiving. I miss you baby
    1 Another year without my sweet baby boy. We miss you 😒 πŸ’” πŸ’”

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