Derrick Carson III, ageΒ 19

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

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  • Nickname:
    99 DJ Auntie miss you so much
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    146 smart, whitty, loved family and life
  • Occupation:
    144 U.S Army
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  • Comments:
    110 I love you Lil Big Brother
    149 Forever in our hearts
    149 Taken far too soon
    149 Love you more than life i miss you dearly baby boy
    118 I miss ya bruh it been crazy without ya
    153 No amount of time eases the pain!! Gone two months too long. I miss you baby 😒😒😒
    146 You will always have a lasting memory
    151 Love you DJ❣️
    102 love u brudda
    116 I'm gon do wat we always talked about bruh love ya
    144 Some days it hurts to breathe... We miss you dearly baby!!!
    111 It’s my birthday man and it don’t even feel like it without you Lil big brother I miss you
    147 you will never be forgotten
    140 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    109 Missing my baby this Christmas 😒
    116 A New Year and no you just doesn't seem fair
    143 "Absent but never forgotten " Love you always!!! Meme.. πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯
    141 WHY????!!!!
    104 Everyone keep telling me to hold my head up and push on but it hard because I miss you nephew.
    142 Missing you even more today 😒 😒
    143 The tears won't stop!! I miss you dearly baby πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    111 Broken hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’” πŸ’”
    108 Your memory is the only thing that keeps me going! I miss you nephew
    139 You are truly missed man
    135 I love you
    141 My heart broke for you today πŸ’” 😒
    112 Happy heavenly Birthday baby!! We love you!!
    143 I'm missing you today baby 😒 😒
    139 It's been a year and we still hurt deeply.
    143 πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­
    144 Missing your positivity, infections grin and spine breaking hugs πŸ’”πŸ’”
    141 Thinking about my baby today 😒 😒
    139 So blessed to be your mom.. XOXO
    108 Missing you this Thanksgiving. I love you β™₯️ β™₯️
    108 Broken hearted this Christmas... 143 baby
    123 The beginning of another year without my baby 😒
    105 Happy Valentine's day baby. I love you 😍 πŸ’— πŸ’› πŸ’“ β™₯️ πŸ’–
    126 forever in our hearts πŸ’• πŸ’ž
    127 Heartbroken
    108 More tears on Mothers day 😒 😭 πŸ’” πŸ˜ͺ 😞 πŸ’™ 😒 😭 πŸ’”
    106 Happy birthday lil brother. Gone not forgotten πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    111 Happy 21st birthday baby!! We love and miss you πŸ˜” πŸ˜”
    118 Two years of heartache. Missing you more each day. We love you!!πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ’”πŸ’”
    114 Just wanted to scream today!! I miss you baby 😒
    97 In tears on Thanksgiving. Miss u baby 😒
    84 Merry Xmas baby boy
    82 Missing you in 2024. I love you!!!
    71 Broken-hearted on Valentine's Day πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’” I miss you baby 😒
    53 We really missed you but felt your presence today. XOXO
    51 Happy Heavenly 22nd birthday baby
    42 Missing you on my 44th birthday 😒😒😒
    40 Merry Christmas darling.
    39 Happy New Year sweetheart. I miss you so much 😒
    37 Happy Valentine's Day my baby
    35 4/3/25 Justice for DJ. I love you
    34 Missing you on Mother's Day
    35 Happy heavenly 23rd Birthday!! I love you baby
    32 4 years of heartbreak and mental anguish. I love and miss you dearly
    31 A bit relieved today. J4DJ. I love you
    23 Missing you on my 45th birthday. I love you baby
    17 Feeling heavy hearted on Thanksgiving. I miss you baby
    16 Another year without my sweet baby boy. We miss you 😒 πŸ’” πŸ’”
    11 Happy Valentines day my sweet baby. I love you β™₯️
    11 The longest 56 months of my life. I miss you baby 😒
    11 Missing you more with each passing day 😒 😒
    9 Missing you Mother's Day 2026. I love you baby
    8 Happy heavenly 24th. I love you β™₯️
    8 Missing you on your 24th birthday. We love you
    7 5 years later, you're missed even more...I love you baby !!!

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