Derrick Carson III, ageΒ 19

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

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

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