Derrick Carson, III, ageΒ 19

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

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

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