Anthony Gibbs, age 36

Lost to gun violence on October 2, 2021 in Merrillville, Indiana.

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  • Nickname:
    3 Ant
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    5 Outgoing
    3 Funny
    2 warm hearted
    1 most caring person you'll ever meet
    3 goofy
  • Occupation:
    3 Ironworker
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    1 Morton Sr. High School
  • Comments:
    3 Anthony, I will make sure our babies know how much you love them. We are truly heartbroken here.
    1 I know your guiding me and I won't give up ♥️♥️♥️♥️
    3 dad, im gonna try my hardest to make you proud and continue waiting for the day i see you again.💔
    3 You are loved and missed so much, Always my baby boy
    3 we love
    1 I love and miss u so much
    1 cousin you're missed more than you know. Contine watching over us esp yoir kids and your mma
    1 i love you so much, my best friend and dad as one person. i wish you were here🤞
    1 I am so sorry I couldn't save you!
    2 we love you and we miss you uncle brother!
    1 Your Mama misses you and loves you so much!!
    1 I love you❤️❤️❤️
    1 I can't even put into words how much I love you and I miss you!
    1 I just miss you, I miss you, I hurt so much!!
    1 still hurts like it was yesterday
    1 We will see this thru until the end and you will get justice. You are so missed down here!
    2 your Dad has been gone 31 years today, you are with him now. Both of you please keep an eye on mama
    2 "YOU should be here"
    1 Anthony i need you so much....why you!? you didnt deserve this. I want to talk to you so badly
    2 why didn't she let you come home.. you could have come home!!
    1 I am still finding this so hard to process!! I just want my son back
    1 Sarah
    1 Help me!!
    2 I love you and miss you so much!!
    1 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
    1 youare missed every second of every day!!
    1 you will always be my beautifull boy❤️❤️
    2 I still can't believe you are gone. i need you here, we all need you!!
    1 I miss you so much!!!
    1 it still doesn't seem real💔💔
    1 I still haven't processed all this. I need you and I love you. your babies miss you so much
    2 I tried!!
    1 Happy Fathers Day!! We love you and we miss you.
    1 I don't want you to be gone...God please no
    1 I love you so much and this is not right you should be here
    1 Always my beautiful boy💔💔
    2 anthony I love you. thank you for all the years you gave me and for the beautiful babies
    1 I'm sorry I let you down. I wish I could go back and change so much
    1 I know we had a connection like no other
    1 we are true soulmates.
    1 I love you Anthony Gray, your mama loves you so much
    1 I would give anything to hear you say "Miss Gibbs" one more time
    1 Or even " The crazy christian lady from Indiana..God how I miss you!
    1 There are no words, i hope you can feel how much I love you!!
    2 I light one every day in remembrance of you.. you are not forgotten! you are missed !
    1 I still can't accept the fact your gone, it hurts everyday
    1 your babies remind me so much of you
    1 You are missed so much son, I love you!!
    1 What you would want is what I do, I love you..
    1 This is getting harder, I miss you so much.
    1 Anthony Gray, I just want you back💔💔
    1 I love you and miss you. I just want you back
    1 You should be here!!!
    1 This is so damn hard!! I can't accept it!
    1 I love you Anthony Gray, your mama misses you so damn much!
    1 You are remembered everyone morning when I wake up, you will never be forgotten💔💔
    1 10 months today, I think of you every morning when I wake up, you will never be forgotten
    1 Love you brother. You have no idea how missed you are!
    1 Why???
    1 I can't do this, you were mine for almost 37 years, what am I suppose to do now.
    1 I love you and miss you so much Anthony Gray
    1 so frustrated with justice system! you will never ber forgotten!
    1 you are missed so much Son💔💔💔
    1 I cannot even put into words how broken I am! I feel incomplete.
    1 Always my beautiful boy!!
    1 I love you cousin you're never forgotten always missed.
    2 i need you
    1 this is so hard and its not fair
    1 the pain i feel is unbearable and my spirit is shattered
    2 i miss you so much
    1 Forever mamas boy!❤️
    1 our babies remind me so much of you
    1 i was suppose to go first...
    1 I miss you son, this has crushed me to my core..I love you so much!
    1 Miss you Brother! I wonder what you are doing in heaven right now!
    1 I cannot believe it has been a year...you are missed so much Anthony Gray!
    1 Our babies is the only reason I’m still trying so hard
    1 I feel your presence and I just wish I could hear your voice
    1 I’m lost and broken and no one understands
    1 You were my true love
    1 Our kids look so much like u
    1 Aiden broke down so badly at your balloon release it was heartbreaking
    2 Always my boy!
    1 You are so loved!! You are so missed!!!
    2 We both know who was there for you and who had your back..I love you & miss you so much!
    1 I love you..I love you..I love You.. I cannot say it enough! I miss you so much
    1 I love you so much and I wish I had told you more
    1 I’ll never forget our last conversation and I’m so sorry for how you were feeling
    1 I wish I could go back so badly
    1 Always a mamas boy Always❤️❤️❤️
    1 LOVE YOU BROTHER! Miss you so freaking much! Wish I could laugh at your goofiness one more time!
    1 Where were they?? Where are they?? why are they crying now?
    1 The Plans you had.....
    1 1. Visiting your kids Oct 22
    1 2. Getting those tattoos off your face.
    1 3. Getting the Kia
    1 A beautiful soul...❤️❤️❤️
    1 I pray you are surrounded by so much love and at peace, You deserved that here...
    1 When I think of you being with you dad, your brother & Uncle Steve I can't help but smile.
    1 The love that surronds you from Poppa Sam, Mamaw, Papaw and grandpa is comforting.
    1 I wish I would have hugged you more and told you I love you more❤️❤️
    1 You deserved such a better life than you had on earth.
    1 I miss you
    1 keep a watch over your family
    1 Happy Birthday my Beautiful Boy!!
    1 I miss you so much💔💔
    1 i miss you
    1 Everyday I regret not listening to you. You told me no one else understands
    1 I wish I had just said come here. You needed someone to help you and everyone failed
    1 you. That eats at me everyday. Our souls are forever connected
    1 I love you and thank you for giving me the best parts of you, our babies.
    1 It will forever break my heart that you can’t be here to see them grow up
    1 your mama has your back, always have, always will
    2 look at all these comments on here, your so missed!! still can’t believe its true.
    1 happy thanksgiving! you are so so missed. love you brother
    1 I want you back!! This pain is unbearable
    1 I’m sorry I didn’t let you come home when you asked! I will forever hate
    1 myself for that and I will never be the same
    1 I’m hurting and no one even knows the pain I’m feeling
    1 I wanna kiss you and tell you how much I love you and
    1 I’ll never have that chance. I love you
    1 We had the best connection, your my once in a lifetime
    1 You were so missed today! Happy Thanksgiving! love you
    1 Love you, No words even come close to how empty I feel...
    1 i cant grieve because i cant accept this
    1 i never felt so much hurt, so much pain
    1 Anthony Gray, Your mama misses you so much!
    1 I miss your goofy laugh❤️❤️
    1 Merry Christmas!! I wish you were here...
    2 Merry Christmas! love you brother. miss you so so much.
    1 I love you son & miss you so very much!!
    2 Happy new year brother. Ethan sent you up a balloon tonight. Love & miss you
    1 Happy New Year, we all love you & miss you so much..
    1 Your absence is unbearable!! i miss you so much!!
    1 you deserved so much more happiness than what you got here on earth.
    1 This is so hard, It hits me at the most random times..I miss you so much Anthony Gray
    1 I visited this page daily. Rest in Paradise
    1 I love you son and I miss you so much! I am heartbroken to my very core💔💔
    1 Love you brother. Miss you so much!
    1 I love you Anthony
    1 I always had your back Anthony, Why didn't you just come home. I only wanted the best for you❤️
    1 You are loved more than you know!!!!
    1 I miss you so much, I just want to talk to you & hear your voice so bad💔
    1 I still just can’t believe this is real
    1 I always thought we would be together again
    1 We need you
    1 I love you! Always and forever I promise
    1 Love you brother!!
    1 I don’t know how to move on..You are my son, you are a part of me. I love you and miss you so much.
    1 I miss you, I miss you so much Anthony Gray💔
    1 You are missed so much❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 With every breath I take, you are missed!
    1 i have cried everyday since you were taken from us
    1 i still cant talk about this with our kids because my voice cracks
    1 and the words dont come out...
    1 i cant believe this is real, like i want you to come home. i love you
    1 You are loved and missed every moment of every day💔
    1 I love you & miss you so much Anthony Gray!!
    1 you will always be my once in a lifetime
    1 i love you baby! i miss you so much
    1 love you brother!
    1 i love you and I miss you. My world is so much darker with out you here.
    1 i will never get use to this, A part of me is with you. I will never be whole again.
    1 im sorry i let you down.
    1 i love you forever and always
    1 You will always be my beautiful boy❤️❤️
    1 It won’t bring you back but we will get justice for you!! ❤️
    1 Always a Mama's Boy❤️❤️
    1 i wish i could have you back! i never got to tell you
    1 that i never stopped loving you and thank you for all you taught me
    1 I miss you so much Anthony ❤️❤️
    1 My heart aches for you ❤️❤️
    1 As long as I'm living my baby you'll be!!
    1 The regrets and what ifs haunt me everyday
    1 I was stubborn and I was wrong because tough love kept me from telling you so many things
    1 I should have never turned you away no matter what I should have held on tighter
    1 I wish I would have told you how much we all wanted you back
    1 You deserved to feel like you belonged somewhere
    1 I’m sorry for ever making you feel like you weren’t enough because you were everything to me
    1 I love you and miss you so much..
    1 Missing you so much today!!❤️❤️
    1 My wish was you!❤️❤️❤️
    1 hi brother!!❤️
    1 It’s almost 2 years & I still don’t believe it💔💔
    1 I love you & miss you so much Anthony Gray❤️
    1 It is so hard to live in a world without you.
    1 There are no words..I love you & miss you so much!!
    1 I hate Oct 2,💔💔💔💔💔💔
    1 miss you brother♥️
    1 I miss you and I need you now more then ever
    1 My beautiful boy, you are truly loved and missed
    1 Happy Birthday Anthony!! I love you❤️❤️
    1 Missing you so much!!
    1 this is so hard!! 💔💔
    1 You are loved & missed so much❤️❤️
    1 There is not a hour in time that you are not thought of & missed!!
    1 You are truly missed! I love you Anthony Gray!!!
    1 Nothing is the same, how could it be???
    1 I wish you were here celebrating the holiday with us❤️❤️
    1 I love you!!
    2 we miss you so much. your babies are so much like you
    1 Merry Christmas❤️❤️❤️
    1 I would love to hear one of your jokes or your laugh right now💔
    1 My beautiful boy, oh how I wish your life would have been different❤️
    1 I Love you so much❤️❤️
    1 I miss you so much❤️❤️
    1 Miss you brother♥️
    1 You deserve justice!!
    1 Today was a really hard day. We got your back!
    1 Life is so hard without you here!
    1 This is not getting easier..you are missed,
    1 Everyday is a struggle🎈
    1 be with us today, and let the truth come to light❤️
    1 You didn't deserve this!! Praying that POS gets life for taking my boy!💔💔
    1 859 days, it isnt easier, it wont wont be easier at 5000 days. you are missed and loved so much!!
    1 i miss you sm dad, i pray everyday you get the justice you deserve❤️‍🩹
    1 i miss you and ill love you for the rest of my life
    1 my heart hasnt been whole since you was taken away
    1 Always a mamas boy! ❤️💔
    1 I love you Anthony Gray, very very much❤️❤️
    1 always on my mind and forever in my heart
    1 I miss you so much❤️💔💔
    1 I miss my son so much, I want him here!!
    1 There is not a day that goes by that your absence isn’t overwhelming, you are missed so much!!
    1 I love you so much! This POS is gonna gonna pay!
    1 Bail Denied! He will rot in jail for what he did to you!
    1 We love and miss you more then anything
    1 Watch over our babies. I can’t wait to see you again someday
    1 I love you Anthony Gray❤️❤️
    1 you are suppose to be here!! We miss you!
    1 Wish you were here for Easter with us!
    1 Life will never be the same!!
    1 I love you & I miss you so much!!
    1 I will always wish you were here💔💔💔
    1 I will miss you for the rest of my life!💔💔
    1 It has been 922 days since I saw your face💔
    1 Love you for always!

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