Jack “Little Jack” Franklin Sumner, age 17

Lost to gun violence on November 1, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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  • Nickname:
    864 Big bro
    663 Little Jack
    574 LIL JACK
    533 ❤️ My Franklin ❤️
    445 brother 💔
    373 LLJ ✨🫶🏼
    249 my brother's friend ❤️
    204 Uncle jack
  • Number of children:
    856 NONE BUT LOVES HIS NIECES AND NEPHEWS LIKE HIS OWN!!!!
    245 always made everyone smile
  • Personality:
    872 caring
    856 loving
    843 funny
    853 make anyone smile
    845 racing and showing off his car
    845 loved by many people
    816 constently giving
    816 making sure everyone around him is good and happy
    811 loves seeing his nieces and nephews
    810 he had a good heart
    807 loves smiling
    810 very caring always put a smile on people face
    812 humble and kind
    800 He allways wants to be a successful person in life
    688 careing
    248 lit the room up every time he would laugh
  • Occupation:
    815 Lil Jack is the best son and best Brother and Uncle
    808 best freind
    802 Friend
    670 School
    436 brother / best friend -B
    244 friend
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    818 Southport High School
    767 Clinton Young Elementary
    727 Liberty Park Elementary
    702 Southport Middle school
  • Comments:
    836 very caring loving person very helpful to others would do anything for anyone
    769 oh my Jack. I love and miss you so much it hurts. Love, Mom❤️
    754 I love you Lil Jack
    755 Happy Birthday Big Bro Mika Loves You
    749 merry christmas lil jack💜love jacklynn
    741 Happy New Years Lil Jack I Love You❤️❤️
    739 Mika loves you Lil Jack
    726 i love you Lil Jack(big bro)-jacklynn
    726 i miss the car rides together i miss you sm lil jack
    714 Loved playing his PS5
    714 Loved just going out for a ride ,Love Mika
    692 I wish we could take one last ride ❤️❤️
    679 i love and miss you big bro. always on my mind💕-love jacklynn
    668 I miss breaking bread with you LIL BRO REST IN HEAVEN
    667 Happy Valentine's Day My Jack. We Love You Always And Miss You
    660 happy valentines day big bro i love n miss you. miss spending every holiday with you💔💜
    662 Happy Valentine's day bro I love you and miss you so much from Tait
    664 miss gou big bro
    653 i know your here on my birthday with me I wish i can give you a hug
    653 and tell YOU how much I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU BRO
    639 He was a nice kid and didn't deserve this🥲🕊🕊 LLJ
    630 God thethings I would do to have one more conversation with you and one more hug❤️😭-Kaitlyn VanHull
    620 i miss and love you so much bro💔-jacklynn
    618 Happy St. Patrick's Day My Jack We Love you and miss you so very much 💔
    609 ❤️JACK'S UNIVERSE ❤️ WE ARE JUST LIVING IN IT❤️ LOVE FOREVER ❤️
    600 Miss you big bro always heavy on my mind ❤️
    579 I love you Lil Jack ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    577 I love you Lil Jack, Mika 😞
    573 ✝️HAPPY EASTER☦️🥇LIL JACK
    575 I LOVE YOU LIL JACK REST IN HEAVEN BRO HOLD IT DOWN TILL I GET THERE FROM TAIT
    572 Happy Easter My Jack. We love and miss you ❤️
    550 i love and miss you lil jack💜
    543 Oh my Jack my 1st Mother's Day without you I love and miss you so much ❤️
    540 i love and miss you so much Lil Jack💜💔
    536 forever LLJ💔💜
    531 I love and miss you always💔 LLJ💜
    523 i love and miss you💜
    520 i love and miss you always big bro💔💜
    517 Today is your Graduation. I would trade my life for you to be here Lil bro. Congrats class of 2022
    514 oh my baby Jack Happy Graduation We Love And Miss You So Very Much 💔
    513 happy graduation big bro💜 im so proud. i love and miss you. class of 2022💫
    509 Mikey, Mida, Miwa, And Lel Loves And Misses You Oh So Much💔
    506 we all love and miss you big bro💔💜
    505 Happy graduation bro
    504 LLJ I LOVE YOU, Mika
    503 i love and miss you always big bro💜
    489 LONG LIVE LIL JACK 🗣
    494 Forever screaming LLJ till my last breath. This will never be right
    472 ITS FOREVER LLJ I LOVE AND MISS YOU LIL JACK💜
    471 oh my Jack Happy 4th of July. I know you and papaw's looking down in us. we love and miss yuns💔
    473 happy 4th lil jack💔💜
    449 I can't believe your gone im in disbelief and then i know its real and it hurts that this is Reality
    448 I cant stand the fact that you're gone i love you Lil Jack ❤️❤️
    447 I'm ready to be worh you again #LLJ
    438 id give my life for yours to come back , you had a whole life ahead of you - B
    410 I miss you everyday and you're always on my mind big bro♥💔
    340 One long year later and it still hurts like it was yesterday always heavy on my mind big bro💔🪖
    326 Another set of holidays without you baby bro we all miss and love you. Love Mika
    327 oh my Franklin I love and miss you so very much Thanksgiving was so hard without you I love you Mom
    305 oh my Franklin how I wish you were with me in my birthday. 12/17/22 😭 I love and miss you so much
    300 happy birthday big bro💜 big 19. we all love and miss you so much💔
    299 Merry Christmas My Franklin. we love and miss you down here. Love Mom ❤️2022
    296 Happy New Year My Franklin. We All Love And Miss You So Very Much Down Here. 1/1/23💔
    269 Wassup its big bro mika letting you know we all miss and love you ❤️😢
    259 Happy Valentines Day My Franklin. You Will Always Be My Favorite Valentine.
    249 oh my Franklin. you're an uncle again. 3/17 you would be proud of Drama
    249 We love and miss you so very much. Life isn't the same down here without you 💔
    249 Bro every day is hell without you here with us.
    246 Oh My Franklin Happy Easter We Love And Miss you so very much 2023
    234 oh my Franklin another mother's day w/o you. I love and miss you 😔
    230 I remember you would call me at midnight on my b-day
    230 I'm gonna miss that every year i love you bro LLJ
    230 Love from your big bro mika and the babies
    218 i love and miss you 💔💜
    216 This shit still makes me cry 😢
    213 happy 4th💙we love&miss you sm gggggggggghhhhhhh
    213 happy 4th big bro. we love&miss you sm☹️i wish you were here Lil Jack
    212 wish you could be with Amenadiel for his first💔^- Jacklynn,Dre,Amenadiel💙💔
    211 I know you would've been the first person to tell Mikey happy birthday. 😞😢
    212 He likes to be called sonic now and he misses his uncle jack so much. #LLJ
    209 Moony is getting so big already. i know youd love him
    209 i wish you were here to meet him. i miss you so much bro😭
    203 Mikey started school today I know you'd be so proud of him.
    202 I'm still torn up about this the whole family misses you bro.
    202 There ain't a day that goes by that we don't talk about you.
    201 I think about you daily, Mika
    150 Happy Thanksgiving 2023 My Franklin Not a day goes by that we don't miss you and love you love, Mom
    141 HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY MY FRANKLIN. WE LOVE AND MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH DOWN HERE 💔
    140 MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRANKLIN. WE LOVE AND MISS YOU. 12/25/23
    136 oh My Franklin another New Year without you. we love and miss you 1/24
    132 we love and miss you so much Lil Jack💔-Jacklynn n the fam
    132 i also know you'd be proud of how big Amenadiel is now
    132 he'll always hear/know about Uncle Jack💙
    116 Happy Valentines Day My Franklin. We love and miss you so very much 💔2024
    100 Happy St. Patrick's Day My Franklin I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH ❤️
    95 HAPPY EASTER 2024 MY FRANKLIN. WE LOVE AND MISS YOY SO VERY MUCH DOWN HERE 💔
    95 I know you would've loved to meet your newest niece Videl i show her videos of you LLJ
    93 I love you bro I been thinking about you alote love you
    82 oh My Franklin I'm missing you so much on Mothers Day. I love you so very much 2024
    79 I love you Lil Jack my lil family misses you more than anything #LLJ
    62 I love you mum idk.
    40 we all love and miss you sm bro❤️‍🩹forever you. love,your lil sis jacklynn

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