Efrem Blackwell Jr., age 22

Lost to gun violence on April 22, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio.

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  • Nickname:
    4 Booka
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  • Personality:
    4 Funny and Full of Life with the warmest Smile
    3 Loved to laugh and make people laugh once he knew you. Very loyal and protective. A great young man.
    2 Great young and uncle loved his family and friends would anything he could to help
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  • Schools attended:
    2 Mason Run
    1 Academy for Urban Scholars
    2 South HS
  • Comments:
    2 I’ll miss you forever, but Ik ur at peace! Please continue to when u were here🤞🏾❤️
    1 I’ll miss you forever, thank you for being apart of my life❤️ RIP my love…
    1 Im thinking about u like crazy..uk how i get in my feelings..lol..ily always
    1 I’m still waiting 4 u to txt me…this is hard! Ily❤️
    1 It’s been 2 months since u been gone, Imy💔 please watch over me, ily always❤️
    1 Love you always! You’ll always be in my heart❤️
    2 Lookin back thru our convos…we was wild🤪 love you always!
    1 I was in the area where we met today❤️ Missing you and love you always!
    1 It’s not a day that goes by that I dont think about u❤️🥹
    1 I’ve lit 126 candles for you, ily always- your soulmate❤️
    1 If love coulda saved u, u woulda lived forever😢
    1 My dawg, my person, we locked in forever👌🏾❤️
    1 Like u would say “Stamp it”….on 👌🏾🥹
    1 U won our bet…I’ll pay u when I see u again❤️🤞🏾
    1 Imy everyday, love you always❤️
    1 I havent been on here in a cpl days, but uk the vibes🤞🏾 ily always❤️
    2 Happy 23rd Birthday, babe! Ily always❤️
    1 Alecia Blackwell (OLDER SISTER)
    1 hey baby brother your big sister loves you so much you hear me💔😣
    1 It’s 12:21 am so of course I instantly thought about you! A year later & I still miss u everyday💔
    1 Can’t sleep, wish I could call you b/c ik u would be up. Miss u & ily always❤️
    1 Happy 24th bday, babe❤️ ily always, may u continue to rest peacefully🥹
    1 rest up nephew
    1 It’s been 2 yrs, it’s not a day that goes by that id think about u, ily always babe❤️
    1 Happy 25th Bday, babe. imy and ily always❤️ forever my soulmate🤞🏾

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