Demetrise Chante' Simmons, age 42

Lost to gun violence on May 6, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia.

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  • Nickname:
    9 Dee
    1 Lucy (mom's pet name)
  • Number of children:
    3 3 Children (Young Men) and 3 Grandchildren
  • Personality:
    3 Funny & Witty
    3 Giving
    2 Loving
    2 Always gave to others, ALWAYS!
    2 Treated people like she wanted to be treated!
    2 My girl always had me laughing and always there when i needed
  • Occupation:
    2 CLS Plasma
    1 Hair Stylist
    1 Braider
    1 Mother
  • Workplace:
    1 Self employed
    1 PlasmaCare
    1 Richmond Times Dispatch
  • Schools attended:
    1 King & Queen Central High School King & Queen C.H. VA
    1 Highland Springs High School Highland Springs, Va
  • Comments:
    7 To Know Dee Was To Love Her.It Was Never A Dull Moment.She Was A Ball Of Fun.
    1 Mommy Loves you, Dee! I'll love you forever!
    2 Reign your spirit on your loving family. RIH. Kristy B
    1 I miss my baby so much! This is my first born child. I MISS my baby!
    1 Demetrise you will be in my heart forever!
    1 I love you Lucy (that's what I often called her) - Mom!
    1 7/11/2022 - I love you and will miss you forever - Your Mother
    1 7/12/2022 Missing you Missing You Loving You - Mom
    1 7/14/2022 - Missing you so much…this pain! Like nothing I’ve ever felt! I love you! Mommy
    1 ❤️
    1 😘❤️💔Missing you Baby…Love, Mommy!
    1 7/19/2022 - I love you baby! I miss you so much BABY! Mommy
    1 I miss you sis. Love you always. Wish you could see me now!!
    1 Miss you Dee but I know ill see you again
    1 7/20/22 I love you Mommi! Love Mom 💗💞💗
    1 7/21/22 Forever my FIRST Love 💕 - Mom
    1 Dee!! we love you and miss you everyday some days are harder than others ❤️❤️
    1 Every Day my Heart💞continously miss you..no one can replace the laughter you bought to me..😘
    1 7/25/22 Love you baby❣️
    1 7/26/2022 - I miss my Lucy! I wish I could hug you again…Mom💕
    1 7/27 💔
    1 7/29 💔 Missing you more and more every DAY❣️ I love you baby - Mommy
    1 8/4 Your birthday coming baby! I miss YOU❣️
    1 8/6/22 💔😢💔Love and missing you more everyday-Mommy
    1 8/7 I know this bday is a BLESSED one! RIEP Baby❣️Mommy
    2 💔Mommy
    1 8/20 I miss you so much baby❣️
    1 Always loving you💕
    1 ❤️💔❤️Love Mommy
    1 9/4 - I’m missing you so much baby! I’ll love you forever! Mommy 💔❤️💔
    1 Dee you were in my dreams last night please come back to visit me 😢🖤❤️💔
    1 I love and miss you baby…Mommy 💔❤️💔
    2 We announce the reward today baby. We will find who did this! I luv U - Mom ❤️
    1 Contact me @ NGVMmod1@gmail and I will post it on Facebook
    1 10K from Fam/1k from Crimestoppers = 11K reward baby! Justice will be served!
    1 Reward info on FB/IG & on Jermorlo’s page as I could not add here - Mom ❤️
    1 Missing you 💔Mommy
    1 Always being loved 🌹Aunt Debbie
    1 U were the first person on my mind today & last one tonight - Mom 9/13 my bd
    1 My first bday without you here with me💔 I miss you Lucy! Mom
    2 Miss your laughter and Smile so much my God Daughter🦋💛🦋
    1 Love you❣️💔❣️Mommy
    1 Thinking about how you made me laugh..Aunt Debbie could use that smile right now 🥰
    1 Loving you FOREVER❣️I miss you so much, Mommy
    1 9/27 Missing YOU so much❣️My heart is torn 💔BROKEN 😭 Mommy
    1 9/30/22 💔😢💔 Love, Mommy 💔
    2 Missing your laughter and smile💖..Aunt Debbie
    1 10/5 Our gift from God - Demetri arrived❤️💔❤️
    2 Missing you calling me Sherri Schneider! i can hear you calling me this now
    2 Love you forever and always! ❤️ Kim B
    2 Love you Dee Forever in my heart Praying for justice❤️❤️ RIP angel
    2 Thinking of you always So many memories Love you sis Gone but never forgotten Tonya M
    2 Justice and Closure for Dee & Jermarlo 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️
    1 I miss YOU SO MUCH BABY💔I MISS YOU. Love you Mommy❤️💔
    1 Miss you so much..love you forever and ever Aunt Debbie🌸❤️🌸
    1 We miss you do much the jokes the food and so much more broken hearted 💔💔💔
    1 Missing one of the realest people I knew. Rest on dear cousin! -Kelly
    1 Why Lord? Why? I’m trying God! I’m trying 💔
    1 Miss you Dee Family for life ❤️❤️I promise I got the family while you gone Love my nephews
    1 Miss your smile and laughter😇 ..love you so much
    1 Miss you every day..my 1st baby girl 🌸Aunt Debbie
    1 I miss you more and more EVERY Day! Mommy promises you, I won't stop until we find who did this!
    1 Missing you 💕🌹💕Aunt Debbie
    1 💔11/20 It’s Serenity’s birthday baby! We know you are covering her with love today❣️
    1 Thanksgiving…I thank God for you, Kendra and Travis❣️W/O You 3, where would I be?
    1 I’m missing my baby💔
    1 💔Love, Mommy
    1 Baby Demetri arrived 10/5…Named in your memory 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽
    1 I love you baby! I love you - mommy ❤️
    2 Form ANyLa: miss you nana❤️‍🩹💞
    1 My BEAUTIFUL Firstborn
    1 💋💔💋💔💋💔Mommy
    1 ❤️💋❤️💋
    1 💔❤️🙏🏽Mommy - I’m still struggling- 🙏🏽❤️💔❤️‍🩹
    1 ❤️Your Light still shines every day in our lives..Love you 💞Aunt Debbie
    1 Forever in my heart Love you always Dee ❤️Tonya
    1 1/1/2023 I can’t believe I’m doing this without you 💔
    1 I waited for your call last night. You were always the first one to call me - Mommy 💔
    1 I love you so MUCH Dee❣️I miss you so MUCH Dee🙏🏽 Mommy
    1 Missing you like …..CRAZY💔I’ll love you forEVER and ALL Days! ❤️Mom
    1 8+ and No answers! Please God, thank you for your grace! Amen!
    1 ❤️💔💔💔 Love, Mommy💔💔💔❤️
    1 Today is Pierre’s bday..I know you’re smiling down on him. Your Doobaby!
    1 $11,000 reward is still available people…why won’t someone do the right thing
    1 My baby I miss you so much 💞Aunt Debbie
    1 I think about, cry about, laugh about and pray about you EVERY DAY! I love you, Mom ❤️
    2 Thinking of you 💞this morning has inspired me with a Blessing✝️ Today..My Babe
    2 I'm missing you baby! love mommy
    2 Lucy they WILL KNOW YOUR NAME and what you stood for. www.ScreamForDee.com
    1 I’m missing you like CRAZY😭 I love you more than ever❣️
    1 Demetri pushed the candle for you today! We love and miss you so so much 🙏🏽💔💔🖤
    1 I love you sissy. Lai Lai ask about Auntie DEE all the time. I miss you baby 💕
    1 🙏🏾❤️
    2 💔😭Mommy still missing you baby! I’ll never stop! 💔
    1 beautiful queen 👑🙏🏾❤️
    1 ❤️💔🙏🏽 Thinking of you, Mom ….All of you are my 🌎
    1 5/5 NO one knows this pain unless they’ve been here. Tomorrow is Dee-Day 💔
    1 i love you sissy miss you so much forever broken
    1 Still broken hearted and filled with so many questiosn
    1 Still broken heartee
    1 5/6/23 The pain is the same 💔And I still don’t believe this - Mommy
    1 Aunt Debbie will forever Love You💕and Miss You🦋
    1 Mother’s Day Year 2 without you 💔I thank God for giving me you🙌🏾Mom ❤️
    1 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
    1 Still 💔
    1 i miss you sissy so much
    1 I miss my first born like crazy💔😭
    1 I’m STILL in 🫢 I just can’t accept this! I don’t know how to 💔
    1 $11K Reward still available. www.ScreamForDee.com & Jermorlo Butler! 💔
    1 www.ScreamForDee.com & Jermorlo Butler! 💔
    1 No words - love you so much - Mommy 💔❤️💔
    1 I love you ‘Lucy’, I miss you baby. This is still so unreal to me❣️
    1 Thank you LORD for my firstborn🙏🏽💔🙏🏽
    1 We are still waiting for the killer(s) to be revealed, in the name of Jesus 🙏🏽
    1 I’m doing a WTVR-6 Town Hall to SCREAM FOR DEE 💔❤️Stop the violence! Share some love 💕
    1 On my way to DC to advocate. #screamfordee #stoptheviolence 💔
    1 Blessed to have been your mother on this day🎂 God gave me you🙏🏽
    1 www.ScreamForDee.com
    1 I LOVE YOU DAUGHTER! Forever…and forever❣️9/13/23
    1 Finally able to light a candle you have been on my mind lately I love and miss you
    1 I miss you so so much, I love you so so much - MOM 💔❤️💔🙏🏽
    2 Your newest grandson just arrived - he is handsome as usual ❤️TY Lord for a healthy baby BOY 🙏🏽
    1 I was just going to shout Dee he's here!! welcome to the world Kaceon 💙💙💙
    1 i love and miss you! I wont stop until I can get answers to who done this to yall
    1 I miss you so much girl! I just miss you so much---Mommy
    1 9/28 Today Serenity lit the candle..and A'Nyla will also
    2 lighting a candle each day for u I promise i will solve this
    1 Lighting a candle for u Niecy Pooh love n miss your voice
    1 Today is Demetri's 1st birthday! We miss you 😍 Mom
    1 Dee Tiny has gaines his wings yesterday and ik yall are cutting up
    1 I've been thinking about you i miss your voice and jokes 🩷🩷🩷
    1 💔❤️💔Love Mommy
    2 We love you nana forever love nyla
    1 Dee - Kilani is carry your spirit forward..just like all your grands!
    1 I miss my firstborn so so much ❣️ EVERYDAY is a struggle without her
    1 Dee! We miss you and love you so much 🩷🩷🙏🙏
    2 Your constantly on my mind wondering how things could have been different
    1 3/11/24 Still in love with you ❤️ Mom
    1 sherri clark
    1 Dee we miss you so much and love you
    1 I miss you so so much 😭❤️Mom 🙏🏽

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