Dartanian Howard, age 34

Lost to gun violence on September 18, 2022 in Akron, Ohio.

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  • Nickname:
    17 Darty
    15 Dirty Red
    7 Drip
    5 Darty aka dirty red long live my uncle🤧
    5 Darty, we love and miss you cuz
    2 Drip god
    2 ALWAYS and FOREVER ♾️❤️
    1 Dirty red
    1 Miss u uncle we will always remember u ❤️❤️from kalynn
    1 LOVE UY
  • Number of children:
    9 3 or 4
    3 4 daughters
  • Personality:
    8 loud. outspoken.
    2 smart
  • Occupation:
  • Workplace:
    8 his home
  • Schools attended:
  • Comments:
    9 Drip in Peace Red ❤️
    8 rip uncle darty
    8 I miss you dirty Red. love you always.
    8 love youuuuu
    8 thinking of you daily I miss you so much darty❤️
    8 I miss you so much. ❤️ I love you big brother.
    8 I love you son. I miss you all-day everyday.
    8 I miss you so much. -Tati Potti
    7 Merry Christmas Darty. Imy!!!!!
    8 I love you more than you'll ever know
    8 I want my son back
    7 Happy New Year Darty.
    8 I miss you so much ❣️
    8 D'Artanian you are loved and missed daily
    10 I miss you so much.
    7 Darty your cousin Ebony misses you immensely
    7 I miss you so much 😡❤️💔
    10 my darling son, D'Artanian you will have justice
    8 Love you Uncle darty
    9 Love you Bruh forever
    7 Miss you uncle darty
    7 Love you always. -baby sis
    6 D'Artanian Leonard Tyson,my baby you are a real person that these cowards try to destroy
    6 BUT CANNOT, damned fools
    6 Miss you Uncle Darty❤️💕
    6 dirty you left a everlasting impression on me when I came to visit your mom...big papa
    6 I know the mom Tira, I'm praying for her and all the family 🙏❤
    6 I love u darty
    6 My dearest baby cousin I miss u so much our birthday coming 528
    5 💔💔 you will get justice
    5 Dor tell my uncle I love and miss him I love u ❤️ ❤️❤️
    5 I love you uncle dirty I know you have not been around much but I love you
    5 I love you uncle ❤️❤️
    5 we miss you uncle💔 #LLDR
    5 Love you uncle earth
    5 Big drip god we love you so much and we are happy we spend time with you
    5 Dirty Red, IT'S EB💔🥰🥰🥰 LET ME KNOW YOU'RE OKAY,COME SEE ME IN MY DREAMS
    5 love and miss u cuz❤
    5 Darty I love and miss u ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    5 you will be long missed my brother
    4 I miss you so much Red. ❤️❤️❤️
    6 3L Guap gang I miss you uncle
    5 Love u Darty ❤️❤️❤️
    4 LLD forever dirty red there’s never gonna be nobody like u again love u uncle darty💯
    4 WE DID IT DIRTY RED. I love you so much.
    4 justice is on the way,my beloved SON.
    4 The Family misses you everyday
    3 Hey Darty I told u it was coming 🤞🏾🤞🏾❤️❤️
    3 Hi uncle i miss u
    3 DARTY I love u
    3 I miss you every single day Darty. ☹️☹️
    3 All involved will pay,if not in this life ,then in the after
    2 I miss you so MUCH 💔 I love you.
    2 LLRED💯
    2 imy dirty red ❤️
    2 ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️
    3 My FIRST MOTHER'S DAY WITHOUT YOU😭
    2 Our birthday in 10 days I miss u❤️
    2 I’ll mourn you until I join you. ❤️🤞🏾
    2 Happy birthday Red. 35 but FOREVER 34
    2 Happy birthday,my handsome son
    2 I miss you so much my heart just breaks thinking of you daily.
    1 I miss you 🥹💔
    2 D'Artanian ,here comes Kam y'all take care of each other 💔😘
    2 Forever missing you ❤️
    2 Happy Father's Day, D'Artanian
    2 ❤️💕💗💖💓💝💙💜♥️💛💚🧡
    2 Dirty Red,You don't know how much I miss you !
    2 Happy July 4th ,my baby! Bar B Que in heaven , because you can cook 😂
    2 Your sister misses you.
    2 Time does nothing for my broken 💔
    2 I'm going crazy,I hurt every day and it's not getting any better
    2 💔💔💔💔💔💔♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️
    2 Who knew how much I would need my big brother when I couldn’t have him. 🙁
    2 I'm devastated, distraught, distressed,I'm living a nightmare
    2 10 months without you. I miss you so much Darty. I love you. I love you. I love you.
    5 love you dad - your oldest daughter 🩷
    3 Love you dad💕
    1 As time goes on I realized that this pain is forever. I miss you so much. I’m so broken w/o you.
    2 D'Artanian here comes Jackie y'all take care of each other
    1 🙁
    1 This shit is a nightmare
    1 I love you so much :(
    1 Just up wondering why 34 year…….. 34 short years D’Artanian
    1 I love you beyond this death shit. Every party will pay.. sooner than later! ;)
    1 Hey Darty…. :(
    1 It’s difficult to explain so I stay quiet. 💔 rest in peace big brother.
    1 Justice is coming soon,in this life
    1 I MISS YOU, period and I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, THANK GOD,that I HAVE FAITH
    1 MY, WONDERFUL, PRECIOUS SON,I thank the LORD for you and our time TOGETHER
    1 Selfishly taken by a COWARD.
    1 You were fine at birth ,and fine at death,my handsome son 😘
    1 Let us be grateful for our time together as like you said,my darling SON,LA FAMILIA ❤️
    1 365 days w/o you… I love you 💔🪽
    1 I love you.
    1 I Miss you
    1 Trying to find peace while my heart is in pieces. My life is so incomplete.
    1 One year today was the last time I seen you. Beautiful service 4 a beautiful soul.
    1 Lames got me doin a life sentence without you! 😡
    1 I miss you! 💕💕💕
    1 I've been dreaming of you ,my darling son
    2 Justice is coming!
    1 I love you always and forever ♾️
    1 It's not a day that goes by that I don't think of YOU
    1 Missing you!!!!!!!
    1 Merry Christmas,my darling SON
    1 Merry Christmas❤️
    1 #LLD THIS SHIT 5EVER❤️
    1 Happy New Year❤️
    1 Some days I feel like I'm losing my mind,some days I'm better ,but EVERY DAY I think of you
    1 Every Day is a struggle, But I know God is good!
    1 Missing you!!! ❤️
    1 Here comes " Aunt Darlene," take care of her
    1 Missing you is an understatement 🥺💛
    1 When you reach Heaven I’m sure they’ll be intrigued. God knows your beauty but the angels r waiting
    1 today is your brother Toriano 's birthday,he misses you
    1 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 I love you,My baby, ❤️♾️
    1 🤞🏾♾️
    1 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
    1 I love you,I love you I love you
    1 LLD drip god
    1 #LLD❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 JUSTICE IS COMING!!! MY DARLING SON.
    1 Missing you. ❤️❤️🔒🔒
    1 We miss u uncle love u ❤️❤️
    1 LLD ❤️❤️
    1 JUSTICE FOR D’ARTANIAN!!!!!!!
    1 man he was a little dude but definitely had strong power in his voice.def.gonna hear him over all
    1 Missing you!!!!!!!!!! Never forgetting, never letting up!!!!!
    1 love you nephew
    1 Justice!!!!!!!
    1 So sick without you! I love you Dirty Red!!!!
    1 I'm grieving,I'm grieving,I'm grieving!
    1 With great love, comes great pain, and with great loss comes the greatest pain of all. Needing you!!
    1 No time ceases the pain…….. 💔
    1 Remembering Easter with me you and Toriano growing up.🤍
    1 Yeah Red. We got justice!!!
    1 Right or wrong, FOREVA W/YA!!!!
    1 The truth is the truth,they will never tarnish your good name 👍
    1 It will never be over
    1 My heart is broken 💔
    1 The family will never be the same!
    1 I miss you❤️
    1 I'm so lost,so hurt,so sick😭
    1 I love you. Forever & Always. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 another Mother's Day without you
    2 Miss you uncle love u-kamdynn
    1 I miss you so much. The only one I had left. Need you so bad right now
    1 Happy Heavenly Birthday. I miss you so much!!!!!!!
    1 Happy Birthday,my darling Son
    1 I miss you Dirty Red!!! Whether it’s falling apart or coming together it’s hard w/o you!
    1 My family is torn,....the Devil is at work as usual,But the Lord is triumphant
    1 I miss you!!!! Lord please help me ,I have no understanding of this senseless act,and never will!
    1 Happy Fathers Day. I miss you so much. 😪🪽
    1 Happy Father's Day ❤️
    1 everything I do I do for you!!!! LLD!! Almost to the top!!!!!
    1 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 Happy 4th of July!🧨❤️🤍
    1 I miss you Dirty Red❤️
    1 Need need need you so bad. 💔😔
    1 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 I missed you so much today.
    1 i had a very rough day today,in the presence of my enemies
    1 I miss you, D'Artanian Leonard Tyshon Howard!
    2 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 I love and miss you so much!!!!
    1 Pain, day in and day out. I miss you so much.
    1 I am grieving so bad 😞
    1 I miss you so much. I miss you SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!
    1 I love you ❤️
    1 LLD❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 WHY ,and I ask GOD this all the time
    1 I miss you so much. 🥲
    1 Always thinking about you. I miss you so much.😭
    1 We miss you. 🥺
    1 I love you. #LLD❤️
    1 Paul is joining you now,it never ends
    1 I’m not ready for tomorrow to come I hate 9/18
    1 I miss you so much I just want to forget!!!!!!!! I’m so lost smh. I love you
    1 I just really miss my brother. #LLD❤️🪽 it’ll never be the same!!!!
    1 The devil is a despicable,liar and he will NOT destroy the rest of my family
    1 #LLD WE MISS YOU SO MUCH. ❤️
    1 Missing you everyday!!!!!
    1 I miss your smile!
    1 Missing you!!❤️❤️❤️
    1 I miss your handsome face,your voice,your smile.
    1 I miss you so much wish you were here!!!!
    1 I miss you so much. I really do. I wish you were here nothin is the same!!!!!!
    1 Everyday thinking about my brother. I love you Dirty Red.
    1 Love love love love you. Always. ❤️
    1 this is the worst thing that could happen to a parent
    1 Missing you!!!!!
    1 I miss you so much it hurts. ❤️ love u, always

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