Balewa Hendy, age 24

Lost to gun violence on February 20, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia.

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  • Nickname:
    5 Bedo, Loon
    3 Lil B
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    1 Had a smile that was contagious
    1 Loved his family and the people closest to him and would do anything for them.
    1 Proud father, always talked about his baby girl and showing off her newest pics.
  • Occupation:
    1 Barber
  • Workplace:
    1 Tony's Barber Shop
  • Schools attended:
    1 Henrico High School
  • Comments:
    18 He was my only child, I miss him so much. My heart is completely broken 😭
    9 Beautiful child with a beautiful soul
    5 I understand ur pain May our God of comfort reign.
    4 love you, and miss you so much B....you're forever in my heart.
    5 to his mom sending love and sorry for your loss ma'am 🥰🙏🏾🥲💘
    1 If you knew Balewa please talk about him, share your memories/pics when u think of him.
    1 If u knew him, Thank u 4 being a part of his story. Plz don't let my baby b forgotten.

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