Michelle Cruz, age 28

Lost to gun violence on February 25, 2023 in Lawnside, New Jersey.

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  • Nickname:
    9 Mitchy
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    13 Caring, Funny,Hard Worker
    5 forever shining & smiling
  • Occupation:
  • Workplace:
    4 Fed Ex
  • Schools attended:
    6 Leap Academy, Somerdale Park School, Sterling High School, Penn State Abbington
    3 Rowan College
  • Comments:
    13 we Love you Michelle
    10 I'll always miss you sister.
    6 tinky winky baby will miss you too
    5 i love you bunches and miss you so much already , rest in heaven my beautiful cousin
    7 i love you !
    7 until we meet again friend 💕💕
    5 I love you so much, FOREVER WITH ME IN MY HEART❤️
    4 i love you so much cousin !! wishing this was all a dream 😭😭
    5 you will be missed!! LEAP Family forever C/O 2013🙌🏽
    5 SOUTH JERSEY RUGBY, forever and always 💜
    4 my girl !!! shonna loves you ! i wont miss a day baby
    4 i love you babygirl !
    4 love you michelle !!!! your always going to be in my heart love shonna
    5 i cant believe we lost u like this im so angry !!!
    3 long live mitchy🙏d🕊
    2 rip Michelle forever on my mind forever in my heart 💜🙏🕊
    4 eberyday i light u up a candle so you forever know you're so missed and loved RIH beautiful ❤️🫶
    3 Sister you are forever in my heart ♥️ and always on my mind, I miss you so much 😔
    3 Tinky Winky baby misses you too😔💔
    3 My forever partner🤞🏽👯‍♀️
    2 Our family loves and misses you so very much 🤍 rest beautiful Love Rita and Lucky
    2 thinking about u everyday. I make sure I light a candle everyday for u. 💜🕊
    2 I use to say Good morning every day ,now I light a candle everyday missing you much love Auntie
    2 I miss you so much sister, I love you forever and always❤️
    2 Month 4 without you😭, it doesn’t get any easier💔 I miss you so much sister❤️
    2 It doesn’t get any easier 💔 we miss you so much my beautiful sister 😢 I love you forever💗🕊️🕯️
    2 i miss you cuzzin i will never forget our fun times in tio yard.. keep shining like always !! Erica
    2 Good morning my lovely niece you will always live in my heart💙💙
    2 i love and miss you mitchy, my beautiful little cousin
    3 I miss you so much 💔 Love mom 😩
    2 Month 7💔, I pray your soul is resting in peace sister🙏🏽💐❤️
    2 I love you forever👯‍♀️, I miss you so much💔
    2 Your tinky winky baby turned 2!🥳 I know you were there in spirit❤️
    2 🕯️👯‍♀️🤞🏽
    2 First birthday without my sister 💔10/25/23, also anniversary of her departure🥺
    2 Your will forever be missed my Beautiful Prima.. I love you 🕯️
    2 I hate that your gone.. I hate that i couldnt get the chance to see you again 🥺 This hurts so bad
    2 mitchy! it still feels unreal. Rest in peace beautiful 💛
    2 I love you so much bestfriend
    2 We miss you so much sister!😥🕊️🕯️
    2 Happy Heavenly Thanksgiving sister🦃🙏🏽🕊️🕯️❤️
    2 Your nephew turns 3 today🙌🏽❤️🥳
    2 Not having you here for the holidays is not fair 💔👯‍♀️4LIFE 🤞🏽🫶🏾
    2 Happy Heavenly first Christmas sister🎄❤️👯‍♀️
    2 2024🎇 we missed your call but I know you were with us in our hearts ❤️👯‍♀️
    2 💐
    2 11 month anniversary ❤️‍🩹 1/25/24
    2 Happy 1st Heavenly Birthday my beautiful sister💐🕯️❤️‍🩹
    2 happy heavenly birthday beautiful🥳. i love you and miss you so much cussin 🥺
    2 happy heavenly birthday during angel
    2 Happy heavenly birthday sweet angel. Love your titi Wendie.
    2 God bless your innoncent soul. may you rest in peace
    2 Hope you were celebrated today 🥳 Your so loved here.. And so very missed..
    2 Gus & Joan Gigliotti: Such a beautiful person in every way, so sad to have that light taken away. 😢
    2 happy heavenly birthday 💜🙏
    2 Happy heavenly birthday! 🙏
    2 1year❤️‍🩹👯‍♀️
    2 Francisca Cruz mom
    2 This passed year has been a blur. We miss you so much🥹.
    2 May your beautiful soul RIP.
    2 Thank you for all the signs you've sent us 🥹
    2 Until we meet again my beautiful daughter ❤️‍🩹❤️
    3 This still so sureal.. I miss you Prima
    2 I wish you could be here.. 💔
    2 😞💔😞💔 I miss you so much my beautiful daughter 😩🥺
    1 I know that’s you in your nephew dreams making him laugh❤️🥹🤞🏾🫂🪽
    1 Happy Heavenly Easter sister!✝️🫶🏾
    1 My beautiful angel!🪽💕👯‍♀️
    2 Think about you always 💙
    2 I miss you today, I'll miss you tomorrow, I'll miss you until I take my last breath 💔
    2 We missed your shish kabobs, and Spanish rice this memorials days😢
    1 ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹😩
    2 We had so many plans for the summer time ❤️‍🩹 I can’t help but reminisce😢👯‍♀️💗
    3 I miss you so much 😔😩
    2 I really hate this is our reality 🥺❤️‍🩹😞
    2 May God bless each and everyone of us she is now watching over us. We all miss her.
    1 Not having you included in plans is so surreal 😢 you should still be here!💔
    1 😢❤️‍🩹
    1 🕊️🪽❤️‍🩹
    1 I miss you beautiful sister!👯‍♀️🤞🏾

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