Keshawn Watson, age 15

Lost to gun violence on March 12, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio.

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  • Nickname:
    7 Fave
    7 Gutter
    3 kee
    2 “ big gutter cuzz “ i love you💙💙
    2 Keys Lightskin
    1 chunks 🤞🏽
    2 fave 🦋🦋🦋💙💙💙
    1 cuddy💙💙💙🤞🏽
    1 ma thugforever🥺💙
    1 Chippy
    1 Tubman
  • Number of children:
    1 kee🥺🥺🥺
  • Personality:
    9 Personality Out of this world my grandson was funny loving caring giving a sweetheart
    7 Awesome son, big Brother, cuzn, friend, nephew, grandson and more
    4 i love you sm 🙏🏽
    4 Always caring and loving
    5 Always put a smile on people faces
    5 The littest
    4 the funniest in the room
    1 a good friend funniest in the room
    1 listen to all my problems
    2 made sure everyone was straight before even thinking about himself
  • Occupation:
  • Workplace:
    5 Wit Uncle molly Cleaning !
  • Schools attended:
    10 Yorktown Middle Buckeye Middle
    2 Eastgate
    3 windsor
    1 Easthaven
  • Comments:
    5 I want my grandson back this isn't fair I love you Gigi/Gma'nae
    6 Keshawn keep shining over your siblings we all miss you
    5 from Fatdad im going to miss you
    6 you will always be remembered: Destinnay
    5 waddup cuzz , we miss you down here bro
    4 I love and miss you stink💙💙🕊️.
    4 FOREVER KE
    4 FOREVER AND ALWAYS💙🕊️
    4 LLKE💙💙
    2 🖤
    2 🖤🖤
    2 Keys I'm so heartbroken & still can't believe this has happened to you my handsome Prince 🙏🏽🕊
    2 I love & miss you Lightskin Gigi/Gma'nae 💔🙏🏽🕊
    3 FOREVER GUTTER KEE🩵♾️
    2 HAPPY EASTER BIG GUTTER🩵
    2 ILOVEYOUUU BROTHER 💙🤞🏽- nyy
    2 i’m loosing it down here brother idk whaa to do 💯i miss yuu just call me pleasee 💔- big sissy
    2 4/9/23Easter Sunday my handsome grandson & Prince this is the 1st Holiday w/ out you 💔
    2 My heart is so broken with you & unkle Leak not here Keys 💔
    2 Y'all are so loved & missed KeshawnStrong 🤍🕊🙏🏽
    2 I love yo ke💙
    2 It’s one month without you🥺
    2 It’s really been a month without you💔🥺
    2 I miss you 😢
    2 My Prince Keys Lightskin I really love & miss you and King unkle Malik
    1 we love you and miss you down here gutter LLK
    1 i love you brother i miss yuu down here im lossing it 💔💔💔💔💔🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 -nyy
    1 i jyst need yu the most rnnn 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
    1 just *^
    2 im so hurt tubman 💔💔💔
    1 I miss you sooo much nephew!! 11:43💔
    1 5/26/23 Friday I'm missing you so much my handsome Grandprince I love you Gigi/Gma'nae
    1 I love you my handsome Grandprince Keys Lightskin you are so loved & missed Gigi/Gma'nae🤍💔🙏🏽🕊
    1 thank you for making me smile 🥺🥺💙 -rayona aka FAVE
    1 6/16/23 Fri. my handsome Grandprince I can't believe that it's really been 3mos
    1 since you've transitioned into your wings our Angel
    1 I/WE love & miss you so much keep watchn over your mom🙏🏽💔🤍💙🕊
    1 Lightskin Keys we're definitely trustn God's plan 🙏🏽 I luv & miss U Gigi/Gma'nae
    1 its been forever since we talked and i just miss you. i love you ♾️ keshawn
    1 You can't spell Keshawn without Kesha ... I miss u so much 🕊️
    1 Love you brother 🕊
    1 7/16/23 my handsome Grandprince it's 4mos you've been gone I love & miss U Gigi/Gma'nae
    1 its been 4 months brother 💔 still can't believe yuu i miss you
    1 why yu leave me down here yk outta all ppl i been waiting to go 😪im lossing my mind down here
    1 brotherrrrr 💔💔💔🥺 ill see yu soon - big sis
    1 7/26/23 Grandprince I love & miss you so much I wish I could hug you 1 more time
    1 I light a candle for you everyday nephew💙
    2 #YouCantSpellKeshawnWithoutKesha
    1 8/9/23 my handsome Grandprince your sista said that she loves & misses you so much ❤️
    1 8/16/2023 really been 5 months without you we miss you down here nd love you so much💙💙.
    1 i miss you fave 😢
    1 hey brother i miss yuu life been soo fucked up these past 5 months 💯🥺- sissy
    1 i just wish yu was here my 18th finna be soo shitty now 💔💔😖
    1 i just wish i was with you rn 💯
    1 i miss you faveeee - big sissy
    1 9/9/23 Saturday we held up signs in honor of you & unkle Leak
    1 my handsome Grandprince you 💜/ yall are loved & missed
    1 Gigi/Gma'nae
    1 brotherr its been 6 months nowww 😞!
    1 i think its time you stop playin n come home what you doing 💔
    1 I CANT LIVE NOMORE WITHOUT YOU LIKE FR RSS I WOULDVE BEEN GOT AH CALL FROM YOU
    1 WHATT YOUUU DOING KESHAWNNNAAA 😫😫
    1 i miss youu i love you sooo much - nyy
    1 i just wish you would just pop up talking shit saying its a prank somthing ☹️
    1 i text your phone everyday hoping you text me back i miss you 😕🥺🥺- big sissy
    1 9/16/23Sat really made 6mos that you've been gone my heart is more broken
    1 I wish that we had a time clock & could rewind the time I love & miss you Gigi/ Gma'nae
    1 my handsome Grandprince Keshawn Lightskin Keys 🕊🤍💙😭💔💔
    1 9/28/23Thurs I love & miss y'all Keshawn & unkle Malik. I want our lives back
    1 10/4/23 I love & miss you my handsome Grandprince your sista misses you too
    1 10/16/23 Monday I can't believe that it's 7mos. that you've been gone
    1 to the Heavenly Sky my handsome Grandprince I love & miss you Gigi/ Gma'nae 🙏🏽💔🕊💙🤍
    1 11/16/23 Thursday my handsome Grandprince I can't believe that it's really 8mos
    1 that you've transitioned into to the Heavenly skies I hate this pain for
    1 your lil sista Mi'love really misses you we both love & miss you
    1 12/10/23 my handsome Grandprince just wanted to let you know that your going to
    1 be a Heavenly Angle & Uncle Nyny is having a baby boy. I love & miss you Gigi/ Gma'nae 😘💕💔
    1 12/12/23 Tues Butta'man turned 6yrs old today yours is next.We love & miss you
    1 12/16/23 Sat. I can't believe that it's really been 9mos that you've been gone
    1 my handsome Grandprince Keys Lightskin you are so loved and missed Gigi/ Gma'nae 💔🙏🏽🕊
    1 This is your sister Nan "Lovie" I want to say I miss you
    1 I no your birthday is tomorrow and i wish you was here
    1 12/19/23 Tues Happy Sweet 16th Birthday my Handsome Grandprince
    2 I love & miss you Gigi/ Gma'nae
    1 12/25/23 Monday Happy 1st Heavenly Holiday my handsome Grandprince Keshawn Lightskin Keys
    1 I definitely hate that you are not here. Your sister and I miss you
    1 We love you so much Tell everyone up there in heaven we said hello And we love them
    1 Gigi/ Gma'nae
    1 12/27/23 Wednesday I/we just gave your baby your sista her 3rd bday swimming
    1 party she was so excited to see auntie Kesha & everybody there, she had so much fun. Thru
    1 it all she/we love & miss you my handsome Grandprince
    1 1/1/24 Happy Heavenly New Year my handsome Grandprince I love you Gigi/ Gma'nae 😘💕💕
    1 I know you & unk Leak are turning up send Shanyah something to smile about
    1 we love & miss you my handsome Grandprince Gigi/ Gma'nae 🙏🏽💔🕊
    1 1/6/24 i miss you keshawn💙
    1 1/8/24 missing you right now , i wish you was here💔
    1 1/9/23 we had court today for your justice my handsome Grandprince
    1 your mother & our family really miss you this is hard to believe & deal with
    1 praying for your mother & siblings 🙏
    1 yo world my baby we just living in it. im so sorry brother
    1 1/28/24 i love you💙
    1 2/14/24 Wednesday Happy 1st Heavenly Valentines Day my handsome Grandprince
    1 I love & miss you Gigi/ Gma'nae 😘💕🕊💔🙏🏽
    1 love you
    1 my baby my baby my baby i still cant believe you i still can't believe this 💯💔
    1 WHAT HAPPEN TO " WE AINT FOR THE WEAK YOU CANT LEAVE ME " how yu turn around n leave me gutter - nyy
    1 im sooo fucking hurtt 💔😔
    1 3/3/24 i love you💙
    1 Today my handsome Grandprince 3/12/24 Tues is 1yr that you got shot & started your fight
    1 to be here with us specially your mom sista & brutha &you truly fought
    1 a good fight but God wanted you more. I/we love & miss you so much Gigi/ Gma'nae
    1 🕊💔🙏🏽my Angel continue to watch over everyone 5eva 5life in my heart Lightskin Keys Gigi/Gma'nae
    1 3/12/24 i love you💙
    1 3/16/2024 it’s been ah year kee! We miss you down here!!💔🥺🕊️
    1 3/16/24 Saturday I can't believe that it's really been 1yr since you've transitioned into your wings
    1 it still doesn't seem real you are so loved & missed my handsome Grandprince Lightskin Keys
    1 3/31/24 Sunday Happy Easter my handsome Grandprince I love & miss you
    1 Gigi/Gma'nae tell unk Smouv I love & miss you both
    1 4/18/24 missing you
    1 4/27/24 Saturday we were at Nyny's baby shower can you believe
    1 that your going to be an unkle & unkle Malik a great unkle
    1 I love & miss y'all so much Lightskin Keys &so does Mi'love
    1 continue watching over usmy handsome Grandprince 🙏🏽💔🕊😭
    1 Ma dawg I miss you da most brutha 🖤
    1 5/4/24 Saturday my Grandprince it's your mom's bday & Mi'love has the perfect gift
    1 for her she says & can't wait for her to have it
    1 5/12/24 this is my 1st mother's day & bday w/o you here my handsome Grandprince
    1 I love & miss y'all Gigi/ Gma'nae
    1 5/13/24 Monday 7:03am my handsome Grandprince your cuzn/sista
    1 Nyny had your nephew him so cute. I love & miss you & unk Leak
    1 Gigi/ Gma'nae 🙏🏽🕊💔💙💛💚
    1 i miss you fave 🥺💔
    1 love u / sister milove
    1 10/22/24 Tues hello my handsome Grandprince Lightskin
    1 I have been thinking about you so much today I really wish
    1 that you were here. Mi'love is missing you so much & know that we'll forever love you 🙏🏽💔🕊💚🧡💛
    1 your lil sista & Gigi/ Gma'nae 💚🧡💛
    1 keshawn I love you and miss you your the best brother ever in the world I sent you a balloon lovie
    1 11/15/24 keshawn i miss you so much
    1 I love u Nephew💔

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