Cayden Jones, age 17

Lost on April 16, 2023 in Monroe Township, New Jersey.

Cayden's organs were donated and he saved two lives.

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  • Nickname:
    9 CJ , kirra, caynez
    4 Uncanny_Trippin
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    5 Amazing! Caring loving and funny, a beautiful smile that would light up the room
    5 Easy to talk to helped me with my problems always listened
    4 Creative, great sense of humor jokester
    3 Gamer, Anime lover , inventor
    3 son, nephew, cousin and brother to many ppl in his life ❤️
    3 The Cayden face 😑 iconic I miss asking u if ur ok a million times a day I love u son
    3 Debate you in anything to prove his point lol and a jokester
    3 Uncanny_Trippin
    3 Extremely creative and resourceful 🍌 💨 lol 😂
    1 Loves SpongeBob , Dragon Ball Z
    1 caring, kind & selfless. i miss you so much.
    1 what am i supposed to do without your beautiful smile
    1 always a kind and respectful young man
  • Occupation:
    3 Son, nephew, cousin , brother , best friend
  • Workplace:
    5 Student
    3 Gamer
  • Schools attended:
    3 WHS
  • Comments:
    8 Rise is a non profit in honor of Cayden Sincere Jones
    6 I miss you everyday. thank you for being the best nephew and big brother to Patrick. we will keep
    6 your memory alive forever.
    5 My only son my best friend I love u
    6 9/8 🎂
    7 Rest up bro 🫂❤️
    7 happy 18th birthday 💔💔💔
    8 i miss you dawg , such a tragedy you woulda been 18 today lil bro ima smoke one down for u cayden
    6 Was like a brother to me, life will never be the same
    3 Missing you can’t even express how I feel
    3 I’ll love you forever and always 444
    3 I love and miss you more than anything ❤️
    3 My best friend , my soul companion for life, my love forever wait for me for next lifetime
    3 You are so loved and missed , I think about you everyday
    2 I love you so so much. It’s not fair. LLC 🕊️
    3 444 ❤️ 333
    3 Loved thanksgiving and Christmas , income tax time 😂 and started liking Halloween 🎃
    3 Love you cayden. Miss you so much
    3 My best friend my A1 from Day 1 forever my baby ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    3 My life will never be the same without you I’ll always cry for u until my last breath
    4 I miss you so much
    3 I love you so much. I miss you so much.
    3 6 months gone by and it still feels like yesterday 10/17/23
    3 I miss you.
    3 I want to be with you , I’d give anything to be with you
    3 Happy Halloween 🎃 I love you 10/31/23
    4 Happy Halloween Cayden. ❤️🕸️🎃
    3 You are amazing and even after death of the physical you are still here I love u
    3 You always made me proud I wish I told you that more ❤️
    4 I love you. 😘💕 we miss you.
    6 Organ donation saved two lives ❤️🙏🏼
    3 Happy thanksgiving Cayden. We love and miss you ❤️
    4 First thanksgiving w/out u 😭 11/23/23
    5 I made you a Dragon Ball Z tree for Christmas every year ur going to get a surprise on ur tree ❤️
    5 I’m going to see u next lifetime and each lifetime after that love u 😘
    5 I miss you cayden 💔
    4 Christmas Eve 12/24/23 the first without u I miss u so much
    4 Merry Christmas son I love u so much ❤️❤️❤️ have a grand party in heaven 12/25/23
    5 Today I’m 40 my first birthday without u , I’m going to blow my candles and wish for u ❤️
    7 ❤️
    5 Happy New Year Eve i love and miss u #2023
    4 Happy new year. Love you and miss you so much ❤️
    4 Monkey misses u so much Cayden ❤️
    4 love you cayden!
    4 Everyday is nightmare. We miss you so much.
    4 My best friend ❤️💔
    4 Every breathe I take every waking moment I think of you
    5 my guardian angel i love u and miss u so much -444
    3 i think about u as much as i take each breathe u are the definition of love ❤️
    2 You are such a beautiful soul I miss u everyday happy valentines day my beautiful son ❤️❤️❤️
    2 I love you Cayden. Patrick Rob and I miss you so much 💔
    3 Your friends miss u so much and your family ur always on our mind ❤️
    2 Income tax ur favorite time ❤️ we would be big spending together right now
    4 trying to do this without you. i love u bunches
    3 I love you Cayden Sincere Jones
    2 Justice will prevail court 3/11/24 #justiceforcayden
    1 Always and forever my love
    1 I hate your future was stolen from you I’m not ok
    1 Life without you in it sucks.
    1 We all miss you ❤️ our lives will never be the same
    2 Happy Easter. I love you Cayden. We miss you.
    1 Happy Easter 🐣🐇 I love you 😘 3/31/24
    1 Life will never be the same without you here
    3 I can’t believe you are really gone my only son I miss u so much
    2 you didnt deserve to die
    2 444 🖤
    1 4/16/24 today makes one year im so crushed 😭💔💔
    2 one year today 💔💔💔💔 ill never forget you
    3 i love you. this whole year sucked. we are missing you so much. love you!
    1 as long as i have breathe ur name will be spoken as long as my mind is here my menories of u shared
    2 Watching all of Dragon 🐉 Ball Z
    2 Love you so much cayden
    2 im struggling without you i wish i told you more how u saved me in life i needed u always
    2 thinking of you 🖤
    1 I want to be with u 💔
    2 U made me a mother u saved my life I miss u 5/12/24
    1 It’s hard to believe u left me 😭❤️‍🩹
    1 I miss u 😢 and I’ll never be the same u are my best friend ❤️
    2 I love you 😘 you’re the best nephew anyone could have ❤️
    1 I’m so lonely 😭 you are my everything
    1 I love u son
    1 I miss u so much I just want to be with you 😭
    1 I can’t believe u we’re murdered my heart breaks everyday
    3 We miss you Cayden. Love you forever ❤️
    2 No matter where I go or how happy I may seem I’m wishing u was here all the time
    2 All ur friends graduated today I know u was proud of them I miss u so much
    1 6/24/24 everyone misses u life is t the same and never be the same again
    1 I love you Cayden I’m so broken inside
    3 I love you. I can’t believe this even happened still. I miss you so much, you are seriously missed.
    1 The holidays without u suck I’m over them all
    1 I love u forever
    2 You will get justice for your murder #justiceforcaydensincerejones
    2 Miss you. Wish you were here with us everyday 😭
    1 I will get u Justice and push for the max and truth
    2 The day I’m reunited with you is the day I have peace and joy
    1 I can’t believe this. I miss you my beautiful nephew
    2 My nephew why did this happen
    2 I can’t believe this happened my beautiful nephew
    3 Cayden, I will always love and miss you
    2 i miss you sooooo much i hate life without you
    3 16 months without you and this is still a NIGHTMARE
    1 I’m so sad without you
    1 I miss u 😢
    2 Your 19th birthday soon 9/8 😭
    2 I can’t Beleive I’m still here without u …
    2 When you left this earth nothing could ever hurt me the way losing you did I’ll never be the same
    2 7 more days until ur 19th birthday 😭😭❤️❤️
    1 ❤️😭
    1 thanks for always checking in on me & the kids cay. 444. love you for eternity <3
    1 3 more days until ur birthday 😭😭😭😭
    1 Happy Birthday Son I love you ❤️ 9-8-24
    2 happy birthday CSJ 🕊️🩷
    1 I was never ready to let u go and I never will
    1 My heart refuses to admit you passed away I’ll never be ok ur my world
    2 thinking of you always.
    1 I broke down again today but it was heaviness in my chest and deep despair of missing you
    1 This can’t be real life 😭😭😭 I just want to see u walk in the door
    1 10/15/24 Today your killer finally admits his guilt you deserve so much more Cayden
    2 Thank you for coming to visit Patrick for his bday!!!
    1 I love u too 10/19/24
    1 Your my everything
    1 I can’t believe ur gone I can’t do this forever
    1 Happy Halloween 🎃 I love u 10/31/24
    1 The holidays are coming and I miss u so much but it’s so hard not having u here
    1 Happy Thanksgiving Cayden I love you ❤️ 11/28/24
    2 Happy thanksgiving Cayden. I love and miss you ❤️😘😭
    1 I put up ur Christmas tree I miss u 😢 12/8/24
    1 sentencing finally this week you deserve more justice then what you are receiving
    1 12/16/24 one of ur monsters sentenced today it’s been a long time for this monster

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