Jaylen Jermaine Martin, ageΒ 24

Lost to gun violence on April 24, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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  • Nickname:
    299 garth
    294 Jaybird Jackie Jaywen Jay
    294 Jaybird Jenkins
    294 Gary Coleman
    134 Uncle Jay
    111 Garthie Bando
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    294 loud
    294 Darius Saint
    294 ME TOO
    294 Great grandson
    294 Nephew
    294 Uncle
    294 Lil brother
    294 Big brother
    264 fire cracker
    222 Jackie Moon
    141 Sooo funny makes me smile and laugh
    141 Witty jokester
  • Occupation:
    294 Cook
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  • Schools attended:
    294 Quaker Valley High School
  • Comments:
    294 your little cousins miss youu so much! thank you for looking out for us all when you were here!
    294 Darius Saint "ME TOO Uncle Jimmy forever loves you
    294 I love and miss you so much Jay
    294 heart of Gold a leader of leaders my beautiful handsome nephew
    294 nephew πŸ’– you always put a smile on my face, Darius Saint 😘😘
    294 I miss your loud voice ❀️❀️❀️ I miss your funny comments
    294 you meant the world to me Darius Saint, Uncle Jimmy will never stop loving you ❀️
    294 Forever my beautiful Nephew Forever πŸ’–
    294 nephew πŸ’– remember when we would laugh for hours at nothing πŸ’–πŸ’–
    294 uncle Jimmy will never leave you πŸ™πŸΎ
    294 for it is written, VENGEANCE IS MINE; I will repay, saith the Lord. Romans 12:19 KJV
    294 I have an angel in heaven and I call him son. RWG Jaylen Jermaine Martin
    294 I am blessed to be your mother. To love you and to be loved by you ❀
    294 I will never stop loving you. I love you to infinite and beyond!
    294 U may B out of my sight but NEVER out of my mind and heart ❀
    294 unconditional love eternally for you Nephew Darius
    294 your ambition your tender heart ❀️ and your beautiful smile, my wise handsome nephew Darius Saint 😘
    294 Happy Thanksgiving in heaven ❀
    294 Darius Saint My Love 😘 Thank you for always being my nephew πŸ’–
    294 Darius Saint β€οΈπŸ™πŸΎ everyday I talk to you
    294 Darius πŸ’– you are my Saint 😘 Forever
    294 Learning to live with a broken heart is the hardest thing I've ever done
    294 I miss you baby boy Jaylen Jermaine πŸ’™
    294 Darius πŸ’– remember when we went into uni mart screaming loud
    294 Darius Merry Christmas, I love you forever
    294 Merry Christmas Jay
    294 Merry Christmas JaybirdπŸ’™πŸ’™
    294 HAPPY NEW YEAR JAYLEN ❀️❀️
    294 I MISS YOU SO MUCH
    294 Darius Saint I love you πŸ’–πŸ™πŸΎ
    294 Darius Saint a beautiful special Nephew β€οΈπŸ™πŸΎ
    294 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’– your beautiful smile your my Angel Darius
    294 9 months without you here on earth looking forward to seeing you again
    294 Darius πŸ’– I smile for you and I love for you πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎ
    294 Darius πŸ’– Forever I love you πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ˜˜
    294 You’re on my mind everyday Brother I love youπŸ’™
    294 forever my beautiful nephew πŸ’• Darius Saint 😘
    294 I miss my baby boy Jay πŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ©΅
    294 my brave beautiful nephew Darius πŸ’– Forever
    294 Your presence WE miss, your memory WE treasure, loving you ALWAYS, forgetting you NEVER
    294 you've touched so many people an Darius thank you my beautiful Nephew β€οΈπŸ™πŸΎ
    294 I miss your loud voice. It’s so quiet without you
    294 Darius your smile our loud scream we did to scare people πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈ
    294 Darius Saint 😘 Forever πŸ’– my love for you will never stop
    294 my beautiful nephew 😘 Forever Darius Saint
    294 Happy Easter Jay! It’s so quiet. I’ll miss you foreverπŸ˜‡
    290 you always shine nephew Darius ❀️
    268 Miss you homie ima see you one day all love ❀️
    268 "My Gemini" is what I called you & you called me Auntie Lex. I will always love you.
    268 Darius πŸ’– Forever uncle Jimmy never stop My love ❀️
    268 HUG KIMBERLY AND KEITH! Jaybird? LOVE GRANDMA
    268 we all miss you jaylen ❀️
    268 Nephew! Your presence was felt at the fundraiser. We know you rigged the baskets.
    268 It’s 2024 heaven, can you please get a visitors section? Geezz
    268 Miss you cousinβ€οΈπŸ˜”
    268 your NEVER forgotten my beautiful Darius πŸ’– Forever
    268 NEVER EVER FORGOTTEN πŸ’―
    268 Neph, ask God what the cure is for grief, I’m pretty sure it’s permanent.
    268 Nothing can come close to a Jaylen type of bond. I miss it so much
    268 your passion your heart your energy 😘❀️ Darius Saint 😘
    266 forever part of my chain Darius and the link never broken πŸ’–πŸ’–
    251 Darius Saint 😘 your always with me
    234 I miss you so much baby boy 🩡
    234 3:24 I can’t sleep. I be thinking you’re up with me. Daydreaming at night time.
    234 Darius πŸ’– remembering when we stomped through Walmart screaming HEY at everyone πŸ’–
    234 While I am physically here, my soul is with yours. BOTRYEN + Bound together in the stars.
    234 Justice for Jaylen
    234 Happy 2nd Birthday in Heaven 😘😘
    234 Happy Birthday nephew!!
    234 Forever 24 πŸ•ŠοΈ
    234 Happy Birthday πŸ°πŸŽ‚ My beautiful Nephew Darius πŸ’–
    234 I miss my brother πŸ₯ΊπŸ§‘ I love you so much Jay
    234 Unc Felton, Chuck, Keith, and you I kno yall laugh all day
    234 Darius Saint 😘 I hear you I feel you I always love you ❀️
    230 Darius me too uncle Jimmy never stopped loving you πŸ˜˜πŸ’–πŸ˜˜
    230 EVERYBODY involved will have to answer for what they did to you baby boyπŸ’―
    184 However many tomorrows are left to US, we will miss you in EVERY single one πŸ’™πŸ©΅πŸ’™
    184 Grateful for the love and laughs we shared. Missing u today n always will
    184 I wish you Keith Lacey and all my angels were here. Glad y’all 3 are together
    184 Darius Saint 😘 your energy your smile and your beautiful heart
    184 I miss you more today as if we lost you yesterday
    184 I love you and miss you so much Jaylen ❀️❀️
    184 My soul hurts without you Jay πŸ’”
    184 you will always shine bright 🌞 Darius
    184 jaylen my handsome nephew Darius, we love we honor and we keep your Energy 4eva
    160 You are Forever my Darius you're Forever my Saint ❀️
    160 I love you Jerm πŸ’• Always and forever πŸ•ŠοΈ
    160 I be strong af, until someone brings your name up. Pain still runs deep nephew. I love you
    160 I’m convinced, heaven be having gangsta parties. Lord knows I LOVE to party. Lol β™₯️
    149 I miss you every single day, I’ll miss you foreverπŸ₯Ίβ€οΈ I LOVE YOU !!!!!
    149 Darius ❀️ my 4eva Saint, UNC Jimmy love 4eva
    149 I sat with my anger, long enough until she told me her name was grief. πŸ’”
    149 Jaylen Can you hear me? We really miss you
    149 To the shooter. God forgives I don’t Lord have mercy I won’t
    149 549 days today! The longest fastest days of my life. Missing you
    149 Lord for our sake, teach us to take ONE DAY AT A TIME
    149 We know you’re in paradise Jaylen, but plz come visit n scare DaddyCook, Big L
    149 Darius ❀️ no matter what uncle Jimmy will continue to scream n scare people
    149 What a privilege it was to know you β™₯️
    149 Jay come visit me in my dreams πŸ™
    149 Darius 4eva Saint shining 🌟 I smile for you my handsome nephew ❀️
    137 580 days 19 months it feels like forever God help us πŸ™
    137 Still hurting nephew, but tryna play tough Lord heal this broken heart
    137 I miss him, long as I'm living he's living through memories
    137 Seen the hurt on your lil' sister's face since you been gone, they still count your days
    137 Jay ur absence is like the sky, spread over everything!
    137 Loved beyond words missed beyond measure
    137 Darius ❀️ Happy Thanksgiving πŸ¦ƒ 4eva missed 4EVA my Love 😘
    137 Happy Thanksgiving Jay. There’s always a seat for u at the table. Thankful for the time with u
    137 I can’t tell my sober story w/o puttin you in. I love that for us.
    137 One of the hardest things is watching mom and dad grieve you!! We love you so much Jaylen❀️❀️
    137 The world is too quiet without you.
    137 Darius 4eva Saint your energy your passion an love will always be here πŸ₯°
    137 Merry Christmas πŸŽ„πŸŽ Darius Saint , uncle Jimmy will always love you
    137 Merry Christmas Jaylen Jermaine I love you & miss you
    137 Darius Happy New Year... nothing is happy shine bright 🌞 my handsome nephew ❀️
    137 πŸ™ 2025 somebody will be arrested and the truth will come out πŸ™
    137 to Darius 4eva my love 😘 saint, UNC Jimmy will never leave you alone ❀️
    137 I love n miss you soo much son. I think about you every day n will till i see you again
    137 im sorry I couldn't protect you like a Big Brother shouldve! I hope u can forgive me
    137 im sorry bro! I'm sorry! please forgive me!
    137 You’re in my mind everyday brother❀️ my heart hurts so much, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH πŸ’ž
    137 Darius " the brightest sun" my forever angel my beautiful nephew Saint ❀️❀️
    137 I love you son Jaylen JermaineπŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•
    137 4 Eva Darius 4eva πŸ₯° uncle Jimmy
    137 22 months 672 days without u here it’s rough
    137 We all love you n miss you so much watch over all of us especially daddy πŸ™
    137 Too special, too valuable to replace with something else or of which no other like Jaylen exist
    122 your beautiful smile your beautiful face, Darius 4eva my Saint n nephew ❀️
    122 I had to the urge to call you today BrotherπŸ₯ΊπŸ’” I’m so mad I couldn’t!!!! I LOVE YOU
    122 Haven’t seen ur face in 692 days God plz give me peace n comfort I want all my kids here on earth
    122 I’ll endure a lifetime of missing u for the privilege of loving u
    122 Darius Saint ❀️ my love for you will never go away
    122 9076 # days we were blessed to have u I miss u so much baby boy my heart aches πŸ•ŠοΈ
    122 Happy Easter 🐣 420 too πŸ’¨ love you miss you 😘
    122 We LOVE YOU JAYLEN! We will continue to fight for you. You are worth fighting for. β™₯️
    122 I love you Darius Saint ❀️. 4eva We fight for you
    122 Ezra, Ethan, and I mourn you Jay! Today and everyday ❀️ we LOVE YOU!
    122 I love and miss you cousin πŸ’• J4JJM
    122 4eva my nephew Darius Saint UNC Jimmy 4eva loves you
    105 I love you ❀️
    105 Soulache. I talk abt your death so ppl know you LIVED
    105 Happy Birthday Darius Saint 4eva πŸ₯°β€οΈ
    105 Happy Birthday!! We love you so much
    105 I really need your smile, laugh sarcastic blunt jokes right now
    105 Happy Heavenly Birthday Uncle Jay 🀍🀍
    105 miss you so much
    105 Swear ain’t no one living who I miss. Only you nephew only you.πŸ’”
    105 I love you so much brother❣️😘
    105 800 days without you son. I miss you so much
    105 Miss you dearly.
    105 Darius Saint 4eva Me too love you ❀️
    105 Maybe every time we think of Jaylen, he’s telling someone a story about us in heaven
    105 At this point scare me knock something off the shelf. I just need your presence please.
    105 Jaylen- you wanna make some money do the dishes! Yes, sir 🀣🀣 I miss you!!
    105 Can you wash my clothes? I’ll give you 10 bucks..ABSOLUTELY! Where are the clothes son πŸ˜†
    105 you sent ethan a butterfly yesterday and his smile was healing. he felt youπŸ’™
    105 822 days or 27 months I miss you son πŸ’™
    105 my love 4 Darius Saint ❀️ will never change
    105 My nephew, my nephew, my nephew
    105 I love you Jermaine! I fkn miss you so much!
    105 Darius Saint 4eva your smile your laugh love 😘
    105 I miss your voice your laugh and your smile. I miss your hair too! Nobody has hair like you πŸ’”
    105 beautiful baby boy Darius Saint..I miss everything about you πŸ₯°
    105 Jaylen, who knew you were the glue this whole time ❀️
    82 I think about you everyday I love you always and forever πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    82 I love you always Darius ❀️πŸ₯°β€οΈ love never fades
    82 Darius Jaylen Me too I love you 😘😘
    82 Me too Uncle Jimmy I love Jaylen too πŸ’•πŸ’•
    82 I love and miss you so much Jermaine πŸ’™πŸ™
    60 Happy Thanksgiving Darius 4eva Saint my love ❀️😘😘
    60 Happy Thanksgiving nephew I love you so much
    61 I got baptized! I see your smile and a smart remark lol we came along way 🀎
    60 I love you brotherπŸ’™πŸ’™
    53 I miss you so much. Come visit me in my dreams please ❀️
    53 Shouting high to the sky merry Christmas Eve, nephew I love you
    52 Merry Christmas πŸŽ„ Darius 4eva fly high an shine πŸŒ…πŸ₯°πŸ₯°
    52 Merry Christmas Son❀️❀️
    52 3rd Christmas in HeavenπŸ₯Ί I love you brother❀️❀️
    52 I love you Darius 😘
    51 My beautiful 2nd born baby boy I think about you and miss you everyday
    53 I love you my angel son πŸ’™ miss you terribly
    41 1000 days without seeing you or hearing your voice. Never knew I could miss you this much
    41 I’ll spend the rest of my life missing you. What I’d do to see you and hear you again
    41 missing you like crazy Darius ❀️ love 🫡🏽4 eve
    41 You will always be my favorite hello and my hardest goodbye 🀎
    40 I’ll love you always and forever πŸ’•πŸ’—πŸ’•πŸ’—πŸ’•
    40 I wanna celebrate with you today 🀎7yrs
    37 I miss you every single day Jaybird🩡🩡
    34 us running through Walmart screaming Loud Darius 😘
    24 Daddy n I got married πŸ’β€οΈπŸ™πŸ½ We got the same last name
    17 We miss you so much baby boy❀️❀️❀️
    17 You are not in our past, you are waiting in our future
    11 I miss and love you🧑🧑
    12 Missing you always but especially this week. I love you son
    11 Always and forever to infinite ♾️ and beyond forever love
    12 Ur absence leaves a void that can never be filled
    11 mourning u, while you walk up golden stairs. Can’t wait to rejoice with you.
    14 forever me too forever Darius 4eva Jaylen

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