Jaylen Jermaine Martin, ageΒ 24

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

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  • Nickname:
    297 garth
    292 Jaybird Jackie Jaywen Jay
    292 Jaybird Jenkins
    292 Gary Coleman
    132 Uncle Jay
    108 Garthie Bando
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    292 loud
    292 Darius Saint
    292 ME TOO
    292 Great grandson
    292 Nephew
    292 Uncle
    292 Lil brother
    292 Big brother
    261 fire cracker
    219 Jackie Moon
    139 Sooo funny makes me smile and laugh
    139 Witty jokester
  • Occupation:
    292 Cook
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  • Schools attended:
    292 Quaker Valley High School
  • Comments:
    292 your little cousins miss youu so much! thank you for looking out for us all when you were here!
    292 Darius Saint "ME TOO Uncle Jimmy forever loves you
    292 I love and miss you so much Jay
    292 heart of Gold a leader of leaders my beautiful handsome nephew
    292 nephew πŸ’– you always put a smile on my face, Darius Saint 😘😘
    292 I miss your loud voice ❀️❀️❀️ I miss your funny comments
    292 you meant the world to me Darius Saint, Uncle Jimmy will never stop loving you ❀️
    292 Forever my beautiful Nephew Forever πŸ’–
    292 nephew πŸ’– remember when we would laugh for hours at nothing πŸ’–πŸ’–
    292 uncle Jimmy will never leave you πŸ™πŸΎ
    292 for it is written, VENGEANCE IS MINE; I will repay, saith the Lord. Romans 12:19 KJV
    292 I have an angel in heaven and I call him son. RWG Jaylen Jermaine Martin
    292 I am blessed to be your mother. To love you and to be loved by you ❀
    292 I will never stop loving you. I love you to infinite and beyond!
    292 U may B out of my sight but NEVER out of my mind and heart ❀
    292 unconditional love eternally for you Nephew Darius
    292 your ambition your tender heart ❀️ and your beautiful smile, my wise handsome nephew Darius Saint 😘
    292 Happy Thanksgiving in heaven ❀
    292 Darius Saint My Love 😘 Thank you for always being my nephew πŸ’–
    292 Darius Saint β€οΈπŸ™πŸΎ everyday I talk to you
    292 Darius πŸ’– you are my Saint 😘 Forever
    292 Learning to live with a broken heart is the hardest thing I've ever done
    292 I miss you baby boy Jaylen Jermaine πŸ’™
    292 Darius πŸ’– remember when we went into uni mart screaming loud
    292 Darius Merry Christmas, I love you forever
    292 Merry Christmas Jay
    292 Merry Christmas JaybirdπŸ’™πŸ’™
    292 HAPPY NEW YEAR JAYLEN ❀️❀️
    292 I MISS YOU SO MUCH
    292 Darius Saint I love you πŸ’–πŸ™πŸΎ
    292 Darius Saint a beautiful special Nephew β€οΈπŸ™πŸΎ
    292 πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’– your beautiful smile your my Angel Darius
    292 9 months without you here on earth looking forward to seeing you again
    292 Darius πŸ’– I smile for you and I love for you πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎ
    292 Darius πŸ’– Forever I love you πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ˜˜
    292 You’re on my mind everyday Brother I love youπŸ’™
    292 forever my beautiful nephew πŸ’• Darius Saint 😘
    292 I miss my baby boy Jay πŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ©΅
    292 my brave beautiful nephew Darius πŸ’– Forever
    292 Your presence WE miss, your memory WE treasure, loving you ALWAYS, forgetting you NEVER
    292 you've touched so many people an Darius thank you my beautiful Nephew β€οΈπŸ™πŸΎ
    292 I miss your loud voice. It’s so quiet without you
    292 Darius your smile our loud scream we did to scare people πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈ
    292 Darius Saint 😘 Forever πŸ’– my love for you will never stop
    292 my beautiful nephew 😘 Forever Darius Saint
    292 Happy Easter Jay! It’s so quiet. I’ll miss you foreverπŸ˜‡
    288 you always shine nephew Darius ❀️
    267 Miss you homie ima see you one day all love ❀️
    267 "My Gemini" is what I called you & you called me Auntie Lex. I will always love you.
    267 Darius πŸ’– Forever uncle Jimmy never stop My love ❀️
    267 HUG KIMBERLY AND KEITH! Jaybird? LOVE GRANDMA
    267 we all miss you jaylen ❀️
    267 Nephew! Your presence was felt at the fundraiser. We know you rigged the baskets.
    267 It’s 2024 heaven, can you please get a visitors section? Geezz
    267 Miss you cousinβ€οΈπŸ˜”
    267 your NEVER forgotten my beautiful Darius πŸ’– Forever
    267 NEVER EVER FORGOTTEN πŸ’―
    267 Neph, ask God what the cure is for grief, I’m pretty sure it’s permanent.
    267 Nothing can come close to a Jaylen type of bond. I miss it so much
    267 your passion your heart your energy 😘❀️ Darius Saint 😘
    265 forever part of my chain Darius and the link never broken πŸ’–πŸ’–
    250 Darius Saint 😘 your always with me
    233 I miss you so much baby boy 🩡
    233 3:24 I can’t sleep. I be thinking you’re up with me. Daydreaming at night time.
    233 Darius πŸ’– remembering when we stomped through Walmart screaming HEY at everyone πŸ’–
    233 While I am physically here, my soul is with yours. BOTRYEN + Bound together in the stars.
    233 Justice for Jaylen
    233 Happy 2nd Birthday in Heaven 😘😘
    233 Happy Birthday nephew!!
    233 Forever 24 πŸ•ŠοΈ
    233 Happy Birthday πŸ°πŸŽ‚ My beautiful Nephew Darius πŸ’–
    233 I miss my brother πŸ₯ΊπŸ§‘ I love you so much Jay
    233 Unc Felton, Chuck, Keith, and you I kno yall laugh all day
    233 Darius Saint 😘 I hear you I feel you I always love you ❀️
    229 Darius me too uncle Jimmy never stopped loving you πŸ˜˜πŸ’–πŸ˜˜
    229 EVERYBODY involved will have to answer for what they did to you baby boyπŸ’―
    183 However many tomorrows are left to US, we will miss you in EVERY single one πŸ’™πŸ©΅πŸ’™
    183 Grateful for the love and laughs we shared. Missing u today n always will
    183 I wish you Keith Lacey and all my angels were here. Glad y’all 3 are together
    183 Darius Saint 😘 your energy your smile and your beautiful heart
    183 I miss you more today as if we lost you yesterday
    183 I love you and miss you so much Jaylen ❀️❀️
    183 My soul hurts without you Jay πŸ’”
    183 you will always shine bright 🌞 Darius
    183 jaylen my handsome nephew Darius, we love we honor and we keep your Energy 4eva
    159 You are Forever my Darius you're Forever my Saint ❀️
    159 I love you Jerm πŸ’• Always and forever πŸ•ŠοΈ
    159 I be strong af, until someone brings your name up. Pain still runs deep nephew. I love you
    159 I’m convinced, heaven be having gangsta parties. Lord knows I LOVE to party. Lol β™₯️
    148 I miss you every single day, I’ll miss you foreverπŸ₯Ίβ€οΈ I LOVE YOU !!!!!
    148 Darius ❀️ my 4eva Saint, UNC Jimmy love 4eva
    148 I sat with my anger, long enough until she told me her name was grief. πŸ’”
    148 Jaylen Can you hear me? We really miss you
    148 To the shooter. God forgives I don’t Lord have mercy I won’t
    148 549 days today! The longest fastest days of my life. Missing you
    148 Lord for our sake, teach us to take ONE DAY AT A TIME
    148 We know you’re in paradise Jaylen, but plz come visit n scare DaddyCook, Big L
    148 Darius ❀️ no matter what uncle Jimmy will continue to scream n scare people
    148 What a privilege it was to know you β™₯️
    148 Jay come visit me in my dreams πŸ™
    148 Darius 4eva Saint shining 🌟 I smile for you my handsome nephew ❀️
    136 580 days 19 months it feels like forever God help us πŸ™
    136 Still hurting nephew, but tryna play tough Lord heal this broken heart
    136 I miss him, long as I'm living he's living through memories
    136 Seen the hurt on your lil' sister's face since you been gone, they still count your days
    136 Jay ur absence is like the sky, spread over everything!
    136 Loved beyond words missed beyond measure
    136 Darius ❀️ Happy Thanksgiving πŸ¦ƒ 4eva missed 4EVA my Love 😘
    136 Happy Thanksgiving Jay. There’s always a seat for u at the table. Thankful for the time with u
    136 I can’t tell my sober story w/o puttin you in. I love that for us.
    136 One of the hardest things is watching mom and dad grieve you!! We love you so much Jaylen❀️❀️
    136 The world is too quiet without you.
    136 Darius 4eva Saint your energy your passion an love will always be here πŸ₯°
    136 Merry Christmas πŸŽ„πŸŽ Darius Saint , uncle Jimmy will always love you
    136 Merry Christmas Jaylen Jermaine I love you & miss you
    136 Darius Happy New Year... nothing is happy shine bright 🌞 my handsome nephew ❀️
    136 πŸ™ 2025 somebody will be arrested and the truth will come out πŸ™
    136 to Darius 4eva my love 😘 saint, UNC Jimmy will never leave you alone ❀️
    136 I love n miss you soo much son. I think about you every day n will till i see you again
    136 im sorry I couldn't protect you like a Big Brother shouldve! I hope u can forgive me
    136 im sorry bro! I'm sorry! please forgive me!
    136 You’re in my mind everyday brother❀️ my heart hurts so much, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH πŸ’ž
    136 Darius " the brightest sun" my forever angel my beautiful nephew Saint ❀️❀️
    136 I love you son Jaylen JermaineπŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•
    136 4 Eva Darius 4eva πŸ₯° uncle Jimmy
    136 22 months 672 days without u here it’s rough
    136 We all love you n miss you so much watch over all of us especially daddy πŸ™
    136 Too special, too valuable to replace with something else or of which no other like Jaylen exist
    121 your beautiful smile your beautiful face, Darius 4eva my Saint n nephew ❀️
    121 I had to the urge to call you today BrotherπŸ₯ΊπŸ’” I’m so mad I couldn’t!!!! I LOVE YOU
    121 Haven’t seen ur face in 692 days God plz give me peace n comfort I want all my kids here on earth
    121 I’ll endure a lifetime of missing u for the privilege of loving u
    121 Darius Saint ❀️ my love for you will never go away
    121 9076 # days we were blessed to have u I miss u so much baby boy my heart aches πŸ•ŠοΈ
    121 Happy Easter 🐣 420 too πŸ’¨ love you miss you 😘
    121 We LOVE YOU JAYLEN! We will continue to fight for you. You are worth fighting for. β™₯️
    121 I love you Darius Saint ❀️. 4eva We fight for you
    121 Ezra, Ethan, and I mourn you Jay! Today and everyday ❀️ we LOVE YOU!
    121 I love and miss you cousin πŸ’• J4JJM
    121 4eva my nephew Darius Saint UNC Jimmy 4eva loves you
    104 I love you ❀️
    104 Soulache. I talk abt your death so ppl know you LIVED
    104 Happy Birthday Darius Saint 4eva πŸ₯°β€οΈ
    104 Happy Birthday!! We love you so much
    104 I really need your smile, laugh sarcastic blunt jokes right now
    104 Happy Heavenly Birthday Uncle Jay 🀍🀍
    104 miss you so much
    104 Swear ain’t no one living who I miss. Only you nephew only you.πŸ’”
    104 I love you so much brother❣️😘
    104 800 days without you son. I miss you so much
    104 Miss you dearly.
    104 Darius Saint 4eva Me too love you ❀️
    104 Maybe every time we think of Jaylen, he’s telling someone a story about us in heaven
    104 At this point scare me knock something off the shelf. I just need your presence please.
    104 Jaylen- you wanna make some money do the dishes! Yes, sir 🀣🀣 I miss you!!
    104 Can you wash my clothes? I’ll give you 10 bucks..ABSOLUTELY! Where are the clothes son πŸ˜†
    104 you sent ethan a butterfly yesterday and his smile was healing. he felt youπŸ’™
    104 822 days or 27 months I miss you son πŸ’™
    104 my love 4 Darius Saint ❀️ will never change
    104 My nephew, my nephew, my nephew
    104 I love you Jermaine! I fkn miss you so much!
    104 Darius Saint 4eva your smile your laugh love 😘
    104 I miss your voice your laugh and your smile. I miss your hair too! Nobody has hair like you πŸ’”
    104 beautiful baby boy Darius Saint..I miss everything about you πŸ₯°
    104 Jaylen, who knew you were the glue this whole time ❀️
    81 I think about you everyday I love you always and forever πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    81 I love you always Darius ❀️πŸ₯°β€οΈ love never fades
    81 Darius Jaylen Me too I love you 😘😘
    81 Me too Uncle Jimmy I love Jaylen too πŸ’•πŸ’•
    81 I love and miss you so much Jermaine πŸ’™πŸ™
    59 Happy Thanksgiving Darius 4eva Saint my love ❀️😘😘
    59 Happy Thanksgiving nephew I love you so much
    60 I got baptized! I see your smile and a smart remark lol we came along way 🀎
    59 I love you brotherπŸ’™πŸ’™
    52 I miss you so much. Come visit me in my dreams please ❀️
    52 Shouting high to the sky merry Christmas Eve, nephew I love you
    51 Merry Christmas πŸŽ„ Darius 4eva fly high an shine πŸŒ…πŸ₯°πŸ₯°
    51 Merry Christmas Son❀️❀️
    51 3rd Christmas in HeavenπŸ₯Ί I love you brother❀️❀️
    51 I love you Darius 😘
    50 My beautiful 2nd born baby boy I think about you and miss you everyday
    51 I love you my angel son πŸ’™ miss you terribly
    38 1000 days without seeing you or hearing your voice. Never knew I could miss you this much
    38 I’ll spend the rest of my life missing you. What I’d do to see you and hear you again
    38 missing you like crazy Darius ❀️ love 🫡🏽4 eve
    39 You will always be my favorite hello and my hardest goodbye 🀎
    38 I’ll love you always and forever πŸ’•πŸ’—πŸ’•πŸ’—πŸ’•
    38 I wanna celebrate with you today 🀎7yrs
    35 I miss you every single day Jaybird🩡🩡
    32 us running through Walmart screaming Loud Darius 😘
    22 Daddy n I got married πŸ’β€οΈπŸ™πŸ½ We got the same last name
    13 We miss you so much baby boy❀️❀️❀️
    15 You are not in our past, you are waiting in our future
    6 I miss and love you🧑🧑
    7 Missing you always but especially this week. I love you son
    6 Always and forever to infinite ♾️ and beyond forever love
    7 Ur absence leaves a void that can never be filled
    6 mourning u, while you walk up golden stairs. Can’t wait to rejoice with you.
    6 forever me too forever Darius 4eva Jaylen

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