Jaylen Jermaine Martin, ageย 24

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

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  • Nickname:
    288 garth
    288 Jaybird Jackie Jaywen Jay
    288 Jaybird Jenkins
    288 Gary Coleman
    125 Uncle Jay
    101 Garthie Bando
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    288 loud
    288 Darius Saint
    288 ME TOO
    288 Great grandson
    288 Nephew
    288 Uncle
    288 Lil brother
    288 Big brother
    255 fire cracker
    212 Jackie Moon
    132 Sooo funny makes me smile and laugh
    132 Witty jokester
  • Occupation:
    288 Cook
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  • Schools attended:
    288 Quaker Valley High School
  • Comments:
    288 your little cousins miss youu so much! thank you for looking out for us all when you were here!
    288 Darius Saint "ME TOO Uncle Jimmy forever loves you
    288 I love and miss you so much Jay
    288 heart of Gold a leader of leaders my beautiful handsome nephew
    288 nephew ๐Ÿ’– you always put a smile on my face, Darius Saint ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜
    288 I miss your loud voice โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ I miss your funny comments
    288 you meant the world to me Darius Saint, Uncle Jimmy will never stop loving you โค๏ธ
    288 Forever my beautiful Nephew Forever ๐Ÿ’–
    288 nephew ๐Ÿ’– remember when we would laugh for hours at nothing ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–
    288 uncle Jimmy will never leave you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
    288 for it is written, VENGEANCE IS MINE; I will repay, saith the Lord. Romans 12:19 KJV
    288 I have an angel in heaven and I call him son. RWG Jaylen Jermaine Martin
    288 I am blessed to be your mother. To love you and to be loved by you โค
    288 I will never stop loving you. I love you to infinite and beyond!
    288 U may B out of my sight but NEVER out of my mind and heart โค
    288 unconditional love eternally for you Nephew Darius
    288 your ambition your tender heart โค๏ธ and your beautiful smile, my wise handsome nephew Darius Saint ๐Ÿ˜˜
    288 Happy Thanksgiving in heaven โค
    288 Darius Saint My Love ๐Ÿ˜˜ Thank you for always being my nephew ๐Ÿ’–
    288 Darius Saint โค๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ everyday I talk to you
    288 Darius ๐Ÿ’– you are my Saint ๐Ÿ˜˜ Forever
    288 Learning to live with a broken heart is the hardest thing I've ever done
    288 I miss you baby boy Jaylen Jermaine ๐Ÿ’™
    288 Darius ๐Ÿ’– remember when we went into uni mart screaming loud
    288 Darius Merry Christmas, I love you forever
    288 Merry Christmas Jay
    288 Merry Christmas Jaybird๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
    288 HAPPY NEW YEAR JAYLEN โค๏ธโค๏ธ
    288 I MISS YOU SO MUCH
    288 Darius Saint I love you ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
    288 Darius Saint a beautiful special Nephew โค๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
    288 ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’– your beautiful smile your my Angel Darius
    288 9 months without you here on earth looking forward to seeing you again
    288 Darius ๐Ÿ’– I smile for you and I love for you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
    288 Darius ๐Ÿ’– Forever I love you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜˜
    288 Youโ€™re on my mind everyday Brother I love you๐Ÿ’™
    288 forever my beautiful nephew ๐Ÿ’• Darius Saint ๐Ÿ˜˜
    288 I miss my baby boy Jay ๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฉต
    288 my brave beautiful nephew Darius ๐Ÿ’– Forever
    288 Your presence WE miss, your memory WE treasure, loving you ALWAYS, forgetting you NEVER
    288 you've touched so many people an Darius thank you my beautiful Nephew โค๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
    288 I miss your loud voice. Itโ€™s so quiet without you
    288 Darius your smile our loud scream we did to scare people ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพโค๏ธ
    288 Darius Saint ๐Ÿ˜˜ Forever ๐Ÿ’– my love for you will never stop
    288 my beautiful nephew ๐Ÿ˜˜ Forever Darius Saint
    288 Happy Easter Jay! Itโ€™s so quiet. Iโ€™ll miss you forever๐Ÿ˜‡
    282 you always shine nephew Darius โค๏ธ
    263 Miss you homie ima see you one day all love โค๏ธ
    263 "My Gemini" is what I called you & you called me Auntie Lex. I will always love you.
    263 Darius ๐Ÿ’– Forever uncle Jimmy never stop My love โค๏ธ
    263 HUG KIMBERLY AND KEITH! Jaybird? LOVE GRANDMA
    263 we all miss you jaylen โค๏ธ
    263 Nephew! Your presence was felt at the fundraiser. We know you rigged the baskets.
    263 Itโ€™s 2024 heaven, can you please get a visitors section? Geezz
    263 Miss you cousinโค๏ธ๐Ÿ˜”
    263 your NEVER forgotten my beautiful Darius ๐Ÿ’– Forever
    263 NEVER EVER FORGOTTEN ๐Ÿ’ฏ
    263 Neph, ask God what the cure is for grief, Iโ€™m pretty sure itโ€™s permanent.
    263 Nothing can come close to a Jaylen type of bond. I miss it so much
    263 your passion your heart your energy ๐Ÿ˜˜โค๏ธ Darius Saint ๐Ÿ˜˜
    259 forever part of my chain Darius and the link never broken ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–
    244 Darius Saint ๐Ÿ˜˜ your always with me
    229 I miss you so much baby boy ๐Ÿฉต
    229 3:24 I canโ€™t sleep. I be thinking youโ€™re up with me. Daydreaming at night time.
    229 Darius ๐Ÿ’– remembering when we stomped through Walmart screaming HEY at everyone ๐Ÿ’–
    229 While I am physically here, my soul is with yours. BOTRYEN + Bound together in the stars.
    229 Justice for Jaylen
    229 Happy 2nd Birthday in Heaven ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜
    229 Happy Birthday nephew!!
    229 Forever 24 ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
    229 Happy Birthday ๐Ÿฐ๐ŸŽ‚ My beautiful Nephew Darius ๐Ÿ’–
    229 I miss my brother ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿงก I love you so much Jay
    229 Unc Felton, Chuck, Keith, and you I kno yall laugh all day
    229 Darius Saint ๐Ÿ˜˜ I hear you I feel you I always love you โค๏ธ
    223 Darius me too uncle Jimmy never stopped loving you ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ˜˜
    223 EVERYBODY involved will have to answer for what they did to you baby boy๐Ÿ’ฏ
    180 However many tomorrows are left to US, we will miss you in EVERY single one ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿ’™
    180 Grateful for the love and laughs we shared. Missing u today n always will
    180 I wish you Keith Lacey and all my angels were here. Glad yโ€™all 3 are together
    180 Darius Saint ๐Ÿ˜˜ your energy your smile and your beautiful heart
    180 I miss you more today as if we lost you yesterday
    180 I love you and miss you so much Jaylen โค๏ธโค๏ธ
    180 My soul hurts without you Jay ๐Ÿ’”
    180 you will always shine bright ๐ŸŒž Darius
    180 jaylen my handsome nephew Darius, we love we honor and we keep your Energy 4eva
    156 You are Forever my Darius you're Forever my Saint โค๏ธ
    156 I love you Jerm ๐Ÿ’• Always and forever ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
    156 I be strong af, until someone brings your name up. Pain still runs deep nephew. I love you
    156 Iโ€™m convinced, heaven be having gangsta parties. Lord knows I LOVE to party. Lol โ™ฅ๏ธ
    145 I miss you every single day, Iโ€™ll miss you forever๐Ÿฅบโค๏ธ I LOVE YOU !!!!!
    145 Darius โค๏ธ my 4eva Saint, UNC Jimmy love 4eva
    145 I sat with my anger, long enough until she told me her name was grief. ๐Ÿ’”
    145 Jaylen Can you hear me? We really miss you
    145 To the shooter. God forgives I donโ€™t Lord have mercy I wonโ€™t
    145 549 days today! The longest fastest days of my life. Missing you
    145 Lord for our sake, teach us to take ONE DAY AT A TIME
    145 We know youโ€™re in paradise Jaylen, but plz come visit n scare DaddyCook, Big L
    145 Darius โค๏ธ no matter what uncle Jimmy will continue to scream n scare people
    145 What a privilege it was to know you โ™ฅ๏ธ
    145 Jay come visit me in my dreams ๐Ÿ™
    145 Darius 4eva Saint shining ๐ŸŒŸ I smile for you my handsome nephew โค๏ธ
    132 580 days 19 months it feels like forever God help us ๐Ÿ™
    132 Still hurting nephew, but tryna play tough Lord heal this broken heart
    132 I miss him, long as I'm living he's living through memories
    132 Seen the hurt on your lil' sister's face since you been gone, they still count your days
    132 Jay ur absence is like the sky, spread over everything!
    132 Loved beyond words missed beyond measure
    132 Darius โค๏ธ Happy Thanksgiving ๐Ÿฆƒ 4eva missed 4EVA my Love ๐Ÿ˜˜
    132 Happy Thanksgiving Jay. Thereโ€™s always a seat for u at the table. Thankful for the time with u
    132 I canโ€™t tell my sober story w/o puttin you in. I love that for us.
    132 One of the hardest things is watching mom and dad grieve you!! We love you so much Jaylenโค๏ธโค๏ธ
    132 The world is too quiet without you.
    132 Darius 4eva Saint your energy your passion an love will always be here ๐Ÿฅฐ
    132 Merry Christmas ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ Darius Saint , uncle Jimmy will always love you
    132 Merry Christmas Jaylen Jermaine I love you & miss you
    132 Darius Happy New Year... nothing is happy shine bright ๐ŸŒž my handsome nephew โค๏ธ
    132 ๐Ÿ™ 2025 somebody will be arrested and the truth will come out ๐Ÿ™
    132 to Darius 4eva my love ๐Ÿ˜˜ saint, UNC Jimmy will never leave you alone โค๏ธ
    132 I love n miss you soo much son. I think about you every day n will till i see you again
    132 im sorry I couldn't protect you like a Big Brother shouldve! I hope u can forgive me
    132 im sorry bro! I'm sorry! please forgive me!
    132 Youโ€™re in my mind everyday brotherโค๏ธ my heart hurts so much, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ๐Ÿ’ž
    132 Darius " the brightest sun" my forever angel my beautiful nephew Saint โค๏ธโค๏ธ
    132 I love you son Jaylen Jermaine๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•
    132 4 Eva Darius 4eva ๐Ÿฅฐ uncle Jimmy
    132 22 months 672 days without u here itโ€™s rough
    132 We all love you n miss you so much watch over all of us especially daddy ๐Ÿ™
    132 Too special, too valuable to replace with something else or of which no other like Jaylen exist
    118 your beautiful smile your beautiful face, Darius 4eva my Saint n nephew โค๏ธ
    118 I had to the urge to call you today Brother๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿ’” Iโ€™m so mad I couldnโ€™t!!!! I LOVE YOU
    118 Havenโ€™t seen ur face in 692 days God plz give me peace n comfort I want all my kids here on earth
    118 Iโ€™ll endure a lifetime of missing u for the privilege of loving u
    118 Darius Saint โค๏ธ my love for you will never go away
    118 9076 # days we were blessed to have u I miss u so much baby boy my heart aches ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
    118 Happy Easter ๐Ÿฃ 420 too ๐Ÿ’จ love you miss you ๐Ÿ˜˜
    118 We LOVE YOU JAYLEN! We will continue to fight for you. You are worth fighting for. โ™ฅ๏ธ
    118 I love you Darius Saint โค๏ธ. 4eva We fight for you
    118 Ezra, Ethan, and I mourn you Jay! Today and everyday โค๏ธ we LOVE YOU!
    118 I love and miss you cousin ๐Ÿ’• J4JJM
    118 4eva my nephew Darius Saint UNC Jimmy 4eva loves you
    100 I love you โค๏ธ
    100 Soulache. I talk abt your death so ppl know you LIVED
    100 Happy Birthday Darius Saint 4eva ๐Ÿฅฐโค๏ธ
    100 Happy Birthday!! We love you so much
    100 I really need your smile, laugh sarcastic blunt jokes right now
    100 Happy Heavenly Birthday Uncle Jay ๐Ÿค๐Ÿค
    100 miss you so much
    100 Swear ainโ€™t no one living who I miss. Only you nephew only you.๐Ÿ’”
    100 I love you so much brotherโฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜˜
    100 800 days without you son. I miss you so much
    100 Miss you dearly.
    100 Darius Saint 4eva Me too love you โค๏ธ
    100 Maybe every time we think of Jaylen, heโ€™s telling someone a story about us in heaven
    100 At this point scare me knock something off the shelf. I just need your presence please.
    100 Jaylen- you wanna make some money do the dishes! Yes, sir ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ I miss you!!
    100 Can you wash my clothes? Iโ€™ll give you 10 bucks..ABSOLUTELY! Where are the clothes son ๐Ÿ˜†
    100 you sent ethan a butterfly yesterday and his smile was healing. he felt you๐Ÿ’™
    100 822 days or 27 months I miss you son ๐Ÿ’™
    100 my love 4 Darius Saint โค๏ธ will never change
    100 My nephew, my nephew, my nephew
    100 I love you Jermaine! I fkn miss you so much!
    100 Darius Saint 4eva your smile your laugh love ๐Ÿ˜˜
    100 I miss your voice your laugh and your smile. I miss your hair too! Nobody has hair like you ๐Ÿ’”
    100 beautiful baby boy Darius Saint..I miss everything about you ๐Ÿฅฐ
    100 Jaylen, who knew you were the glue this whole time โค๏ธ
    76 I think about you everyday I love you always and forever ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
    76 I love you always Darius โค๏ธ๐Ÿฅฐโค๏ธ love never fades
    76 Darius Jaylen Me too I love you ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜
    76 Me too Uncle Jimmy I love Jaylen too ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•
    76 I love and miss you so much Jermaine ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ™
    53 Happy Thanksgiving Darius 4eva Saint my love โค๏ธ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜
    53 Happy Thanksgiving nephew I love you so much
    53 I got baptized! I see your smile and a smart remark lol we came along way ๐ŸคŽ
    53 I love you brother๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
    46 I miss you so much. Come visit me in my dreams please โค๏ธ
    45 Shouting high to the sky merry Christmas Eve, nephew I love you
    45 Merry Christmas ๐ŸŽ„ Darius 4eva fly high an shine ๐ŸŒ…๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ
    45 Merry Christmas Sonโค๏ธโค๏ธ
    45 3rd Christmas in Heaven๐Ÿฅบ I love you brotherโค๏ธโค๏ธ
    45 I love you Darius ๐Ÿ˜˜
    45 My beautiful 2nd born baby boy I think about you and miss you everyday
    42 I love you my angel son ๐Ÿ’™ miss you terribly
    32 1000 days without seeing you or hearing your voice. Never knew I could miss you this much
    32 Iโ€™ll spend the rest of my life missing you. What Iโ€™d do to see you and hear you again
    32 missing you like crazy Darius โค๏ธ love ๐Ÿซต๐Ÿฝ4 eve
    32 You will always be my favorite hello and my hardest goodbye ๐ŸคŽ
    32 Iโ€™ll love you always and forever ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’•
    26 I wanna celebrate with you today ๐ŸคŽ7yrs
    24 I miss you every single day Jaybird๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿฉต
    20 us running through Walmart screaming Loud Darius ๐Ÿ˜˜
    4 Daddy n I got married ๐Ÿ’โค๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ We got the same last name

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