Zion Taylen Debusk, age 19

Lost to gun violence on May 11, 2023 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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  • Nickname:
    3 ZiZi
    2 Donna stephensen and family
    2 Cuddy
    2 Cuddy ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿพ
    2 uzzin ๐Ÿ’ž
    2 ZillaZa
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    4 Beautiful Warrior
    4 my protector.
    1 harmonious
    1 bold
    1 courageous
    1 humorous
  • Occupation:
    3 protector
    5 Funny, Strong, Determined, Ambitious & Caring!
    5 Loving!
    1 survivor
  • Workplace:
    3 okc
  • Schools attended:
    3 PCN
  • Comments:
    4 You are truly missed, your smile would always warm my heart!!!
    4 Sending love to you in Heaven cousin Robyn๐Ÿค
    4 R.I.P Zion!!๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝ
    4 I love you brother ๐Ÿฉท
    4 Love you nephew
    6 Wouldn't trade you for anything in this universe Shine on baby boy
    4 My cuddy dis hurt me. I just pray your at peace ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’ฏ
    4 i miss you dearly .-fatfat
    4 Rip Zion
    4 I wish you could be right here again
    4 No other will shine as bright as you
    4 we will get justice for you
    4 let the cowards remain silent Our Lord God will reveal the truth
    4 they wanna be as beautiful as you....but only 1 ZiZi
    4 I miss you beautiful son
    4 โ€œBeautiful beautiful Zionโ€ ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝ
    4 I miss you everyday bby ๐Ÿฅบ you can never be replaced !
    4 seen your wings in the clouds
    2 I miss you so much Zion
    2 saw you in the. sunset
    2 I Love you kiddo
    2 justice for Zion
    2 Cousin Robyn here sending love to you in heaven โค๏ธwatch over your mom and family ๐Ÿค
    2 I miss you so much Zi I wish you were still here
    3 I miss you ๐Ÿ˜”
    2 I love you knuckle head ๐Ÿฉท
    2 I miss you son we will shine together โค๏ธ
    2 Beautiful Beautiful ZION
    2 I cry because I miss you
    2 I miss you so much Zion ๐Ÿ’“
    2 still missing you uzzin๐Ÿ’ฏ
    2 saw you again today
    2 thank you my handsome prince
    4 My protector, forever in my mind & heart๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ-Nita
    2 I miss you my Beautiful Zion
    2 I Love you and I miss you beautiful son โค๏ธ
    2 I miss you the mostest brother ๐Ÿฅบ words canโ€™t explain
    2 you are deeply missed ๐Ÿ˜ข
    2 I wish you could be right here
    2 I Love you son and I miss you so much ๐Ÿ’“
    2 I Love you and I Miss you so much
    2 I love you brudda you gone but never forgotten 7 ways for 7 days -Wilout๐Ÿ’š
    1 Forever screaming Long Live Zion โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน I love you
    1 soon son soon ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ˜‡
    1 I Love you and I miss you๐Ÿ˜‹
    1 can hardly bare the pain of you not being here it hurts so so bad ๐Ÿ’”
    1 1st Thanksgiving without you next to me Zi This is definitely hard to handle
    1 I miss you and think about you every second of the day king, you were my light ๐Ÿ’”
    1 I miss you so much ๐Ÿ’“ ๐Ÿ˜ข
    1 Beautiful Beautiful Zion we miss you so so much
    1 I'm trying to find him son We will get justice 1 way or another I love you and I miss you
    1 Hi beautiful Zion you are truly deeply missed๐Ÿ˜ช
    1 oh my handsome angel idk how to go on without you I wanna be where you are
    1 I miss you so so much and I can't wait to see you again
    1 all your friends know but they won't tell me
    1 they're not your friends I told you that I'm sorry that they were really against you and not for you
    1 they too will suffer within
    1 day 205 and it still hurts so bad
    2 Itโ€™s not a day that goes by that I donโ€™t think about you; I wish we had more time. ~ Jordan๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ˜ช
    1 can't wait to see you Again I'm missing you much
    1 I Love you
    1 7 months today since you've been murdered ๐Ÿ’” I want you here with me this is do unfair
    3 I miss you so much ๐Ÿ’“
    1 I Love you and I miss your laughter and beautiful face
    1 LLZILLA THE MAIN DRILL YOU KNO WHO CLOCKING IN BUBBA MISS YU-Drelly๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ
    1 Hi son I miss you and I can't wait to see you again๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’ž
    1 Christmas day and how bad I wanna hug you and see your beautiful smile
    1 I miss you every moment of every day son
    1 I Love you and I miss you
    1 thinking of you always thank you for shining down on me
    1 I'll meet you in heaven soon โœจ๏ธ
    3 I miss you so much
    1 a new year without you ๐Ÿ’” not so happy
    1 shine on beautiful Zion
    1 I feel your presence everywhere Thank you for being here in spirit I Love you
    1 I miss you so much๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’”
    1 shine on baby boy
    1 I miss you soo sooo much ๐Ÿ˜ข
    1 please come to me
    1 please find me in my dreams ๐Ÿ™
    1 I Love you and I still grieve for you โค๏ธ
    1 Happy birthday Zion, I miss and love you the mostest ever ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿผ
    1 It's been too hard without you ๐Ÿ’”
    1 I miss you so so much ๐Ÿ˜ข
    1 it's almost time for justice
    1 I miss you beyond words
    1 zero to zeT
    1 LLZILLA LOVE U BROTHA
    1 you are missed so much ๐Ÿ˜ข
    1 Find you again someday โœจ๏ธ ๐Ÿ™
    1 always in my thoughts ๐Ÿ’ž seen you in the sun and for that I'm thankful ๐Ÿ™
    1 thank you for being my angel ๐Ÿ˜‡
    1 I miss you so much thinking of you every single day ๐Ÿ˜‡
    1 answers please ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ˜ข
    1 they left you alone ๐Ÿ˜” like you meant nothing but they smile in our faces
    1 keep shining baby boy
    1 I miss you so much it hurts and makes me angry I'm sorry
    1 shine baby shine
    1 felt. your spirit today I Love you and miss you so much
    1 why did they have to take yours ? I miss you so much ๐Ÿ’“
    1 I miss you and I think of you each and every day โค๏ธ
    1 we're going to get justice soon
    1 I miss you nephew ๐Ÿ˜ข ๐Ÿ’™
    1 I miss you so soo much ๐Ÿ˜ข
    1 can't stop until they are served justice
    1 I miss you so much ๐Ÿ˜ข
    1 hi I see shining from above you are missed so much
    1 I Miss you
    1 I can't wait to see you again !! ๐Ÿ’“
    1 I miss you so much !
    1 I wish you were here !!
    1 hi son ๐Ÿ’™ I miss you so much ๐Ÿ’—
    1 Wishing you were still here in my presence ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1 I miss you
    1 son i am missing you soo much and it still hurts my heart to not have you here

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