Dontae Michael Carroll, age 15

Lost to gun violence on September 2, 2023 in Fairmont, West Virginia.

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  • Nickname:
    4 Tae tae
    4 tae
    4 tae tae
    3 drea
    3 taetae
    2 Tater tae
    2 Tater tot
    2 lil tae
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  • Personality:
    3 funny
    4 funny kind and caring
    2 Loving ❤️
    2 Humble
    5 Smile that lit up the room 💙❤️
    3 Full of life 💙❤️
    4 Handsome
    1 Didn’t know a stranger
    1 Loving & kind loved his fam
  • Occupation:
    2 not sure
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  • Comments:
    4 LLD 🕊❤️💕
    2 love you ❤ miss you
    2 Rest in the arms of Jesus won’t be long I’ll see you again love u lil cousin ❤️🕊
    2 Tmr will make 1yr since you left us all ❤️ never forgotten love you
    2 Beloved ❤️💙💚💛🖤❤️‍🩹🤎
    2 thinking of you babyboy
    2 4ever in our hearts ❤💞 sleep easy LLD
    2 Today was good honoring your beautiful life love u tae
    2 We all came out to show you love , we wrote on balloons an let them go in the water
    2 reminisced , had a good time ik you was watching over us all from heaven !
    3 Hey tae how is it today in heaven wit Jesus & the angels & the others .. love & miss you 4L❤️‍🩹🖤❤️
    2 09-02-24 1 yr since you been gone we love you lil tae 🕊💙❤️LLD #15
    3 The memorial yesterday was beautifully put together for you love you lil tae
    2 love u 😘
    3 Sleep in peace 💚LLD #15
    3 Never forgotten 🤎LLD
    2 LLD 🕊💙❤️❤️‍🩹💚
    2 I Love you 🕊💙
    3 love and miss you taterbug ❤️❤️ LLD
    3 i love you ml 🤍 LLD🕊️
    1 Keep watching over us taetae 🕊❤️💙
    1 Love u kid 🕊💙ik you safe wit Jesus
    1 RESTWELL💙❤️🖤
    1 Miss your hugs ❤️‍🩹💕
    1 🕊💙
    1 💙❤️💙❤️🖤
    1 Love you always LLD
    1 happy Heavenly 17th birthday love you an miss u always tater
    1 happy heavely birthday love you an miss you always 🩷
    1 happy bday cousin rest well love you ❤
    1 miss you ❤️
    1 LLD #17
    1 missing your hugs 🫤

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