Marcus Araneta, age 19

Lost to gun violence on May 28, 2025 in Waianae, Hawaii.

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  • Nickname:
    3 Brother.
  • Number of children:
    5 0 😢
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  • Schools attended:
    3 Makaha Elementary Waianae intermediate Waianae high School
  • Comments:
    10 Rest in love Marcus 💜🌹🪽🕊🙏✨️💛
    6 RIL
    5 we love you marcus ❤️ash&kai
    4 RIL Marcus love you 🙏🏽🤙🏾
    4 RIL MY BRADA 🕊️ always and forever will love you 🤞🏼
    4 We love and miss you marcus 🕊️❤️🙏RIL BROTHER
    4 rest in so much love Marcus we love and miss you
    3 love you nephew!
    3 we love you Cuzzin Rest in love
    4 I Miss you so much my Son.
    3 I miss you Marcus. 💔
    4 I love and miss you so much my Son
    4 I love you Son 😘
    4 Good night Marcus. Mommy loves you
    2 LLM miss you brother
    2 R.I.L cousin i love you❤️-Anaiyah
    3 Good morning my Son. I love and miss you very much
    2 rest in love my nephew aunty misses you
    2 Good morning Marcus. we love and miss you down here!💔❤️
    3 I love you Son
    2 I love you Marcus 😘❤️
    2 love you cuz you're so loved and missed🤍
    2 Miss you so much 💕
    3 I love you Son.
    2 always missing you brada ❤️🫶🏽 love you so much
    2 I just want to hear your voice
    2 I Miss you. I miss you everyday
    2 I love you Marcus
    2 We all miss you Son. I love you
    2 love and miss you brotha, give ozzi some love for me
    3 i wish heaven had a way to reach you cause is tell you to come home mom needs you
    2 i miss you marcus but no as bad as how it hit mom she misses you more
    2 no amount of year can replace the time spent on earth cause you dearly missed
    2 i waish the was a way to call you up and tell you mom needs you i need you we all need you
    2 your moms rock and her world just as much as everyone else but you alway had mom on her toes
    2 alway keeping her young and healthy now your not here it's empty and nothing can fill this void
    2 i am signing off to you marcus and come home please come home sincerely 💕Kiane💕
    2 i love and miss you so much👌🕊️
    2 I love you my Son. I miss you so much
    2 I miss you Son. I can't do this without you
    2 I miss you everyday Son.
    2 I love you Marcus.
    2 I love you Marcus. I miss you so much
    2 Hi Marcus, we love and miss you down here
    2 Hi Marcus please watch your brother today for his birthday. We love you
    2 Hi Son. The days are hard, I miss you.
    3 we miss you marcus! god is lucky to have you.
    5 Rest up marcus.. I remember all the times in yc and when we woukd drive around.
    4 Hey Son please be with me today. I love and miss you 💞
    4 I love you brother I miss you
    4 The best god father my son could ever ask for
    4 love you boy, we all miss you ❤️ aunty nick, tals, khyz and family
    3 Miss you
    4 I love you brother. I will always be here for yours😕
    4 You were always there for me I miss you brother :(
    2 we miss you
    2 No words can express the pain this aunty mama feels 😭 forever and always in my heart
    2 Marcus so much of us miss you here but I feel more then missing you. I don't know how to explain it.
    3 I don’t know how to express my hurt anymore. Love you brother :(.
    3 I miss you. I miss talking to you I miss hanging out at the most random hours I miss you man.
    2 Hi Marcus. I love and miss you so much. life is just not the same without you.
    2 I miss my brother.
    2 I miss you Son. I love you ❤️
    1 I miss you Marcus
    1 Marcus this is so hard. I love and miss you so much
    1 Always missing you brother. Love you
    1 Mommy loves you
    1 today makes 5 months of missing you
    1 I love you cousin❤️
    1 Good morning Son. I miss and love you so much
    2 I miss you brother. I cry every night I wonder everyday I miss you man.
    1 I miss you Son. love Mom
    1 Yesterday was hard, first thanksgiving without you. we miss you
    1 Today makes 6 months without you. we miss you and love you

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