Jason Reese, age 19

Lost to gun violence on July 7, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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  • Nickname:
    18 Bogg
    4 Klay
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    10 such a sweet,funny,loving,playful,ball breaking
    8 he was clown always cracking jokes
    2 Life of the party💜
  • Occupation:
    7 cook
  • Workplace:
    6 Dave's Hot Chicken
  • Schools attended:
    6 francis scott key
    7 mastery charter thomas campus
  • Comments:
    11 REST IN PEACE🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
    10 we love you jay, forever your world😪💔
    10 💕💕🥹
    12 R.I.P. Jason 🕊😇❤️💔😢 Gone Way Too Soon!
    12 I love you baby brother. you were way to good for this world kid ❤️🕊️
    12 you will be missed and loved by many💔 R.I.P Jason #forever19
    12 I love you forever Jason ! Rest in peace 💔😢😘😘
    11 Godson, i love you so much sweet boy! miss you like crazy already!
    14 we love you Jay!!
    14 my baby boy u took a piece of my soul with u....I LOVE U JAY
    11 we love you so much nephew!! the funniest baby and sweetest boy.
    10 Love and miss your forever, Jason 💔😢😘
    8 forever19 Jay! you are already so missed
    7 Gone but never forgotten. You will forever be missed & in our hearts😪🪽
    6 I LOVE YOU JAY FOREVER WATCH OVER YOUR MOM 😘💔😢
    6 3 weeks without and a lifetime to go. I love u my baby boy
    5 we miss you Jay! praying for your family and keeping them close.
    5 Its so hard sitting at the house knowing you arent here anymore...I miss you Jay 🥺
    3 Rest in peace Jason
    3 rest in peace i love you cousin
    3 today makes 4 weeks without u my baby
    3 Bogg 31 days the longest in 19yrs I love u beyond words and miss u beyond measure
    3 Xaela knows ur sleeping in the sky with dada💔
    2 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼forever in our hearts
    4 I don't know what sucks more that ur on here or that it's ur "friends" that put on here
    3 We miss you brudda #RunAwayGang ifykyk 😂💜
    2 I miss u Bogg, u been talking to Xae cause u dont ask about u and knows ur sleeping
    3 Cant even function right anymore. I hate that we. didn't spend more time together
    3 I love u beyond words and miss u beyond measure kid 💔
    2 ugh I miss u kid this apartment is lonely without u💔
    2 I hope ur loving the most beautiful life up there kid💔
    2 funny stories I trained ur little sister from on ur dads side today 🤣🤣
    3 I miss u Boog
    3 I love and miss u sooo much my baby boy
    2 thinking bout u kid still miss u real bad💔
    2 sitting here bored wishing u could pop up on me 💔 love u beyond words miss u beyond measures
    2 Keep your presence around your Mom & Vixkie they need it.
    2 Shit starting to get weird I miss you brudda💔
    3 Shit ah never b the same I miss you gang
    2 i miss u so much kid💔I really hate the rest of this life
    2 wore ur hoddie today to the store Xaela says heey thats JJ's
    1 Booogggg🫶🏼💔
    1 I miss u so dam much Jay, my birthday makes 5 months I think I'll sleep the day away 😒💔💔
    1 ugh Bogg it's 5 month to the time also my birthday I miss u kid 🫶🏻💔
    1 I'm so fuckin angry man. They took you from us and I just cant bring myself to understand it
    1 happy new year Bogg I love and miss u kid🫶🏻
    1 💔
    1 rest up brudda we love you 💔
    2 love what you care for before time teaches you its value ...💔ill never get over this jay
    1 this world should have u in it, Xaela's world should have u still in it
    1 Xaela turned 3 yesterday u would love the personality she's forming. We miss u kid 🫶🏻

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