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Grad Celebration May 2016 @ Aunt Soupy's house
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Deleon DeJean, 20 years old, born on July 14, 1995, and passed away on June 17, 2016. We will remember him forever.

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Davien DeJean
September 10, 2023
September 10, 2023
Don’t know why I felt compelled to write this. Feeling a little more sad today than usual. I haven’t written anything and I don’t know why, maybe I wasn’t ready yet and might still not be ready but life has me feeling blue lately. I’m sorry that I haven’t written to you but I just wanted to say not a day goes by that I don’t feel empty like a piece of me is missing and feel lost and sad that you aren’t here to joke around with. I honestly don’t know what else to say other than I miss you man. I’m waiting for this to get easier and it still feels the same..but that’s alright because I know in time somethings going to change and I know I’ll start to feel better but man it sucks. I just hope this message reaches you and somehow you reach me. I think you always knew how much you meant to me, it was unspoken, we could give each other a look after a fight or argument and instantly know it’s out of love. The good the bad all of it will forever be with me and I wouldn’t want anything any other way. I just want to say I am honored to have been your brother, you taught me so many lessons through the lens in which you viewed the world and the standard you held yourself to when it came to being there for others. You were selfless and always did what had to be done. Everything you have shown throughout your human experience I reflected on and it has molded me into who I am today. I am forever grateful for you and you allowing me to be your brother in this life..until the next, I love you and miss you.
Emily-Giselle Austin
May 6, 2023
May 6, 2023
I still think about you every day. A song will come on and I wish you could hear it. Or i’ll see someone walking in the street dressed in the same style you’d dress in.
Grief still comes in waves for me. I am thankful for your messages in dreams or in waking life. At each milestone in my life I still imagine you experiencing it with me.
We spent almost every day together for years. You inspired me so much. You were always there for me during my era of severe depression. You were my #1 supporter. You were the first one who told me I could sing really well when we were 16. I’ll never forget, I was singing a Christina Aguilera song and after it was done you said “Did you hear yourself? You sounded so good bruh “

You encouraged my Lady Gaga obsession and even made me playlists and included her songs and said “I put this on there because I know you like her!” So thoughtful. Every day.

Even when me and my mother would have chaotic arguments you came to me, no questions asked. YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE.
And the fact that these last few weeks you’ve been reassuring me of your presence has been chilling. Thank you for still speaking to me and guiding me.

You changed me forever. I am so happy God let me experience you in this life. I regret not taking more pictures with you but you know how I felt about myself those days. Ahh, how times change. ❤️You still live in my memory. I love you so much.
Madison De Jean
January 30, 2021
January 30, 2021
I miss you soo much! There is not a day I don’t think about you . U have brightened so many peoples lives. You are the go to when I feel sad or even happy. I remember when u would always play with all of us in whatever we want to do. You would always bring a smile to our little faces! I know u are with us spiritually and I will never ever forget! Thank you for all the smiles and laughter you brought to me personally. I love you with all my heart! ❤️ 
Yesenia Sarabia-Peiker
June 17, 2017
June 17, 2017
Mi Mijo Deleon,
I remember the day I first laid eyes on you. You were a chubby, rosy-cheeked, curly-haired baby who flashed a smile at me and converted me.
You converted me from a young woman who was uneasy around kids, to a young woman who could see the possibility of having my own kids one day.
You converted me from a person who believed immense, pure love was a myth, to a person who felt the purest of love from you.
Throughout the years, you continued to convert me and by the testimonials I have heard about you, you have changed everyone who knew you.
Your thousand-watt smile had the power to convert a bad day to a good one.
Your goofy ways converted sad times to happy and your dance moves converted a room full of wallflowers to a party.
Even in death, my mijo, you manage to convert us. You have converted us from singularly living our daily lives to a group of people who have come together to honor you.
You have converted us from living in the darkness and in the unknown to rejoicing in the light.
In the still of the night I see your handsome face and in the roar of laughter I hear your voice.
And I feel your strength.
You were my angel on earth and in the most purest love, you have been converted to my angel in heaven.
I thank you, my mijo and I love you.
Rest In Peace my dear Deleon.
Serge Whittleton
June 17, 2017
June 17, 2017
Deleon, I only met you a few times but I know you were a great person because of what everyone says of you and because of the impact you had on Dav. Your brother and family miss you a lot. Rest in peace.
Conor Orlando
June 17, 2017
June 17, 2017
Dear deleon,
I have some great memories with you and Davien, from visiting you at starbucks to hanging out all night playing xbox. You are missed by many. Rip.

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Davien DeJean
September 10, 2023
September 10, 2023
Don’t know why I felt compelled to write this. Feeling a little more sad today than usual. I haven’t written anything and I don’t know why, maybe I wasn’t ready yet and might still not be ready but life has me feeling blue lately. I’m sorry that I haven’t written to you but I just wanted to say not a day goes by that I don’t feel empty like a piece of me is missing and feel lost and sad that you aren’t here to joke around with. I honestly don’t know what else to say other than I miss you man. I’m waiting for this to get easier and it still feels the same..but that’s alright because I know in time somethings going to change and I know I’ll start to feel better but man it sucks. I just hope this message reaches you and somehow you reach me. I think you always knew how much you meant to me, it was unspoken, we could give each other a look after a fight or argument and instantly know it’s out of love. The good the bad all of it will forever be with me and I wouldn’t want anything any other way. I just want to say I am honored to have been your brother, you taught me so many lessons through the lens in which you viewed the world and the standard you held yourself to when it came to being there for others. You were selfless and always did what had to be done. Everything you have shown throughout your human experience I reflected on and it has molded me into who I am today. I am forever grateful for you and you allowing me to be your brother in this life..until the next, I love you and miss you.
Emily-Giselle Austin
May 6, 2023
May 6, 2023
I still think about you every day. A song will come on and I wish you could hear it. Or i’ll see someone walking in the street dressed in the same style you’d dress in.
Grief still comes in waves for me. I am thankful for your messages in dreams or in waking life. At each milestone in my life I still imagine you experiencing it with me.
We spent almost every day together for years. You inspired me so much. You were always there for me during my era of severe depression. You were my #1 supporter. You were the first one who told me I could sing really well when we were 16. I’ll never forget, I was singing a Christina Aguilera song and after it was done you said “Did you hear yourself? You sounded so good bruh “

You encouraged my Lady Gaga obsession and even made me playlists and included her songs and said “I put this on there because I know you like her!” So thoughtful. Every day.

Even when me and my mother would have chaotic arguments you came to me, no questions asked. YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE.
And the fact that these last few weeks you’ve been reassuring me of your presence has been chilling. Thank you for still speaking to me and guiding me.

You changed me forever. I am so happy God let me experience you in this life. I regret not taking more pictures with you but you know how I felt about myself those days. Ahh, how times change. ❤️You still live in my memory. I love you so much.
Madison De Jean
January 30, 2021
January 30, 2021
I miss you soo much! There is not a day I don’t think about you . U have brightened so many peoples lives. You are the go to when I feel sad or even happy. I remember when u would always play with all of us in whatever we want to do. You would always bring a smile to our little faces! I know u are with us spiritually and I will never ever forget! Thank you for all the smiles and laughter you brought to me personally. I love you with all my heart! ❤️ 
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June 17, 2017
by Sara DeWald

I can still I can still hear his little voice yelling at the dog. "Tigoh, Tigoh!" (Tiger the chow)

He didn't eat anything red one year and we all flipped out when my mom found green ketchup. 

Lillian says she will always remember how he smelled like coffee and how cool his "music room" was. 

The time he left me a voice message to personally congratulate me on finally being able to get pregnant. 

How he used to always want to go with "caybone" (cabron) in his truck. 

His six pack abs at 7 years old! 

Honestly, I'm the mom I am today because of the time I spent with my sister's boys. I learned that babies can change your world and break your heart and mess your life up completely, but my God they are worth every time you have to figure out a new plan, every single tear, and when you learn how to live as a mom you discover that you will never stop learning from them. I'm so so grateful to Deleon for teaching me how to be this kind of mom. I will forever remember this sweet little boy. 

June 17, 2017
by Sara DeWald

When Danielle and I lived in San Diego he came to visit on his own. He must have been somewhere between 11 and 13 years old, but I hadn't seen him in so long that he still registered as a little child to me. We were about to cross a crazy busy street and I reached out my hand for him to hold onto. He just stared at it like I was handing him some foreign object. He said, "What are you doing?" I said, "Give me your hand; we're about to cross." He just guffawed and said, "Oh, I don't do that." I said, "Do what? Hold hands?!" He nodded 'yes.' That was the first time I cried for him. There were many more times: when his voice changed, the first time I saw him drive, when he graduated high school.... All were met with a shake of his head and his signature "ooooh myyyyy God." ❤️

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