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This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one,
Jamal Durant, 40, born on July 7, 1971 and passed away on December 2, 2011.
We will love and remember him forever.



 
I'm Free

 Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path God has laid you see.
I took His hand when I heard His call
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
I found peace at the close of day.

If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joys.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
O yes, these things I too will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow.
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee,
God wanted me now, He set me free.




FAMILY & FRIENDS
Light a candle to remember, may it burn ever so bright
As we look to the heavens every day and night.
Beyond the stars, our dear Jamal soared
Embraced by his Savior on heaven's shores.

As the angels protect him and sing his sweet name
We honor his life with the glow of this flame.
So we light a symbolic candle every day and night 
As a symbol of our love and his eternal life.

December 2, 2012
December 2, 2012
Seems like it was just yesterday don't Knw where the time has gone but here we are. You will always be in my heart an I will never forget you. I remember they day you left never thought it would be the last time I would see you again. I Knw your watching over everyone keep shining and always remember you will be dearly missed. Luv u
October 6, 2012
October 6, 2012
Rest in perfect peace, Jamal!
September 3, 2012
September 3, 2012
The last time I saw you, you were a little guy with a HUGE spirit…..When your mom passed, I often wondered about you and Shawana….I knew she would take care of you because her quiet spirit loved you far before your mother’s death….When I read the article about your death, it hurt my heart for several reason; for your kids, for your family/friends and more importantly for your sister for I knew tha
July 29, 2012
July 29, 2012
MY DEAREST FRIEND I'M SO VERY SAD TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN ONE EAR. IN THE OTHER EAR KNOWING G-D DOESN'T MAKE MISTAKES. WE HAD SOME GOOD AND CRAZY FUN TIMES. FROM THE THE VERY FIRST TIME WE MET. MY FIRST FIGHT MY FIRST KISS, MY FIRST FRIEND.  LOVED YOU THEN, NOW, AND FOREVER. THANKS FOR THE VISITS! :'( MAY YOU BE BLESSED, FORGIVEN, MERCY AND AT PEACE. LOVE YOU TYE!
July 29, 2012
July 29, 2012
IT WASN'T ENOUGH LINES. I KNOW G-D NEEDED YOU. NOBODY HAS A BIG HEART, BIG ATTITUDE, BIG SMILE, BIG COURAGE, LIKE YOU. I PRAY HE'LL USE YOU TO CONTINUE LOOKING OUT FOR US AS YOU DID WHEN YOU WERE HERE. WITHOUT QUESTION YOU WERE THERE. MAY HIS MEMORY BLESS HIS FAMILY WITH LAUGHTER OF HIS CRAZY CHARACTER INSTEAD OF TEARS. SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS FAMILY. XOXO <3.
July 10, 2012
July 10, 2012
happybirthday jamal i will miss you i love you and you will always have a place in my heart love always leslie croxton
July 9, 2012
July 9, 2012
JAMAL,JAMAL,JAMAL always my big teddy bear! I'm reading all these beautiful words, tears swelling in my eyes. I wish I could hug u one more time, but than that wouldn't be enough either. missing u like crazy.  Love u always, Crystal
July 8, 2012
July 8, 2012
I thought of you yesterday. I am so grateful to have gotten to reconnect with you last summer after 20+ years since our days at Truman. It is still so hard to believe that you are no longer with us. You are always in my heart and I will always cherish our friendship. Happy birthday Jamal!
July 8, 2012
July 8, 2012
Happy belated Birthday... Know that I will never forget my crazy cousin Jamal who always cracked me up with his silly self! I will love and miss you forever and always.
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Happy Birthday Jamal! Love Wonnie
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Happy Birthday G-Man!!!

Everyday in some small way
Memories of you come my way
Though absent, you are always near
Still missed, loved and always dear
                 Love, Aunt Betty
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Happy Birthday cousin. Continue to watch over us. We miss you so much. Love your family
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Happy birthday dear friend I know u gone but we will meet again. U not here but never forgotten. I miss ur smile our nick names we gave gave each other our pool games our basketball game we would always compete n a fun way! I know u r n a better place wit god nomore worrying about money or anything! I love u big brah always!
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Happy Birthday Jamal, I miss you big bro... love you
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Happy Birthday Jamal,

Still can't get over the fact that your not here with us anymore, but I do know u are around the family enough for us to continue talking about how silly u are.. Wish u were physically here so we could all sit together at grandma house just cracking jokes... Love u to pieces..
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Happy Bday I miss you so much you are always in my thoughts every all day. Happy Birthday today is your day! Here's looking at you babes.
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
they buried the only brother i never had..i lost a big part of me when you died..we were way more than cousins...i miss u so much....hold a place for me up there...i luv u
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Happy B-day I miss that smile & jokes so much you are in my thoughts every day. happy birthday today is your day miss you.
                  Love, (Sister) Julia
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Happy birthday Jamal

Still waiting everyday for that knock
On the door that phone to ring i am still
Holding on to that $20 spot.
Missing you like crazy!!!!
           Love you always Brenda
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Happy bday Jamal! May u continue to REST IN PEACE... Love u!
July 7, 2012
July 7, 2012
Well Happy 41st Birthday you are truly missed. I miss hearing your voice and that laugh I will never forget it. We grew up together fighting, playing, and walking to school together we are more than cousins the Third Avenue Bunch are brothers and sisters. Please Rest -Peace. I know I will see you again in Heaven . Love you Yogi
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I remember that times we (the three amigos (El, Russ, Jay), and the three amigas (Rhonda, Tammy, me) would sit in front of 615 watching people go by and making smart remarks about them. As we embarked on growing up and becoming adults we still had spend time together drinking and laughing about the dumb things we did as kids... Time flies and we all started having children and working those 9-5 jobs that we didnt realize that would keep us from spending time together... the sad separation where the three amigas relocated south while the three amigos remain north... Time flew and now the three amigas learned that one of the three amigos has departed and we never made it back north for our reunion.... I am sad to know that the three amigas and the three amigos will never get that chance to reunite and share our adult dumb stories... RIP my friend for life and death..

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