AS FOLLOWS: Yesterday, November 2nd, at 4:45 PM, a piece of me left this world that I’ll never get back. My big brother, my protector, my built in best friend, and one of the biggest pieces of who I am took his final breath. I’ve spent so much of my life looking up to you, and I don’t think I ever truly found the words to explain just how proud I am to be your little brother. Proud of the man you became, the family/foundation you built, the father you were to your boys, even a father figure to me having lost our dad so young, and the strength you showed even when life gave you every reason to give up. You fought a battle that had odds stacked against you from the jump and you faced every last minute of it with a courage and a tenacity that you were going to beat this shit, and I’ll admire that for the rest of my life. Saying you were strong is an understatement, you were a real life superhero. Having you as my big brother was the biggest blessing I’ve had in life. Losing you feels like losing a part of myself, a part of my history, and a piece of home that I can never replace. But I need you to know something. That promise I made you wasn’t just something I said to give you peace. It’s a promise I intend to keep for the rest of my life. Taylor and those boys will never have to question whether they Uncle Deej. I’ll be there for the birthdays, the milestones, the hard days, and all the little moments in between. I’ll do everything I can to make sure your boys grow up knowing exactly who their Dad was, how deeply he loved them, and how proud he would be of them. I’ll never be able to fill your shoes, but I’ll spend my life making sure they never feel like they have to walk through this world alone the way that you and I did. I don’t know how to navigate a world without you in it. I’ve already had to say goodbye to too many people I love, and I never imagined I’d have to figure out how to live without my big brother, too. There’s so much more I wanted us to experience together. So many conversations, laughs, memories, and years I thought we’d have. I hope you left this world knowing how loved you were, how proud I am of you, and how much of the man I am today exists because of you. You spent your life being my big brother, leading, and being my voice of reason. Now I’ll spend the rest of mine making sure your legacy lives on and no one ever forgets, BIG CELLY!🖤🦍 I love you more than words will ever be able to explain. Rest easy, big guy. Give mommy, daddy, nana and CR a big hug for me🥺🕊️❤️ SWIPE RIGHT TO SEE A FEW PICS OF THE BROTHERS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS ❤️‍🩹🫶🫶❤️‍🩹 #marcel #brother #cancer #rip #fyp - @followinterestingtok2026