Victor (Scooter) Smith Memorial

No one goes to bed at night expecting to be awoken hours later by the unimaginable. That’s exactly what happened to the Smith/Jackson family. On Friday, June 19th a son, brother, uncle, loving friend, and most recently a father, was taken from his family in a tragic act of violence. To think, just last week Victor Smith was sharing his excitement about becoming a new dad, expressing he would do whatever it took to be there for his baby boy. His family is devastated and overcome with incredible sadness by the thought that he will never get the chance to do just that. After living 21 years, his life was cut extremely short at the hands of someone with no respect for his hopes, dreams, and future plans.
During this difficult time the family has received an outpouring of support from both friends and loved ones. The calls, prayers, and words of encouragement are truly appreciated. Many have asked what can be done to help. Vic’s older brother Aj’s words, serve as a call to action that speaks for the family as a whole.

His heartfelt words were shared via Facebook on June 21st,  a day that would have been Vic’s first Father’s Day,

 “I wish Vic LivingLife a happy father’s day. I've known him all his life, all I ever wanted was a little brother after living with 4 sisters for 8 years. I talked to him last week and I'd never ever seen him excited about anything in comparison to becoming a father. He was legitimately happy and said to me that he just wanted to be a great father and that he'd do everything in his power to be a great father to baby Vic. It is with this message that I dedicate my energy, effort, and finances to baby Vic, his son. He always respected me as his big brother. When no one could reach him or talk to him he respected his big bro and and he loved the way I lived my life. Put family first and showed a desire to be great. I will continue to give him that, I will continue to push him, thru his son to be great and have a great mind! Lil bro I love you and I just wish that I could have tied you to my jacket like I did when you were 3 at the SF zoo. Everybody is asking what they could do. I've thought about this all day.We will  need the village to raise his son who was born just recently. His son will struggle at life, personally I know. His son will never remember meeting his dad, similar to what I experienced in 1986 when my father was murdered. So as you ask me what I need, I don't need anything, my brother knew that I cared for him dearly and would do everything in power for him to see the greatness that I saw in him. However, his son will need plenty, pampers, love, formula, clothing, amazing education, all the things I missed and much more he will need it. If you're serious when you ask me what I need, understand that I don't need a thing but realize that Baby Vic will need plenty so don't commit to me, commit to him just as I will.”

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