Obituary for Mr. Mannix Franklin Jr.
Mannix Franklin, Jr. was born on June 6, 1995 to the union of Mannix
Franklin Senior and Marnice Franklin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He
received his formal education at James Madison High School.
Mannix was loving and kind. He had so much compassion for people at
an early age. He was funny, and even at your darkest hours he could make
you smile. He was a Mama's boy. After the death of his father, he vowed to
protect his mother and sisters.
Mannix was a talented dancer and writer. He wrote multiple rap songs
trying to excel his talent into a profession. Just within weeks of his death
he started writing gospel and wanted to collaborate with his mother to start
performing in the church.
Mannix was born into Ressurection Life Church Ministries, where he
accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age. He was employed at McDonald's
as a cook for a few years. In his leisure, he enjoyed working, dancing, rapping,
writing and recording songs, being with his family, playing with his nieces
and nephews, and for that matter all young kids because they looked up to
him. Mannix loved kids and couldn't wait for his son to be born. He was
also good with his hands and could fix anything. His favorite foods were
tilapia, cup of noodles, funyuns chips, and honey buns.
Mannix Franklin, Jr. departed this life on September 12, 2016. He
was preceded in death by his father, Mannix Franklin, Sr., grandmothers,
Ophelia Shaw and Elizabeth Franklin; and grandfather, Isaac Franklin.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his mother, Marnice Franklin;
fiance and son, Ashley Herd and Mannix Franklin III; sisters, Ophelia
(Reginald) Boggan, Rubiona Shaw and Latanza Franklin; nieces and
nephews, La'Niyah, Ja'Marri, Zacarias, and Liliana; grandfather, Monroe
Shaw; uncles, Mark (Tammy), David Shaw, Maurice (Sarah) and Donald
(Betty) Franklin; aunts, Mary Shaw, Elaine Spencer, Michelle Mirhoseini,
Alice Buckner, Geraldine (Willie) Thompson and Mary (Darryl) Franklin-
Brown; favorite cousins, Marvelle Shaw and Dontarrion Brown; special
cousins, Tiffany, Olivia, Marissa, and De'Rhaya, godfathers, RJ Ferguson,
and Dale Earnest; favorite godsister, Ashlee Bishop; godsisters, Brandi Cole,
Mychelle Hughlett, and Promise Bennett; the Earnest Family and a host of
family and friends.
Victim of gun violence:
Mannix Franklin Jr., according to court records, was shot to death while he was visiting his mother at her apartment in the Village of Brown Deer.
His mother's 61-year-old friend, Jessie James, told police he killed Franklin Jr. with a single shot from his 12-gauge shotgun because the 22-year-old was talking back and being disrespectful.
According to electronic records, James pleaded guilty in December to second-degree reckless homicide. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.
If his son's death made a stir, no one heard it.
The body of Mannix Franklin III — born on New Year's Day — was found beside his sleeping 21-year-old mother about 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Milwaukee County medical examiner's report.
RELATED: Unsafe sleep conditions tied to most sudden infant deaths
Mannix Franklin, Jr. was born on June 6, 1995 to the union of Mannix
Franklin Senior and Marnice Franklin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He
received his formal education at James Madison High School.
Mannix was loving and kind. He had so much compassion for people at
an early age. He was funny, and even at your darkest hours he could make
you smile. He was a Mama's boy. After the death of his father, he vowed to
protect his mother and sisters.
Mannix was a talented dancer and writer. He wrote multiple rap songs
trying to excel his talent into a profession. Just within weeks of his death
he started writing gospel and wanted to collaborate with his mother to start
performing in the church.
Mannix was born into Ressurection Life Church Ministries, where he
accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age. He was employed at McDonald's
as a cook for a few years. In his leisure, he enjoyed working, dancing, rapping,
writing and recording songs, being with his family, playing with his nieces
and nephews, and for that matter all young kids because they looked up to
him. Mannix loved kids and couldn't wait for his son to be born. He was
also good with his hands and could fix anything. His favorite foods were
tilapia, cup of noodles, funyuns chips, and honey buns.
Mannix Franklin, Jr. departed this life on September 12, 2016. He
was preceded in death by his father, Mannix Franklin, Sr., grandmothers,
Ophelia Shaw and Elizabeth Franklin; and grandfather, Isaac Franklin.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his mother, Marnice Franklin;
fiance and son, Ashley Herd and Mannix Franklin III; sisters, Ophelia
(Reginald) Boggan, Rubiona Shaw and Latanza Franklin; nieces and
nephews, La'Niyah, Ja'Marri, Zacarias, and Liliana; grandfather, Monroe
Shaw; uncles, Mark (Tammy), David Shaw, Maurice (Sarah) and Donald
(Betty) Franklin; aunts, Mary Shaw, Elaine Spencer, Michelle Mirhoseini,
Alice Buckner, Geraldine (Willie) Thompson and Mary (Darryl) Franklin-
Brown; favorite cousins, Marvelle Shaw and Dontarrion Brown; special
cousins, Tiffany, Olivia, Marissa, and De'Rhaya, godfathers, RJ Ferguson,
and Dale Earnest; favorite godsister, Ashlee Bishop; godsisters, Brandi Cole,
Mychelle Hughlett, and Promise Bennett; the Earnest Family and a host of
family and friends.
Victim of gun violence:
Mannix Franklin Jr., according to court records, was shot to death while he was visiting his mother at her apartment in the Village of Brown Deer.
His mother's 61-year-old friend, Jessie James, told police he killed Franklin Jr. with a single shot from his 12-gauge shotgun because the 22-year-old was talking back and being disrespectful.
According to electronic records, James pleaded guilty in December to second-degree reckless homicide. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.
If his son's death made a stir, no one heard it.
The body of Mannix Franklin III — born on New Year's Day — was found beside his sleeping 21-year-old mother about 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Milwaukee County medical examiner's report.
RELATED: Unsafe sleep conditions tied to most sudden infant deaths
Obituary for Mr. Mannix Franklin Jr.
Mannix Franklin, Jr. was born on June 6, 1995 to the union of Mannix
Franklin Senior and Marnice Franklin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He
received his formal education at James Madison High School.
Mannix was loving and kind. He had so much compassion for people at
an early age. He was funny, and even at your darkest hours he could make
you smile. He was a Mama's boy. After the death of his father, he vowed to
protect his mother and sisters.
Mannix was a talented dancer and writer. He wrote multiple rap songs
trying to excel his talent into a profession. Just within weeks of his death
he started writing gospel and wanted to collaborate with his mother to start
performing in the church.
Mannix was born into Ressurection Life Church Ministries, where he
accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age. He was employed at McDonald's
as a cook for a few years. In his leisure, he enjoyed working, dancing, rapping,
writing and recording songs, being with his family, playing with his nieces
and nephews, and for that matter all young kids because they looked up to
him. Mannix loved kids and couldn't wait for his son to be born. He was
also good with his hands and could fix anything. His favorite foods were
tilapia, cup of noodles, funyuns chips, and honey buns.
Mannix Franklin, Jr. departed this life on September 12, 2016. He
was preceded in death by his father, Mannix Franklin, Sr., grandmothers,
Ophelia Shaw and Elizabeth Franklin; and grandfather, Isaac Franklin.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his mother, Marnice Franklin;
fiance and son, Ashley Herd and Mannix Franklin III; sisters, Ophelia
(Reginald) Boggan, Rubiona Shaw and Latanza Franklin; nieces and
nephews, La'Niyah, Ja'Marri, Zacarias, and Liliana; grandfather, Monroe
Shaw; uncles, Mark (Tammy), David Shaw, Maurice (Sarah) and Donald
(Betty) Franklin; aunts, Mary Shaw, Elaine Spencer, Michelle Mirhoseini,
Alice Buckner, Geraldine (Willie) Thompson and Mary (Darryl) Franklin-
Brown; favorite cousins, Marvelle Shaw and Dontarrion Brown; special
cousins, Tiffany, Olivia, Marissa, and De'Rhaya, godfathers, RJ Ferguson,
and Dale Earnest; favorite godsister, Ashlee Bishop; godsisters, Brandi Cole,
Mychelle Hughlett, and Promise Bennett; the Earnest Family and a host of
family and friends.
Victim of gun violence:
Mannix Franklin Jr., according to court records, was shot to death while he was visiting his mother at her apartment in the Village of Brown Deer.
His mother's 61-year-old friend, Jessie James, told police he killed Franklin Jr. with a single shot from his 12-gauge shotgun because the 22-year-old was talking back and being disrespectful.
According to electronic records, James pleaded guilty in December to second-degree reckless homicide. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.
If his son's death made a stir, no one heard it.
The body of Mannix Franklin III — born on New Year's Day — was found beside his sleeping 21-year-old mother about 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Milwaukee County medical examiner's report.
RELATED: Unsafe sleep conditions tied to most sudden infant deaths
Mannix Franklin, Jr. was born on June 6, 1995 to the union of Mannix
Franklin Senior and Marnice Franklin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He
received his formal education at James Madison High School.
Mannix was loving and kind. He had so much compassion for people at
an early age. He was funny, and even at your darkest hours he could make
you smile. He was a Mama's boy. After the death of his father, he vowed to
protect his mother and sisters.
Mannix was a talented dancer and writer. He wrote multiple rap songs
trying to excel his talent into a profession. Just within weeks of his death
he started writing gospel and wanted to collaborate with his mother to start
performing in the church.
Mannix was born into Ressurection Life Church Ministries, where he
accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age. He was employed at McDonald's
as a cook for a few years. In his leisure, he enjoyed working, dancing, rapping,
writing and recording songs, being with his family, playing with his nieces
and nephews, and for that matter all young kids because they looked up to
him. Mannix loved kids and couldn't wait for his son to be born. He was
also good with his hands and could fix anything. His favorite foods were
tilapia, cup of noodles, funyuns chips, and honey buns.
Mannix Franklin, Jr. departed this life on September 12, 2016. He
was preceded in death by his father, Mannix Franklin, Sr., grandmothers,
Ophelia Shaw and Elizabeth Franklin; and grandfather, Isaac Franklin.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his mother, Marnice Franklin;
fiance and son, Ashley Herd and Mannix Franklin III; sisters, Ophelia
(Reginald) Boggan, Rubiona Shaw and Latanza Franklin; nieces and
nephews, La'Niyah, Ja'Marri, Zacarias, and Liliana; grandfather, Monroe
Shaw; uncles, Mark (Tammy), David Shaw, Maurice (Sarah) and Donald
(Betty) Franklin; aunts, Mary Shaw, Elaine Spencer, Michelle Mirhoseini,
Alice Buckner, Geraldine (Willie) Thompson and Mary (Darryl) Franklin-
Brown; favorite cousins, Marvelle Shaw and Dontarrion Brown; special
cousins, Tiffany, Olivia, Marissa, and De'Rhaya, godfathers, RJ Ferguson,
and Dale Earnest; favorite godsister, Ashlee Bishop; godsisters, Brandi Cole,
Mychelle Hughlett, and Promise Bennett; the Earnest Family and a host of
family and friends.
Victim of gun violence:
Mannix Franklin Jr., according to court records, was shot to death while he was visiting his mother at her apartment in the Village of Brown Deer.
His mother's 61-year-old friend, Jessie James, told police he killed Franklin Jr. with a single shot from his 12-gauge shotgun because the 22-year-old was talking back and being disrespectful.
According to electronic records, James pleaded guilty in December to second-degree reckless homicide. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.
If his son's death made a stir, no one heard it.
The body of Mannix Franklin III — born on New Year's Day — was found beside his sleeping 21-year-old mother about 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Milwaukee County medical examiner's report.
RELATED: Unsafe sleep conditions tied to most sudden infant deaths
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