Matthew Gyles Wallace, 28, who trained cats like they were dogs, learned Spanish and the piano
Matthew Gyles Wallace’s cats lined up obediently in front of their food bowls, waiting for his signal like a pack of well-trained dogs. Visitors usually stopped and stared. Cats were not supposed to behave like that. But Matthew had a way with animals — and with people — that made unusual things seem natural. “He […]
Six people have died from gun violence in March. Here are their names.
Only six people have passed due to gun violence. Though this is a drastic decline from the recent years, these six people still have families, friends and are remembered in their communities. 3/4 Vaswani Brown, 35, 1200 Magee Ave. 3/9 Lemmarra Bradshaw, 18, 7800 Landon St. 3/14 Dahviair Autry, 26, 800 W Berks St. 3/22 […]
Six people have died from gun violence in February. Here are their names.
Only six people have passed due to gun violence. Though this is a drastic decline from the last month and recent years, these six people still have families, friends and are remembered in their communities. Please reach out if you knpw any of these people who were lost so we can do a proper story […]
In January, 10 people passed away from gun violence.
We have their names here. But we know they are not just names. Please contact us at [email protected] if you are a family member so we can properly memorialize them. 1/1 Luis Colon, 52, 7100 Oakland St. 1/4 Aaron Dane Smith-Sims, 26, 2700 N Hicks St. 1/7 Syvir Hill, 1, 900 E Shiller St, 1/11 Aaron Whitfield Jr., 25, 2100 […]
222 people were killed in Philly last year. We have their names, but help us tell their stories
It’s a sad state of affairs that City Hall is celebrating that “only” 222 people were killed in Philly in 2025. Yes, it’s a big improvement from the year before and less than half the homicides in 2022. But those are still 222 sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, funny people and shy people, dreamers […]
Consider the Philly Obit Project for your end of year charity giving
CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW In this time of stress and uncertainty, there’s a basic truth that gives us hope — that together we can do extraordinary things. The Philadelphia Obituary Project, a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit charity, is proud to have told over 400 stories since 2016. These stories are about victims who wouldn’t have […]
13 people were killed in November.
11/1 Basil Mccoy, 31, 5200 Walnut St. 11/7 Jeremy Saxton-Mariah, 33, 7200 Oxford St. 11/14 Mary Fritz, 35, 5200 N 5th St. 11/15 David Weikkopff, 58, 4900 Stenton Ave. 11/15 Jahir Ford, 19, 5900 N Lambert St. 11/16 Stephen Tate, 36, 1000 S 18th St. 11/16 Jordan Gudger, 22, 2500 W Cheltenham Ave. 11/19 Quamar […]
Semoj Perkins-Porter, 22
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2025-11-28 Location: 800 E Madison St, Philadelphia, PA Nov 28, 2025Philadelphia Obituary Project
Ikee David Goss, 25
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders 6abc Date: 2025-11-27 Location: 800 Emerson St, Philadelphia, PA Nov 27, 2025Philadelphia Obituary Project
Reginald H. Bates, 46
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc NBC Philadelphia CBS News KYW Newsradio Date: 2025-11-25 Location: 2100 N 32nd St, Philadelphia, PA Nov 25, 2025Philadelphia Obituary Project
Amir Fitzpatrick, 24
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] NBC Philadelphia Philly Unsolved Murders Facebook Instagram Date: 2025-11-20 Location: 4600 Whitaker Ave, Philadelphia, PA Nov 20, 2025Philadelphia Obituary Project
Josiah Morales, 2
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] GoFundMe Date: 2025-11-20 Location: 800 E Westmoreland St, Philadelphia, PA Nov 20, 2025Philadelphia Obituary Project
Quamar Adams , 23
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc NBC Philadelphia CBS News Daily Voice Date: 2025-11-19 Location: 3500 N Warnock St, Philadelphia, PA Nov 19, 2025Philadelphia Obituary Project
Jordan Gudger, 22
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders The Philly Tribune Date: 2025-11-16 Location: 2500 W Cheltenham Ave, Philadelphia, PA Nov 16, 2025Philadelphia Obituary Project
Stephen Tate , 36
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] The Philly Tribune Date: 2025-11-16 Location: 1000 S 18th St, Philadelphia, PA Nov 16, 2025Philadelphia Obituary Project
Jahir Ford, 19
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2025-11-15 Location: 5900 N Lambert St, Philadelphia, PA Nov 15, 2025Philadelphia Obituary Project
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