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Robert Tyler Butler

Age 16

Easley, South Carolina

10th grader got along with everyone

The football player was known for being “loving, generous, and goofy.” He was a loyal friend who always cheered others up.

“He was real. He was 100 percent. He was a real likeable person,” his dad said. “He loved to have fun and joke around. He got along with everybody that I know of.”

Robert Tyler Butler, 16, of Easley, South Carolina, attended an online school as a 10th grade student. He was found on the side of the road with a gunshot wound from a small-caliber weapon on Jan. 19, 2019.

By Zoe Hsu · Age 16
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More than 300 athletes

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Natwan Kian Holyfield

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Brandon Nathan Tyson

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Sharon Castro

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Jovontia Antonio Jones

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Ra’Quan Darius Jones

Didn’t get to see his GED

Vicente Valero III

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Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

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Orlando Myron Anderson Jr.

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Elisha Amon Cole

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James Alexzander Shorter

He’ll never taste grandma’s cookies again

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Kendrick D. Davis

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Jayden Fondeur

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Ray Glasgow III

Bench wears jersey instead of captain

Ricky Lamar Green Jr.

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