Jaafar Atwy

Hi. My name is Rey. It is with an extremely heavy heart that I share with you the passing of Jaafar Atwy. You all may know him as El Jefe, J, Jay, or Jaanear.

Jaaf and I are cousins - we grew up together.

Growing up we would literally visit each other every weekend. Video games, manhunt, parks, soccer, rollerblading, riding bikes... the list goes on. I don’t mean to get all sentimental on y’all, but we were literally those kids that squished pop cans around our bike tires and pretended they were motorcycles. Fast forward 20ish years and I’m so grateful I got to spend this season on two wheels with him.

Jaaf was so loved by the many lives he touched. He was always so positive. And made sure to let the people around him know that he cared for them. He had a knack for cheering people up. It was impossible to be upset around Jaaf - his personality was simply too contagious.

I am setting up this go fund me to assist the family with funeral expenses. Jaaf leaves behind a father, 3 brothers, a sister, and a little young man. Any assistance that you can provide to would mean so much to the family.

Rest in peace Jaaf. I love you man.