Lawrence W. Bradberry Jr. died suddenly in Buffalo, New York, on August 12, 2010. He was 20 years old and Black. The funeral notice in The Buffalo News dated August 18, 2010, listed visitation at Bethel Tabernacle U.H.C.A. on Clinton Street, funeral services immediately after, and burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery; arrangements were handled by Thomas T. Edwards Funeral Home.

The obituary and its online guest book emphasize family grief: messages recall him as a cousin, boyfriend, best friend and ‘‘the backbone,’’ and poems and remembrances appear over months and years. No suspect, arrest, charge, trial, or conviction is mentioned in the material tied to the obituary.

If anyone knew Lawrence, his daily routines, or has information about the circumstances of his death, please share what is known.