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Still-grieving mother: Marcus Wallace 'no angel,' but a great son and father, a 'respectable young man'

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 24 May 2016 12:09:29 -0500

By TIFFANY MITCHELL
Homicide Watch Chicago

Marcus Wallace and his mother, Charlotte Wallace | photo provided

Marcus Wallace may not have have been an angel, but when he was fatally shot three years ago in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, it turned the world upside-down for those who knew him best--his mother and his young son.

“His friends say he was in a gang, but I never knew if it was true,” Charlotte Wallace said of her 23-year-old son. “I know he was no angel, but he was starting to change his life around by distancing himself from the bad crowd.”

His mother knew his other side.

“My son was a sweet and respectable young man who was working on improving himself,” she said.

Wallace has been severely depressed since her son's death.

Marcus Wallace | photo provided

“I went through a huge depression to the point of suicide,” she said. “I started doing Pageants of the Heart for motivational building in order to cope with the death of my son.”

According to his mother, Marcus was running across the street with one of his friends at the corner of Van Buren and Pulaski when he was shot about 7:10 a.m. Jan. 11, 2013. The friend ended up with a gunshot wound to the foot, but Smith got the worst of it.

“I kept asking the police what was going on and nobody would tell me anything,” she said.

According to Chicago Police and Cook County medical examiner’s office, he was shot multiple times and died about an hour later.

Marcus was an only child, who enjoyed creative writing, rapping and sports, according to his mother.

Marcus Wallace and his son, Macus Jr., now 7 | phto provided

He also leaves behind a 7-year-old son, Marcus Jr., his mother said.

“He was a great dad to my grandson,” she said. “We miss him so much.”

“Many people attended his funeral because he was an all-around good kid, Wallace said.

Marcus received his GED in 2009 and later applied to the Computer Systems Institute to study computer technology.

It’s been hard on his mother since that fatal night, but she is trying to cope through professional counseling and self-healing.

“My son’s death was killing me on the inside to the point where it started to consume me,” Wallace said. “I was literally a hermit, because I blamed myself for his death.”

She also is hurt by the knowledge that nobody will tell the police what happened that day.

Charlotte Wallace | photo provided

“People are afraid to tell the police who killed my son,” she said. “Every day it’s a struggle because I miss him so much and I wish he was still here.”

She said her son was her world, her everything.

“I use to tell him he saved my life because he made me a mature single mother at the age of 18,” Wallace said. “They just don’t know that when they killed my son, they took my everything.”

Obituary: Marcus Jamarr Wallace, Sr., remembered as a loving father

Cat Zakrzewski — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:54:38 -0500

Obituary

Marcus Jamarr Wallace, Sr., was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Charlotte Wallace on Feb. 26, 1989. Marcus attended Wells High School in Chicago, Illinois, and went on to receive his G.E.D. He also achieved a certificate in culinary arts. He3 embraced Christ at an early age.
Marcus was fun-loving, free-spirited young man who loved to smile, which was a lei
sure to see because he had a great one. That was one of the first things people noticed and would always associate with him whenever they spoke of him. The most important thing to Marcus was his son, his twin, Lil Marcus. He loved him dearly and tried hard to get and give him the things he needed and wanted. Marcus liked to live in lavish and thought that his twin should too. They shared the love of basketball and played many games together. Marcus also loved drawing and writing lyrics about how he saw the world and his life.
Marcus was 6’2” and called everyone Shorty. Marcus spent time recording alongside his dad in their studio, where he did several recordings. He had been assembling a mixed tape of his works to distribute. He was such a wonderful young man so full of life. We cherish his memories for comfort as we comprehend this profound loss. It was an honor and pleasure to have him in our lives.

Marcus Jamarr Wallace leaves to mourn his grandmother Mattie Wallace; mother Charlotte Wallace; stepfather Sidney Tate; son Marcus “Lil Marcus” Jamarr Wallace, Jr.; sister Dechiann Wallace; aunts Carolyn Wallace, Princella Wallace, Teresa Sanders, Laura Carr, Erma Jean Hunter; uncle Willie Frank Wallace; the loving mother of his child Jalissa Curry and a host of other family, friends and associates.

Man killed in West Side shooting

John Carpenter — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:00:27 -0500

Sun-Times Media Wire, January 11, 2013 8:10PM

A man was shot to death in the West Garfield Park Friday morning, authorities said.

Marcus Wallace, 23, of the 3700 block of West Division Street, was pronounced dead about 7:55 a.m. Friday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Police say that about 7:10 a.m. Wallace was found collapsed at the intersection of West Van Buren Street and South Pulaski Road after being shot multiple times.

Police could not specify the number of shots that were fired, nor the number of bullets that struck him.

No one is in custody.