Anthony Harmon Jr.

Anthony “AJ” Harmon Jr. was a ten-year-old boy from the Cumberland area of Indianapolis who attended Grassy Creek Elementary School and was known to those close to him by the nickname AJ. Though the public record about his life is limited, verifiable sources show he was a young student preparing to enter fifth grade in 2016 and part of a family and neighborhood network that cared for him.

What is publicly known places Anthony in ordinary, everyday life—school days at Grassy Creek, time spent among other children in his apartment community, and the small routines that make up childhood in a family and neighborhood. Those details, though few, point to a real child with friends, classmates, and relatives for whom his presence mattered.

Public coverage from the time emphasizes the shock and grief that followed his death and the community’s struggle to understand how a young life could end so soon. That reporting also records his nickname, AJ, and his school, which are important, human details that preserve his identity beyond headlines.

Because no family-published obituary or funeral-home notice suitable for quotation was located in reputable public sources that matches the exact death date available in public records, this remembrance has been written from verified public facts with care and restraint. It honors Anthony as a child first—someone with a school, a nickname, and relationships that made him a unique person in his community. Those who knew him and loved him remember a small life that mattered greatly to family and friends.

Anthony’s life, brief though it was, left an imprint: classmates, teachers, neighbors, and family who recall an ordinary child’s laughter, routines, and presence. For those who wish to honor him, remembering AJ by name—Anthony Harmon Jr.—and by the small facts we can verify (his school and the date he died) preserves his identity with dignity. May his memory be held gently by those who loved him.