- Date Of Birth: June 6, 1980
- Date Of Death: December 2, 2018
- State: Colorado
Angelo Anthony Bell was born on June 6, 1980, in Gary, Indiana to his parents, Kathy Lois Rogers and Darrell Anthony Bell, Sr. He was the second child born in the family. He was raised with his siblings, brother, Darrell Anthony Bell, Jr. and sister’s, Twaniqua Nashee’ Bell, Laniqua Torraine Bell-Matthews and LaTara Tenee’ Bell. As a child, Angelo was obsessed with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, karate movies, historical documentaries, was meticulous and obsessed with his house cleaning chores and loved catching lightning bugs with his siblings, in which he developed a whole philosophy about their existence.
Angelo considered himself an accomplished basketball player despite scoring no more than 6 points in a game of 21 and often inflicting accidental injuries against his opponents. Since he never walked away from challenges, he continued to love and play the game despite his shortcomings.
Angelo dedicated himself to nurturing and protecting his family. He also loved to write poetry, read mystery, philosophy and history books, and would draw pictures almost every day. His favorite color was purple however, he also came to love the color teal because it represented the disease scleroderma which he learned to embrace with unimaginable strength.
During his teenage years, Angelo developed a great appreciation for the music of Tupac Shakur which he deemed as significant “poetic docudramas” to the difficulties many African-American young men and women like himself, experienced during his era. He was especially excited because Tupac shared the same birthday as his maternal grandfather.
