Joseph "Adam" Malin Jr.

. NEW IBERIA, LA. - Joseph 'Adam' Malin Jr., 19, died violently on the afternoon of Friday, July 10, 2009, in New Iberia, La. as a result of mistaken identity. Adam was a perpetually cheerful and gentle young man. Adam was born October 1, 1989, in New Orleans, La. and over the past several months, he had lived with various friends in New Iberia, La. Adam had arranged to be picked up at 3 p.m. July 10, 2009, so he could move back to live with his mother in Lafayette, La. while attending USL in the Fall. Unfortunately, his mother and aunt arrived on the scene while the ambulance was leaving to take him to the New Iberia Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:45 p.m. Adam is survived by his father, Joseph A. (fiancée, Aaliyah Mathews) Malin Sr. of Mount Pleasant; grandmother, Florence Malin of Panama City Beach, Fla.; aunts and uncles, Cindy and Ron Christner of Cincinnati, Ohio, Melanie and John Campbell of Atlanta, Ga., Stephanie and Tony Hawking of Kentucky, Bill and Sue Malin of Georgia, and John and Jim Malin of Lafayette, La.; as well as many paternal extended family members, grandparents, Donald and Delores Kent of Lafayette, La.; and the extended maternal family members of his mother, Dr. Jennifer Kent Malin-Noell; and his sister, Elizabeth K. Malin of Lafayette, La. He was preceded in death by his loving grandfather, John A. Malin; and step- mother, Mary K. Malin. Aunt Cindy Christner gave a memorable, heartfelt eulogy in front of hundreds of Adam's family and friends when he was put to rest Tuesday, July 14, 2009, in Lafayette, La.