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Born in Voorhees, New Jersey to David A. and Lauren A. (nee Chatzidakis), London was about to begin her sophomore year of Lenape High School. She was an excellent student who was a favorite with all of her teachers. An accomplished athlete in her own right, London started as a gymnast and finished 2nd in the country during her last season competing. She shifted her athletic talents to the track, where she won "Newcomer of the Year" as a member of the Lenape winter and spring track teams. Her sister Sydney, was so much more than a sister to her. She loved Sydney more than anything. She and Sydney would FaceTime multiple times a day when Sydney went away to college. She loved "borrowing" Sydney's things that she left behind from college. Their bond was evident everyday. London looked up to her sister, she followed her lead. She loved Sydney and Sydney loved her. London had a smile that would light up a room, loved to be with her family, friends, especially her cat, Pepper, and was a girlie girl who loved the color pink. People often told her that she had an "old soul" and she was the life and light of her family She enjoyed time at the beach, visiting family in Florida, driving a golf cart and shopping with Aunt Chrissy's credit card. But one main thing London loved was her friends. Her friends were what made London go. She loved hanging out, having sleepovers, going to the beach, going to carnivals or something as simple as being on FaceTime with them all hours of the night. She loved Playa Bowls and Chic Fila, which she religiously texted her father to get her. The love for her parents was obvious, and she knew that they would do anything for her and loved her with their whole heart. London will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Beloved daughter of David A. DeShields and Lauren A. (nee Chatzidakis) DeShields; adored sister of Sydney Maria DeShields; cherished granddaughter of Larry and Randy Chatzidakis and Kevin and Billie Epps; goddaughter of Shareef (Stacey) Lewis and Christina "Aunt Chrissy" Chatzidakis; loving niece of Diane (Jason) Donegan and Mark (Darling) DeShields; dear cousin of Matthew and Alyssa Donegan and Mark Jr. and Myasiya DeShields. London is also survived by loving extended family members, friends, teammates and her furry feline pal, Pepper.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend London's viewing on Monday, September 9th, 2024 from 3PM – 6PM at the Abundant Life Fellowship Church, 4151 Route 130, Beverly, NJ 08010. Funeral service will follow at 6PM. Interment will take place privately at the request of the family.
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cheri
September 5, 2025
its been a year without you londy i miss you so much
Jada
September 4, 2025
Thinking about you today, London.
CC
August 30, 2025
Our last FaceTime was on 8/29/24. Our last text was @ 10:23p on 9/3/24. I love you.
y
August 11, 2025
Hey sweet girl. Miss you so much.
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Christina
August 7, 2025
Miss you so much Londs. Cannot believe you have been gone for 11 months.
f
May 23, 2025
keepin yr name alive, ml. only one more week until your birthday. ilsm n imysm bby.
f
May 13, 2025
imy, ml
fa
May 4, 2025
heyheyhey londy!! I miss you! how r you doing up there? its only a little less than a month until your birthday!! I lovelovelove you soso much!!
Nylah
April 27, 2025
Heyy you don´t know me, but I miss you and I wish you could stay longer. You´ve had a short life to live rest in peace and I love you.
CC
April 19, 2025
Happy Easter Londs. We miss and love you.
fa
March 27, 2025
miss you, londs, cnt stop thinking Abt yu. you were so pretty and I love you so so much
Kay
March 17, 2025
RIP London Sophia Deshields We miss you so much I hope you enjoy your new home where you will be staying forever Fly high angel!
Sav
March 16, 2025
U are all over my for u page and I miss u so much fly high little angel
fa
March 6, 2025
miss you londs- thinking abt yu every day. I love you will all my heart and I will and always will keep your name alive. Have fun in heaven <333
fa
February 28, 2025
oh londy, I was just thinking about you.. ilysm girl and I hope yr having lots and lots of fun in heaven <333333
Jaycee Johnson
February 26, 2025
Rip we love u
fa
February 26, 2025
I love you girl and imysm<33
DESTINY PENNIE
February 24, 2025
You were so beautiful. I´m so so sorry baby. I don´t know you but I know you made an impact on society. Your dad is continuing to spread your name, love, and kindness. I hope you´re doing flips in the sky my love.
Y
February 24, 2025
The sky has been so pretty in the morning Londs. You make it so beautiful. I miss u so much. Love u lots
katie
February 23, 2025
oh sweet girl..... u and abus passed away a exact yr apart from eachother miss u so very much ML
f
February 21, 2025
londs!! the sky was so pretty this morning! I feel like I can feel you smiling down at me. I miss you so so much and I hope you're happy where you are<333 I love you bby
fa
February 20, 2025
I miss you so much londs!!! I think about you every day . we all love you so muchhhh!!!!!!!
f
February 14, 2025
it's almost spring londy.. the track season is over. I bet you would've been so good and so fast out there on the track! we all miss you so so much
Sydney
February 13, 2025
I miss you London I wish you were still here bby
Caiti
February 4, 2025
London was full of smiles and kindness and we will miss you eternally and we love you so much
f
January 28, 2025
hey girl, I miss you !! you being gone still seems so unreal. I promise you that your name will never ever be forgotten.
Keep painting the sky for us!
f
January 21, 2025
londy, I miss u bb. The sky is always very pretty in the mornings. <33
Christina Chatzidakis
January 5, 2025
Miss you so much Londs. You have touched so many people around the World. We are so proud of you. We love you and we feel your spirit. We will meet again
Valerie Achille
January 4, 2025
I don´t know who London is but I do know what it feels like losing someone. I hope london had a GREAT Christmas and new year and I hope her family is okay
cherii
January 1, 2025
hey londs, i hope you had a great first heavenly christmas. Happy new year baby, we miss you so much. Keep painting the skies pink for us
Cheyanne king
December 31, 2024
Forever in our hearts
Markus
December 17, 2024
my condolences to to her family
f
December 13, 2024
oh londy.. its been a while.. I miss you so bad my heart hurts. its almost christmas.. i'm thankful for the light your smile casts on the morning sky. Merry christmas bby <333
Adreana
December 9, 2024
I may have known you pretty girl but I can tell that you were a very bright young girl and you will/is deeply missed...........We miss you london!
Y
December 9, 2024
It´s almost Christmas, londy
Gabrielle Benaroya
December 7, 2024
I think London was an amazing friend and a great personality. She was beautiful, but the world can take over sometimes God told her it was her time to go.
Madison
December 5, 2024
Her school photo
Allie
December 4, 2024
Dont let that darkness fool you London! Your pretty, kind, and so much more.
Aari Sharma
November 30, 2024
Even tho I wasn't close to London DeSheilds, I still remember her shining warm smile that would clear up skies. She and I knew each other since kindergarten and the last time I had a REAL conversation with her was when I was in cafe class and I wanted to go my biology class which where she was. When I entered the classroom, she was the first one to greet me. She was arguing with my best friend over who was my best friend. London was a special part of our grade and she was the most REMERABLE person I know. I wish I was there for her and supported her more. Let London DeSheilds rest in peace and let her fly high.
- Aari Sharma
emily
November 23, 2024
her photos
f
November 22, 2024
already been 3 months.. miss u so much londy.. I think abt u and everyday. the sky is so pretty in the morning. miss u sm <33
m
November 20, 2024
i didn´t know london at all but i went through what she did, and even tho she´s no longer with us i want to share sum advice i got when i was going through a rough spot. have hope and things will get better bc god has your back. londons death really got to me bc it made me think how terrible this world is. a young, sweet, beautiful, innocent young woman didn´t get to fulfill her dreams and goals. this world didn´t deserve london. rest easy pretty.
Yb
November 20, 2024
Already been 2 months now. Kinda I miss u a lot. You´re happy now, and that´s all that matters. You make the sky look so pretty in the mornings and evenings. Miss u pretty girl.
Eden rodriguez
November 19, 2024
i don't know her but she seemed like a bright spirit and I'm praying for her family
cherii
November 19, 2024
i cry for you every day londs. why did it have to be you. i miss you more than words could ever describe. i hope you´re happy now. we will carry your pain now, you are free. i´ll love you always and forever londy
malayah jones
November 19, 2024
miss u girl
mll
November 18, 2024
rip ml
Sophie R
November 7, 2024
you were to pretty I miss you every day and I think of you I look at the sky and see how pretty you are painting them Rest easy pretty girl
ANONOMUS
November 4, 2024
I remember her in my math class
n
November 4, 2024
2 months without you. i remember sitting at lunch on the first day of school and getting the notifications saying "rest easy london" i couldn't believe it. i thought it was a joke. nobody expected this to happen, not our london :( we miss you so much. im gonna make sure your name continues to be remembered. we wish you were still here baby. i hope wherever you are you're happy and at peace. im crying writing this. I LOVE U SO MUCH. continue to rest easy. until we meet again.
Rest In peace
November 2, 2024
You were gone before we knew it and only God knows why
yb
November 2, 2024
Londs, I miss you so much. We went to Elementary together, and after that we grew distant. But Freshman year, you would always give me a smile and say hi whenever you could. Miss you so much Londs, I wish I could say goodbye. Rest easy love, miss you so much sweet, amazing, pretty girl.
Y
November 1, 2024
I wish I could say goodbye Londs. Miss you so much
Alana barker
November 1, 2024
Ugh londy, I miss you unbelievably much words can´t explain it , I think about you everyday. I still can´t believe your gone it feels unreal. It hurts everyday. Never in a million years did i think i would ever have to live without a friend like you. You didn´t deserve this you should still be here living your life, but sadly it got cut short. I will never get over the death of you this hurts so much. I wish you knew how loved you were and you still are i promise bby. We are going to continue to keep your name alive bby i promise. This world was to painful. I know you didn´t wanna go but you couldn´t dealing with the things that were happening in school. They were jealous of you bby. Everything i do is for you. i text your mama everyday to see how she´s doing. I´m not ok bby I wish this was a bad dream but it´s not. I would do absolutely anything just for you to come back if that was possible. It´s going to be two months without you soon it feels like you passed yesterday. I will love and miss you forever sweet girl
Keira
October 31, 2024
Dear London,
I can´t believe I never got to tell you this, but I also never would´ve imagined that you´d be gone. You had no idea but when we met l was at my lowest and your never ending kindness and sympathy helped me a lot in those hard times. I loved being your teammate at will-moor and cheering you on at gymnastics practices and meets. I would give anything to talk to you or hug you or to see your contagious smile at least one last time. Even though we were never super close, your impact on me as well as everyone who met you is so incredible. I wish you were able to see all the light that you brought into others lives, both before and after you passed. It´s been almost two months and you are so incredibly missed by everyone that knows you and even people across the world that didn´t know you. I'm sending lots of love and prayers to your family and close friends who are coping with devastating grief I can´t imagine the extent of. We all still wish you were here, but keep shining in heaven and rest easy my love.
k
October 28, 2024
rest easy london
sophie kay
October 27, 2024
we miss you l
n
October 27, 2024
i miss you so much londs :( im so sorry that this happened. you deserve to still be here today. continue to rest easy. i think about you every day. this is truly heartbreaking and i will never get over this. i love you london. rest easy baby girl, everything i do is for you. we miss you so much. life isn't the same without you. fly high londs. until we meet again.
Lucy Breckenridge
October 23, 2024
I don't have any memories with her, but I bet she was an amazing daughter, sister, best friend, and student!! We love you London!!!!
Jaymeson
October 23, 2024
I don´t know her but she seemed like a sweet person! Rest Easy LLLD
Yoselyn sanchez perez
October 22, 2024
Im so sorry for ur loss
Jalilah Ticer
October 21, 2024
Even tho i dont know you i jist want to say RIP u deserve better your were very pretty i could just tell your were sweet keep resting .
Sabrina Pastore
October 20, 2024
My first memory of London was when we met in 5th grade. We were on the same gymnastics team. We exchanged numbers and would facetime and do gymnastics on the phone with each other. I love you London i miss you so much
Ayesha Glass
October 16, 2024
The Cherry Hill Mall where we first met.~Ayesha
Jayla cruz
October 13, 2024
Rest in peace angel.
j
October 13, 2024
i miss u so much
D
October 12, 2024
Rest easy London x
Mya
October 4, 2024
I miss you so much
September 29, 2024
Miss u londy
annie
September 21, 2024
they were jealous of you sweet girl. hope you´re doing better up there. rest in peace sweetie.
Emma-kate Davis
September 21, 2024
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.
Madison G
September 19, 2024
I remember walking in to our gymnasium, and seeing her with our teamates. I walked over to my friends, who were talking to her. I said hi and we exchanged numbers, quickly becoming close. My favorite memory with her was when our team competed in the nationals. I miss you London :/
M K
September 19, 2024
I met London when we were in 4th grade. We weren´t very close in class, but throughout 6th - 8th grade we started talking. London was such a beautiful soul and it hurts me knowing that one of my close friends had to go through such a rough time. I pray she is in a better place and we will all miss her:( Sending love to her family and other friends<3
macey
September 19, 2024
i don´t know her personally, but she seems soooo nice.
Aunt Chrissy
September 15, 2024
I miss you so very much Londs. I love you to the moon and back. I will carry your pain now sweet angel. You are free.
Kristin Sharkey-Norbeck
September 14, 2024
This is absolutely heartbreaking. I am deeply sorry for this family for the loss of their beloved precious child. No parent should ever have to bury their child. The pain and suffering this poor family will be going through will always be. I personally do not know the family or of their Beautiful Young Vibrant Child, but it´s obvious that London was loved by her peers, her many friends her team and dance partners her teachers her coaches and She has touched and influenced many many peoples lives. My thoughts my prayers my condolences are with all who are impacted by this tragedy. No words could ever change this sad news but hopefully find peace. I pray God gives you all the strength you need from this day on, for it will never be the same, or ever go away, but keeping her memory alive Will always feel her presence. Shes not here physically but she´s here spiritually and you will feel it. It´s never goodbye, it´s I´ll see you on the other side.
Sincerely,Kristin
Philadelphia Delaware County
Neria
September 14, 2024
I will miss you London So much
Eileen Kennard
September 14, 2024
London was 1 of the most beautiful babies, I´ve ever metHer inner glow radiated from each pore. I am truly gutted to have found out about this horrific nightmare, just hours ago. I hope & pray a good reason why she had to leave so abruptly and young, becomes evident, sooner than later. God continue to bless & comfort her family, friends and those who had the pleasure & privilege, to adore this precious, sweet angel, who would not hurt anyone or anything. Tragic loss, does not begin to describe having to survive without this bright light. I am gutted. I love this entire family and I will pray that each one of them will find a way to get out of bed each day and honor London. I am so sorry.
bella
September 14, 2024
I didn´t know her in person but always watched her TikTok´s her smile was infectious, praying for your fam
Aziyah Reed
September 14, 2024
WE MISS YOU BBG .
Neria jackson
September 14, 2024
Rest in peace pretty angel
Emelia Hovey
September 13, 2024
Rest in peace angel.
Carla Sterling
September 13, 2024
Rest in Paradise London. To the family lean on God as only he can get you through this. I will continue to lift you all up in prayer. London was a light in your lives and she will be with you in your hearts for eternity. My deepest deepest condolences are with you during this unimaginable time.
The Sterling Family
Zahria
September 13, 2024
I never really knew London Deshields, but I'm the same age as her, and she was so beautiful, I watched her TikTok and she had a very beautiful smile, she was so gorgeous. Rip London Deshields
cc
September 12, 2024
Although i don´t know London personally based on all her social media posts, she looks like the sweetest and most genuine person to be around. she had a beautiful smile that is completely contagious and could light up a room. so sad that such a precious soul is gone so soon.
Love and condolences from Texas
riya Kelly
September 12, 2024
dear london , your such a beautiful girl inside and out ! ik your siblings and parents are proud of the amazing young lady you were ! we all love you ! leave your family a spot up there in heaven . sending my condolences to family and friends of this sweet angel
cheri
September 12, 2024
I didnt know London but she is hand on my heart the prettiest girl i have ever seen. She did not deserve this. Your family will be in my thoughts always
Love from London, UK
Rylee
September 12, 2024
I didn't you guys but London is gorgeous and i feel she was so sweet and kind and i hope you all can get through this. God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Maci Williams
September 12, 2024
Even though I dont know her I believe that she was really sweet and kind.
Sending love from Alabama
Maci Williams
September 12, 2024
Even though that I didnt know her I believe that London was a sweet girl.
Fly High R.I.P
Sending love fromAlabama
Mari Bass
September 12, 2024
I know you don't know, but you can reach out to me if you need to talk. I am so sorry for loss. I know what it feels like. I know that it's going to be hard, but just know that I will help in any way whenever I can. Feel free to contact me through email.
Blake Clemons
September 11, 2024
i never knew her but she was super gorgeous and i hope she is resting well
Kathy Nizen
September 11, 2024
I didn´t know London and don´t know your family, but I want to send my deepest condolences to everyone who loved her. This is such a tragedy, and my heart hurts to know that she was in such pain.
Destiney Miller
September 11, 2024
She was so beautiful, her smile looked like it could light up a room
Maci Williams
September 11, 2024
I dont have any memories of her but I feel so bad for her family I hope you rest well london
Im sending love from AL
Katryna Greenwood
September 11, 2024
London u sweet innocent angel may you rest in peace. I didn't know her but sending love from FL.
Savannah Hollifield
September 10, 2024
Missed forever sweet girl.!
Josiah
September 10, 2024
I didn´t know her personally but she seemed like such an amazing soul. You didn´t deserve this. Rest in peace London. #LLL
Makayla Allen
September 10, 2024
i really wish i had the chance to know her, i´m so sorry for your loss. just remember she will always be watching over you. #LLL
Lau Chinchurreta
September 10, 2024
I´m just a young woman from a whole different continent, but London´s story came up on my social media and I just wanted to express all of my love and support, she is and will forever be loved by the whole world, let her voice be heard and less hate be spread
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