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To My Dawg, From Your Daughter Kei

Mom, you are my dawg. You’ve always been my best friend. Not having you here with me feels like I’m missing a limb. On your last night with us, you said, “I don’t care what anyone says, I’m a thug, I’m a soldier”. You most definitely are. You barely had a voice and were still singing songs with me. Barely had the energy, but still dancing. I just love you so much. You are a gem. Some of my favorite memories are the birthdays when you made miracles happen. The time when you made a Barbie town out of shoe boxes with me, and really sat and played Barbies for a couple of hours. The time we took you to Puerto Vallarta and you were calling everyone by their first name as if you’ve known them and we were late meeting them lol. It’s the tiniest moments that seem insignificant that will stay with me. That’s all I have. Even during the tough times when you were frustrated with me or I was with you, we loved each other so much through it. I’d rather have that than have you gone. But it is what it is. I will miss you like nothing and no one I have ever missed in my life but don’t worry about me Mom-Mom. I’ll be okay. You have taught me so much, given me so much game and made me who I am. If I need you, I’ll call on you in my dreams. Otherwise, Mom please enjoy your time in Heaven because you deserve it. Thank you for believing in me, always being there to support me, always being there to guide me out of whatever wilderness or fog I was going through. Thank you for being proud of me, even when I felt like I wasn’t enough. Thank you for trusting me with your life and coming here to stay with me during the end of your time here on Earth. I could never imagine the pain you were going through. I wanted so badly to keep you here. I was willing to do anything, absolutely anything, to keep you with me. I want you to know that. I love you, you’re dope, goodbye. Your daughter, who loves you with everything in her, Keikei

To: Kim with Love. From: Mommy

My darling daughter, oh how I miss you. This Mother’s Day was not the same without you here for us all to celebrate. Mother’s Day was very hard. Although, I know where you are my beautiful daughter it is hard.💝💝💝 My beautiful daughter you were the best daughter a mom could have. I’m so sorry we did not get to spend your last moments on this side of the earth before you made your reservation to be with your Heavenly Father. I know & have the peace of God, I will see you again. No more pain no more sorrow. I hold onto the Peace of God. Mommy Loves you. 💝💝💝

Tribute to my Pumpkin, From: God-ma Quinn

TRIBUTE TO KIM: P - PUMPKIN (nick name) a PLAN and PURPOSE U - UNFEIGNED 'U' are loved forever and ever M - MOTHERHOOD, Merry and Merit P - PROCURE/ PRAISE be to GOD K =KINDNESS/ KINSHIP HE (God) brought US I - In HIS family WE are N - NEVER Forsaken or Forgotten The first time I met Kim (my Pumpkin) was through her grandmother, Winnie Price she would bring her to school when she was a little girl and was placed in my combination class of first and second graders. I enjoyed being her elementary education teacher and further helping with her higher education. Kim was a quick learner and high achiever, also she was winsome, intelligent, delightful and witty. Those beginning years would guarantee us an eternal companionship as she became my goddaughter. Knowing Pumpkin even before I met her mother Dr. Delores Price-Jones, which we became very dear sister's and joined families together. We created memories together precious and un­forgettable memories oh, how they linger - impacting my life, family and many others. My Pumpkin they will never be erase for they are forever etched in my heart. Thanking God for our 43yrs. and 7 months doing life together here on earth. I'm glad the last time I saw you we both were smiling I had a chance to touch you, talk to you, pray, lean over aA4 hug and kiss you. Hallelujah! I'm closing with the song we sung millions of time, "If You're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands" and Your Face shall surely Show It! So my wonderful, beloved PUMPKIN dance on; sing, shout, clap your hands for I know Your face is showing the GLORY of our GOD. In Agape' - Missing YOU with a Broken-heart God-ma/ Godmother, Quinn

To My Best friend Kim, from your best friend Yvette - Vita

In true form you know it took me a minute to figure out what I wanted to say to you here, what would you expect me to say. We both know you would expect me to say a lyric to a rap song that I would start and you would finish because tho how it's been for more than 20 years, we become BFF's instantly and it has been nothing short of on adventure and I know we will continue to laugh at each in every one of them everyday until we meet again but until that time you watch over us and I will watch over your most loved here...until then Death may hove token you away from me, but it could never toke away your memories. You will always be in my heart, in your own special place. Rest in Peace

My pop up Queen, Love, Jennifer Jackson

My pop up Queen Kim and I met at Curtiss Jr High School, and have been friends ever since. I affectionately refer to her as my pop up queen because she would do just that; Pop up at my house, no call, no text just pop up and park in the drive way or block it either or. I remember once my daughter and I took a walk around the neighborhood and my phone alerted me that my front door was opened because I forgot to lock it and when I looked at my security cameras, there she was walking in my house like she owned the place. We laughed about that often. During covid lockdown was one of the best times we shared being that everyone was home so that gave her every opportunity to just pop up. We would sit outside in my front yard and listen to music and talk and laugh and laugh some more. We all know the Kim was crazy and would say anything and everything that came to mind. My daughters loved her because of that. Every time she would leave Riley would say, Kim is so funny and that she was. I am going to miss my sister, my friend, my pop up queen. I could always call her and get advice about my mortgage or insurance or anything, because Kim knew everything about anything. She was a well rounded person and could go from professional to bougie to hood real quick. I could write a thousand pages about the memories we’ve shared but we are in church and her mom and daughter are here. Speaking of which, she loved her some Kei Kei. Kei Kei was the apple of her eye, her Bestfriend, her partner, her twin. She bragged about her and it was so beautiful to see their bond. My friend was so excited when she and Kei Kei bought their houses, she would facetime me and show me allllllllll of her pink accessories and blinged out furniture, remember I said she was bougie. We were so excited about this upcoming summer, we were going to BBQ and swim in her backyard and I would tease her and tell her that I couldn’t wait for her to pop up to my house after she gets her new boobies because I knew that they were going to be out and exposed all summer long. I can hear her laughing as I write this. My pop up Queen, I want you to know this, I love you forever and Kei Kei is my daughter now and I know you approve. Forever in my heart one of my very best friends.

From Tami

We were sitting in the backyard one day, and Kim said “If Keikei ever goes missing I’m about to go radio silent”. We all laughed it off and she said “No no no wait a minute. Don’t look for me! Don’t call me! I’m gonna be busy doing some real underground ish to make sure that Kei is safe. I don’t have time for media or reporters. I’m not doing interviews. I’m gonna be busy making moves, cutting deals, to make sure my baby is good” Thank you for treating my daughter like your own Kim. Rest in Peace!