Biography: Kenneth K. Kemble was born to Georgia Shinual and Kenneth K.. Kenneth Sr. on December 12, 2019 in St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital. He was the fourth child of Georgia Shinual and the third child of Kenneth K. Kemble Sr.
Kenneth attended grade and middle school at P.S.113M and attended Mary Bertram High School where he graduated class of 2010. Kenneth continued his education at Schenectady Community College.
Kenneth (affectionally known as) K.K , the age of 12 years old gave himself to the lord. He was baptized at Shiloh Baptist Church. He was respectful, spiritual loving and kind. He will give you the shirt off his back, if he had too. K.K was family oriented and he love the way his family cooked. His favorite foods were spaghetti and enjoyed eating Sandies Pecan cookies. His favorite cereals was Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Fruity Pebbles. He was always helpful assisting family at all the family reunions. He always had somebody’s baby in his hand,
K.K thought he was going to be a rapper or singer, instead he ended up mastering basketball. He was known on the basketball court as Barbosa. He was loyal to his favorite team, the New York Knicks. Being that he Mastered in basketball, he worked at the YMCA in Schenectady. He worked with children as a Youth Counselor.
In 2016 K.K became ill . He fought hard and lost the battle with Cancer. On September 13th, 2019, he went home to be with a host of loved relatives which includes William Kemble who he will be laid to rest with.
He leaves to cherish his memories: his mother, Georgia Shinual; father Kenneth K. Kemble; his brothers Shamar Shinual and Deshawn Gaddy; his sisters: Shatesha Johnson, Sheamara Kemble and Devri Kemble; his grandmothers: Roxie Shinual and Mavis Kemble; his grandfather: Louis Cook; his aunts Dorothy (Lucious) Holloway , Gracie Pelt and Sherrissee Shinual and uncle: Robert (Hattie) Shinual, Pete Shinual and Louis (Josephine) Cook Jr.; nieces: Zafirah Shinual and Mia Johnson, nephew Princeton Gaddy and a host of other family and friends.
He’ll be truly missed.
