Mr. Jamel Alexander Knight

October 11, 2013

Jamel Alexander Knight was born on April 18, 1989 in Brooklyn, New York, to Zena Christine Knight, daughter of Vaneta ("Vinnie") Knight. It was at his birth that his grandmother became his legal guardian. Ms. Vinnie Knight then raised Jamel as her son, both in New York City and Virginia Beach. Jamel Knight was a loving child who wanted to achieve his goals in life. He graduated from Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach on June 20, 2007. He then attended the Potomac Job Corps Center in Washington, D.C., and earned a diploma as a Security Officer on May 28, 2008. He earned an Outstanding Student in Security Vocation Award, as well as Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid Certification. Mr. Knight returned to Virginia Beach in 2008, and he worked as a Dietary Assistant at Marion Manor Senior Center in 2009 and 2010. His work was highly regarded, and his personality was favorably considered while serving the elderly. In 2010, Jamel Knight moved to Brooklyn, NY, and worked as an Assistant Kitchen Cook at the Robert Couche Senior Center in Rockdale, Queens. In June 2012, Mr. Knight entered a program at the Old Dominion Job Corps Center in Lynchburg, VA, where he graduated with Certification in Carpentry Trade in September 2013. He returned home to Virginia Beach on October 11, 2013 and was slain by persons unknown. Jamel Knight was well loved by his Job Corps Center teachers, counselors, friends, and trainees in Lynchburg, VA, as well as by his many friends throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Jamel will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Jamel Knight is survived by his grandmother, Vaneta ("Vinnie") Knight, sister Kachurie Melvin, nephew Carmelo Carrol, niece Carmen Melvin, great-aunts Denise Thompson, Desiree Knight, Yolanda Knight, Celeste Knight, great-uncles Darius Knight and Anthony Knight, and twenty-two first cousins.