Mr. Kingsell Jerrick

Mr. Kingsell Jerrick, 65 of Stone Mountain, GA passed on March 14, 2024. Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. in our chapel. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 22, 2024 from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Please express your condolences on our website. Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home & Crematory South Dekalb Chapel 404.241.5656. Kingsell Carmichael Jerrick was the third child born to the late Ivan and Myrtle Jerrick. He came into this world on March 21, 1958. Kingsell who was fondly called King’0 by his family, and friends enjoyed a very active childhood. Cricket was his favorite game. The street in front of his home in North East La Penitence was his pitch. He played many test matches with his friends on Kiskadee Drive, and on the playground of East La Penitence Government School where he received his primary education. In 1971, King’0 took his College of Preceptors Examination, and was awarded a seat at the newly opened South Georgetown Government Secondary School. When he left secondary school, he had gained passing credits in several subjects at the General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level Examination. He was hired at Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1978. He worked there as a technician. In July 1984, he was blessed with a beautiful daughter. Kingsell and his siblings departed for the United States of America in July 1985. In America, the family settled on Greene Avenue, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. King’0 worked at Eastern Airlines, and he also was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve. In addition, he attended technical college and became an electrician. In 1996, armed with this new skill he moved to Atlanta, Georgia to find employment in the electrical field. At first, he worked at a cable company and later with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. While working with the IBEW he was given the opportunity to live and work in many states, such as Ohio and California. He developed a passion for the game of chess and won a tournament held in Nebraska. Last year he became ill and was hospitalized several times until his passing on March 14, 2024 - one week before his sixty-sixth birthday. He leaves to mourn: Daughter: Candacy; Grandchildren: Zion, Kaylee, and Kylee; Son-in-law: Eric; Sister: Pamela; Nephews: Jevon, Carlile, and Justin; Nieces: Julissa, Nakasie, Cherese, and Shereen; Great nieces: Trinity, Armani, Gabrielle, Khiylie, Parker and others; Great nephews: Kareem, Quadarius and others; Aunt: Jean Miller; Sister-in-law: Vanessa; Niece-in-law: Meshia; Cousins: Vernon, Joseph, Jenny, Derrick, Audrey, Cleabert, Joy, Aubrey, Juliet, Hyacinth, Murlene, Carlene, Cleveland, Bertley, The Blakes, Clifford, Yvette, Tessa, Cherry, and many others; Friends: Steve Bychowski, Donald Perry, Nathan Griffith, Steve Critchlow, and others. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Ivan and Carlton. May his soul rest in peace.

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Mr. Kingsell Jerrick

March 21, 1958 - March 14, 2024