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Tracy L Jenkins

February 15, 1964 — March 26, 2023

TRACY L JENKINS, BORN TO ALBERTA MCKINLEY A HOSPITAL AID AND EDWARD JENKINS AN ARMY MAN HAD A SON BY THE NAME OF TRACY LEMONT JENKINS IN ST.AUGUSTINE, FL FEBRUARY 15, 1964. HE HAD A GOOD HEART AND A BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT.




TRACY TRANSITIONED FROM LIFE ON MARCH 26, 2023, IN THE COMFORT OF HIS HOME. TRACY WAS WELL KNOWN WHEREVER HE WENT IN THIS THING CALLED LIFE. HE WAS KNOWN TO AS MANY NAMES TEE, TRACYL, SONGBIRD, COOK, SLEEPER, EATER AND ETC. TRACY LIVED A LIFE OF ADVENTURE, EXPERIENCE, LOST AND PURPOSE. BUT GOD HAS THE FINAL SAY! TRACY WAS A MAN OF MANY GIFTS. HE KNEW HOW TO DO MANY THINGS. TRACY WAS A FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND A CERTIFIED CHEF FROM THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA IN NY.




TRACY HAD A STRONG WORK ETHIC LIKE HIS MOTHER. HE’S WORKED FOR BRISTOL-MEYERS, NEWARK BETH ISREAL HOSPITAL AND NUMEROUS RESTAURANTS IN THE TRI-STATE AREA NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS FLORIDA TO SAY THE LEASE.




HE ENJOYED BEING A ROLE MODEL TO HIS LITTLE COUSINS CONSTANTLY INFORMING US ALL ABOUT OUR HERITAGE, WHERE, WHAT AND WHO OUR FAMILY IS (TRIBE OF SEMINOLE INDIANS). TRACY ALSO LOVED COOKING ESPECIALLY FOR HIS FAMILY. HE ENJOYED LISTENING TO OL’ SCHOOL (MUSIC WITH MEANING HE’D SAY), REMINISCING ABOUT THE TIMES THAT THE WORLD WAS JUST DIFFERENT.




TRACY WAS AN AMAZING PERSON THAT TOLD YOU JUST LIKE IT IS WITH NO APOLOGY. HE HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT AND ALWAYS LEFT AN EVERLASTING IMPRESSION ON MANY.




TRACY WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER (EDWARD JENKINS), HIS YOUNGER BROTHER(STACY ANTONIO JENKINS), MATERNAL GRAND PARENTS(WILLIE JAMES SYLVESTER MCKINLEY)(SALLIE MAE MCKINLEY), COUSIN(JEFF COREY MCKINLEY), UNCLES(FREDERICK LEE MCKINLEY)(STEVE ROBERTS), AUNTS (DORIS LENE MCKINLEY)(SHERRY MCKINLEY)(ANEZ ROBERTS)




TRACY LEAVES BEHIND TO CHERISH HIS MEMORIES: HIS MOTHER(ALBERTA M BURNEY),BROTHER (OMAR JAMES ROBERTS), AUNT (MARY MCKINLEY), COUSINS (CLAUDIA CLARK), (EUGENE&EVETTE ROBERTS), (SONYA MCKINLEY/TYNIA/JOSHUA), (VALERIE FOSTER/TOBIAS/TAMARA), (NICHELLE WALLACE/SOLEIL/MARKEEN),(MARCELLA BRADLEY/BRYAN), (ALVIN BROWN), (ALVIN&RACHEL MCKINLEY-WICKS/DEANT’E/GENTIAH/LEGEND/MASON/ASI’A/ALVIN) AND A HOST OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT HE WILL BE FOREVER CHERISHED THROUGH THE MEMORIES OF TRACY

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