Mr. Allen Latrail Dashownn Whitley

November 18, 1991 - December 20, 2021

***MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH IS HOSTING A CELEBRATION GATHERING FOR THE FAMILY OF ALLEN LATRAIL DASHOWNN WHITLEY ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022. PLEASE SEE SERVICE TIMES BELOW***** ****IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO: ALLEN WHITLEY MEMORIAL FUND, for his son, Elijah Adonu Whitley at Cash App $idadream or Advia Credit Union, 550 South Riverview Drive, Parchment, Michigan 49004. ________________________________________ ****ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO VIEW SERVICES ONLINE YOU HAVE (3) OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM: 1. Go to Mt. Zion Baptist Church's website at: mtzionkalamazoo.org -Or 2. Go to YouTube and type in mtzionbaptistkalamazoo -Or 3. Go to Facebook, if you have a facebook account. after logging in, type in Myzionbaptistkalamazoo ***FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT USE THE INTERNET, YOU MAY LISTEN TO THE SERVICE ON YOUR PHONE BY CALLING: (269) 206-9635 _______________________________________________ THE OBITUARY Allen was born and raised into a legacy of village keepers who promoted spiritual guidance, the importance of how to use knowledge, skills, ability to grow in life, keeping key assets (physical, financial, and human connections) in balance, using your talent to establish and build solid relationships with those you meet and spent time with along the way. He was a great student of life, who listened, learned, and thrived. A graduate from Portage Northern High School in 2011, he was a player on both Basketball and Football Teams. He was also a Certified Referee, 3 Year DECA Member and attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College. retail work experience at Menards, Burlington Coat Factory, Smoothie King Shift Leader, volunteer work Bantam League, and project work with GANT & Associates as intern consultant. His 20-year passion and hobby with Gaming Streaming in Facebook led to the creation and establishment of Elijah Entertainment online football league with 150 online coaches. In 2016 Allen decided to move to Atlanta, Georgia working as a Sprint Technician and 2019 moving to Lewisville, Texas as a T-Mobile Technician. While in Texas, he attended Southwest Aviation Institute of Maintenance School in Dallas, Texas expecting graduation date of April 2022. He leaves to cherish his memory his son Elijah Adonu Whitley (Rachel Nixon) of Peachtree City, Georgia; his mother Erricka Gant of Kalamazoo, Michigan; his father Al Whitley (Tennille), brothers Jahari and Apollo Whitley all of Dallas, Georgia; brother Alshante Hayes, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Grandparents Catherine Gant and Adonu (Don) Idahosa of Paw Paw, Michigan; Grandparents Annette Evans and Tomas Montalvo of Atlanta, Georgia; his Pops Jamal Stevenson of Kalamazoo, Michigan; and a host of beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. “Life Reflections” will take place at Comensoli’s Restaurant 762 West Main Kalamazoo, Michigan 1-3 pm. Mask is required at both.