My heart is so broken I can’t stop crying and Papi you never like to see me cry but look at me nowI’m crying every day because you’re not here and I can’t understand why????? So many hearts are broken because you was soooo deeply loved❤️❤️❤️ A Man who lived by example!! Respected in All Capacities,

His life was not defined by the way it ended, but by the extraordinary way he lived.

My husband, Kirk Young — affectionately known as Papi — was my protector, my soulmate, my advisor, my king. He was the proud and devoted father of our three beautiful children: Laquisha, Kirk Jr., and Grace and his nieces who became his daughters Val, Coya and Gabby and his grandchildren who all met the World to Him❤️Everything he did, he did with strength, excellence, and deep love.

Waking up will never be the same.

Sundays will never be the same.

Traveling won’t be the same

Life won’t be the same.

Nothing feels the same.

There is an emptiness, a numbness, a silence where your presence used to be. My future had you in it. Every plan, every dream, retirement and growing old together — it all involved you. And now I am left with so many questions that no one on this earth can answer.

How does God call home someone so perfect in spirit?

Someone who loved so deeply.

Someone so respected.

In the forklift industry, Kirk was not just skilled — he was exceptional. Companies depended on his talents, his expertise, his leadership. Nobody could do what he did the way he did it. He wasn’t just good at his craft — he was an icon, a legend, simply the best of the best.

But who he was at home mattered even more.

On February 12th, my world was turned upside down. When my son called me screaming, something inside me shattered. I ran out of the house with no shoes, screaming, not even knowing where I was going. The shock. The impact. The abruptness of losing you without warning. I am so broken over not having the chance to save you, to hold you, to say one more “I love you.”

That pain is something words will never fully capture.

Yet even in my devastation, I thank God for the personal relationship you had with Him. There is comfort in knowing that you knew God for yourself. I truly believe God gave me His best when He gave me you. And though it feels like He took His best creation back too soon, I am grateful for every precious memory we shared.

You were my Mr. Sweet Face.

My soulmate.

My Papi.

Thank you for loving me the way you did — fully, faithfully, forever. I just never imagined that forever would end at Chapter 49.

You may no longer walk beside me physically, but you live in our children. You live in the lessons you taught. You live in the strength you poured into me. And you will live in my heart for the rest of my days.

You were, and always will be, my King.

Forever your wife❤️Leona

So many have reached out and ask how can they help? In lieu of Flowers Monetary Donations can be made through the Go Fund me Account towards funeral arrangements and educational fund for his kids who meant the World to Him