Jakeem Ortiz Funeral

Jakeem came into our lives when he was 14 months old, the day we saw him for the first time we fell in love with his beautiful cubby cheeks.

He was the first of 4 children we adopted into our family and he was such a smart kid, he even learned how to read Spanish on his own at a young age, his favorite songs was Atrevate from Calle 13.

Growing up life takes many turns and on Saturday September 10, 2022

Jakeem suffered a horrific accident, he suffered a traumatic brain injury and although his body is still with us Jakeem is no longer there.

This has been so unexpected and we are not prepared to say goodbye or financially prepared to give him a proper send off.

Jakeem was loved by so many and he leave behind his mother Isabel, his brothers Orlando, Roberto and Nicholas and his sisters Maciel and Jessica Lakaya as well as his nieces Isa and Lili and his aunts, uncles and cousins who love him so much.

We ask if you can help us in any way to give Jakeem the goodbye he deserves, any contribution made will greatly be appreciated.

Funeral service information is still pending but we will update you all when it takes place.