Jesse King Jr.

JESSE KING JR. was born to the late Rosa and Jesse King Sr. and was raised in Prince George's County, Virginia. Jesse moved to the east side of Baltimore, Maryland with his father at an early age where he continued his education, and as a young man enlisted in the Armed Forces. While touring as an enlisted man man Jesse had the opportunity to visit numerous sites around the world, including Europe and Korea, Japan and many states around the U.S. After the Military in 1955 Jesse applied to Sinai Hospital where he gained employment as an Orthopedic Technician. While working at Sinai, Jesse also had the opportunity to take continuing education courses to further his education. In 1969 Jesse met Elaine Satterwhite. The two had a brief courtship and later married in 1969. In 1970 they were greeted by a bouncing baby girl, a whole month earlier than expected. Jesse was a proud father and bought pretty much anything his little girl picked up; anything his wife didn't see. The two resided in Northwest Baltimore where they raised their daughter. In 1989 Jesse and Elaine became grandparents. Their grandson was the light of their lives. Every time the car moved Christopher was in the back seat. They loved taking him on small trips and family visits. In 1995, Jesse retired from Sinai and began watching his grandson after school. These two were never home, always together, always getting into mischief. In 1997 the family moved to a new home, still residing in Northwest Baltimore. That move meant a whole new adventure for Jesse having to actually do yard work. In 2007, after a long battle with an enlarged prostate, Jesse finally gave in and had his prostatectomy. The procedure was rough on him but he bounced back like a champ and got right back into the swing of things, for so we thought. Over the next two years, Jesse began to show the early signs of Dementia. In 2010, Elaine had to attain guardianship over Jesse due to his drastic loss of memory and making a mess of the bills he had once maintained. Also in that same year, Elaine learned that she has stage IV colon cancer. In 2012, Jesse had declined to the point where he was hospitalized for dehydration. After spending some time in rehab he came home and was right back to his stubborn antics again. In the summer of 2014 Elaine was admitted to the hospital where that became the beginning of a ripple effect of hospitalizations for them both: May 2014, Jesse broke his leg, was hospitalized, went to rehab and came home in late June; July 2014, Jesse was admitted to the hospital again for dehydration. It was then the family was informed that he should be placed on Hospice care because the illness was going to get worse and dehydration was something that would continue as time went on. Elaine made the decision and made it happen. Elaine departed with her family on August 1, 2014. After the death of his wife, Jesse began to decline even more. He lost more weight, refused physical therapy and lost interest in everything but sleeping. In his last days he was very distant and unfocused. At 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Jesse took his last breath. Jesse in survived by: his daughter, Jessica McGuire of Baltimore, Maryland; his grandson, Brian Christopher McGuire II of Baltimore, Maryland; his brother, Samuel H. King (Venice) of Hopewell, Virginia; Sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Jesse was preceded in death by the Rev. Willie E. King, Sr. (brother), Mrs. Annie Mae Peterson (sister), and Mr. Horace Lee King (brother).

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Jesse King Jr.

March 9, 1929 - October 28, 2014