Kyndal L. Staten

KYNDAL LAMAR STATEN was born on December 30, 1984 to Vanessa L. Hurtt and Russell L. Staten. Kyndal received his education in Baltimore City public Schools including Roland Park Middle School and Lake Clifton High School as well as parochial schools St. Alphonsus-Basilica and St. Frances Academcy. Because Lake Clifton could not keep with our Kyndal, he opted-out, obtained his GED and began the road to manhood. Kyndal had varied work history including work for Loewe's Theatre, Baltimore City, and Federal Express. He passed the test for the Baltimore City Fire Department and just this month received a letter of interest from the department's recruitment division. When his father was through a serious illness, Kyndal sought spiritual support and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Kyndal was gifted and talented in a special way and he approached life with great expections. As a child he was in the TWIGS program at the Baltimore School for the Arts, a preparatory program for students to develop their creative gifts. As he grew he became a jack-of all trades, but this jack-of-all trades did all things well. He most recently spent his creative time making professional-quality drawings and creating “beats” as Kynbox. Kyndal's friends remember him as being soft spoken, easy going as well as being the life of a party. If he was around, there was some laughter going on. He was witty, while remaining the voice of reason. He had an ageless humor and and related well persons of all ages. Kyndal was a people person who loved his family and friends dearly. He was happiest when he was with his “boyz” and enjoying family gatherings and celebrations. If it was happening he was going to be there and bring his healthy appetite with him. Although he had no children, he loved the children of his friends Eric and Marcus and held them in his heart as his own. On Sunday, February 12, 2012, the sun set for Kyndal. Kyndal's father, Russell L. Staten, and his little sister, Keely Staten, preceded him in death. He leaves to cherish his memory: his mother; his brothers, Sgt Khary D. Hudson and Kinard Hurtt; his grandmother, Geraldine Hurtt; uncles, Ray Staten (Soretha), Fred Staten (Margaret), Errol Hurtt, Welford Hurtt and Rodney Lamar Hurtt; aunts, Irma Moore (Sanford) and Kimberly Hurtt; great-aunts, Alma Staten of Virginia and Hattie Staten; nieces and nephews, Jasmine Hudson, Kenneth Hurtt, Keyanna McKissick-Hudson and Khary D. Hudson, Jr; a cousin who is like brother, Patrick Staten; and a host of other relatives and friends.

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Kyndal L. Staten

December 30, 1984 - February 12, 2012