Jeremiah "JR" Reaves, son of the late Reverend Andrew "AJ" Reaves and Kathryn Reaves, was born November 17, 1957, in Baltimore, Maryland. He departed this life after a brief illness on December 14, 2017, and has gone home to rest peacefully with the Lord.

Jeremiah accepted Christ at an early age at New Mount Hebron Baptist Church.

He attended Baltimore City Public Schools before entering into the United States Army, serving from 1975-1978. He worked various jobs while taking an interest in working on cars, something he had picked up from his brother.

Jeremiah had many hobbies. He enjoyed race cars, pitching horseshoes, singing, shooting pool with his brother, and most of all giving nicknames. He gave names such as Piggy, Puppy, Ice, and High Butt just to name a few. If you knew JR, you knew his trademark was that toothpick in his mouth, and if it wasn't there it was behind his ear. JR leaves behind many great memories and laughter.

Preceding him in death was his loving parents Reverend Andrew "AJ" and Kathryn "Cat" Reaves; his siblings Linda, Matthew "Mackey" and Alvin "Piggy" Reaves.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his children, Jerry (Nakenya), Keysha, Nikia, Lisa, Jermaine, Jamal, Jerod, and Shantia Reaves; sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild; his brother, Miles "Tony" Reaves (Karen); three sisters, Ruby Nell Jennings, Margaret Stokes (Junior), and Dawn Williams (Zachary); a special uncle and aunt, Herman "Mailman" & Sylvia Jones; a God-Sister, Beatrice White, a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; his Poplar Grove and North Avenue crew; special Devoted family friend Patricia "Pat" Jones; the mother of his children & a good friend Brenda Deloatch
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