Kenneth Cooper Jones, son of Myra Jones and Kenneth Boykin was born February 1, 1982, in Baltimore, Maryland. Kenneth received his formal education in the Baltimore Public School System through the 11th grade, when he decided public school could not support his dream. He embarked upon his own national search to find a school that could prepare him for the future. His tenacity paid off, and Kenneth was offered a basketball scholarship to a Prep School in Conneticut in 2001. Still seeking that match, Kenneth transferred to Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham, North Carolina. It was there that Kenneth had an encounter with Jesus Christ and accepted him as his Lord ans Savior. Kenneth graduated from Mount Zion as an "All American Scholar" and he was acknowledge for his accomplishment with a citation from the President of the United States. Kenneth's continued quest for his dream of becoming a professional basketball player led him from a scholarship at Delaware State University to educational opportunities at schools in both Mississippi, and Rhode Island. While academics were no problem for Kenneth, being so far away from his mother, siblings, other family and friends was more than he could bear, so he eventually made the decision to delay his dream, and come home. After returning home, Kenneth enrolled in the Baltimore City Community College and graduated with an Associates of Arts in Science degree in 2007. Kenneth loved his family and friends with a passion, and he enjoyed dubbing them with unique nickname. Those who kew him well can certainly remember one or more of the "Kennethisms" or funny sayings he would come up with on a daily bases. Kenneth was fluent in Spanish, so sometimes you didn't know what he was saying, or why you were laughing. While, all his family was special to him, Kenneth shared a special bond with his beloved Aunt Faye, and Lamar Jones, his closest friend. Kenneth leaves to cherish his memory: his mother, Myra Jones; father, Kenneth Boykin; one sister, Jamie Boykin, two brothers, James Jones, and Brittany Martinay Jones; one grandmother, Rosalee Boykin; one grandfather, William Colston; five uncles, Russell, James, Kevin, Freddie, and Frank; and seven aunts, Cynthia, Monica, Donna, Angie, Saundra, Lillie, and Diane; and numerous other family and friends.