Quenten Marshall Branch was born on September 17,1986 to mother,

Adrienne Britton Stokes and father, Jonathan Branch. Quenten passed

tragically on January 9, 2022.

Quenten graduated from Archbishop Curly High School in 2004 and

graduated from Baltimore City Community College in 2006. He then

attended All State Career Academy in 2008, where he completed training to

become a commercial truck driver. Quenten loved being a truck driver and

drove for Hogan Transportation in Pennsylvania for several years. He

especially loved driving cross-country. However, after the birth of his

daughter Samaiya Norean, he soon realized being a good father required

that he spend more time with her. He left Hogan not long after her birth and

started his own trucking company, SNB Trucking, LLC in 2017, so he would

not have to be away for long periods of time. Quenten also drove for the

family's company, RU Ready Transportation, LLC, where he was a

respected coworker.

Early in life, Quenten developed a love for sports and physical activity. He

began playing baseball with the Northwood Baseball Leaque at five years of

age and continued to play within the league for many years, advancing

through its teams as an Indian, Dodger, and Cardinal. He was well known

for his abilities as a powerful batter. In high school, he played football and

relished his ability to tackle opponents. He taught that same tackling style to

his daughter. (If you've ever gotten a hug from her, then you know what I

mean.) Quenten continued to play intramural football and baseball long after

graduating from school. His favorite professional teams were Baltimore's

Ravens and Orioles.

A quiet soul, he had a big smile and even bigger heart. As a child he always

introduced people as his friend, even if he didn't know their names. Quenten

was smart and funny, and he possessed a naturally dry wit, which would

catch you off guard. He loved watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, the

two programs he watched as a child with his maternal great-grandmother

Norean Mayzck and later with his great Aunt Mary and daughter Samaiya

Norean.

Quenten was a dedicated and doting father, who worked selflessly to gain

sole custody of Samaiya. He was extremely happy for all that was to come

in the new year, eagerly anticipating his upcoming marriage to his fiancée

Allena, who he has known since third grade, and a new beginning as a

husband and father.

When a young person dies, there are so many left to mourn the loss, far too

many to name. If your name is not listed, charge it to my head and not my

heart. Quenten will be tremendously missed by many but especially by me.

It gives me comfort to know he was not alone when his life was taken.

believe his late great-grandmother Norean was holding him in her arms as

he transitioned from this life, just as she had when he was a child.

He leaves behind, in mourning, his parents, Adrienne and Allen Stokes;

father, Jonathan Branch; daughter, Samaiya Norean Branch; fiancée Allena

Roberts; grandparents, Catherine and John Powell, Lonnie and Michelle

Mayzck,; great-aunts, Mary Mayzck and Regina Britton; great-grand-aunt,

Dorothy Mello; uncle, Derek Powell; siblings Carl and Shaquille Stokes and

Andre, Angel, and Jamal Branch; cousins, Patricia Laurent, Joseph (Alia)

Mayzck, Sr., Joseph Jr., and Jonathan Mayzck; and a host of additional

cousins, nieces and nephews, along with many friends.