Kenneth Woods Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ken’s Life Reflections Kenneth Woods, Jr. was born on 24 November 1956 to Julia Bell Cook and Kenneth Woods in Indianapolis, IN. He was the only child born to both Julia and Kenneth. As a young, shy boy, Ken often enjoyed watching Bruce Lee and Elvis Presley. He was an avid movie watcher (horror films were his favorite) and he loved Christmas. As a young boy, he played stickball and other sports with his cousins and childhood friends. While in high school, it became evident that Ken excelled at playing sports. He was especially good at basketball and baseball. Many recruiters approached Julia, presenting opportunities for Ken to play sports in college. She was skeptical and concerned about the uncertainty of Ken's future, so she rejected the offers. Ken knew living in Indianapolis would not afford him the opportunities of travel and adventure that he was seeking in life. So in 1974, at the tender age of 18, Ken signed up to serve in the United States Army with the promise of travel and the opportunity to continue to play sports. Ken was stationed in Germany, where he met his future wife Sheila Thomas. They were married, had their daughter Natasha in 1982, and son Kenneth III in 1984, while stationed in Panama. Loving the Panamanian lifestyle so much, Ken decided that he would retire there one day. Eventually, the Woods family returned stateside. While the family lived on the military base, Ken was assigned quite a few more tours to Panama and Japan. During this transitional time in his life, he and Sheila divorced. Around 1982, Ken was working in the administrative field for a general, who recognized his intellect and abilities and recommended that he go into the intelligence field. In fact, the general made a phone call on Ken’s behalf and that set into motion a whole new career opportunity for him. He became a Counterintelligence Agent and was able to experience the adventures and travel he so longingly desired from the time he was a child. Married a second time to Andree Mountain and living in Northern Virginia, he continued to perform his patriotic duties by serving as a federal government employee, where he completed an extended assignment in Russia. In 2008, his mother passed away. At this cross roads in his life, he decided to relocate after meeting Deondrea Mitchell and accepting an offer to work at MSCPAC at the Naval Base in Point Loma, in San Diego. Ken and Dee married in 2011. In December 2014, he was finally ready to return to Panama, diligently making plans to retire there with Dee and fish on his boat. Unfortunately, Ken's health began to slowly decline almost immediately after his second retirement. He spent the last year and half of his life claiming and praising God in the midst of all of his health challenges. Returning strongly to his Jehovah's Witness roots, he worshipped regularly and called on God's strength to carry him through. After receiving his Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer diagnosis in August of 2014, he made the conscience decision to fully enjoy every day he was given. Ken was a true soldier, fighting hard to regain this health. Ten months later, it was time for him to return home to his Lord and Savior. He is now at peace, on his fishing boat, with his best friend and mother Julia. Ken built a foundation and leaves a legacy that will be passed on through each generation. Those he leaves behind to celebrate his life and carry on in his wake are wife, Deondrea; her daughters and grandson, Shannon, Kristin and Jaelen; his two children and two grandchildren, Natasha, Kenneth Woods III (Trey), Ava, and Lena; father and stepmother, Kenneth Sr. and Joyce, along with a host of many loving relatives and friends. What an honor and a blessing it has been to be a part of his life here on earth. Without a doubt, he is now an angel watching over each and every one of us. Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away to the next room. I am I and you are you. Whatever we were to each other, That we still are. Call me by my old familiar name. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me. Pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without effect. Without the trace of a shadow on it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same that it ever was. There is absolute unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but waiting for you. For an interval. Somewhere. Very near. Just around the corner. All is well. Nothing is past; nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before only better, infinitely happier and forever we will all be one together with Christ. Henry Scott Holland In Lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to help defray the funeral costs and expenses. Send to: www.GoFundme.com/helpkenwoods

Kenneth Woods Jr.

November 24, 1956 - June 1, 2015

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