Eugene Kotey

Eugene Kotey was born April 28, 1982. Those who knew him remember a family-centered man who grew up in the Oklahoma City area, graduated from Midwest City High School and attended Langston University. He worked steadily as a commercial cleaner to support himself and his loved ones, and was known within his circle as a caring son and brother.

Family was an important part of Eugene’s life. Public memorial records list his parents and siblings and show that he was laid to rest at Arlington Memory Gardens; funeral services were arranged by a local funeral home. Though the public record focuses in part on the circumstances surrounding his death, the documents that memorialize him emphasize the human details: his birth date, his ties to Midwest City and Langston University, his steady work, and the family who survived him.

Eugene’s loss was felt by family, friends and community members who left messages of sympathy on his memorial pages. The available funeral-home biography and service information present a portrait of a man who carried responsibilities to his family and who is remembered by name, relationships and the ordinary commitments of daily life. While some public records note the violent events that led to his death in early October 2018, his memorials center on him as a person — a son, a brother, a worker — and on the grief of those who survive him.

Because published notices show differing dates related to the shooting and to his passing, anyone seeking exact legal or medical records (for example, a death certificate) should consult official vital records or the family’s funeral provider. Whatever the precise date recorded in different public documents, Eugene Kotey’s memorials underline that he was a real person whose life mattered to those who loved him.