Jeffrey Deandre Young

Jeffrey Deandre Young was an 18-year-old young man from East Compton, California. Public records show he lived in the Castlegate Avenue area of East Compton and that he was a son and sibling whose loss was felt deeply by his family. While the public record about Jeffrey centers on the date of his death, it also confirms that he was a young Black man at the threshold of adulthood, with family who survived him.

The available sources name Jeffrey and record that he died on May 13, 2001. That date — a day many families mark as special — became a day of profound sorrow for those who loved him. Family members mentioned in the database record include his mother, Eva J. Patton; a stepfather, Reuben H. Smith; a sister, Niema T. Young; and a daughter, Amiyah N. Young, whom sources note he never had the chance to meet. These relationships remind us that Jeffrey’s life existed within a web of love and connection: he was a son, a brother, and a parent in name and memory.

Beyond the essentials verified in public records, there is little in the way of a published family obituary or extended personal tribute available online. That absence in no way reduces the human reality of Jeffrey’s life: an 18-year-old with the rest of his life ahead, known and loved by family members who survived him. For those who knew him, memories and private remembrances likely preserve details of his personality, hopes, and daily life that do not appear in public archives.

This remembrance honors Jeffrey by acknowledging what is known and by giving space to the fact that not all lives are recorded in public notices. He was a young man rooted in a family and a community, and the people named in the public record — his mother, stepfather, sister, and child — anchor his identity. May this brief tribute serve as a respectful recognition of Jeffrey Deandre Young’s life and the place he holds in the memories of those who loved him.