Derrick was employed by the Fairfax County Public School System where he served as a Special Education teacher. Derrick's adult students were near and dear to his heart and he always spoke highly of and carried a smile when talking about school. Derrick also served as a Girl's Basketball coach for several Fairfax County Public Schools. If you knew Derrick then you knew he was great at all sports, but his heart was with basketball, football, and baseball. He was a diehard Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Laker fan.
A Homegoing Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, July 8, 2017, at the Susie L. Darden Memorial Chapel with Pastor Gloria McKinney officiating. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery.
Visitation will be today at the funeral home from 2 to 5:00 p.m. and family hour from 5 to 6:00 p.m.
Derrick was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Curtis Jenkins; two sisters, Bessie Blair and Vickie Jenkins.
He leaves to cherish his memory his devoted and loving fiance, Susan Brown; one brother, Michael Jenkins; three sisters, Juliette (Melvin) Smith, Addie (William) Colburn, and Johnnie Goins; one aunt, Mary Nichols; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Derrick was employed by the Fairfax County Public School System where he served as a Special Education teacher. Derrick's adult students were near and dear to his heart and he always spoke highly of and carried a smile when talking about school. Derrick also served as a Girl's Basketball coach for several Fairfax County Public Schools. If you knew Derrick then you knew he was great at all sports, but his heart was with basketball, football, and baseball. He was a diehard Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Laker fan.
A Homegoing Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, July 8, 2017, at the Susie L. Darden Memorial Chapel with Pastor Gloria McKinney officiating. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery.
Visitation will be today at the funeral home from 2 to 5:00 p.m. and family hour from 5 to 6:00 p.m.
Derrick was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Curtis Jenkins; two sisters, Bessie Blair and Vickie Jenkins.
He leaves to cherish his memory his devoted and loving fiance, Susan Brown; one brother, Michael Jenkins; three sisters, Juliette (Melvin) Smith, Addie (William) Colburn, and Johnnie Goins; one aunt, Mary Nichols; and a host of other relatives and friends.
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