Keh (Kehy) Gaylord, Jr. Obuary - Topeka Capal-Journal

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• TOPEKA HAS SEEN 3 SEPARATE HOMICIS 2 DAYS; VICTIMS CLU KEH K. GAYLORD JR., 23
• DUJONTEZ OWENS BE SEND MAN ARRTED TOPEKA GUNSHOT ATH OF KEH K. GAYLORD JR.
• KEH (KEHY) GAYLORD, JR.

TOPEKA HAS SEEN 3 SEPARATE HOMICIS 2 DAYS; VICTIMS CLU KEH K. GAYLORD JR., 23

Keh Gaylord Jr.

"He was jt that kid who people jt galvanized to, bee he was such a personaly, " said Gaylord's uncle, former Topeka Cy Councilman John said she hadn't realized how many liv Gaylord touched his 23 years until more than 300 people attend his funeral, held after he was fatally shot Sept. 30 prent clud visors om Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas Cy, Mo., who hadn't met Gaylord face-to-face but felt close to him after they nnected over Facebook, Jon said. Consirg that Gaylord was so well-loved, his mother wonrs why anyone would have wanted to kill him.

DUJONTEZ OWENS BE SEND MAN ARRTED TOPEKA GUNSHOT ATH OF KEH K. GAYLORD JR.

Charged wh first-gree murr ath of Keh Gaylord one fac charg fatal shootg of Keh Gaylord police were lled shortly after 10 a. 30 to the scene where Gaylord was killed and another person suffered juri that weren't life-threateng at the Meadowlark Apartments, 1621 S. The charg agast him were later Nichols, public safety munitns specialist for Topeka's cy ernment, referred qutns about the se's current stat this past week to Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay, who said late Friday afternoon he uldn’t reveal specifics about an ongog Owens be send man arrted Topeka gunshot ath of Keh K.

Gaylord 'I need a village to fd jtice for my son'Jon said took a village to raise her son and took a village to bury her son. "Kagay said he has personally met wh Nave to discs the se and jos Gaylord’s fay s requt for assistance om members of the public. 'Kehy always wanted to help everybody'Gaylord had a se that "l up the room, " Jon said as she, Nave and Latoya Gant — Jon' dghter and Gaylord's olr sister — met this past week wh The ' sister, Peggy Nave, is married to John Nave, who is executive vice print of the Kansas AFL-CIO.

The Nav were Gaylord's godparents. Gaylord was born July 29, 1999, after Jon went to labor and was taken by statn wagon to Stormont-Vail Hospal. "Gaylord was among seven children Jon raised alone, she grew to a unique, bubbly, cheerful, smart, rpectful, headstrong and termed young man, Jon said.

KEH (KEHY) GAYLORD, JR.

"Keh Gaylord Jr. Lra KellyGaylord graduated 2018 om Topeka High School, worked at Target Distributn Center and was takg onle urs om Allen County Communy College, his obuary said he enurag young people not to be aaid to ask for thgs they want — "A closed mouth don't get fed, " he said — and Gaylord took that to day, Nave said, Gaylord told him, "Uncle, I want to meet the ernor. "Nave brought Gaylord along to a labor-related receptn also attend by Gov.

"Nave said he also at that gatherg troduced Gaylord to lears the state's labor muny. "Those lears were imprsed by Gaylord, and enuraged Nave to have him ntact them regardg potential jobs or ternships after he graduated om llege, Nave Gaylord Jr. Was tryg to build his clothg brand at time of athGaylord, who ran a small clothg bs, was passnate about beg an entreprenr and "buildg his brand, " Nave and Gant wore T-shirts Gaylord had signed and marketed as they talked wh The wordg on those shirts promoted the importance of self sufficiency.

"Dpe Gaylord's passn for self-sufficiency, Jon said her son tend to be genero — sometim too genero — wh the Gant, his olr sister, sed through tears as she relled how Gaylord, spe not havg much to give, once took a homels man to Walmart and bought him a relled hearg another time that her son had given his last $100 to a homels man. "Son sisted on fillg hoe to celebrate mother's 59th birthdayJon said she disuraged Gaylord om vg people over to her hoe to celebrate her 59th birthday, which was Sept.