Loss, love and a life of service: Thursday was the emotional tribute for beloved Seattle business owner and community leader, D’Vonne Pickett Jr. FOX13
Family, friends and elected officials were among the hundreds of people gathered at Climate Pledge Arena for his memorial service.
Pickett dedicated his life to giving back to the Central District, the community that raised him. He and his wife, Keanna Pickett, opened a business,, on a street he grew up on. It’s the same street she saw his life taken when he was shot and killed on Oct. 19.
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