Kimberly Ann (Walker) Blackley

Kimberly Ann Walker Blackley, age 37, went home to the Lord suddenly on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. She was born December 13, 1975 to Sandra Jackson Walker and George Freeman Walker at Beth Israel Hospital. She married her devoted husband Alain C. Blackley on July 23, 2000. Of this union a son, Alain C. Blackley II, now seven years old, was born. Kim accepted Christ and was baptized at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Camp Dennison, OH. Kim attended Augusta Street School and Irvington High School in Newark, New Jersey. She also attended Kean University in Union, New Jersey and Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH for her undergraduate work. She was a wonderful wife and mother, poet, avid reader, cook, and crafter. She was one of the youngest Vice Presidents for Fifth Third Bank in Columbus, where she won numerous awards, including Manager of the Year in 2005, and was known for her business acumen and professionalism. She was a member of From the Heart Church Ministries of Camp Dennison, OH (formerly Mt. Olive Church) and in recent months attended Life Community Church in Hilliard, OH. She belonged to the National Association of Professional Women and is listed in the National Who's Who and the Black Who's Who in Columbus, Ohio. She was a board member of the Eastland Business Association, and involved in numerous local and national charitable organizations. She leaves to mourn her passing her loving husband, Alain C. Blackley, and adoring son (her Boo-boo), Alain C. Blackley, II. She also leaves her loving mother, Sandra Walker, and father, George Walker of Newark, NJ; her mother-in-law, Jean Aikens of Camp Dennison, OH; her brother-in-law, Tai Aikens of Atlanta, GA; two brothers, George F. (Skooter) Walker, Jr. and Gerald O. Walker of Newark, NJ; two grandmothers, Julia Jackson of Gordonsville, VA and Margaret Walker of Abbeville, AL. Also mourning her loss are adopted Godparents, Etta and Aurell Ray of Milford, OH; Willie L. Mickens; her Church Family of From the Heart Church Ministries of Camp Dennison, OH, Al Winters, Pastor; Rev. Damon Lynch, Jr. of New Jerusalem Baptist Church, Cincinnati, OH; and a host of other relatives and friends.