06/29/2025
(mike_and_josephine_photo) We remember seeing your beautiful smile and those precious eyes that spoke so much love, we will see you again, Mike and Josephine Ratekin. (From the family). Remembering Zion, ZION MEAFUA LENE, OUR PRECIOUS BABY BOY, WAS BORN ON AUGUST 31, 2024, IN LODI, CA, AND WAS WELCOMED INTO HEAVEN ON JUNE 3, 2025, AT JUST 9MONTHS OLD.IN HIS SHORT TIME HERE, HE GAVE US MORE LOVE THAN WE EVER COULD'VE IMAGINED. HE HAD A CALM, SWEET SPIRIT AND BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY TO EVERYONE AROUND HIM. HIS BIG, BEAUTIFUL EYES, LONG CURLED LASHES, AND BRIGHT SMILE DREW PEOPLE IN INSTANTLY.HE WAS ALWAYS WATCHING, SOAKING EVERYTHING IN, AND WANTING TO BE PART OF IT ALL. HE QUICKLY BECAME KNOWN AS "EVERYONE'S BABY" - ALWAYS IN SOMEONE'S ARMS, BEING KISSED, HELD, AND LOVED ON.ZION COMPLETED OUR FAMILY - TWO GIRLS AND TWO BOYS - PERFECTLY BALANCED AND FULL OF LOVE. HE BROUGHT A BEAUTIFUL HARMONY TO OUR FAMILY, A WARMTH, AND A NEW KIND OF LOVE THAT FILLED OUR HOME. WITH HIM, EVERYTHING FELT WHOLE.HE IS DEEPLY LOVED AND MISSED BY HIS PARENTS, AL AND VICTORIA LENE, AND HIS OLDER SIBLINGS, TEAIRRA, IMA-ANGELICA, AND EZRA, WHO ADORED HIM AND WILL CARRY HIS MEMORY WITH THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND CHURCH FAMILY ARE GRIEVING WITH US, BUT WE FIND COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT ZION IS SAFE IN GOD'S ARMS.WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN ONE DAY, OUR SWEET ZION.YOU'LL ALWAYS BE A PART OF US. .assembly
