Jerome Shoney Curtis, a New Orleans resident described by family as a funny and loving father, son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, died on Friday, September 20, 2019. He worked at Panera Bread & Co and attended Andrew J. Bell and G.W. Carver High School. His family says his passing was sudden, but the circumstances of his death have not been disclosed publicly.

Survivors include his mother Kim Curtis; companion Craishine Grant; children Jerome Anthony, Jamon, Jamia and Jermyre Curtis, and Jardin Smith, Jania Williams, Jania Sparrow, Jalayla White and Jewelz Rickmon; stepchildren Envy Grant and Dquan Morgan; and siblings Shawndranese Curtis, Sherome, Alisha, Paige, Crystal and Jerome Smith Jr. A funeral service was held September 28, 2019, at the Next Generation of Original Morning Star Baptist Church and he was buried at Providence Memorial Park in Metairie.

No arrests or suspects have been reported and the cause of death has not been made public. If anyone has information about what happened to Jerome Curtis, please come forward.