Derek DK Marcus Kately, 36, of Houston, Texas, was killed on October 1, 2014. A native of New Iberia, Louisiana, Kately later moved to Houston and ran an auto detailing company. He was a father to three sons: Michael Boutte, Derek Kately Jr., and Dorian Bethel, and is survived by parents, siblings, and an extended network of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends who remembered him as a caring family man.

Funeral services were held October 11, 2014, at St. Edward Catholic Church in New Iberia, with burial in the church mausoleum after a Mass officiated by Monsignor Ronald Broussard; visitation and a recitation of the Rosary occurred earlier that day. The suddenness of his death left a deep void for his family and community.

If anyone knew Derek, his routines, associates, or has information about the circumstances of his death, please share what is known.