O N TUESDAY MARCH 7, 2023, AFTER A LONG COURAGEOUSLY FOUGHT BATTLE, THE LORD CALLED DANYELLE HOME TO BE WITH HIM. DANYELLE WAS BORN JULY 2, 1984, IN WASHINGTON, DC TO ODETTA NAPOLEON HODGES AND DARRYL KINNARD SR.

DANYELLE WAS EDUCATED IN DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SHE ATTENDED GIBBS ELEMENTARY, ELIOT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND GRAUATED FROM SPINGARN HIGH SCHOOL. DANYELLE WAS A GREAT CHEERLEADER. SHE WON FOUR TROPHIES FROM THE ROSEDALE CHEERING SQUAD PLACING IN 1ST PLACE (TWICE). 2ND AND 3RD PLACE FROM CHEERING WITH ROSEDALE RECREATION CENTER.

DANYELLE TOOK PRIDE IN HER FAMILY AND RAISING HER SON ASANTE WASHINGTON. DANYELLE WORKED AS A VICTORIA SECRET SALES ASSOCIATE, SHE ALSO RECEIVED HER CNA CERTIFICATE WORKING WITH AND HELPING PEOPLE WAS HER PASSION. DANYELLE WAS FULL OF LIFE, THERE WAS NEVER A DULL MOMENT! SHE LOVED SHOPPING, MUSIC, GETTING HER HAIR AND NAILS DONE. DANYELLE LOVED DRESSING, SHE TOOK PRIDE IN HER APPEARANCE, EVERYTHING SHE WORE HAD TO MATCH EVEN HER SHOES. SHE WAS VERY METICULOUS AT SIXTEEN WHEN SHE GOT HER FIRST CAR AND EVEN THAT HAD TO MATCH HER OUTFITS. SHE ALSO TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN DRESSING HER SON ASANTE THE SAME WAY.

DANYELLE ACCEPTED THE LORD AT AN EARLY AGE. SHE LOVED SINGING IN THE CHOIR. SHE USED TO BE PRESSED TO GET TO CHURCH ON TIME SO THAT SHE COULD MARCH IN WITH THE CHOIR. EVERYDAY DANYELLE WOULD HAVE CHURCH IN HER ROOM SHE WOULD START AT 4AM WITH PRAISE AND WORSHIP AND THEN READ HER BIBLE AND TOOK NOTES AS WELL. SHE WAS LOYAL AND DEVOTED TO HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER GRANDMOTHER WILLIE MAE ALBURY AND HER GRANDFATHER DARNELL KINNARD.

THOSE LEFT TO CHERISH HER MEMORY OF HER LIFE IS HER SON ASANTE WASHINGTON WHOM SHE SHARED PRECIUOUS MOMENTS WITH. HER MOTHER ODETTA NAPOLEON HODGES; HER FATHER DARRYL KINNARD SR. HER BROTHER DARRYL KINNARD; HER BABY SISTER DOMINIQUE NAPOLEON; GRANDMOTHER DARNELL B. NAPOLEON; AUNT'S OLGA SHERROD, WILLETTE BRANCH; UNCLE'S KEVIN SAMS; DIETRICH TRENT; DONNELL TAYLOR; NIECES NYKIRA NAPOLEON; AMELIA NAPOLEON; NEPHEWS ENJII NAPOLEON; ADONIS HOPPER; ZAYVION ROQUETTE HOST OF OTHER NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS, OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY FRIENDS.