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Tameka Raymond Continues Fight For Tougher Boating Laws + Plans “Kiles World Foundation” Fundraiser In Honor of Deceased Son…

May, 28 2013 | Written by ATLien

Tameka Raymond’s son Kile Glover died last Summer after an unfortunate boating accident, and Tameka is on a lifelong mission to honor her deceased son’s memory.

[FLASHBACK: Tameka Raymond Appreciates Your Support + How She'd Like You To Honor Kile...]

Raymond launched ‘Kile’s World Foundation” a few months ago and shortly thereafter, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill #136 (i.e. The Kile Glover Boat Education Bill) into law (click HERE if you missed that).

[PHOTOS: Kiles World Foundation Launch Party... ]

While getting the “Kile Glover Boating Education” law passed was a big deal, Raymond isn’t stopping there. She’s pushing for more legislation for tougher boating laws in order to prevent accidents like the one that took Kile’s life from happening again.

[READ: R.I.P. Kile: A Beautiful Mind is Laid to Rest (PHOTOS + VIDEO)]

Tameka spoke with Jovita Moore of WSB-TV recently, where she shared her thoughts on how boating laws should improve, also, in forming “Kile’s World Foundation,” she plans to honor her son by offering other children access to music & art (things that Kile loved) and hopes to raise funds in a quest to make a difference in the lives of others and to prove her son did not die in vain.

Watch Tameka’s in-depth interview + details about the latest “Kile’s World Foundation” fundraiser below… Continue Reading…
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GA Gov. Nathan Deal Signs Tameka Raymond’s ‘Kile Glover Boat Education Law’… [PHOTOS]

Apr, 29 2013 | Written by ATLien

Last week, Tameka Raymond visited the Holiday Marina at Lake Lanier, the same lake where her 11 year old son, Kile Glover, was killed in an unfortunate jet ski accident last Summer.

[READ: Arrest Made in Jet Ski Death of Kile Glover + Tameka Raymond Lobbies for Tougher Water Safety Laws...]

Tameka’s visit was clearly a bittersweet one. The grieving mother, who wore a shirt bearing her late son’s image, witnessed her hard work come to fruition as she watched Georgia Governor Nathan Deal sign SB 136 in to law (April 23, 2013).

[Sidebar: SB 136 was a bill that lowers the blood-alcohol content limit for boaters from the standard .10 to an .08, it also increases penalties for those caught boating while intoxicated. The legislation also serves to better educate the public on boater safety and guidelines.]

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Tameka Raymond Launches “Kile’s World Foundation” In Honor of Deceased Son… [PHOTOS]

Apr, 1 2013 | Written by ATLien

Tameka Foster Raymond poses above with all of her handsome sons (r-l Darren (aka Noonie), Naviyd, Usher V (aka Cinco) and Ryan, Jr.).

Lil Naviyd & Cinco pose in glasses resembling the one’s once worn by their brother Kile, who was killed in a jet ski accident last Summer on Lake Lanier.

[FLASHBACK: R.I.P. Kile Glover: A Beautiful Mind Is Laid to Rest... (PHOTOS + VIDEO)]

In honor of what would have been her son Kile Glover’s 12th birthday, Tameka held a celebratory launch party for the non-profit foundation created in his honor.

“Kile’s World Foundation” will offer art-based camps with multiple workshops including general instruction in the areas of acting, singing, dance, painting, illustration, music production and digital media.

It is also Tameka’s hopes to eventually open a magnet school with an emphasis on music and the arts in Kile’s honor.

[READ: Family Friend Responsible For Kile's Death Pleads 'Not Guilty'...]

Many of Kile’s family members and friends showed up to the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta to support the event and several pieces of the gifted pre-teen’s original art work was on display for all to admire.

Attendees included: All of Kile’s brothers, his cousin Lake (Usher’s brother’s daughter), Sabrina Rowe & Sherlinda Parker (Big Rich Atlanta), Atlanta radio personality Frank Ski, Quad (Married to Medicine) and more.

Noticeably absent? Usher Raymond and Ryan Glover (Kile’s father).

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Mugshot Mania – Kile Glover’s Alleged Killer Pleads ‘Not Guilty’… [PHOTOS]

Mar, 22 2013 | Written by ATLien

Jeffrey Simon Hubbard posed for the mugshot above after he was arrested in Hall, Co. a few weeks ago on several charges, including homocide.

Hubbard is the jet ski operator/friend of the family who allegedly collided with Tameka Raymond & Ryan Glover‘s son, Kile at Lake Lanier last summer.

Kile and his father, Ryan Glover, were vacationing at the lake July 4th weekend when Hubbard’s personal watercraft crashed into the boy’s raft. Kile subsequently died of heart failure at an Atlanta hospital July 21, 2012 at the age of 11 years old.

[READ: R.I.P. Kile Glover: A Beautiful Mind is Laid To Rest (PHOTOS + VIDEO]

Jordan Shepp, a family friend & daughter of Peaches Chin (Kandi Burruss’ TAGS Boutique buisness partner), was tubing with Kile that day and suffered injuries as well. Shepp survived the accident with a severe injury to her left arm and her scalp was “seriously disfigured,” requiring multiple sutures.

Glover’s death and other accidents and injuries on Lake Lanier sparked legislative scrutiny of boating regulations, resulting in new boating safety regulations.

Hubbard faced a judge earlier this week on charges stemming from both Kile’s death and Jordan’s injuries in the crash and entered a plea of ‘not guilty’ to all charges.

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Suspect Arrested in Jet Ski Death of Tameka Raymond’s Son… [PHOTOS]

Mar, 1 2013 | Written by ATLien

Jeffrey Simon Hubbard, the jet ski operator who allegedly collided with Tameka Raymond & Ryan Glover‘s son, Kile at Lake Lanier last summer was arrested this morning.

Tameka and Ryan both actively lobbied with the Georgia Senate committee where she spoke and offered first hand information about the lack of boating safety on Lake Lanier.

[READ: R.I.P. Kile Glover: A Beautiful Mind is Laid To Rest (PHOTOS + VIDEO]

After a legislation on boating safety was passed earlier this week, the District Attorney in Hall County, Georgia decided to move forward with prosecuting the man responsible for the accident that killed young Kile Glover.

For the record, other outlets are reporting the story as if Usher has something to do with it… and clearly he doesn’t. But I digress.

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Tameka Raymond Appreciates Your Support + How She’d Like To Honor Kile…

Jul, 27 2012 | Written by ATLien

Tameka Raymond laid her 11 year old son, Kile Glover to rest this morning (July 27, 2012).

The grieving mother hit the social networking site twitter briefly last night to thank the people who have been so supportive to her and her family.

She also mentioned how she’d like supporters could honor her son… Continue Reading…
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