Keon Steven Schaffer

May 22, 2000 - September 19, 2020

Keon Steven Schaffer was born May 22, 2000 in Evergreen Park, Illinois to Jacqueline Tribitt and Steven Schaffer. He attended school in Park Forest and graduated from Rich East High School. Keon loved his family and really loved playing basketball. He could spend hours playing video games with his cousins and friends. When it came to food, Keon's favorite places to go were Hooters and Checkers. Keon also enjoyed cooking and learned some of his signature dishes from his mom and from watching YouTube videos, seafood was his thing. Keon was funny and had a very good sense of humor; he loved to laugh and joke. He had the biggest and the brightest smile and it lit up the room. Keon studied the Bible throughtout his years and came to know Jehovah as the only true God. Although he himself was not a baptized Witness, Keon occasionally attended Christian meetings at the Kingdom Hall with his mother and step-father where he learned of the promised New World. He enjoyed listening as his mother explained the prophecy at Isaiah 33:24 which says: "And no resident will say, “I am sick”. Keon Steven Schaffer fell asleep in death September 19, 2020. He was preceded in death by his beloved grandmother Linda Tribitt. Keon leaves to cherish his memory, his loving parents Jacqueline Tribitt, Steven Schaffer, and stepfather Marvin Wills; grandmother Deborah Dixon; siblings Keshauna Schaffer, Serena Strange, and Stephvon Schaffer; and a his aunts, uncles, cousins and other family and friends too numerous to mention.