Departed this life February 10, 2014. Mikal Shakir is survived by his mother, Zakkiyya (Felton) Shakir; father, Eric Brown; grandparents, Nail (Khayriyyah) Shakir; sisters, Jessica Gayters and Aallay Nah Brown; aunts, Cynthia Gardner, Suad Shakir; uncles, Mahdee (Mar Lynnza), James Butler, great aunts, Josephine Jones, Laurine Liberly, Jannette (Lewis) James, Gerdine Morrow, Connie Morrow, Synthis Tucker; great uncles, Wayne (Carolyn) Morrow, Simon (Regina) Morrow; special friend, Shawney (Nicole) Watkins; and a host of cousins and friends.