Amiri James Dedeaux was born and entered into eternal rest at Woman's Hospitall in Baton Rouge, LA on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 8:21 am to his parents Dwight Dedeaux Jr. and Ashley Dedeaux.

Amiri leaves to cherish his precious memories through his parents; Dwight and Ashley Dedeaux, Jr. of Baton Rouge, L; two brothers Jordan Dedeaux and Zion Dedeaux both of Baton Rouge, LA; two great-grandmothers and two great-grandfathers, Ethel Johnson of Houston, TX and Zettie (Thomas) Farve, Sr. John B.(Linda) McKay of DeLisle, MS; three grandmothers and four grandfathers, Sarah (Malcolm) Hay of Baton Rouge, LA, Margaret (Joseph) Johnson-Evans of Houston, TX, LaTonya Brown (Thomas Farve, Jr) of Baton Rouge, LA and Dwight Dedeaux, Sr. of Delisle, MS; four aunts, Taaka Johnson of Houston, TX, Tiffany Farveof Houston, TX, Kerstin Hay of Baton Rouge, LA, Zoie Farve of Baton Rouge, LA; two uncles Gavin Farve and Gage Farve and a host of great-aunts, great-uncles and cousins.

Amiri was preceded in death by his grandparents; Stella DeGree, Almarie Dedeaux, Reginald Dedeaux, Sr., Maurice P. Mercadel, Sr., Acay Lizana, Viola Swanier, Joseph K. McKay, Marie Z
Mercadel, Ethel Woodard, Willie B. Johnson, Sr., Northern Johnson, Mary Magelana, George Bradley, James Evans, Sr., Bertha Williams, Victor Williams, Peter Farve, Elvira Farve; Aunts and
Uncles, Ella Knight, Justine Stewart, Ira Bradley, Sr., George McKay, Carter Dedeaux, Thomas Johnson, Marie A. Mercadel, Peter R. Mercadel, Paul Mercadel, Maurice P. Metcadel, Jr. and many more.