Devin A. Street

In Lieu of flowers the family has requested that a donation be made in C/O Devin Street to the link provided below: Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc https://apa1906.net/foundations/education-foundation/ God answered their prayers, and on December 27, 1973, Andre and Darnelle Street had their first child, a son, Devin Andre Street. Devin’s childhood was filled with learning, fun and friends; these things would continue for the rest of his life. His lifelong best friend, his sister Lauren, was born two years later. He used to refer to her as his “Jerry Rice”, and as children they were inseparable. As a youth, Devin enjoyed playing with Legos, video games, and anything Star Wars. He also enjoyed playing football, baseball and being a boy scout. As Devin got older, he enjoyed chess, and was an avid collector of comic books and football cards. Devin had several passions in his life, the first being his family and friends, and he loved each of them with his whole heart…and they knew it. He was generous with friends and strangers. He would give you his last dollar or the shirt off his back. He treated everyone like it would be the last time he would see them, usually saying “I love you” as they left. His nephews Christian, Ian and Julian were the lights of his life and he enjoyed seeing them daily. They would stop by his room and say, “hi Uncle”, and he would talk to them about their days, the latest football or basketball game, latest video game or TV show. He listened, counseled, advised and taught them, and their times together were very special. He graduated from Calvert Hall College High School in 1992, Frostburg State University in 2000 and went on to take post graduate courses at Frostburg and Strayer University. While he was at Frostburg, he decided to follow his “dad” Ed Jackson and pledge his beloved Alpha Phi Alpha, Mu Upsilon chapter in the fall of 1997. He was devoted to Alpha Phi Alpha and his brothers. As a preteen, Devin developed a love for professional football. The Patriots were his favorite team, and he loved Tom Brady, much to everyone else’s dismay. He would faithfully post “Let’s Go Pats” every Sunday during football season. As a teenager, Devin developed a lifelong hip injury that deteriorated over the past few years leaving him incapacitated. Prior to his incapacitation, he worked for his father at the Street Group, the State of Maryland at the Department of Social Services, and later the Social Security Administration. Everywhere Devin went he made friends. It was rare to go somewhere with him without him knowing someone there. His passing leaves an enormous emptiness in our family and in our hearts. He leaves to cherish his many memories his parents Andre Street, Darnelle Street and Edwin Jackson; sisters Lauren Street and April Jackson; nephews Deondre (AA), Christian, Ian and Julian Robinson; aunt Andrea Anderson; cousin Brian Holmes; LBs Charles Maldon, Milton Delane, and Neil Madan; Fraternity brothers Akin Jones, Adrian Proctor and Antoine Folder; and “brother” Jason Grahe; dog Barkley; and a host of family, friends and fraternity brothers. Devin’s last words before he passed were, “I love everybody”, and he did.

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Devin A. Street

December 27, 1973 - February 11, 2022