Creation of life:
Elijah Emmanuel Lyle Nichols was born on June 1, 1995, in Redwood
City, CA to the proud parents of Jeffrey Nichols Sr and Kimberly
Kathleen Carrie Due. He was the seventh child of seven children
from this union. He was raised in a Christian and Evangelical home
with family who remains committed to God.
At the early age of 3, he, along with his sister Briana, were baptized
in Jesus name at home in the bathtub by Elder James Andrews. At
the age of 11, he was filled with the Holy Ghost with the evidence of
speaking in tongues at the altar of Christ Temple Apostolic Church,
formerly known as Christ Temple Community Church under the
pastorate of his grandfather, the late Bishop James E. Due Jr.
In September 2023, he rededicated his life to Christ at Greater Grace
Worship Center in Sacramento, CA under the pastorate of Bishop
David Foster Sr.

Education:
Like most of his siblings, Elijah attended Montezuma Elementary
School. He was well liked by his peers and teachers. Elijah attended
James Monroe Middle School. He excelled in academics and was
honored with "Perfect Attendance" certificates.
He attended Franklin High School in Stockton, CA. While in his
senior year he was blessed to work at the local community boxing
club and recreation center in an after-school Program. He also made
a conscious decision to enroll in Job Corps. He proudly graduated
from High School in 2013.

Employment:
Elijah worked at Forentino Tires as a Supervisor, Auto Technician
and at the same time worked at Amazon as a Warehouse Associate.
He also worked for Safeway Warehouse as a security guard, CTDI as
a delivery driver for Comcast, and Human Bees as a forklift
operator. He worked at Meineke Car Care Center as a technician. At
Home Depot he was employed as a certified forklift operator. He was
employed at K-Mart as a sales associate. Elijah was an entrepreneur
and independent contractor through Doordash, Uber, and Lyft. He
was his own boss!
Hobbies:
Elijah loved to be around his brother Jeffrey and family, loved video
games, and playing basketball. His favorite football team was the
Oakland, now Las Vegas, Raiders. In 2014 his mother took him to his
first in person Oakland Raiders football game. He enjoyed his
family's southern and creole cooking from his grandmother, Daisy
Due, mother, Kimberly Due Williams, and older sister, Daisy Wright.
He enjoyed cars and working on cars. That passion grew when his
dad, Jeffrey Nichols Sr., bought him his first Hot Wheels car as a
small boy. He was also known to have a couple of childhood
nicknames such as "Eli" and "Ly-Ly." Elijah was fond of the colors red
blue, white, and gold. Elijah's love was sincere concerning world
history and current events. There is a friend who even called him
"Little Barack Obama."
Loving:
Elijah was a loving father to his two beautiful daughters: O'nieya
Marie Nichols (4 years old) and Elida Jaye Nichols (1 years old).
Legacy:
After living a fulfilling life with his family and friends, Elijah
departed on October 1, 2023, from a tragic car accident.