Jason Makayabo passed away peacefully on April 16th, 2022. He was 20 years old. He was born on August 4th, 2001 in Dallas, Texas to Prisca Lisanga and Jay Makayabo.
Jason graduated from Byron Nelson high school in 2019, then went on to study Kinesiology at Tarleton University. In 2021, he enrolled at Dallas Christian College. Jason, a promising basketball player, led his teams with kindness and generosity.
A lively, outgoing child, he was known by his family and friends to be joyful, smart, ambitious, a leader, protective and ready for anything. In addition to all his extra curricular activities, he also dedicated a lot of time helping at the family farm where he showed visible interest in agriculture, nature and never grew tired of doing the hard work.
Jason was a faithful christian. His favorite verse was Luke1:37 "For with God, nothing shall be impossible".
Though his life was brief, his memory lives on in his family and friends. Jason is survived by his parents, Jay and Prisca, his sister Jessica and brother Jayden.
The family will receive friends 5:00 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2022 at Colonial Funeral Home of Irving, 606 West Airport Freeway 75062. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church, 2323 Cheyenne Irving 75062. Burial will follow at Rolling Oaks Memorial Center, 400 Freeport Parkway, Coppell, Texas 75019.
The visitation and evening ceremony will be live-streamed from the funeral home beginning 5:55 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2022 and can be viewed at https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/authorise.phpk=1651109496180934
SERVICES
Visitation
Friday, April 29, 2022
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Colonial Funeral Home
606 West Airport Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
Mass of Christian Burial
Saturday, April 30, 2022
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church
2323 Cheyenne Street
Irving, Texas 75062
Committal Service
Saturday, April 30, 2022
11:30 AM
Rolling Oaks Memorial Center
400 Freeport Parkway
Coppell, TX 75019