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Keila Dea Brown Gutierrez Marshall
Tribute &
Message From The Family
Loving Daughter,
Sister and Teacher Message From The
Family Keila Dea Brown Gutierrez
Marshall, aged 43, died suddenly and unexpectedly in her sleep on February 3,
2018 from medical complications. She was born on January 24, 1975 to Gerardo
and Ruth Gutierrez in Lima, Peru. Keila grew up as
the child of Christian missionaries and lived in Huanta,
Peru, Santiago, Chile, St. Louis, MO, Reston, VA and
eventually settled in Wilmington, DE. No matter where she lived, Keila's heart was always in Peru and she continued to
return there again and again to minister to the Peruvian people and love them
well. She was educated at Columbia International University and received a Bachelors in Bible in 1997. Keila found her passion in teaching university students
English as a Second Language at the University of Delaware. She was deeply
connected to her students and continually shared her faith in Jesus Christ with
them and brought many of them to church with her. Keila's
easy going personality and love for life made her students comfortable with her
and allowed her to get to know them well while they were away from their home
countries. She even lived in the INNternational Dorm
Housing with them and was like a mom or sister to many students. Keila is survived
by her father, Gerardo Gutierrez; brother Osman; sister Margoth;
sister Lois; brother Nathaniel; brother Ben; brother Caleb and various extended
family members including her grandfather Harry Marshall. She was
preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Gutierrez and grandmothers Florence
Marshall and Modesta Santillana. To
her family, Keila will be remembered as a woman of
great faith in Christ. She was an incredible aunt to her 11 nieces and nephews,
all of whom are deeply grieving her death, and she was a very loved daughter
and sister. To those of us left behind, Keila's life
was cut tragically short, but we do not grieve as those without hope, and we
are confident that God's timing in her life and death were perfect. We are
joyful in the truth that she is now whole and complete in Heaven, rejoicing
with her Savior and reunited with her dear mother Ruthie. A
memorial service for Keila will be held at 10:30am on
Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Ogletown Baptist
Church, 316 Red Mill Road, Newark, DE 19713. In
lieu of flowers please consider giving to the International ministry Keila was a part of and loved.
Checks
can be made to and sent to
Ogletown Baptist
Church and put Keila Brown/International Ministry in
the memo.
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