Kimothy Emil Batiste (1968 - 2020)

Born 15 Mar 1968 in Prairieville, Ascension, Louisiana, United States

Died 7 Oct 2020 at age 52 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

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Kim Batiste lived in Louisiana.

Kimothy Emil "Kim" Batiste, American Major League baseball player and son of Veloas Batiste, Jr. and Zenobia Denise Simmons, was born in Prairieville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 1968.^[1] He became a fan favorite as an infielder for the Phildelphia Phillies after he redeemed himself for his ninth inning error in the first game of the 1993 championship series which allowed the Braves to tie the game, by coming back in the tenth with an RBI double that won the game.^[2] He had three sons:

1. Kimothy B. Batiste
2. Caleb Batiste
3. Brendan Batiste

He retired to his hometown of Prairieville, and in 2020 was hospitalized in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he died in October 2020 at age 52 after complications from kidney surgery. He was buried at the Mt. Gillion Baptist Church Cemetery in Prairieville, Louisiana. ^[1][3]

Research Notes

Kimothy is survived by his father Veloas Batiste, Jr.; 3 sons Kimothy B. Batiste, Caleb Batiste and Brenden Batiste; 1 brother Shannon Batiste; 3 aunts Barbara Hargrove, Bernadine Washington and Elder Stephanie B. Bland and a host of relatives and friends. Preceded in death by a proud, loving mother Elder Zenobia S. Batiste; material grandparents Louis Simmons and Olivia Hargrove; paternal grandparents Veloas Batiste, Sr., and Ethel Batiste.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Obituary at Legacy.com, Baton Rouge Advocate, 15-16 Oct 2020.
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Kim Batiste," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kim_Batiste&oldid=1045910344 (accessed September 30, 2021).
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images: accessed 30 September 2021, memorial page for Kim Batiste (5 Mar 1968–7 Oct 2020), Find A Grave: Memorial #216491054, citing Mount Gillion Baptist Church Cemetery, Prairieville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Find A Grave.