Allesandra Ann-Marie Porteous

Allesandra Porteous, a business owner and a longtime resident of Covington, Georgia, died unexpectedly on April 29, 2020 at the age of 45 at Piedmont Newton Hospital. Allesandra is survived by her parents, her sister Michelle Porteous, her brother Roderick Porteous, Jr., her children Kayla Porteous-Gray and Zy Porteous, her nephews Antawn Porteous-Punch, Daquan Porteous-Punch and Javon Porteous-Punch, her fiance, many beautiful aunts, uncles, cousins and God-daughters and sons. Allesandra was born in Kingston, Jamaica on December 29, 1974 to Roderick J Porteous, Sr. and Ileen Porteous. She was married in 1993 and divorced. She remarried in 2005 and welcomed a beautiful daughter Kayla Porteous-Gray in 2006. She divorced a second time and welcomed another beautiful daughter Zy Porteous in 2013. She graduated from St Joseph College in 2004 Brooklyn, New York with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management. She graduated from South University in 2011 Savanah, Georgia with a degree with a Master of Science in Criminal Justice. She worked in Brooklyn as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant for a short period then worked as A Dental Assistant Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center then transferred to Rikers Island Prison as a Dental Assistant. Once she relocated to Georgia she worked as a Correctional Officer for the State of Georgia (Philip State Prison & Philip Transitional Center) in 2007-2011. She also worked for the Internal Revenue Services as a Data Transcriber in 2007-2010 and then worked shortly for G4S as a Custom/Bank Protection Officer before starting her own business in 2015. Her passion was always to help the less fortunate. She was a member of the Silone Baptist Church and Global Peace Ministries. She was a spiritual lady with love for our Creator. Allesandra was a devoted mother, family member, business owner and friend. She was a mother to many people especially her clients with her business. She always helped someone in need even if she does not know them. She will be deeply missed by all. Her motto was “Obviously everyone wants to be successful, but I wanted to be looked backed on as being very innovative, very trusted, ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world”