King Ali Gildersleeve
Age 20, of Flint, Michigan passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be on Sunday August 16, 2026, at Detroit Cremation Society. Family will be present to receive friends from 1:00 pm until the time of the service at 2:00 pm. In accordance with his wishes, cremation will take place. Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family on King’s tribute wall at detroitcremationsociety.com
King was born on June 8, 2006, in Flint, Michigan the son of Ashley Trujillo. He was a devoted boxer who brought many wins to Flint Town Boxing Club under the mentorship of his coach Tim Hall. He enjoyed working out, training, and hanging out with friends. He worked in the construction industry. He was a hardworking, respectful, and dependable young man. He was also a protective son and brother who loved his family above everything. His memory will leave an everlasting imprint on our hearts forever.
Left to honor his legacy are his mother Ashley Trujillo, brothers: Blake, Shyne, Truth and Trust, and sisters: Symphony and Freedom. Grandmother Jamie Adle many aunts, uncles, cousins, and so many friends.
He was preceeded in death by his grandfather David Trujillo.
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We’ll miss you King. You & you’re family are in our thoughts & prayers through this difficult time & senseless loss. We love you ❤️
My nephew, we did not have the relationship that I desired but that does not help the pain. You are in the hands of our Lord now and I await my chance to bond with you in Heaven. May those who’ve lives you’ve touched find calm and may you know that there is an abundant outpouring of love in your honor on Earth.
We will love you see you soon
King, Aunt Amy and Uncle Fred Love you! This is not how things were supposed to go for you! My heart breaks every day when I wake up and realize this is now the reality of our family… your Mom misses you buddy so much and I dont know how to help her and that hurts so bad King as so does everyone, your siblings, your cousins and Grandma Jamie who by the way absolutely adored you, your friends and your boxing family…. It’s still hard for me to except… I’m still processing this… we miss you…. I love you and know I will see you again and I can’t wait for that! Rest in Heaven King….💔😭
King, this one hurts brother. You were one of the brightest souls I have ever been around. From the first day we met in 4th grade all the way up until you were laid to rest. I’ll always remember and cherish that 7th grade wrestling room and how me and you were always partnered up to battle, you were a soldier! You were a fighter. You were a strong minded individual who believed in everyone around him! The best brother anyone could ask for! The smile you had when you seen me just to catch up on life, I’ll never forget you brother and your legacy will forever carry on. I love you bro❤️
I will always remember what you did and were in the process of doing for your younger siblings. It wasn’t easy…you didn’t have to but you did it. I always respected that. I could see a new direction for your future and that was ripped out from under you. Wishing my very best to all of those affected by your loss. 🤜🏼
Love you brother , this still seem unreal and possible to image , the times we had at flint town and our come ups was legendary You will be missed definitely brother
Long live the King 🥊💯
Rest in heaven king. Wr love ypu and miss you always. Coach Josh.
We love you king. Rest in heaven.
Oh hunny. How this hurts. You were such a sweet bright young man. You spent a lot of time in our home and it was a pleasure you were always respectful and a little bit shy. I hope you always felt welcome here because you were. You were a wonderful big brother to all your siblings. Every time you were here I saw that you took charge over them and it was beautiful honestly. They loved you so. This is one of the worst tragedies in my life. You had such a bright future ahead of you and because of someone’s bad choice you’re not here anymore and everybody’s feeling it. I hope you’re in God‘s hands because that’s most certainly where you deserve to be we will take care of your brothers and sister’s best we can. We love you King. Thank you for being a part of our life. It was an honor. Love you, honey mama Lisa. 💙
I hope you know how much we loved you King. It was honestly a pleasure knowing you you were ahead of your time a good soul, a good person and wise beyond your years. Rest in peace, honey.💙
King we didn’t grow up together didn’t even come up in the same city, I moved here from Florida after losing my mom with some great idea to join a boxing club. Then I met you and a few others that I enjoyed to be around in the boxing gym. We sparred, we’ve been to fights together, we’ve laughed we’ve joked and we’ve all had our heart to heart conversations. Violence begets violence and sadly your life was taken from all of us way to soon. I have your little brother Shyne working for me and man he is an excellent worker! You’d be so proud of him ! Don’t think it was because of your loss please think of it as I’d wish anyone would do the same for me given the circumstances. May be Gone from here, Never forgotten, will be missed, and till we all meet again. GOD BLESS.
I love you brother. Theres so much you wont experience and it hurts me to know that. But for the 20 years you walked this earth you cemented yourself with a legends status. EVERYBODY looked up to YOU! You lived life with a passion and a fire few men will ever feel. You chased greatness, and often times caught it. I am honored to have witnessed you live, but to call you my brother has been and will forever be one of the biggest blessings of my life. Til we meet again. I love you King 👑
King was an inspiration to me, I always looked up to him in the gym and he was always a welcoming person. Rest up King we love you man, I’ll see you in the next life.
King, You will dearly missed and never forgotten. Your blueprint of life will be that of your little brothers now. They have some tough shoes to fill, But as Alway’s, They will succeed in their success and carry your name to victory as if it were a baton. I am happy that I had the opportunity to meet you and share great times together with you. I will definitely see you in Heaven!
Rest in Peace, Coach Jamie
Forever 1-1 brother I’ll miss you and the wars we shared together❤️💯
Still in disbelief, and I hate im not available to attend .your final resting, But on Behalf of Michigan LBC-19 and your boxing family across the US, we are sending God’s protection and Prayers to your family and Flinttown Boxing Gym.
To our beloved King it’s hard to find the right words. Our hearts are shattered by the evil in this world. May you rest in Heaven keep watching over your mom and the kids! Until we meet again you are so loved and never forgotten! Everything now is for you Champ!! We will spend the rest of our life honoring you. Cherishing every last memory and moment we shared! Fly high angel! Rest in Heaven. Save us a seat. Forever 20 🫶🏼 🥊 ❤️ 🥹
My deepest condolences to to the family 🙏 Ashley, Jamie, Amy and Becky and the whole family. I’ve only met King a few times as a young sweet boy, but I have watched him grow into an exceptional young man through the proud moments shared by family. Such a tragic and senseless loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you all
We love you so very much King, I know you’re right by your momma’s side trying to comfort her and your siblings. I wish there was something I could do to help make her feel better but nothing could take this pain away. You and your siblings are your momma’s most important treasure in life, with you gone I know she’s feeling broken and that crushes my heart. We will forever keep your spirit alive and with us King. Rest peacefully love.