Jazihia W. Decker

Jazihia was born on Aug. 22, 2007, to Jonathan Decker and Jamie Young (McDowall). He was born in Portland, Oregon and stayed true to his roots, going back and forth from Moses Lake to Portland, never staying anywhere too long but always going back to Portland, where his heart was.

Jazihia’s life was cut short on Nov. 4, 2026, in Gresham, Oregon. He lived a lot of life in a very short amount of time. In his 19 years on this earth, he left his mark behind on many people’s lives.

For those he loved, he loved fiercely, and was driven by being of service to others, often mowing other lawns, chopping wood, digging ditches, cooking food for his loved ones, teaching his wrestling skills to others to improve their skills, taking his dogs for walks and loving on them. He liked to help others and give what he could when he could. He loved his family and all the animals of our families. Most of the time, he liked your dog or cat more than he liked you. He enjoyed being a big brother and enjoyed antagonizing his little brother and two sisters. He loved wrestling and was natural at it. He loved how hard it was and loved when his hard work paid off. He inspired his siblings to wrestle and was the one to walk them into the wrestling room. Sharing his passion and love for the sport with them was inspirational. 

He enjoyed music, fishing, skateboarding, dirt bikes, quads, wrestling, swimming, cooking, boating, the beach, Disney, amusement parks, and giving people a run for their money. He was a wild one and part of it, yes, was schizophrenia but some of it was just him being a kid. He was full of life and fought a long, hard battle with mental illnesses. He suffered internally and fought a battle most know nothing about. He fought fiercely and silently and tried so hard. The last six months of his life he accomplished so much, gaining employment through Safeway, living in his own place, and getting his Washington state driving license. He hit multiple goals and accomplishments that most see as things you’re just supposed to do, but for him, he had to fight for those things and he did. He was proud of himself. 

Jazihia is survived by his mother Jamie McDowall; stepfather Justin McDowall; father Jonathan Decker; stepmother Renae Decker; four siblings Izzabella Fredley, 16 of Moses Lake, Washington, Laree Decker, 14, of Portland, Oregon, Mo Fredley, 13, of Moses Lake, Washingon, and his eternal brother Stephen Del Guidice II; his grandparents Susan Decker, Niel McDowall, Jeanette Moore, Megan McDowall and Pam Brown; his great-aunts and -uncles Jeff Young, Tami McDonald and Deanna Young; his aunts and uncles Nikki and Stephen DelGuidice, Brittney and Brennan Decker, Traci Thompson, Steve and Shantay La Tour, Hank and Erica La Tour, Melissa McDowall, Rachael Enyart, Darryl Jones-Green, Ian Moser, Randalyn Bridges, Patrick and Brittany Young, Jenny Gage and Dan Simpson, and countless cousins and too many to add because it’s getting too expensive.

Jazihia is preceded in death at Heaven’s gates coming in first place with his Grandma Kimberly Young, his uncle Harry La Tour II, his uncle Rocky Smart, his grandfather Harry La Tour, his uncle Zac Salon, great-grandparents Jean and Errol Young and great-grandparents Marcia and Sylvian Decker. 

A service will be held on Friday, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1020 S. A St., Moses Lake.

    Jazihia W. Decker’s life was cut short on Nov. 4, 2026, in Gresham, Oregon at the age of 19.