Reginald Eugene Chaney's Obituary
Reginald Eugene Chaney was born on Monday, September 6, 1999 to Chandra Michelle Chaney(Mikki) and Reggie Eugene Lee in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Reggie attended Elementary School and part of Middle of school in Tulsa before moving to Texas his eighth grade year. While living in Tulsa, Reggie played football for East Tulsa Trojans and TYAA Bulldogs. He also played basketball for Tulsa Titans and TYAA Bulldogs.
Reggie began playing for the Texas Celtics AAU basketball team while he was still living in Tulsa. Once he moved to Texas, Reggie attended Fowler Middle school his eighth grade year. While at Fowler, Reggie played on the football and basketball teams. He attended Liberty High school in Frisco, Texas for his freshman and sophomore year and played on the football and basketball teams there as well. He finished his final two years of highschool at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada. While in Texas he played summer league ball for Texas Celtics, Nike ProSkills, and RM5 (formerly Mo Williams). Reggie obtained several accolades and awards throughout his sports career.
Reggie was highly recruited in both football and basketball during highschool, but he decided to focus on basketball when he went to Findlay Prep. He committed to University of Arkansas and played on their basketball team for two years before transferring to University of Houston. Reggie attended University of Houston for three years and was a member of the basketball team. He graduated from the University of Houston in May 2023 with a degree in Liberal Arts.
Reggie was the oldest of his siblings and loved life. He was heavily committed to sports and that was his passion. His other passion and pastime was eating. Reggie had a smile that could light up a room, even though you mostly saw his smirk or what was known as his crooked smile. He had such a laid back personality and made friends with everyone who met him. Reggie was a great older sibling to his younger siblings. Even though playing sports kept him away more often than not, he still managed to make time for his younger siblings. Family was important to Reggie, family to Reggie was not only his blood relatives but those that he called his brothers.
Reggie’s life will forever be cherished in the hearts of his parents Chandra (Mikki) Chaney and Reggie Lee, his siblings; Aubrey Lee, Carter Lee, and Damia LaVergne ; grandparents Artis and Larry Chaney, Joyce Lolles and Ollie Youngblood; aunts and uncles Ezzard Lee, Marcus McNeal, Brandi McNeal, Mandy McNeal, and Antony (JR) Chaney, and a host of great aunts and great uncles, cousins, and friends.
Visitation will be 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, September 7th, and 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Friday, September 8th at Floral Haven Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 9th, at First Baptist Church, Broken Arrow.
To view Reggie's service you may click the link https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/92255
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