Symone Brenae Kimbell, RN, was a bright light in the lives of everyone who knew her. She was a vibrant and compassionate person and an amazing nurse. She graduated from Tuskegee in 2019 with a BSN, and accepted her first assignment at Tulane Hospital in New Orleans. Less than a year later, COVID-19 hit the world, and Symone was on the front lines, caring for patients and facing the pandemic head-on. 

Recently, Symone volunteered not only to brave crossing the picket lines of the Kaiser nurse strike to ensure safe patient care but also stepped out of her specialty to assist in Labor and Delivery. There, she assisted in bringing 20 new lives into the world and made a significant impact on everyone she encountered. She will forever be part of those birth stories and will be remembered by all who worked with her and those she cared for.