Sunset: August 30, 2020
Khaliqah A. Rahman died of natural causes on Aug. 30, 2020, she was 73 years old at the time of her passing.
Rahman was the eldest and only daughter of Lonnie Holiday and the second of three siblings of her mother Hattie B. Madison. Rahman grew up in the Yesler Terrace, a 22-acre public housing development in Seattle WA. It was completed in 1941 and it was the first racially integrated public housing development in the United States.
Rahman graduated from both Washington Jr. High school and Garfield High school in Seattle WA. It was at Garfield where she became the first female in here family to graduate
high school and receive a high school diploma in Washington State. In high school, Rahman was known for her fashionable clothing style artistic abilities and her bangs.
In 1967 she married her high school sweetheart Rafael A.M. Rahman (formerly Rayfield Mitchell). They were married for 27 years and divorced. They both share a progeny of 5 children. One daughter and four sons during their marriage.
Rahman became a jack of many trades, as she was a natural at being an entrepreneur. She was a seamstress, and a clothing designer. She designed clothing styles for various events. She was a fine artist and an Illustrator, as she Illustrated a children’s Book for a friend Rahman was also a writer and a poet. She also had her own licensed daycare at her home. She designed and patented a hook for lace braiding hair.
Rahman loved watching home improvement shows, and with the knowledge she learned she was able to remodel the bathroom and the kitchen in her family home in Seattle WA. And while doing this she started her own cosmetic company called Khaliqah Cosmetics. She did all of this before working for a day job.
After a while Rahman decided to go corporate and was hired at UPS. It was there that Rahman worked for a number of years until her retirement.
She joined New Direction Baptist Church in Seattle Washington there she remolded a floor, designed and made curtains. Rahman was a loyal member of the church until her death.
Rahman was a very Afrocentric and spiritual woman. She studied and saw Gods truths in many religious faiths. Her full name Khaliqah Ameena Rahman is an Islamic name. This multi-talented woman will be missed by her many friends and family.
Rahman is preceded in death by her mother Hattie B. Madison, father Lonnie
Holiday, Older Sister Hellen Ratliff, younger Brother Captain Author J. Madison, Uncle Marshall Taylor. She is survived by her 5 Children and a whole host of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Marlatt Funeral Home at 713 Central Ave N. Kent WA. 98032. Pastor Matthew J. Thornton of New Direction Baptist Church will be leading the service. Due to Covid 19 Restrictions only 30 people are allowed in the Memorial Program, and face masks are required.
