And Raymond is working to keep the memory of Kile alive, honouring him with the first Give Thanks 5K run/walk Saturday morning at Chastain Park in Atlanta.
She wants to raise money for the Kile's World Foundation's art initiatives and upcoming camps.
In memory: Usher's ex-wife Tameka, pictured earlier this month, is holding a run in her son Kile's memory
'I know when I'll be running, I will be thinking of him,' Tameka said of her son, who was run over by a personal watercraft on Lake Lanier, northeast of Atlanta, last year.