Family remembers 23-year-old Knoxville mother who died after medical emergency

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The family of a 23-year-old Knoxville woman who died after experiencing a medical emergency in the Old City is remembering her as a loving mother with a big heart who could always make people laugh.

Kenya Burrough was a daughter, friend and mother to a two-year-old girl. As the investigation into her death continues, her mother, Talya Zuo, said she wants people to know who Kenya was beyond the circumstances surrounding her death.

“Kenya was a bubbly 23-year-old,” Zuo said. “She seemed shy at first until you got to know her.”

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Zuo said the best word she could use to describe her daughter was “goofy.” Kenya loved taking pictures, making people smile and spending time with those closest to her…

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