Bianka Danielle Alube

Bianka Danielle Alube, beloved daughter of Dr. Allen Alube and Valorie Young, was born on July 15, 2005, in Marietta, Georgia. She passed away on March 7, 2026.

Bianka attended North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia, where she participated in the NJROTC program and developed a passion for orienteering. She later transferred to Walker Valley High School in Cleveland, Tennessee, graduating in 2023. After moving with her family to Knoxville, she worked for FedEx and Chipotle. Smart, funny, and a quiet gentle soul, Bianka was always willing to help and please others. She found joy in listening to music, collecting CDs, swimming, playing guitar and flute, and was especially devoted to the band Paramore. She also enjoyed recreational soccer, time spent in parks, reading, and carving small wood figures. A lifelong lover of animals, she cherished her lizard and two cats, Opal and Pepper.

Bianka traveled extensively, visiting Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut, New York, and Washington, DC. She also journeyed overseas to Canada and to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, traveling via Belgium.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather James Henry Young III of Chatsworth, Georgia; her aunt Patricia Kyle of Cleveland, Tennessee; her grandparents Daniel Alube and Lea Nsikom Alube of Tshene, Democratic Republic of Congo; her aunt Therese Nampa Alube and grandfather Paul Malulu of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; and her uncle Alois Malulu of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Bianka is survived by her mother Valorie Young, sister Zuri Middleton, brother Matondo Ellis Alube, grandmother Paula Young, aunt Jennifer Mejias Young, uncle Simon Mejias, aunt Leslie Young, great-uncle Michael Smith, and great-aunt Debbie Smith, all of Chatsworth, Georgia. She is also survived by her father Dr. Allen Alube, stepmother Yvette Alube, stepbrother David Alube, uncles Leonard and Roger Alube, aunt Justine Alube, step-uncles Claude, Willy, and Calice Malulu, and step-aunts Beatrice, Nicole, Evelyne, Blanche, Bibiche, Sandrine, and Mayi Malulu.