Despite Patrick Mahomes leading the Kansas City Chiefs to their second Super Bowl win in the last four years, the Mahomes household finds themselves with heavy hearts. One of Patrick Mahomes’ biggest supporters and the family’s pillar of strength, Debbie Martin, has passed away.

Patrick Mahomes was particularly close to his grandmother, as she was one of the few who kept encouraging the Super Bowl MVP to continue pursuing his passion for the game. While Mahomes’ mother, Randi Mahomes, has continued sharing heartfelt messages to deal with the massive loss, her latest venture will honor the times and life of Debbie Martin while having a direct impact on the lives of the ones who follow suit.

Grandma Mahomes continues to have an impact

Debbie Martin has had a profound life. Over the years, Martin has allured many souls with her jovial, perceptive, and fun-loving personality. While her family might be considered her biggest achievement, Martin had a long-standing impact on the world of education, working as the Troup Middle School Secretary and Whitehouse High School Registrar for 41 years. She devoted the last five years of her life to Rader Funeral Home, the same place that put out a memorial service for her.

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Despite dealing with grief, Randi Mahomes believes her mother’s life should be celebrated, and what better avenue than education? Randi Mahomes has set up a scholarship fund to honor her mother and the entire thing would be used for the education of someone.

“Starting a scholarship fund to honor my momma… every dollar will be given to a student in my moms name,” said Randi Mahomes on Twitter.

The fundraiser has since seen a lot of support as many have come forward to donate to the noble cause. While Randi Mahomes has found an amazing way of honoring her mother’s memories, Patrick Mahomes continues making his grandmother proud with another admirable feat.

Another achievement for Patrick Mahomes

Over the years, Patrick Mahomes has garnered many accomplishments to his name. His most recent one however puts him on par with not just NFL royalty, but an influence that surpasses the realms of imagination.

The Time‘s List of the 100 most influential people of 2023 was released and Mahomes found himself among the honorees with fellow sports icons Paris Saint-German, Lionel Messi, and Brittney Griner. Interestingly enough it was Peyton Manning who pushed for Mahomes to be on the list, and rightfully so.

Mahomes’ family seemed to be the most delighted, as his mother Randi Mahomes showcased her pride on social media while speculating the joy this would have brought to the passed-away Debbie Martin.

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