Zakeria 'Zack' Bol

Zakeria 'Zack' Peter Bol, 18, of Amarillo, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, December 2, 2024 at Southwest Church of Christ in Amarillo with Drew Perkins officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M.

Zack was born on April 19, 2006 in Dallas, Texas to Peter Bol and Aleza Deng. He grew up at High Plains Children's Home in Amarillo. He graduated from Randall High School in 2024 where he was a member of the varsity basketball team, under the late Coach Leslie Broadhurst, reaching the state semifinals two years in a row. He also ran track throughout his junior high school and high school years and competed in the long jump, 400m, and mile relay. Zack was a state finalist for the mile relay team during his junior year. He started playing tackle football with the Amarillo Elite league when he was in the 6th grade and continued playing football at Westover Park Junior High and Randall High School until his junior year when he decided to focus completely on basketball. Zack was well-liked by his teachers and classmates. He treasured his time being around his friends at Randall and was greatly loved by his peers for his outgoing, friendly, and sweet personality.

After graduation, Zack moved to Lubbock and was currently living at the Children's Home of Lubbock where he was immediately loved by everyone there also. He was attending South Plains College, working on an electrician degree, and enjoyed his work as a cashier at McDonald's.

Zack was blessed with two families. He was loved by his biological family as well as his High Plains Children's Home family. They all have so many unforgettable memories with Zack. His bright and cheerful smile will be with them always.

Zack loved playing sports and was always up for going to the Mayer Gym at High Plains to play speed, 21, and 5-on-5 with his house-dad, Quayne Baccas, and his house-brothers. He also loved being outside riding his bike around campus or throwing around the football in the front yard. When he was younger, Zack loved helping his house-dad, the late Victor Contreras, with whatever he was working on, from grilling up some food for the house or building something out of wood. Zack also loved watching movies, listening to music, and making TikTok dance videos with his brother and friends. Zack was always ready to go on cottage vacations with his house parents and house-brothers; his favorite things from the vacations included going to Schlitterbahn, attending a Denver Nuggets basketball game, and visiting the waterfalls in Oklahoma. One of the best parts of every summer for Zack was going to Camp Blue Haven in Las Vegas, NM. He loved being there with his friends and stayed close with many of his bunkmates, cabin counselors, and bible teachers. Zack loved hanging out with his friends from school; his best friends were his teammates on the basketball and football teams. Zack had a very close bond with his two brothers, Chol and Tony, and loved spending as much time with them as possible. Zack was very friendly and welcoming and always seemed to be smiling. He loved to laugh, make others laugh, and just enjoyed life.

Zack loved God. Victor and Lupe Contreras, his first house parents at High Plains Children's Home, taught him about Jesus and how to read the bible. They gave him a great foundation of faith. Zack and his house-brothers loved to dress up nice for church. They loved to wear suits and ties and often listened to a song called "Sharp Dressed Men" as they got ready on Sunday mornings. He continued to learn more about Jesus as he grew older and participated in many faith-building activities through his teenage years. Growing up, he was a member at the Commanche Trail Church of Christ of Amarillo, the University Church of Christ of Canyon, and Southwest Church of Christ of Amarillo and was active in the youth group there before he graduated. His faith matured and became personal as he got older and during the summer of 2024, he made the decision to become a Christian and be baptized while he was at Camp Blue Haven. His brother, Tony, drove from Lubbock to baptize him, just as he had requested.

Zack was preceded in death by his father, Peter Bol, and his aunt Nyalum Bol; as well as his first house-dad, Victor Contreras.

Survivors include his mother, Aleza Bol; seven siblings, Katharena, Sunday, Deng, Chol, Tony, Riak, and Atok Bol; his grandmother, Ajok Chuang Tiop, of Sudan, his niece Samantha, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family.

The family requests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, PO Box 7448, Amarillo, Texas, 79114 or to Children's Home of Lubbock, 4404 Idalou Rd., Lubbock, Texas 79403.