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Jade Jones, Tyrese Haliburton's fiancée, posted a heartfelt tribute to her friend Makenzi Kern, who died at 26 during Jones's Bachelorette trip to St. Barts, praising Kern as the funniest person she knew and saying she’ll live on in memories; Haliburton showed support in the comments, and Kern’s family said she died unexpectedly from health complications just after her 26th birthday.
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton posted a heartfelt tribute to Makenzi Kern, the fiancée Jade Jones’ best friend who died unexpectedly during Jones’ bachelorette trip to St. Barthelemy; Kern, 26, died after undisclosed health complications as friends recalled cherished memories. Jones and Haliburton, who’ve been together for more than seven years and are set to wed on Aug. 1, shared photos and messages celebrating Kern’s impact on their lives.
A close friend of Tyrese Haliburton’s fiancée, Makenzi Kern, posted a loving tribute to Jade Jones before Kern died unexpectedly on a lavish bachelorette trip in St. Barthelemy. Kern, who just turned 26, died on June 8 from undisclosed health complications, with her family saying there was no foul play or involvement of drugs/alcohol. Jade Jones and Haliburton are expected to marry on Aug. 1. Kern, an Iowa State graduate who worked as a YMCA Membership Director, is survived by her parents, stepsiblings and boyfriend, and her death casts a somber note over the celebratory trip.
Makenzi Kern, a 26-year-old close friend of Jade Jones (fiancée of NBA star Tyrese Haliburton), died unexpectedly from health complications during Jones’s bachelorette party in St. Bart’s on June 8. Kern’s family says there was no foul play or involvement of drugs/alcohol. Kern and Jones were former Iowa State University cheerleaders, and Haliburton, 26, is engaged to Jones, 28, whom he met while at Iowa State.
Makenzi Nichole Kern, known as Kenz, 26, died June 8, 2026 from health complications during a celebratory trip to St. Barthelemy, two days after her 26th birthday. A Council Bluffs, Iowa native who graduated from Lewis Central High School in 2018 and Iowa State University in 2022 with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies, she worked at the YMCA of Greater Omaha as a Youth and Family Director and later as Membership Director for the Armbrust Branch. Loved for her humor, generosity, and love of water, she is survived by her mother Teri Deitchler, father Chris Kern, sister Delani Kern, boyfriend Alan Dungan, and step-siblings, with Celebration of Life services pending.