Katrina Louise Skivington Hopkins was born in Niagara Falls, New York, to Deborah Miller and Thomas Skivington. She was the eldest of four and moved around a lot in her childhood years before finally settling in Houston, Texas, where she eventually gave birth to seven children. She met Prince Uchendu at the age of 25 and fell in love. They were married and had five children together. She was passionate about life and collecting friendships. She had many hobbies throughout her life. She was part of a motorcycle club for some years (Ruff Riders), where she collected even more friends. She dabbled in modeling, cooking, starting small businesses, going on adventures, and traveling. Katrina was very smart and always found a way to hustle and make the most out of what life threw at her.

She was a successful real estate agent for over 10 years. In 2016, Prince died and left Katrina widowed. It was a very hard time for the family, but she pulled through it and remained strong for her children. In 2018, Katrina met and fell in love again with Walter Hopkins. They shared many laughs and hobbies with each other. They loved traveling and even opened a restaurant together! They were married on March 14th, 2020, and blended their families.

Sadly, in October 2020 she was diagnosed with cancer. This news was devastating, but she did not let it affect her joy. She started a Tik Tok documenting her journey and has reached over 25 thousand people. She has helped bring hope and positivity to many other people struggling with the same fate. Bringing people comfort online was very unexpected, but it gave her peace knowing her journey touched so many people.

Katrina was an amazing person who could light up a room just by entering.

She is survived by her husband, Walter Hopkins, and children: Alexus Uchendu, Brianna Uchendu, Bianca Uchendu, Alyssa Uchendu, Emeka Uchendu, Ashley Gonzalez and Joey Gonzalez. She is also survived by step children: Hailey Hopkins, Hannah Hopkins-Motley, and Alexandria Hopkins, as well as uncles, aunts, cousins, and siblings. She will be greatly missed and has forever impacted our hearts. There will never be another one like her-Katrina, like the hurricane. She has earned her wings and will dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever. Visitation Saturday 09 Dec 10:00 am ~ 11:00 am Darst Funeral Home 700 Rusell Palmer Rd Kingwood TX 77339 Funeral Service Saturday 09 Dec 9:30 am ~ ROSARY: Darst Funeral Home 700 Russell Palmer Rd, Kingwood TX 77339 Funeral Service Saturday 09 Dec 11:00 am ~ Darst Funeral Home 700 Russell Palmer Rd, Kingwood TX 77339 Interment Saturday 09 Dec Rosewood Cemetery 22271 US-59, Porter, TX 77365