Lynn Kendall is famous as the wife of Isiah Thomas. Isiah, full name Isiah Lord Thomas III, is an American basketball coach and former basketball player.
He is also an analyst for NBA TV and Fox Sports. Lynn's father was a Secret Service agent and her mother was a nurse.
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Age
Lynn Kendall was born on October 22, 1960. She is 64 years old as of 2024.
Will celebrate her 40th wedding anniversary with Isiah in 2025
Lynn Kendall and Isiah Thomas have been married to each other for about four decades. They are college sweethearts.
They both attended Indiana University and met for the first time in the early 1980s. They soon began dating.
After dating for about four years, Isiah went down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend in 1984.
They exchanged wedding vows on July 19, 1985, at Our Lady of Sorrows. They will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary in July 2025.
Mother of two Children
Lynn is a doting mother of two children. She and Isiah welcomed their first child, a boy, on June 15, 1988, and named him Joshua "Zeke" Thomas.
He weighed six pounds and five and a half ounces at the time of his birth. He is now known by his name Zeke Thomas.
After three years, they gave birth to their second child, a daughter, and named her Lauren Thomas. She shares a great bond with both of her children.
They are often seen together spending family time and making memories. On her birthday, both her son and daughter wish her through an Instagram post.
On October 22, 2024, Zeke took to Instagram to wish his mother on her birthday and wrote,
Happy birthday Mom. I love you so much. You are my inspiration.
He also made a birthday post on his Instagram to wish his mother on her 60th birthday in 2020.
He wrote Happy Birthday to his beautiful mom and 60 never looked so good.
He thanked her for always looking out for him and teaching him to stand up for what's right and to love himself. He ended the caption by saying Thank you, Mom!
On October 22, 2020, Lauren took to Instagram to wish her mother on her birthday and wrote,
In the words of 👑 @dianaross
No wind, (no wind)
No rain, (no rain)
Nor winter's cold
Can stop me, babe
(Oh, babe) baby (baby)
If you're my goal Lynnie you are the goal, GOAT, and goddess I’m blessed to call my mother. I LOVE BEING YOUR DAUGHTER ‼️ HAPPY LYNNIE DAY!!!
On the occasion of Mother's Day on May 15, 2017, her daughter posted pictures with Lynn when they were young with the caption,
Happy Mother's Day to the most perfect mother out there! Lynnie you're my person forever!!
She also supports her daughter in her campaigns and is seen giving speeches.
Her son came out as gay in 2008
Zeke came out as gay in 2008 when he was in his sophomore year at college.
While talking about his sexuality in an interview, Zeke said his parents liked to say they always knew he was gay.
When he came out to them, they were very accepting and he always knew they would be accepting.
Zeke added he had gay uncles growing up like every kid in America.
He was never scared that his parents were going to disown him or shun him but he was nervous thinking if his friends would accept him or not as he was a jock kid with an athletic father.
He has been dating his boyfriend for a couple of years and even says they will get married one day. He revealed they met at a bar.
Zeke then said he was very very mean to him, was standoffish, and also called him an entitled brat as he was driving his mother's Mercedes at the time.
Zeke then told him he wanted to prove him wrong and took him out on a date the next time.
Even though his date was an hour late, they ended up dating and were happy together.
Did Isiah cheat on her?
It had just been a couple of months since Lynn and Isiah tied the knot when Isiah was dragged to the court.
A woman named Jenni Dones had filed a paternity suit against Isiah in December 1985, claiming he was the father of her son, Marc Edward Thomas Dones.
Jenni claimed that after an intimate, exclusive, and ongoing relationship, she and Isiah conceived a love child on May 26, 1985, and Marc was born on February 1986.
A close source said that Jenni wasn’t looking for anything except for her son to have something fair and appropriate given his father's station in life.
According to sources, Isiah had cheated on Lynn two months before their wedding which led to the birth of Marc.
Jenni's lawyer said Isiah and Jenni had a one-night stand which resulted in a pregnancy and she wanted Isiah to marry her.
However, other sources say that it was more than one night and it went on for some time, much more than a month.
The case went on for years and was settled in 1987 in a Michigan Court of Appeals.
According to the court document, Isiah agreed to pay $52000 and provide $2764.78 a month until Marc reached 18 and Marc will receive $100000 when he reaches 18.