Kristi Nicole was born March 31, 1971 to the parents of Clarence Alvin and Mary Willie Gamble at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Breckenridge Texas.

The family moved to Las Vegas Nevada in June of 1971; She started her education at the age of 5 in the Clark County Independent School District and later graduated from Bishop Gorman High School. While attending Bishop Gorman High School she participated in various curricular activities including Gymnastics and Debutante Ball in 1988. After graduating, Kristi was accepted to the University of Pennsylvania where she earned her Bachelor's of Science Degree in English and minor in Japanese. She worked at the Mirage for two years as an assistant manager and later went to the University of Texas on a full scholarship and received her law degree. After graduation, Kristi moved to New York the city she loved where she would go on to hold many positions starting with Rudolph and Beers, after the closing of that law firm she and Adam Kaplan started their law firm. She later started working for the City of New York and later she joined the New York Federal Reserve Bank where she was the Assistant General Counsel until her unexpected death. Kristi was christened in Williamson Chapel CME church in Breckenridge Texas. Later she joined First AME Church in North Las Vegas singing in the children's choir and attending and participating in all children programs.

Kristi was very talented in gymnastics and piano. No task was ever too hard for her to tackle. She was always positive, open minded and very kind. She had goals and achieved the majority of them. Her bubbly personality could light up a room if she couldn't say positive things about a person she wouldn't say anything at all.

Kristi was preceded in death by her father, Clarence A Gamble.

She is survived by her loving mother, Mary Gamble; sister, Julia Y Smith, of Lavon Texas; Driscas A Gamble/Brenda of Las Vegas; Clarence E Gamble/Liliana of Thornton CO; Darnell Gamble/ Shirley Craven of Las Vegas; and Steve Craven/ Shirley Craven of Fort Worth Texas. A host of aunts, uncles nieces, nephews, cousins and friends special aunts, Doris Nealy, Gail Gamble and Doris Gamble. Special uncle, Raymond Gamble and her forever travel partner, Traci Gamble Peterson, God Mothers Freddie S. King and Nola M. Swann of Breckenridge Texas.

She will forever be present with us yet sorely missed by all. Celebration of life will be at noon, Saturday April 15, 2023, at Lakeside, 2620 Regatta Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89128