Cameron Annette Brown
Cameron Annette Brown, 9, of Chino, a student at Gird Elementary School in Chino, died May 21, 2009. She was born Sept. 20, 1999, in Inglewood and was raised from the age of 5 weeks by her maternal aunt Roslyn Jones, who adopted her at age 3. She was baptized at the age of 2 months.

She attended Brookins Community AME Church in Los Angeles, where she sang in the Buds of Promise Children's Choir. She often sang with the adult choir as well as the Majestic Voices Youth and Young Adult Choir. She attended Sunday School and was a regular at the breakfast buffet.

She participated in hip-hop dance classes and gymnastics and loved skateboarding and bicycling. She enjoyed trips to the Colorado River, where she liked to ride a personal watercraft, motorcycle riding and driving a motorcycle. During a vacation in Puerto Vallarta, she went horseback riding and tubing.

In March 2007, she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. She underwent brain surgery five times.

The Make-a-Wish Foundation granted her wish of a vacation at Walt Disney World, Sea World and Universal Studios. She also received support from The Let It Be Foundation.

She is survived by her mother, Roslyn Jones of Chino; brothers, Chrissthopher of Chino and Blair of Los Angeles; sisters, Sharde and Deion of Los Angeles; grandmother, Burneydette Jones of Los Angeles; many aunts, uncles and cousins.

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