Roomies, please send prayers to Jamie Foxx and his family, as they mourn the loss of his younger sister DeOndra Dixon. In a touching Instagram post, the Oscar winner reminisced about his sister, as he let the world know just how much she meant to him.
He wrote,
“My heart is shattered into a million pieces… my beautiful loving sister Deondra has transitioned…,” Foxx wrote. “I say transitioned because she will always be alive… anyone who knew my sis… knew that she was a bright light…”
“I can’t tell you how many times we have had parties at the house where she has got on the dance floor and stolen the show… ,” he continued, before joking, “Even gave her boyfriend @chrisbrownofficial a run for his money…”
He added,
“Well I know she is in heaven now dancing with her wings on…tho my pain is unbelievable I smile when I think of all of the great memories that she left me… my family… and her friends… from dancing in the blame it video… to Dancing on the Grammys… And becoming The ambassador to @globaldownsyndrome… from sliding down my stairs with a grin as wide as the rio grand… to serenading us with all of her music…,” Foxx wrote. “Deondra you have left A hole in my heart… but I will fill it with all of the memories that you gave me … I love you with every ounce of me… our family is shattered but we will put the pieces back together with your love… and y’all please keep my family in your prayers… 💔💔💔.”
DeOndra, 36, was named the Ambassador for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation in 2011.
In a video with Extra, she gushed over her big brother, saying “Jamie been my heart since day one.” The cause of her death has not been revealed.
Watch the clip below.
