{"id":233530,"date":"2020-10-27T13:42:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T18:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=233530"},"modified":"2020-10-27T15:36:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:36:27","slug":"jamie-foxx-sister-deondra-dixon-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/jamie-foxx-sister-deondra-dixon-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"DeOndra Dixon, sister of Jamie Foxx, dies at 36: ‘She is in heaven now dancing’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DeOndra Dixon, the younger sister of actor Jamie Foxx, has passed away at the age of 36. Dixon, who had Down syndrome, had a notoriously close relationship with Foxx, and reportedly died on October 19th, according to PEOPLE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Born in 1984, Dixon competed frequently in the Special Olympics and was named the 2011 Ambassador for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation<\/a>. “I know my family loves me,” she wrote at the time. “They never set limits and always make me feel I can touch the sky.”<\/p>\n

Dixon was known for her love of dance, dancing in Foxx’ “Blame It” music video, on stage with him at concerts across the country, and during the Grammy Awards. “Lots of kids with Down syndrome never get a chance to shine or chase their dreams,” she wrote about the experience. “Each one has something to offer and each one has a dream. Please help me and my family to advocate for so many beautiful and brilliant children with Down syndrome who\u2019ve been neglected. Together we will make dreams come true.”<\/p>\n

In his emotional Instagram post<\/a> sharing the news, Foxx said her death had left a hole in his heart. “My heart is shattered into a million pieces… my beautiful loving sister Deondra has transitioned… I say transitioned because she will always be alive… anyone who knew my sis… knew that she was a bright light,” he wrote, adding, “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.”<\/p>\n

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READ:\u00a0Jamie Foxx says he \u2018learned how to live\u2019 from his sister with Down syndrome<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For Foxx, the fact that his sister had Down syndrome was never an issue. “We weren\u2019t trippin\u2019 on the fact that she had Down syndrome,” he told PEOPLE in a previous interview. “We were trippin\u2019 on the fact that she was cute. She was this little chocolate ball.” He said they loved dancing together, including in dance battles \u2014 which he said Dixon always won \u2014 and that she had an unconditional love for her family.<\/p>\n

“I always lose the dance battle, because she\u2019s got the good moves,” he said. “One thing people may not understand is that the person with special needs, the love that they give you is unfiltered. There is nothing in the way of them loving you and there is nothing in the way of them being upset with you either. You really get the true individual. It\u2019s challenging, but it is moments like this that make it all work. She\u2019s a superstar now.”<\/p>\n