American actor, Jamie Foxx paid tribute to his beloved sister, DeOndra Dixon on World Down Syndrome Day on Sunday, five months after her tragic death at 36.
The Oscar-winning actor, 53, expressed his love for DeOndra, who had Down Syndrome, in a heartbreaking Instagram post, accompanied by a beautiful photo of his sibling.
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Sharing the photo which showed Dixon smiling for the camera while clad in a beautiful purple dress, Foxx wrote;
My heart, my breath … my soul… I hear your laughter in the house… I hear you sliding down the stairs… my heart… my breath… my soul…
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Dixon was born to Louise Annette Dixon and George Dixon — Foxx’s mother and stepfather respectively — in Dallas, Texas, in 1984.
He later started participating in Special Olympics in sixth grade and had aspirations of becoming a professional dancer.
In 2011, she was named an ambassador for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation.
