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Mo nt e g owe nto nt oa t t e ndRo na l dE. Mc Na i rJ r . Hi g hSc ho o l whe r es he j o i ne dt heba s ke t ba l lt e a m, t he na t t e nde dRo na l dE. Mc Na i rHi g hSc ho o l . La t e rs hea ndhe r f a mi l ymo v e dt oEa s tAv e nueEa s tAt l a nt awhe r es hea t t e nde dSo ut hs i deHi g hSc ho o l . Dur i nghe rt i mea tSo ut hs i deHi g hSc ho o l Mo nt e g o ’ smo t he rShe r r ybe c a mei l l wi t hCa nc e r . Whi l es i ng l e ha nde dl yt a ki ngc a r eo fhe rmo t he r ,s hea l s obe c a mepr e g na ntwi t hhe rf i r s t c hi l d,Mo nt a v i o usBr o o ks .Duet ot hea mo unto fr e s po ns i bi l i t y ,s heha dt or e mo v ehe r s e l f f r o ms c ho o l t of o c uso nf a mi l y . Unf o r t una t e l y , mo nt hsa f t e rha v i nghe rba bybo y , he rmo t he r pa s s e da wa ybutt hel o o ki nhe rc hi l d’ se y e ske pthe rg o i ng . Mo nt e g ous e dhe rs t r e ng t ha nd r e s i l i e nc et opus ht hr o ug ho bs t a c l e sa nd pr o v i def o rhe rf a mi l y . Sheg o the rGEDa ndl a t e r we l c o me dhe rs e c o ndc hi l d,Ti a r a Br o o ks ,whowa sa na ddi t i o na lr e mi nde rt oc ha s ehe r dr e a ms .I n1 999s hebe c a mea Ce r t i f i e dMe di c a lAs s i s t a nt ,i n2 009s hebe c a meaNo t a r y Publ i cf o rt heSt a t eo fGA,a ndi n2 01 4s heg r a dua t e dwi t haBSi nBus i ne s sMa na g e me nt f r o m Ge o r g i aSt a t e Uni v e r s i t y -pr e v i o us l yGe o r g i aPe r i me t e r .Al lwhi l ebe i ngas i ng l e mo t he r , wo r ki ngmul t i pl ej o bs , f o rt hepur po s et opr o v i def o rt ho s es hel o v e s . Ea r l i e ri nt heki d’ sc hi l dho o d, s her a i s e dt he mi nEa s tHa mpt o na pa r t me nt sbe f o r emo v i ng t oag a t e dc o mmuni t yaf e w mi l e sa wa yc a l l e dCo l umbi aVi l l a g e . I nt het i meo fr a i s i nghe r c hi l dr e n, s hepl a c e dt he mi nma nya c t i v i t i e sj us ta she rmo t he rdi df o rhe r . 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I n2 01 9Mo nt e g o ’ sba t t l ewi t hCa nc e rbe g a n,buts hea l wa y sf o ug ht .Wi t he a c hne w di a g no s i s ,s hene v e rg a v eup.Shee v e nbe g a nane w ho bbyo fput t i ngt o g e t he rpuz z l e s ,t o s t r e ng t he nhe rmi ndf r o mr a di a t i o nt r e a t me nt s . Asar e wa r df o rhe rpe r s i s t e ntf i g ht , s hea nd he rda ug ht e rwo ul dt r a v e lt hewo r l dt o g e t he r .The ywe ntt o Ca nc unMe xi c o ,Tul um Me xi c o ,Pue r t oRi c o ,Do mi ni c a n Re publ i c ,Co s t aRi c a ,St .Luc i a ,Tur ksa nd Ca i c o s , Ba ha ma s , a ndma nymo r e . Shea l s ot r a v e l e dwi t hf r i e ndsa ndha dl a r g e rf a mi l yt r i ps . Thel a s t t r i pwa swi t hhe rki dsa ndhe rg r a ndki dswi t hi n ac o z yc a bi ni nTe nne s s e ei nSe pt e mbe r 2 02 5 . Wi t hhe rwa r mt ha ndhumo r , s hel i tupt her o o mwi t hapr e s e nc et ha two ul dne v e rbe f o r g o t t e n. Mo nt e g oBr o o ksma deal i f et r a ns i t i o no nOc t o be r2 1 ,2 02 5 .Mo nt e g oi ss ur v i v e dby he r c hi l dr e n-Mo nt a v i o usBr o o ksa ndTi a r aBr o o ks , he rg r a ndc hi l dr e n-Me g a nBr o o ks , J o ur ne y Me r r i t t , Summe rBr o o ks , As i aBr o o ks , a ndMi y a ni Co l e ma n, he rbr o t he r s-Gy ma c oBr o o ks , Ba y oAl l e n, O’ Gi ng aBr o o ks , a ndma nyo t he rr e l a t i v e sa ndf r i e ndswhowe r et o uc he dbyhe r wa r mt ha ndki ndne s s . Mo nt e g oBa yBr o o ksl i v e dal i f eo fLOVE& LAUGHTERt oa l wa y sber e me mbe r e d.