Karla Asch-Rosen
Karla Ann Asch-Rosen, the 15-yearold who battled a brain tumor for more than a year, died at home on Sunday, Feb. 5, surrounded by family members. "She was amazing all the way to the end," said her step dad, Michael Rosen. "We're sad, but so blessed." Mr. Rosen said Karla's journey inspired the community. He said he was grateful Karla didn't suffer pain in her final days.

The afternoon before she died, her girlfriends were with her talking, drinking smoothies, and even painting her toenails hot pink.

During the last year, residents and groups held fund-raisers, donated gifts, cooked meals, wrote encouraging letters, held prayer events, and stood by the family. Many of her supporters wore a blue bracelet with the word "Amen", a word she chose to signify her life.

A week before she died, Karla said she wanted the community to know how thankful she was for their love, prayers and support.

Karla was born June 29, 1990 , in Anaheim . She lived in Chino Hills for six years, attending Litel Elementary School , Townsend Junior High, and Chino Hills High.

She was a member of the Chino Hills High School dance team, played AYSO soccer and made its all-star teams. She was passionate about youth ministry at Inland Hills Church . Karla enjoyed the outdoors, music, water sports and dirt bike riding. Friends said Karla loved to be around people, made friends easily, and saw the good in everyone.

She is survived by her mother and step dad, Ruthe and Michael Rosen; dad, Rick Asch and his companion Colleen Beattie; brothers, Brandon Rosen, 8, and Cole Rosen, 5.

Ruby Rodriquez
Ruby Rodriguez, a former Don Lugo High student who in December 2006 said, "I'm living my life to the fullest," died March 20, 2008, of the cancer she had battled for more than four years.

Miss Rodriguez, 19 died at Kaiser Hospital in Fontana, more than a year after undergoing surgery in December 2006 that removed a half-dollar size tumor from between her lungs and heart.She also lost two-thirds of her lung during that surgery.

Miss Rodriguez was diagnosed with cancer of the soft tissues near the upper bone of her left arm in October 2003.Doctors removed the cancer, nearby muscles and the bone, replacing it with a metal rod.
She spent most of her freshman year at Don Lugo in Chino undergoing chemotherapy. She had been in remission three years when the cancer returned in summer 2006.

Miss Rodriguez's mother, Fabiola Vargas of Chino, said the cancer came back again last December. She said her daughter, who had been tutored during her illness, had completed a general education class last summer at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. She said her daughter wanted to be a criminal investigator.

Laiken Kenwood
Laiken Kenwood, a 13 year old Chino Hills girl with acute lymphocytic leukemia, died Tuesday, April 22, at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

She had been hospitalized since January after undergoing a double cord-blood transplant.
Laiken was diagnosed with the disease in 2005.

The petite cheerleader with long blonde hair became well known in the community over the three years. Many fundraisers and events were held in her benefit.

Her dream of ice skating at Central Park in New York was fulfilled two years ago by the Make a Wish Foundation.

Laiken was the only child of Stacey Fenwrick, formerly Stacey Pleasant.When her daughter fell ill, Mrs. Fenwrick continued to stay involved with the Chino Hills Junior All American Cheer Program where her daughter was a cheerleader.

Mrs. Fenwrick and Laiken often attended cheer events, where she received the support and friendship of the football league.

Mrs. Fenwrick posted the following message on the Caring Bridge website the day after her daughter died: "Laiken has blessed so many of us in so many different ways and I am so proud to be able to be the one who she call Mama. I just hope I was a good enough Mama for her. She has taught so many of us so much in her 13 young years of life here on earth. I had hoped for so much more for her here on earth, and now I have to let go."

Cheyenne Broswell
Cheyenne Skylar Broswell, 9, of Yucaipa, died at home March 16, 2009, from brainstem glioma. She was born March 13, 2000. When she was diagnosed in December 2006, she was told she had only three weeks to live. Undergoing treatment at Children's Hospital of Orange County, she outlived her prognosis by more than two years. The family participates yearly in the Chino Hills Boat Parade, a favorite activity of Cheyenne's. The past two years their "boat floats" have been themed around Cheyenne, and this year won the Mayor's Choice Award.

Selling her drawings door-to-door and earning money by cleaning, Cheyenne purchased toys for other children undergoing treatment at Children's Hospital of Orange County and often baked cookies or cupcakes for her doctors and nurses on appointment days.

She is survived by her mother, Virginia Broswell; sisters, Jordhan, Regan and Devinlee; and grandparents, Craig and Debra Broswell of Chino Hills.

Here is the link to the foudation in Cheyenne's name www.forever9foundation.com

Lawrance Steve Garcia
Lawrance Steven Garcia, 14, who advised sick children to "just stay strong," died of pneumonia after a lifelong battle with cancer and other ailments. The former Chino Hills resident, affectionately known as "Boo," died April 6, 2009, at Ventura County Medical Center Hospital.

"It was a peaceful passing," said his father, Lawrance Garcia. "He suffered enough."

Lawrance fought cancer and related illnesses since he was 3 years old, when doctors removed a lymphoma tumor from his cheek. Wound care was required on his face because his lack of white blood cells prevented his cheek from closing. Last year, he battled a tumor that grew between his eye socket and his brain.

"He beat the cancer," said his dad. "But he had an immune deficiency and couldn't fight the pneumonia." Lawrance had Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, an immune deficiency, and a pulmonary condition.

When he wasn't fighting back illness, Lawrance enjoyed arcades, remote control cars, video games, and Bionicles, a building toy. He was also granted several wishes, such as meeting professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek at the ESPN Zone sports restaurant just outside Disneyland. "He got 99.9 percent of his wishes granted," said his dad. "We're grateful he was given to us for as long as he was."

The Garcia family lived in the parsonage of the Chino Hills Christian Fellowship Church on Avery Street in the Los Serranos area for 18 months before they moved to Oxnard in February. Mr. Garcia supervised a construction crew at a recovery home affiliated with the Foursquare Church. He now is pastor of a church in Oxnard.

Mr. Garcia, and his wife Margaret, said they are grateful for the help they received in Chino Hills from Caring for the Hills and The Let it Be Foundation. "They blessed us so much," Mr. Garcia said.

Lawrance was born Sept. 7, 1994, in Bakersfield. He is survived by his parents, Lawrance and Margaret Garcia of Oxnard; his brother Henry of Baldwin Park; his sisters, Miya Garcia and Marissa Garcia of Oxnard; his grandparents Vincent and Cecelia Cruz of Baldwin Park; godparents; aunts, uncles and cousins.

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.