Loved ones host balloon release to honor mother killed in Trotwood crash

TROTWOOD — A community is honoring the memory of a mother that was killed in a crash.

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As News Center 7 previously reported, on Sept. 7 Trotwood police and medics were called to a crash at State Route 49 and Free Pike.

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Lakeisha Brown, 33, died from her injuries.

She had a 12-year-old son, and 8-year-old twins, one boy, and one girl. They played sports in Trotwood, including basketball, football, and others. Brown was a heavily involved.

Family described Brown as loud, joyful and said she had an infectious personality.

“Her joy was brought on and spread out on everybody, and that’s why all these people are here today, the love she gave is being reciprocated,” Morris Brown Jr., Lakeisha’s brother said.

She grew up in a house full of boys.

Her brothers and father said she loved sports and passed that love along to her children.

“So all the sports teams around here know them. she did it all herself, she’s been like that for years,” Morris Brown Sr., her father said.

She was a rock people leaned on.

“She helped me a lot through my darkest times. Just being her,” her brother said.

Even when the pain of losing her was still raw, her family shared stories with a smile.

Lakeisha’s brother said they would play a joke on her growing up and tell her she was adopted.

“She wrote this letter to both of us. To keep it short she was like “just leave me alone, from the adopted one,” Morris Brown Jr. said. “I’m definitely going to miss her.”

Her family said they are going to carry on Lakeisha’s traditions.

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