Lamondre “Jay-Jay” Brown, 23, departed his life on Oct. 31 in Turlock. A memorial to honor Jay-Jay’s life will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16 at Free Methodist Church, 2006 Tuolumne Rd.
Jay-Jay was born at Merritt Hospital in Oakland to Etta and Robert Brown. He attended school in Oakland and graduated from Mack High before moving to Turlock.
Jay-Jay loved coaching youth football for the Turlock Vikings. His pride and joy were his cousins Mario and Lorenzo Lewis, who play for the Vikings. His other passions included rapping, video games and spending time with kids.
He was a role model to many young boys he coached. He will be missed tremendously. The Turlock Vikings are even more determined to win the superbowl in all divisions as a tribute to coach Jay-Jay.
He is survived by his fiancé, Nicole; and his daughters, Neyonce, 3, and Beautiful, 2. He is also survived by his chosen family, mother-in-law Tammie; aunt, Della; and cousins, Chalamar, Monique, Mario, Lorenzo and Tony.