D.I.P.G./D.M.G. Angels

Angels are members of our community who have lost the hard fight against D.I.P.G./D.M.G. but inspire us to strive for our foundation’s goals.
By sharing their personal experiences with D.I.P.G/D.M.G to the rest of the world, we’re able to amplify the urgency to find a cure.
We work in honor of our angels, so no other child or family will lose a life to D.I.P.G/D.MG. again.

Date of Birth: February 17, 2006
Date of Diagnosis: May 5, 2011
Earned His Wings: January 8, 2012

Aimee Dickey

Date of Birth: July 22, 1996
Date of Diagnosis: September 27, 2007
Earned Her Wings: December 12, 2008

Alexander Jonathan Montes

Date of Birth: February 15, 1994
Date of Diagnosis: December 12, 1997
Earned His Wings: July 27, 1998

Alicia Martin

Date of Birth: September 11, 1998
Date of Diagnosis: August 3, 2005
Earned Her Wings: December 23, 2006

Alicia Pueyo

Date of Birth: February 26, 2000
Date of Diagnosis: August 21, 2006
Earned Her Wings: November 21, 2007

Allen Xiong

Date of Birth: February 14, 2008
Date of Diagnosis: October 27, 2015
Earned His Wings: October 9, 2016

Alyson Usher

Date of Birth: July 13, 2006
Date of Diagnosis: November 28, 2011
Earned Her Wings: November 29, 2012

Andrew Smith

Date of Birth: April 21, 2001
Date of Diagnosis: October 26, 2007
Left Us: December 4. 2009

Date of Birth: September 3, 2014
Date of Diagnosis: July 20, 2020
Earned Her Wings: December 13, 2020

Ashlyn Poole

Date of Birth: July 31, 1990
Date of Diagnosis: July 9, 2010
Earned Her Wings: January 23, 2012

Date of Birth: February 6, 2016
Date of Diagnosis: June 25, 2020
Earned Her Wings: September 13, 2022

Aubrey Bonnichsen

Date of Birth: December 15, 1995
Date of Diagnosis: June 30, 2009
Earned Her Wings: February 18, 2011

Baylor Arlene Nichols

Date of Birth: February 4, 2014
Date of Diagnosis: April 26, 2019
Earned Her Wings: August 31, 2020

Date of Birth: February 25, 2009
Date of Diagnosis: August 27, 2021
Earned His Wings: February 11, 2023

Date of Birth: March 5, 2010
Earned His Wings: September 12, 2023

Brendan Duhaime

Date of Birth: March 8, 2003
Date of Diagnosis: November 23, 2009
Earned His Wings: June 18, 2011

Brendan Pederson

Date of Birth: March 9, 2001
Date of Diagnosis: February 19, 2013
Earned His Wings: March 26, 2013

Brooke Elizabeth Healey

Date of Birth: September 3, 2008
Date of Diagnosis: January 14, 2013
Earned Her Wings: September 9, 2013

Caitlin Presley Downing

Date of Birth: May 17, 2007
Date of Diagnosis: January 13, 2011
Earned Her Wings: November 11, 2012

Date of Birth: November 12, 2012
Date of Diagnosis: June 18, 2018
Earned Her Wings: January 27, 2019

Caleb Lanz

Date of Birth: November 16, 2001
Date of Diagnosis: January 28, 2010
Earned His Wings: September 24, 2011

Carlos "Juju" Ibarra

Date of Birth: October 31, 2007
Date of Diagnosis: November 30, 2010
Earned His Wings: September 16, 2011

Colt "Tyson" Waid Jr.

Date of Birth: December 30, 2016
Date of Diagnosis: July 16, 2019
Earned His Wings: December 24, 2020

Colton Tanner Thurman

Date of Birth: February 2, 2005
Date of Diagnosis: January 13, 2009
Earned His Wings: October 31, 2009