

Me and Alex Rovello...
I dedicated my book to Alex...he will forever be my pride and joy


Very first male role-model

My childhood street-SE Haig

My childhood home across the street from Brooklyn Park

My childhood home

Where I played hours and hours of basketball (Brooklyn Park)


My mom and dad in their younger years


Me and Jan Watt

My brother Robert and my Aunt Rachel

Me and my grandma

My auntie Gail holding her mother, my grandma

Me holding my grandma. The most amazing love and touch anyone can feel.

My grandma and my sister during her last days

This is where my father worked, Robert Allen Adana Sr.


Me and my sister Pearl

Me and my cousin Sabrina

My dad passed away in Southeast Portland...

This is where my father would walk and where we celebrated his life after he passed

From the left...me, mom, dad holding Pearl and my brother Robert

From the left...
My sister, dad, mom, brother and me

My dad, Robert Allen Adana Sr.

me and my mom

From the left...my cousin Melissa, me, my cousin Sabrina and my Aunt Rachel

From the left...
Aunt Rachel, cousin Melissa and Uncle Raymond

My family

My aunt Rachel, cousin Sabrina and Uncle Raymond




Me, my auntie Gail and Grandma sitting on the porch

My cousin Sabrina and me...
We are so cute!

My senior picture...class of 1994
Cleveland High School, Portland, Ore.

My niece Preslei and nephew Noah

My cousin Cory, auntie Jude and cousin Cameron

My nephew Noah

My nephew Noah

My niece Kylee and nephew Noah

My niece Preslei with my brother Robert (her dad)

Me and my beautiful mom

Me and my cousin Melissa

My mom

My handsome nephew Noah

My brothers! Robert and Aaron Adana

Me and my niece Kylee

My grandma

From the left...
Preslei, Noah and Kyee

My nephew Noah

My niece Kylee

Kylee, Preslei and Noah

Kylee Ann

My niece Preslei and sister Pearl

Me and my auntie Gail

Preslei Ann

From the left...
Me, sister Pearl, mom and brother Robert

From the left...
My mom, aunt Gail and auntie Jude

My beautiful niece Kylee

My niece and nephew (not really but I think so)
Mekeala and A.J. Hemming

Me and Preslei Ann

My grandma and sister Pearl

My brother Robert

My loving family

My niece Preslei with her dad (Robert) and my mom

My mom, brother in law Michael

Me and my sister Pearl

My best friend Josie and me

Mekeala Hemming and me

My best friend Josie

From the left...
Me, Sarah, Kendra, Jan and Linda

My aunt Marie and my mom

Mekeala Hemming


My nephew Noah

From the left...
Mekeala Hemming, A.J. Hemming, Ruby and Enza Boccuzzi-Hall

Me, Robert and Pearl

My brother Robert and me hugging before he moved to Arkansas

My auntie Gwen and auntie Jude

My grandma and my mom

From the left...
Jordan Blue, me, cousin Sabrina and Salyna Blue

Cousin Cameron, me, cousin Nicole and cousin Cory

My sister Pearl, mom and me

My aunt Rachel, auntie Jude, auntie Gwen and my mom

From the left...
My sister Pearl, brother Aaron, brother Robert and me

Me and my cousin Sabrina

From the left...
My best friend Josie's dad, A.J. Hemming, Josie's mom, Mekeala Hemming and Enza Boccuzzi-Hall

Me and Angie...
(Angie Tabaczynski, my photographer for the book and this website!)

Linda McLellan, my teacher, coach, role model, mentor, friend and now family


























































































