The morning after a game day, Deonte Burton was up early braving a chilly morning at Bicentennial Park. Honoring his late mother, Barbara Burton-Malone, at the Susan G. Komen More than Pink Walk took priority over a couple extra hours of sleep.
“This is important to me. Sacrificing a little sleep, that’s the least I could do. It’s a remembrance of my mother so you have to sacrifice for things that you love, and I love my mother,” said Burton.
After a long battle with breast cancer, Burton’s mother passed away from the disease in 2014. In his everyday life, Burton finds ways to recognize his mother who was a cornerstone of strength for her family.