She was born in Houston, Texas on January 27, 2013. Leilani was a student at Roth Elementary and was transitioning to the 3rd grade.
Leilani was a generous spirit with a kind heart and a contagious smile. She drew people to her, and her warrior spirit never let her stop fighting to recover from injuries sustained from being hit by a drunk driver in February 2018.
In recent years, Leilani has kept a busy schedule with therapies, surgeries, and school. She has often been referred to as a hardest working student and patient. She looked forward to therapy because those were the few days when she was able to venture out of the house.
Leilani’s favorite things to do were spend time with her best friend, her brother, Dominic. She always looked forward to visits from her cousins. She enjoyed watching cartoons, having dance parties, being bribed with chocolate pudding, wearing pretty pink dresses with tiaras & earrings and having spa day on Sundays with Tia Laly and Mama. On the few days where she could verbalize, she would squeal with joy seeing her Dah Dah in video chat or hearing him walk through the door when he came home from work.
Leilani had a passion for helping others and dreamt of being a brain and heart doctor for kids when she grew up; she wanted to be a doctor teacher. Prior to her accident, she loved running in 5ks, volunteering with Wreaths Across America and participating in events with The Mission Continues. Her legacy will live on with the pending establishment of her non-profit organization, the Leilani Reign Foundation, dedicated to helping families impacted by pediatric traumatic brain injuries.
She is preceded in death by her paternal and maternal great grandparents.
Leilani is survived by her parents, Jamal and Mayuri Palmer, her brother, Dominic Palmer; her paternal grandparents James and Minnie Palmer; her maternal grandparents Felipe and Antonieta Solis Jr.; her aunt Rochelle Palmer; her aunt Cecilia and uncle Eric Santiago; her Uncle Bryan Solis and their children Gabriel and Sofia; and several great aunts, cousins and second cousins.
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