Samuael "Sammy" Hines was only 13 months old when he was adopted from Ethiopia in 2008 by the Hines family of Chesapeake.
"He bonded quickly with our family and had a real big personality," said his father Robert. "He was a bright, happy and active kid. He was a real joy to be around."
Sadly, in June 2011, at age 4, Sammy was diagnosed with a brain tumor in the middle of the brain stem, which has a zero percent survival rate.
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