Saquoya Brunner Obituary (1996 - 2021)

Saquoya “Ma’iingan” Brunner was born on January 18th 1996. At the time Saquoya had an older brother and sister Kanesha and Austin. Over time more siblings Jaden and Josh were born. The family suffered several devastating tragedies and Saquoya and his younger brother went to live with their father. Their father was dealing with the loss of his mother and the children were placed with Saquoya’s aunt, Debbie then he found his forever family with his aunt Kandis when he was 14. Saquoya blossomed as a youth and loved playing basketball and video games. He loved fashion and art. He loved playing at Bryant Square Park in Minneapolis as a child. He looked up to his Uncle Brandon who joined Kandis and the “brother and sister” team raised Saquoya, Jaden and Ezra (Candace’s son) together along with Daniel Robbins. Saquoya and his cousin Ezra (3 months apart in age) attended Cristo Rey High School in Minneapolis and Evergreen Church in Bloomington Minnesota. Saquoya thrived on Cristo Rey’s basketball team and attended Church several times weekly. He loved to sing in Church and had a close relationship with his Church family. After High School Saquoya attended The College of St. Scholastica then earned his culinary certification in Atlanta while living with Candace. His love for cooking lead him to Utah to cook at the Snow Bird Resort. While in Utah, Saquoya built the life he wanted. He found amazing friends and found the love of his life, Juliyah. Saquoya made us proud because he found his happiness. He found love. He found amazing friends and he was where he wanted to be. He lived his life the way he wanted to. He is forever young. He also had two amazing dogs, Prince and Chico who he loved deeply. The family is requesting EMERGENCY donations for Saquoya’s needs: https://email.gofundme.com/long-live-redwood