Belle Brock Adelman-Cannon, 17, is killed in tragic accident

BELLE BROCK ADELMAN-CANNON, an exceptional 17-year-old student at Benjamin Franklin High School, who made an impressive mark in her short years, was killed in a tragic accident on Saturday, June 3.

BELLE ADELMAN-CANNON

Adelman-Cannon, who identified as non-binary with they/them pronouns, died after being struck by a school bus. According to accounts given to the CCJN, Belle was wearing headphones at the time, which may have prevented her hearing the approaching vehicle.

Adelman-Cannon was a member of Touro Synagogue, Jewish Culture Club, GSA, and NFTY-SO, and worked at Grow Dat Youth Farm. They enjoyed crafting, sewing, anything outdoors, plants, reading, circus arts, riding unicycles, walking on high stilts, and attending Jacobs Camp.

Adelman-Cannon was bilingual, fluently speaking French and English,  and also spoke German. They would have been a graduating senior at Franklin this coming year.

A funeral service was held at Touro Synagogue, 4238 Saint Charles Ave. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Interment followed the service at Hebrew Rest Cemetery No. III.

Adelman-Cannon is survived by their parents, Charles Cannon and Laura Adelman-Cannon; her brother, Russell Adelman-Cannon;  and her grandparents, Mary Beth and Stanley Adelman and Stephen Cannon.  

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in their memory to URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp, www.jacobscamp.org. To view and sign the online guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.