"She was sweet, outgoing, silly and funny," Buhnerkempe said. "She loved her friends and family fiercely. She loved playing soccer, basketball and doing gymnastics."<br /><br />Alma's younger brother Will has autism, Buhnerkempe added. Alma "loved and supported him the way only a big sister could," she said.<br /><br />Ainsley's father, Todd Johnson, declined to be interviewed but confirmed her death to NBC News on Tuesday. Her nickname, he said, was "Squirt."The four girls who were killed Monday in a crash at a school camp program in Illinois were identified Tuesday.<br /><br />Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon identified them in a news release as Rylee Britton, 18; Ainsley Johnson, 8; Alma Buhnerkempe, 7; and Kathryn Corley, 7. They were pronounced dead at the scene, the coroner's office said.<br /><br />Alma's mother, Billie Buhnerkempe, told NBC News that her daughter was a "ray of sunshine wherever she went."
