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Friday, December 16, 2011

Generosity of Jenison teen accident victim honored in Rose Parade Float

The Grand Rapids Press | Sue Thoms

HUDSONVILLE — Twenty years to the day after Eric Helm was born, his family and friends will gather Saturday to honor his memory and create a special tribute to him: a floral portrait that will appear in a Rose Bowl parade float.

It won’t be a private affair: Eric’s parents are inviting the public to a pancake breakfast to raise awareness about organ and tissue donations. They said they hope to inspire others to show the same spirit of kindness as their son, a Jenison High School senior who died two years ago in a car accident at the age of 18.

“He had a big heart,” said his mother, Kim Helm.
Read more: http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/12/generosity_of_hudsonville_teen.html

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