FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - A Fall River boy made a grand entrance on his first day of kindergarten as firefighters lined a walkway high-fiving and cheering him on.
In 2015 Logan Franco’s father, Adam Franco, a Fall River firefighter, died of cancer.
Fellow firefighters wanted to make his first day of kindergarten a special day for the son of their fallen brother.
“It’s an amazing feeling,” Logan’s mom Angela Franco said. “It’s great knowing they do anything they can to support Logan and be there for Logan.”
After only eight months with the fire department, Adam Franco was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
The fire chief says despite his illness, he continued to serve the community.
“I am trying to think about what I am going to be when I grow up,” Logan said.
Logan is a frequent visitor of the Fall River Fire House and knows his way around the equipment.
“He loves it, he absolutely loves it, we dive by the station as we were out last night, and he asks every day to go in,” his mom said.
Knowing the firefighters are behind Logan gives the family hope.
“It’s an amazing feeling knowing they wanna do everything they can to support him and love him and make him feel like he is special and even though Daddy isn’t there, they are there for him and it’s just an unbelievable feeling,” his mom said.
Logan’s mom said that Logan had a great first day of school and he is a social butterfly.
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