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Family Sky Dives For Boy Who Died of Brain Cancer
03/30/2010
Filed under: Brain CancerJacob Taylor, a nine-year-old from Deer Park, Ohio, wanted to sky dive before he died, but never had the chance.
Diagnosed with a rare brain cancer 10 months ago, the boy's health quickly eroded to the point where jumping was no longer an option.
Instead, his family jumped in his honor on the first Saturday after he died.
"Jump for Jacob," the unconventional memorial service at Hook Field, allowed Jacob's mother, grandmother and other relatives to sky dive in honor of the youngster.
According to KYpost.com, John Hart of Team Fastrax led the jumpers in a prayer before they took off, saying "Heavenly Father, thank you for this day, the opportunity to jump with our teammate, Jacob. It's something that we've always wanted to do. Jacob, we know you're with us. We thank you for the humility and courage that you taught us as a member of our team and we look forward to carrying on that tradition with Fastrax."
Taylor, who was active with "A Cure Starts Now," which was started after five-year-old Elena was diagnosed with brainstem glioma to find a cure for the disease and help those who are struggling with the illness, decided to have his tumor studied by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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