A Pennsylvania community has rallied in support for a young family whose two-year-old son, Benny, passed away suddenly.
The Delco neighborhood in Broomall has been lit up in blue light for several days as homes and businesses have gone “Blue for Benny” to mourn the Petransky family’s loss. Even Lincoln Financial Field will be draped in blue later this week to honor the little boy, FOX 29 Philadelphia reported.
“We don’t want any of this,” the boy’s father, Eric Petransky, told FOX 29’s Chris O’Connell. “We don’t need any of this. I just want my buddy back.”
Tragedy struck the Petransky family last Wednesday, when their little boy came down with a fever. By the next morning, Benny had stopped breathing.
Funeral services for Benny will be held on Wednesday. On Monday, Eric and Natalie got matching tattoos to honor their son.
“I don’t know what next week will bring. I don’t know what next month or next year will hold, ten years, 20 years, but it will never go away,” Natalie told FOX 29.
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to clarify that Broomall is in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, not the state of Delaware.
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