‘He was beautiful’: Car kills Ga. boy crossing street to get home
DONALSONVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - A community in Georgia is rallying together to a family after a tragic crash.
Stephen Emmett Houston, 5, was hit and killed by a car last week.
The Houston family says his death has hit them hard.
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“We’re still in shock. It’s like it’s a dream one minute and it’s all too real the next minute,” Stephen Houston Jr., Emmet’s father, said.
Authorities said Emmett was heading home while crossing the street that day from the family’s barn.
Loved ones say they have been leaning on their faith.
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“We’re just doing the best we can and I can tell you we wouldn’t be doing anything at all if it weren’t for our strong faith in Jesus Christ,” Emmett’s father said. “He was strong, he was smart, and he was beautiful.”
The community has also poured in .
Emmett’s day care has been making bows and displaying them all over town in his honor. The bows’ green and yellow colors are a nod to Emmett’s love for all things John Deere.
“He was all things John Deere and that’s why we decided to show the family how much they have from our community, that were going to paint our town yellow and green,” Andrea Lambert, Emmett’s day care teacher, said. “He was a very loving child. He had the biggest brown eyes you’ve ever seen. He had the sweetest, crooked little smile that you could ever imagine, and he was so smart.”
Emmett’s father says he’s grateful for the community but only has one request in his time of need.
“What we really need is just prayers, just small prayers, just every day,” he said.
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The Houstons’ church family is also sharing their . Emmett attended both First Baptist Church of Donalsonville and Grace Church in Bainbridge.
“Emmett was quiet but emulated light and love. You just had to know him to experience it. All of God’s love wrapped up in a 5-year-old little boy,” Grace Church member Chelcee Crews said.
The day care is also taking donations to help the family.
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