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School Celebrates Sean Fischel on 'Heaven-Sent Kind of Day'

Baker Elementary School students and staff remembered the 7-year-old, who passed away in January, with a day of fun and togetherness.

Sean Fischel Day at Baker Elementary School couldn't have gone better if Sean had planned it himself. 

Hundreds of students and their teachers, clad in T-shirts (donated by Campbell's Soup) bearing Sean's logo—an "S" connecting two links in a chain—sang, danced and, most importantly, came together for a day held in the late boy's honor Friday.

Sean, 7, passed away in January following . 

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His death hit students and staff at Baker hard. But they celebrated his life Friday, which is just what Sean would have wanted.

"This is what Sean likes. This is what he's all about," said his mother, Kim.

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Students danced and sang along to a DJ, and paraded around behind the school with the Baker Bear (the school mascot). But the fun was preceded by deeper, more meaningful activities that encapsulated the day's theme of connectivity—a theme Sean's mother has noticed more and more in the people around her since his passing.

"Having this kind of community and connectivity—nobody can take away the pain of grieving and losing Sean," said Kim. "But the burden is shared amongst everybody, and that really helps me make it through each day. Because everybody knows us and loves us and is helping us."

And even though Sean wasn't there to enjoy the day with his classmates, she said he was definitely there in spirit. 

"This is a heaven-sent kind of a day. It’s perfect. I really do feel Sean’s presence here," said Kim, standing by a tree dedicated to her son, his name stamped on a plaque at its base.

"(The tree is) going to be here growing with the school and with other children," she said, "and I hope it can bring connectivity to other people that might not have been otherwise connected."


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