Christopherfor Life - Students pay tribute to Chris Jackson

Christopherfor Life - Students pay tribute to Chris Jackson Christopherfor Life - Students pay tribute to Chris Jackson

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Frank Matys: Orillia Today Christopher Jackson was just 11 years old when he passed away from cancer on March 1 of this year. His memory remains firmly planted in the soil of his hometown. Accompanied by Jackson's family last Tuesday, students from Hillcrest Public School walked as a group to Couchiching Beach Park, where city workers had planted a single red maple in honour of the local youth. "It is more of a monument to the compassion and empathy (his classmates) showed and displayed as much as it a dedication to Christopher," Jackson's father, Chris, would later say of the informal ceremony, which took place a few steps from the same play apparatus his son so often climbed. "Christopher and (his sister) Eliza basically lived in that park in the summer," he added. He lauded the school community, and in particular Christopher's classmates, for the care and compassion with which they treated his son. Many posted messages of support on a Web site featuring a photo gallery and updates on his progress. Returning to school later in the year, Christopher was determined to live as normal a life as possible. "He just wanted to be a normal kid," his father recalled this week. "And you know what? All the kids treated him as such." When a helping hand was required, they stepped up to the plate time and again. "The kids were the ones with the most strength through it all," he added. It was shortly before the Christmas break, with his tumour growing, that Christopher began to lose his balance, a situation that did not go unnoticed by students. "The kids would circle around him and take him down the stairs, but they wouldn't make it look like they were helping," said his father. Sherri Naughton, a close friend of the Jacksons, said the tree will soon be accompanied by a plaque. "I thought it was the most natural thing to do," Naughton said of the tree planting. "I wanted a tree so that it would be there in his memory, so that his friends would remember him. The maple was Christopher's favourite tree."

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