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Monster Truck Procession at Funeral Honors Little Boy
Tucson News Now ^ | Aug 28, 2015 | Tami Hoey

Posted on 08/30/2015 2:36:43 AM PDT by nickcarraway

It was a funeral procession like no other.

More than a hundred truck drivers came together Friday to pay tribute to a little boy who loved monster trucks, but never got to see a monster truck jam.

Three-year-old Elijah Steffen died earlier this month from a rare bone disease.

Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Elijah was scheduled to be a special guest at a Monster Truck Rally in Las Vegas. But he died before he could attend that event.

On Friday, Elijah's family invited truck drivers to join the hour-long funeral procession through Mesa.

The procession of vehicles included everything from semis and pickup trucks to heavy machinery and firetrucks. There were even tow trucks and off-road vehicles in the convoy.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: elijahsteffen; makeawish; makeawishfoundation; mesa

1 posted on 08/30/2015 2:36:43 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Good God, that is sad.


2 posted on 08/30/2015 2:42:23 AM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: Crazieman
My screen is all blurry...


3 posted on 08/30/2015 2:48:47 AM PDT by antidisestablishment
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Mine too. I think we have the same monitors.


4 posted on 08/30/2015 2:52:02 AM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: nickcarraway

Me too.


5 posted on 08/30/2015 2:56:52 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: nickcarraway

10-7 Teddy Bear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zoTLwrm9QE


6 posted on 08/30/2015 3:36:11 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Men need a reason to shop. Women need a place.)
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To: nickcarraway

Man I can sure think of folks I’d rather see exit this dimension


7 posted on 08/30/2015 3:38:00 AM PDT by wardaddy (White boy wiggers in pickups with Cope and Rebel Flags and cowboy rap....FMR)
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To: nickcarraway

Poor kid.


8 posted on 08/30/2015 6:24:58 AM PDT by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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