Terminally Ill Toddler Who Loved Firefighters Meets NYFD Heroes Before Passing Away

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A 3-year-old boy who suffered from cancer had inspired many people in his short life. With a love for fire departments and fire trucks, he was even made an honorary junior firefighter by the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY).

Trucker Dukes, from Maui, Hawaii, was diagnosed with a childhood cancer known as neuroblastoma, and in stage 4, when he was 1 year old. After battling the cancer for two years, he passed away at his Hawaii home on March 3, 2017, in his mother’s arms. The news was announced on Team Trucker, the Facebook page dedicated to the young boy.