TYLER SAMPSON SILENT HERO MEMORIAL FUND

Tyler was extremely shy and quiet. The exact opposite of his sister. His big sister loved the concerts and plays and Christmas was a time when she would shine. It was a different story for Tyler. His first concert was at Bayer's Road Baptist Church when he was 3 or 4. He practised and sang his song with the other children but on the night of the concert he was terrified. He walked on stage with all the other pre-schoolers and being tall for his age was in the back row. The group did their recitations and then sang a song. Ty looked out at the crowd of parents and family and the colour drained from his normally rosy cheeks. I kept looking at him and smiling, hoping to reassure him. He did not smile back. It was not until the music ended and the front rows started to moved off the stage in the orderly fashion that the colour started to come back in his face. The look he gave was sheer relief as he followed his line to safety. When the first row stepped down you could see Tyler relax, he..

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