{"id":2785,"date":"2025-01-12T13:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=2785"},"modified":"2025-01-12T13:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:15:48","slug":"after-young-son-passes-away-parents-find-heartbreaking-note-he-left-for-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=2785","title":{"rendered":"After Young Son Passes Away, Parents Find Heartbreaking Note He Left For Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leland Shoemake, age 6, was a typical Williamson, Georgia kid.<\/p><div class=\"rcmvo69f888a295ee6\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.rcmvo69f888a295ee6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.rcmvo69f888a295ee6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.rcmvo69f888a295ee6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.rcmvo69f888a295ee6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.rcmvo69f888a295ee6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>His bright disposition, keen mind, and inventiveness made a lasting imprint on everybody who met him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dHe knew his abc\u2019s, numbers, colors, shapes and 20 sight words by the time he was a year old. 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