8 yr old Martin, loses is life trying to save his 12 yr old sister from her attacker
Pitchford described Martin as warm-hearted and friendly and said he was often playing with his sister outside.
"I'm proud of him. I'm proud that he stuck up for his sister. He did what he was taught," she said. Pastor Dr. Theodore L. Hughey of the Abundant Life church said the boy, also known as "Marty" and "Little Martin," and his sister were inseparable and "always in and out" of the church.
"You saw one. The other was there. They were never apart," Hughey said.
Hundreds of people attended a vigil for Martin on Saturday night.
"He had a heart of a lion," said neighbor Andrew Patillo. "He stood so tall, to be so small." Before the vigil began, loved ones gathered around a sign in Martin's yard near the church.
"Martin: A real hero lived, fought and died here," the sign said.
Pitchford described Martin as warm-hearted and friendly and said he was often playing with his sister outside.
"I'm proud of him. I'm proud that he stuck up for his sister. He did what he was taught," she said. Pastor Dr. Theodore L. Hughey of the Abundant Life church said the boy, also known as "Marty" and "Little Martin," and his sister were inseparable and "always in and out" of the church.
"You saw one. The other was there. They were never apart," Hughey said.
Hundreds of people attended a vigil for Martin on Saturday night.
"He had a heart of a lion," said neighbor Andrew Patillo. "He stood so tall, to be so small." Before the vigil began, loved ones gathered around a sign in Martin's yard near the church.
"Martin: A real hero lived, fought and died here," the sign said.
8 yr old Martin, loses is life trying to save his 12 yr old sister from her attacker
Pitchford described Martin as warm-hearted and friendly and said he was often playing with his sister outside.
"I'm proud of him. I'm proud that he stuck up for his sister. He did what he was taught," she said. Pastor Dr. Theodore L. Hughey of the Abundant Life church said the boy, also known as "Marty" and "Little Martin," and his sister were inseparable and "always in and out" of the church.
"You saw one. The other was there. They were never apart," Hughey said.
Hundreds of people attended a vigil for Martin on Saturday night.
"He had a heart of a lion," said neighbor Andrew Patillo. "He stood so tall, to be so small." Before the vigil began, loved ones gathered around a sign in Martin's yard near the church.
"Martin: A real hero lived, fought and died here," the sign said.
Pitchford described Martin as warm-hearted and friendly and said he was often playing with his sister outside.
"I'm proud of him. I'm proud that he stuck up for his sister. He did what he was taught," she said. Pastor Dr. Theodore L. Hughey of the Abundant Life church said the boy, also known as "Marty" and "Little Martin," and his sister were inseparable and "always in and out" of the church.
"You saw one. The other was there. They were never apart," Hughey said.
Hundreds of people attended a vigil for Martin on Saturday night.
"He had a heart of a lion," said neighbor Andrew Patillo. "He stood so tall, to be so small." Before the vigil began, loved ones gathered around a sign in Martin's yard near the church.
"Martin: A real hero lived, fought and died here," the sign said.
