Trucks turn out in New Hamburg to honour young boy

A special celebration of life for a toddler who loved trucks was held in New Hamburg Wednesday.

Elijah James Geeting died on Christmas Day, just shy of two-years-old. The cause of death was not publically released.

In his obituary, his family writes that Elijah was a happy and calm-tempered little boy with a smile that could brighten anyone’s day. He had a loving nature and a deep affection for Paw Patrol, airplanes and trucks.

To honour that, the family asked people to drive their trucks to his visitation and funeral.

On Wednesday evening, a procession of trucks rolled through the streets of New Hamburg.

“The automotive community, car culture as a whole, if there is something that we can do that can have an impact, maybe brighten someone's day – we want to do that. That's what brought us trucks here today,” said Jamie Ramdwar

“Having a two-year-old at home and a five-year-old – to try and get through a loss like that, we just wanted to try and be a part of this as best we could. To try and be a part of the community as well as try and show our support as best we could.”

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