Even though we didn't even know his name until this afternoon, little Xander Vento has touched the hearts of so many people. His heroic act at the tender age of four - saving the life of a three year old girl yet sacrificing his own. He has been in our constant prayers since Monday.
God bless and comfort his dear parents.
Here is an excerpt from this afternoon's article Fort Worth boy who helped struggling girl in pool to be taken off life support
By Domingo Ramirez Jr.
FORT WORTH — The parents of a little boy who had been in critical condition after jumping into a community pool to help a struggling girl said Thursday that they have decided to remove him from life support.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/08/09/4168821/fort-worth-boy-who-helped-save.html#storylink=cpy
Xander Vento, 4, has been at Cook Children's Medical Center since Monday after he helped a 3-year-old girl at a pool at the Villages of Woodland Springs in far north Fort Worth.
"We in some way hope our son's life serves as an inspiration," said Xander's parents, Cris and Misty Vento, in a statement released through hospital officials. "He was the angel in the pool who sacrificed himself to save another. And now he continues to give as an organ donor." . . .
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/08/09/4168821/fort-worth-boy-who-helped-save.html#storylink=cpy
RT Pray for the Little Hero, Xander and his parents http://tinyurl.com/8bovsxb
