A touching tribute at a kindergarten graduation left not a single dry eye in the room.
The star of the show?
A 6-year-old boy named Jaxon Carter.
He stood up and dedicated his speech to his “beautiful mommy,” a phrase that tugged at everyone’s heartstrings.
Jaxon’s world was turned upside down when his mother, Taryn Marie Gainey, tragically passed away in an apartment fire last July.
As if coping with such a loss wasn’t challenging enough, Jaxon had to start kindergarten at a new school, New Dawn Academy, just a few weeks later.
His father, Justin Carter, shared with “Good Morning America” how the school became a beacon of hope for them.
“I had to find a school for him last-minute and it just so happened that the school was a great fit for him,” Carter said.
“The school alone was a lifesaver.”