A six-year-old boy has brought audience members to tears with his emotional kindergarten graduation speech, paying tribute to his ‘beautiful’ late mother....CONTINUE READING
Jaxon Carter lost his mom, Taryn Marier Gainey, in an apartment fire last July, leaving the boy’s dad, Justin, to care for the little one alone.
Soon after his mother’s tragic death, the six-year-old was enrolled at New Dawn Academy, a public STEM charter school in Michigan.
Jaxon recently graduated and honored his mom at the ceremony with a four-minute speech, where he said he dedicated his ‘good grades, school awards, and kindergarten graduation’ to her.
Jaxon Carter, six, brought audience members to tears while delivering his kindergarten graduation speech, where he paid tribute to his ‘beautiful mommy’ who had died last year.
Soon after his mother’s tragic death, the six-year-old was enrolled at New Dawn Academy, a public STEM charter school in Michigan.
Jaxon recently graduated and honored his mom at the ceremony with a four-minute speech, where he said he dedicated his ‘good grades, and school awards’ to her.
In his speech, Jaxon began by recalling his first day of school. ‘When I started kindergarten at New Dawn Academy in August 2022, I was a little five-year-old who had lost my beautiful mother a month before,’ he said.
‘I learned to play with other kids, read books, answer or ask questions like how or why, use correct grammar, and use my school tablet.
‘My kindergarten year helped me grow braver, smarter, kind-hearted, and more grateful.’ He then thanked his school teacher, adding that she had a ‘big heart’ and would always help him feel better when he was ‘sad.’
Next, the six-year-old touched the hearts of his family as he thanked his grandparents and his dad for their support.
He gave a ‘special thank you’ to his dad, adding: ‘You are the best daddy ever, and I love you so very much.’ Jaxon ended his speech by dedicating it to his late mom and noted that she was the reason for his success.
He gave a ‘special thank you’ to his dad, adding: ‘You are the best daddy ever, and I love you so very much.’ Pictured with his father.
‘I dedicate my speech, good grades, all school awards, and my kindergarten graduation to my beautiful mommy, who I will always love and miss so very much. I know she will always be with me in my heart,’ he said.
Speaking to Good Morning America, Jaxon’s dad Justin said he was ‘shocked and speechless’ when listening to his son deliver the speech, which he had memorized.
‘The expressions, the words, everything that he was saying, you could see that he meant every word of it. He didn’t fumble… it was remarkable,’ he said.
Justin revealed that he helps keep Marie’s memory alive by talking about her to Jaxon every day. ‘He has a nice village where he has someone he can talk to at all times,’ he added.
In addition to paying tribute to his mom through his speech, he also kept her memory alive with photos of him and her on his graduation cap
He explained that his parents and Marie’s parents had been a huge help. Jaxon’s grandmother helped him work on the four-minute speech before the graduation.
The young boy didn’t allow his dad to hear or read the speech prior to the graduation. In addition to paying tribute to his mom through his speech, he also kept her memory alive with photos of him and her on his graduation cap…CONTINUE READING>>
