Parker Nork’s legacy lives on. His family has made sure of it – and with good reason.

“He made everybody smile and loved everyone he knew and met,” said Parker’s mother, Kim, who on March 11, 2017, had to say goodbye to her son as he passed from this life at 9 years old, just three weeks after a leukemia diagnosis. “He was so young, but so respected by other kids and coaches on his teams. Even other teams’ kids and coaches respected him. He was a very kind soul, the sweetest boy.”