My 12-Year-Old Son Saved All Summer for
Caleb Honors His Late Friend with a Baseball Fund
Twelve-year-old Caleb returned home from his best friend Louis’s funeral broken and silent.
Once inseparable, Caleb clung to Louis’s old baseball glove for comfort.
Determined to honor him, Caleb spent the summer earning money for a headstone, but a September fire destroyed his savings.
Then, a mysterious invitation led Caleb and his mom to a community-organized memorial.
Louis’s granite headstone had been fully paid for, arranged by neighbors and Louis’s uncle.
Moved by the gesture, Caleb proposed using leftover donations to start a baseball scholarship in Louis’s name.
The community rallied again, and the Town Council matched donations, creating The Louis Memorial Youth Baseball Fund.
Holding Louis’s glove, Caleb realized his efforts were making a lasting impact.
An anonymous note encouraged him: “Keep going, kid. You’ve got no idea how many lives you’re going to change.”
Caleb whispered, “Then I better get to work.”
