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This family found hope in tragedy.
On Thursday,Parentsmagazine named the Barrón Family of Edmond, Oklahoma,America’s Kindest Family of 2021after a nationwide search with more than 500 contest entries. The panel of judges included Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart, Angela C. Santomero, Julia Edelstein, Grace Bastidas and3rd Hour of Todayco-hosts Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones, Craig Melvin and Al Roker.
Luke, 39, and Holly Barrón, 38, share Reid, 7, Holden, 5, and Conley, 2, plus son Keaton, who died in May 2018 at 8 years old after a battle with leukemia.
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In January 2018, Keaton helped start the K Club with the mission statement “to be kind to others, be courageous, compassionate and caring.” The family continues the K Club’s efforts, helping children with cancer and their families.
Says Holly, “It’s an honor to provide a tiny bit of hope or peace in the most unimaginable time in a family’s life. We feel for every parent who may lose a child and will do anything and everything we can to be there for them.”
“I think Keaton would be pleased with it all, but I don’t think he’d be like, ‘Whoa, this is unbelievable!’ I think he’d just say, ‘Yeah, this is what I’d planned. Good job,’ " the mom adds.
The other finalists include: the Phaire family of Danbury, Connecticut; the Corner House Family of Durham, North Carolina; and the Moss family of Waddell, Arizona.
source: people.com
