Haunted house created in Sanford to honor 13-year-old who died from rare cancer
SANFORD, Fla. - A community came together this Halloween to honor a boy from Longwood who lost his battle with cancer.
Gavin Griffin, 13, died in September after battling a rare aggressive cancer.
His family said his favorite holiday was Halloween, so this weekend, community members set up a haunted house in his honor.
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They said they believe he appreciated the spooks and scare from up above.
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(Gavin Griffin)
"We were in hopes that he could be here, that was the plan, but then he ended up passing a month prior, so he didn't get to be here, sadly. But, hopefully, he was looking down on us like, 'Heck yeah.' I know he was for sure," said Erin Wyatt, who helped set up the haunted house.
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(Gavin Griffin)
The money raised at the Sanford haunted house will be donated to Gavin's family and cancer research.
Those who put on the haunted house raised about $1,000.