Cleveland County community helps family who lost 2-year-old son in pool accident

WACO, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Cleveland County community is showing support for the family of a 2-year-old who lost his life.

Wyatt Scott Gordon suffered a brain injury after falling into a pool on July 4 and later succumbed to those injuries.

On Friday, family and friends gathered at the Waco Fire Department to keep Wyatt’s memory alive. Several fire departments from across the Charlotte area also were present to serve barbecue as a fundraiser for the family.

“Things like this, as tragic as they are, they show that family, that brotherhood we all talk about,” said one firefighter and family member.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 13, at First United Methodist Church, Lawndale.

“He brought a light to the world that made everyone who saw him smile, he was our son-shine,” Wyatt’s obituary reads. “Strangers would come up and tell him how beautiful he was from his bright blonde hair, big blue eyes, cheeks and a smile that could brighten any day.”

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