r/beyondwholesome • u/_FluffyStarr • 1d ago

What a bro What a brilliant young man!

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Brandon Bakke showed incredible compassion and maturity after learning that his biological father had d*ed and was buried in an unmarked grave.

Adopted at birth, Brandon had recently started asking questions about his birth family when he discovered that his father,

Terrance, had passed away after an asthma attack in Chicago.

Heartbroken that his father had no headstone, Brandon decided he wanted to do something meaningful to honor a man he never even had the chance to meet.

Throughout the summer, Brandon spent countless hours mowing lawns for neighbors, friends, and strangers to save enough money for a grave marker.

He handed out flyers, worked hard in the North Dakota heat, and carefully saved every dollar he earned because he believed “nobody should go unknown in life.”

When a monument company heard about his dedication and love, they were so moved that they donated the headstone instead.

Brandon’s story touched people across the country, not only because of his hard work, but because of the kindness and respect he showed toward his father’s memory, despite never knowing him personally.

What a brilliant young man! ❤️

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u/Mysterious-Crab 1d ago

Hey OP, if you wanna post a story like this, at least just use the word 'died' instead of 'd*ed'.

And what is wholesome about a kid having to work an entire summer to pay for a headstone?

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u/thisismypotat 1d ago

Edit: 11 year old child forced to do hard manual labour all summer, to pay for his dead father's headstone - while more privileged children get to be children all summer :)

How wholesome, and totally not heartbreaking at all 🥰

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u/Free_as_in_Freya 1d ago

Passed away from an asthma attack

In civilized countries, we reverse those with free or affordable inhalers