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11-year-old uses lemonade stand to raise money to buy special headstone for her late father

The Independent·Erin Keller·26 days ago
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An 11-year-old Texas girl is now awaiting the arrival of a headstone she purchased for her late father after raising nearly $3,000 at a lemonade stand. Kaylee Hernandez of Lubbock said she had long hoped to honor her father’s memory at his gravesite but that the family had been unable to afford a proper headstone following his death nearly two years ago. “He was a present father,” Hernandez told KCBD , speaking to one of many local news outlets about her dad, Ricky Hernandez, who died after a battle with throat cancer. “He would go to school with me, do donuts with dad and all that. He was there for me.” When the community’s Lemonade Day event took place Saturday, Kaylee decided to take part by setting up her own stand. Located in front of Lash and Brow Studio, she was surprised to find a line had already formed before the event even began. “My face was smiling the whole day,” she told KLBK . “I was busy. Towards the end, I was like ‘Mom. My feet hurt.’ Everyone was so nice.…

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