“With candles held low and prayers being lifted up high, the Town of Duanesburg remembers two lives cut short with a prayer vigil Friday evening.
Gretchen Badger was one of 5-year old Jacob Patino’s teacher’s assistants. “This is devastating. The word I keep coming back to is unspeakable. This has just been.. He [Jacob Patino] was beautiful. He was special. I know all our children are special. I love every kid I work with, Jacob had a very special and unique light that most kids don’t. He had an empathy that most adults don’t ever find. And a heart for everyone around him. It has been devastating and we’re still in shock.” “
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Smith, Conall. Channel 10 News 3 December 2021.