# A True Hero **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 16, 2004, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246 "2004-06-16T08:29:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DariusMonsef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DariusMonsef](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DariusMonsef)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/1 "2004-06-16T08:29:29Z")
[http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/040610/w061082.html](http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/040610/w061082.html) > 04:25 AM EDT Jun 16 > CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - Six-year-old Donnie Hauser-Richerme knew he couldn’t swim, but he also knew the little girl in the murky, debris-filled swimming pool was in trouble. Donnie jumped in and helped save five-year-old Karah Moran’s life before becoming stuck in 1.5 metres of blackened rain water and muck at the bottom of the deep end. Paramedics eventually rescued him, but he was in critical condition and on life support Thursday. Karah called Donnie “my hero.” “I can’t say enough about this little guy,” said Chicago Ridge Police Chief Tim Baldermann. “It’s amazing that this little kid, old enough to understand it’s a dangerous situation, was so brave. Without thinking about himself he instinctively jumped in to help his friend.” Sadly this little boy passed away 10:41am on Monday. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/2 "2004-06-16T08:38:45Z")
☹ that’s so sad ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/3 "2004-06-16T08:59:57Z")
Wow, that’s terribly tragic ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/4 "2004-06-16T09:14:34Z")
there’ll be a special place in heaven for that little guy, that hero :thumb: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/5 "2004-06-16T12:26:02Z")
> [@RabBell](#): > > there’ll be a special place in heaven for that little guy, that hero :thumb: _Couldn’t have said it better myself._ **Ditto** ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/6 "2004-06-16T12:35:18Z")
sacrifice… little donnie is an example we can only hope to follow when faced with the same situation. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/7 "2004-06-16T13:27:53Z")
Well said RabBell, well said. A very sad but uplifting story… I only hope that I would have the same courage in that situation. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/8 "2004-06-16T13:37:29Z")
Is this story true? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/9 "2004-06-16T14:46:31Z")
I’m sure its true…kids blow my mind all the time with how unselfish and genuinly kind they are. That little boys family should be very proud of him ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/10 "2004-06-16T16:49:34Z")
Awww ☹ That is sad. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/11 "2004-06-16T17:30:41Z")
I’m haing trouble swallowing… how sad…really really sad… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/12 "2004-06-16T18:19:27Z")
seriously that brought a tear to my eye :crying:☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/13 "2004-06-16T18:24:11Z")
oh ☹ very sad, hope he rests in peace, we know he will… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/14 "2004-06-16T19:37:21Z")
truly touching… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-true-hero/113246/15 "2004-06-16T20:06:33Z")
Very sad ☹ My prayers to him and his family.