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Council member inquires about Benjamin Zachariah
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Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez asks Alexander Kuravsky and Bessie Kimmelfeld about their son Benjamin, who died in a radiator-related incident shortly before his first birthday. The parents share emotional details about Benjamin's life and the plans they had for his upcoming birthday celebration.
- Benjamin was 20 days away from turning 1 year old
- The family had already planned his entire birthday party
- Parents describe Benjamin as a joyful child who lived life to the fullest
Pierina Ana Sanchez
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Thank you.
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Thank you, miss Martinez.
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Alex and and Betsy, thank you thank you again so much for everything that you've done to to get us here into this moment.
1:30:46
Can you tell us about Benjamin?
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When when was he gonna turn 1?
Alexander Kuravsky
1:30:50
Benjamin was 20 days away from turning 1.
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According to the Jewish calendar, he was 8 days away from turning 1.
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Our our family had already planned his entire birthday party.
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We had his birthday outfit that was picked out for him.
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We had a restaurant reserved for him.
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We had a guest list.
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We even made a budget as to how much we were gonna spend.
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Everything was clearly drawn out.
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We were just getting ready to celebrate our boy.
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We were getting ready to celebrate his 1st year birthday.
Pierina Ana Sanchez
1:31:19
Thank you.
Bessie Kimmelfeld
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Benjamin was everything to us.
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He woke up with a smile.
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He went to bed with a smile.
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Everything we did, we did it with joy because Benjamin brought us so much joy.
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He was the happiest kid, took every moment and savored it in life.
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And, you know, even though he lived such a short life and he should really be here today, his quality of life was more than most people live in a 120 years.
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So I just wanted to mention that.
1:31:51
Yep.
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Thank you.
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And as as a
Pierina Ana Sanchez
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mom of someone a baby that's not too far away from regimen's age, I I just, again, extend my condolences and can't imagine the the pain that you have.