Erin Sullivan: They saved a seat for him at lunch Thursday, and when they went outside, they could swear they saw a cloud that looked just like his face. The children all looked up and shouted, "There's Robert! He's watching out for us. We love you, Robert!"
Robert Britton III died Wednesday night. A second-grader at San Antonio Elementary School, he was riding his dirt bike in the woods around his house in Dade City before his baseball game. Earlier that day, his teacher had given a writing assignment in honor of St. Patrick's Day: Write down what you think is more precious than gold.
"Dirt bikes," Robert wrote.
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