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Community continues to show family support after death of second child
Bill Jones, Editor
The community
is
showing its
support to a
mother who
recently lost
her second
child to a
genetic disorder
that
can lead to heart and liver
problems.
Adrian N. Boruc, a
sixth-grader at Century Jr.
High School, died April
19 at age 11.
“It is with great sadness
that we share the news of
the passing our beloved
Wildcat, Adrian Boruc,”
Century Jr. High posted
to social media. “During
his time at Century, Adrian
touched the lives of
all those who knew him.
Adrian will forever be
remembered for his caring
smile, kind heart and
positive attitude. He will
be dearly missed.”
The post noted members
of the school and
district counseling department
were to be on-site
throughout the week to
help students and staff, as
needed.
“The kids have been really
resilient,” Principal
Brian Horn said. “We’re
really using it as a time to
share [Adrian’s] memory.”
Horn noted the school’s
spring fundraiser led to a
direct donation of $7,500
to the family. Students had
written cards, made videos,
and shared messages
of love and support with
Adrian, Horn said, Since
Adrian’s death, families
have placed red ribbons
on trees and students have
been wearing red bracelets
in his memory, as it
was his favorite color.
Students also made
memory hearts, which
were presented to Adrian’s
mother, Aggie, and
were on display during
his funeral services, Horn
said.
“Adrian was the type of
kid that everyone knew,”
Horn explained. “He was
a little guy but a fighter.”
Horn added that because
he was born with
Alagille syndrome, he was
not shy sharing experiences
with other students,
and that had the power to
help them with things they
might be going through.
“Adrian will be remembered
forever and always
in our hearts, Horn said.
The Orland Park Prairie
wrote about Buroc’s
complications from Alagille
syndrome and fundraiser
to support the
family in late March,
and in the wake of the
death, the GoFundMe designed
to support his family
has reached more than
$34,000 as of press time.
Denise Manning, a
close friend of the family
who has run the page,
confirmed the news in an
update.
“Adrian’s time on this
earth may have been
short, but it was full of
fun, friends, adventures,
just the right amount of
sass and spunk and overflowing
love,” Manning
wrote. “Adrian May have
been small in stature, but
Orland firefighters battle two blazes within an hour on Easter
No one injured, but
fires present added
complications
Bill Jones, Editor
Adrian
Boruc
No one was injured, but
firefighters were presented
with numerous complications
in two fires that
occurred within an hour
of one another on Easter
Sunday.
The first call came in
around 5 p.m. April 21,
when the Orland Fire Protection
District responded
to a house fire near 143rd
Street and 80th Avenue,
according to a press release
issued the following
From April 22
day by district spokesperson
Ray Hanania. There,
firefighters reportedly
found a “small,” one-story
abandoned home in a
wooded area “fully involved”
by smoke and
fire.
But it was in a wooded
area with limited access
to water, as it was
set back more than 1,000
feet, according to Hanania.
Additional firefighters
reportedly arrived and
established additional water
supplies by accessing
fire hydrants on Chateau
Court.
But ComEd also had
to be called to assist, as
a live power line near
the back of the home
was damaged and fell to
the ground close to the
property, causing safety
concerns for firefighters,
Hanania said. Firefighters
reportedly battled the
blaze while ComEd cut
power to the downed line.
The fire was under control
within 45 minutes of
the initial call, and the
cause is still under investigation,
according to the
press release.
But around 6 p.m., a
second fire was reported
in the 15700 block of
Chesterfield Lane while
firefighters were still
working at the site of the
first.
Mutual aid arrived from
nearby communities to
support additional available
OFPD units, finding
a dryer the apparent cause
of a townhome fire. The
dryer was extinguished
and removed from the
home, according to Hanania.
Orland was assisted by
Palos Fire Protection District
and Tinley Park Fire
Department in the first
blaze. Crestwood, Country
Club Hills and Tinley
Park fire departments
helped with the second.
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he more than made up for
it with his huge personality
and unparalleled will.
He meant so much to so
many people and serves as
a true inspiration to all, as
he has touched the lives of
all those that knew him.”
To donate to the fundraiser,
being used to help
Aggie Boruc pay Adrian’s
medical bills, people can
search “The A’ Team’ ~
Supporting Adrian and
RewardsChecking
Aggie” on GoFundMe’s
website.
Adrian was the son of
Aggie; brother of Natalia
Trzak and the late Nicole;
uncle of Mason; grandson
of Danuta and Czeslaw
Jestal; nephew of Slawomir
and Agata Jestal;
friend of many.
Visitation was held at
Lawn Funeral Home. Interment
Good Shepherd
Cemetery.
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