I actually have a connection to this story indirectly, my best friend in school was adopted by a great family. His adoptive father was burned in a fire and had a long recovery. His father read about a horrific crime, a father had burned up his son in a hotel room across from Disney Land and the boy was clinging to life with third and forth degree burns over 95% off his body. Being of means and strong Christians they opened their home to him and his mother. This child was named David Rothenberg so during his recovery me and Tony became his big brothers and tried to include him in everything we did. We helped him as best we could, we taught him to skateboard which became his favorite thing and I like to think we gave a bit of his childhood back that was stollen from him. I won't go into the details, but what that poor kid endured no man much less a child should ever have to go through. One day his mother packed him up and we never saw Dave again. Shortly after Michael Jackson read about David and took him under his wing and helped him greatly. I was greatly saddened to hear some years ago David had died of pneumonia in Las Vegas. So for what Mr. Jackson did for David I will give him the benefit of the doubt.
I actually have a connection to this story indirectly, my best friend in school was adopted by a great family. His adoptive father was burned in a fire and had a long recovery. His father read about a horrific crime, a father had burned up his son in a hotel room across from Disney Land and the boy was clinging to life with third and forth degree burns over 95% off his body. Being of means and strong Christians they opened their home to him and his mother. This child was named David Rothenberg so during his recovery me and Tony became his big brothers and tried to include him in everything we did. We helped him as best we could, we taught him to skateboard which became his favorite thing and I like to think we gave a bit of his childhood back that was stollen from him. I won't go into the details, but what that poor kid endured no man much less a child should ever have to go through. One day his mother packed him up and we never saw Dave again. Shortly after Michael Jackson read about David and took him under his wing and helped him greatly. I was greatly saddened to hear some years ago David had died of pneumonia in Las Vegas. So for what Mr. Jackson did for David I will give him the benefit of the doubt.
Thanks for sharing, very cool!
There was an interview with him after Jackson died, they said it was actually Jackson, you might have remembered that.