On Friday, December 3rd Milwaukee area baseball fans can join in what is becoming a nationwide virtual memorial for the youngest victim of the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy.
It's become a national tribute, and is to remember Jackson Sparks, an 8 year-old who simply loved baseball, through the #Jerseys4Jackson social media campaign.
Sparks was one of six people killed on November 21 when an SUV traveling at high speed drove through the Waukesha parade. Darrell Brooks faces six charges of intentional homicide.
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The boy played for the Waukesha Blazers, a youth baseball team in the town that is now grieving his death and five others, including members of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies.
Sparks' mom asked kids attending his funeral to wear baseball jerseys to honor her son’s memory
Then Todd Ahrens, a fellow baseball fan in suburban Milwaukee who has attended the Waukesha Christmas Parade in the past, saw that request and made a push for fellow baseball-loving kids to wear baseball jerseys to school on Friday.
From there, it grew. The #Jerseys4Jackson push went viral on social media, as many national media members signed on to wear a jersey themselves on Friday. Brewers baseball play-by-play voice Brian Anderson started that push, followed by others including ESPN and MLB Network reporters.
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Milwaukee Brewers star outfielder, Christian Yelich added his support, as did his team.
Baseball fans across America can join in the celebration of the baseball-loving boy's life by doing the same with their favorite jersey on Friday, at work or at school.
Fans are also encouraged to honor Jackson with a donation to the Waukesha Blazers Memorial Fund.
