Eight-year-old Greyson Brooks decided to commemorate his late brother by donating school supplies to his community. His brother Wyatt tragically died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) at four months old in 2017. The kindhearted third grader misses Wyatt dearly and doesn’t want anyone to forget him.
Destiny Hayes, Greyson and Wyatt’s mom, told TODAY that Greyson began carrying a photo of his brother after he passed away. At the time, Greyson was only three years old and couldn’t understand what had happened to his brother. He always asked his mom where Wyatt had gone and when he’d return.
“Wyatt was just this super duper sweet baby,” the 33-year-old said.
Hayes revealed that helping Greyson prepare for a new school year felt bittersweet. As she filled his backpack with school supplies, Hayes remembered that Wyatt would’ve started kindergarten this year. A wave of sadness overcame her as she envisioned Greyson and Wyatt riding the bus together for the first time.
“I never got to hear Wyatt say, ‘Mama,’ and I wonder what he would look like now,” Hayes said. “I have a nephew who was born a few weeks after Wyatt, and every time he hits a different milestone, it brings up feelings.”
However, Greyson proposed a heartwarming idea to honor his later brother while cheering his mom up. In July 2022, the sweet third-grader delivered $350 worth of school supplies to Estes Elementary School in Owensboro, Kentucky. He requested that the crayons, markers, and writing paper go to kindergarten students since Wyatt would’ve been in that grade had he not passed away from SIDS.
“I did it for my brother who passed away at four months old,” Greyson told Messenger-Inquirer. “I wanted to donate the supplies to help the whole school.”
8-Year-Old Donates School Supplies to Honor His Late Brother
With his parents’ help, Greyson launched a Facebook fundraiser to collect donations of school supplies.
“It makes me really, really happy,” the young boy said. “I’ve been thinking about it, and then I got the idea and told it to my mom, and then we did it. We brought lots of paper, crayons, erasers, and more stuff.”
Greyson plans on continuing to help his classmates and their families by donating more school supplies. His mom said she felt proud of Greyson for having such a huge heart.
“He’s a super-duper sweet kid, and we’re just proud he wants to help everybody,” Hayes said about Greyson. “He’s only 8, but he knows there are people out there struggling.”
While Hayes is still grieving from losing Wyatt, Greyson and her 3-year-old daughter Hazel help ease the pain. She fully supports Greyson’s decision to keep donating supplies in honor of Wyatt.
“Nobody likes losing a baby, but if it’s something we can continue to do in his name, we would absolutely want to keep doing this,” she said.
Hayes revealed that at the store, Greyson scoured every aisle to pick out school supplies he thought Wyatt would like. He believed his brother, who he lovingly called Bubba, would approve of his selections.
“I’m so proud of him. He went and picked out all the stuff himself,” Hayes shared. “Any time he’s doing something fun, he’ll say, ‘Bubba would like this.’”
Greyson feels that Wyatt is smiling down on him from heaven and keeping watch over the family.
Ryan Williams, principal of Estes Elementary School, commended Greyson for donating school supplies to the community. “He has a big heart,” Williams said, “and we need more people like him in this world.”
We don’t doubt that people will remember Greyson’s act of …
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