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6-year-old Valley Mills boy dies weeks after lightning strike

<i>Boggs Family/KXXV</i><br/>6-year-old
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6-year-old

By Doug Myers , Andrew Lamparski

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    TEMPLE, Texas (KXXV) — A 6-year-old Valley Mills boy who was holding hands with his father when struck by lightning has died, a post said Friday.

“Grayson went to be with our Lord and his father at 5:05am today. Please pray for the family at this time. Fly high, sweet boy. #graysonstrong,” Stephanie Burris said on a GoFundMe page established for the family.

Grayson’s father Matthew Boggs was killed in the mid-May lighting strike.

The boy had been battling for his life at a Temple hospital.

The GoFundMe had raised over $82,615 as of Friday morning, according to the page.

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