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“This man was a complete stranger,” Williams said. “I just started crying because it was an angel in disguise.”
Hinkston said he got emotional too.
“Jeremiah was in the background jumping for joy and she was jumping and I was dropping tears,” Hinkston said. “It was special.”
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Jeremiah had a basketball game later that day where he scored 12 points and helped lead his team to victory.
Williams took a picture of Jeremiah and Hinkston and posted it to Facebook where it has gotten thousands of views.
HInkston said he has stayed in touch with the family and plans to go back to the house to help them assemble the basketball hoop. His ultimate dream, he said, is to one day fund a nonprofit for the kids in the community so they have activities to do after school.
“You should always be kind. You never know what somebody else is going through,” Hinkston said.
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