These days, Disney magic might seem sparse — but sometimes, the magic is strong and reminds people what a shared love is really all about.
A five-year-old child named Noah Cox-Lee died on May 17 after living with FOXG1 syndrome.
Noah loved Disney movies, especially Cars (2006), Moana (2016), Lilo & Stitch (2002), and Encanto (2022), so his family decided to make Noah’s funeral a celebration of the very special child and the love that he felt for Disney films.
“Everyone’s Come Together”
In powerful photos from the funeral, we can see the funeral director sporting a Buzz Lightyear costume and a variety of people coming to pay their respects in Disney costumes.
A group of motorcyclists called the Thurrock Bikers group came to pay their own respects by “accompanying the hearse to Basildon Crematorium.”
“Honestly, it’s absolutely amazing,” Noah’s mother said in an interview. “Being our little boy, you want to give him the world. The fact is we can, and everyone’s come together to give him that.”
Remembering Noah
“Even though it’s turned our world upside down and we’re so heartbroken, the fact is everyone’s got together to celebrate his life and all we’ve ever wanted is for him to be remembered,” she finished.
“He was fed completely through a peg,” she explained. “He couldn’t take anything orally. He suffered with gastro issues, with swallowing issues, his vision was affected as well.”
“I think that’s where his love of Disney came from,” Mrs. Cox-Lee theorized, “because of the bright colours. The music, the songs, anything like that. He was very cheeky as well. If he didn’t have his Disney or something on the TV that he wanted he would basically start mumbling and making noises until you did put it on for him.”
“There Wasn’t a Day That He Didn’t Smile”
“You can be having such a bad day over something so little, but he was going through so much and yet he never let it affect him,” Noah’s mother continued.
Her son “couldn’t move his body, he couldn’t walk, he couldn’t hold his head, he couldn’t sit up” — and yet “even with all that going on there wasn’t a day that he didn’t smile.”
Our hearts go out to Noah’s family!
