Emmet's Book Drive honors Stamford boy who died of cancer
Emmet died on Sept. 25, 2019 after a battle with cancer. His mother says she believes the best way to remember her son is with purpose.
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Sep 27, 2023, 12:38 AM
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Emmet Manheim had a love of reading.
"He just always wished he had more books to bring home," said his mother Lisa Manheim
Emmet died on Sept. 25, 2019 after a battle with cancer. Manheim says she believes the best way to remember her son is with purpose.
"I believe that reading changes lives and Emmet did, too," said Manheim.
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