Heartbreaking video of little boy singing in memory of his sister goes viral
"He just wanted to sing to her."
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A video of a little boy singing a song in memory of his sister has gone viral on Twitter.
Samir Deais from San Antonio, Texas, shared a short clip of his 4-year-old son singing in front of an alter on New Year's Eve.
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The video has since been shared over 45,000 times. At the time of writing, it has over 1.3 million views.
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Deais sent a follow-up tweet on Tuesday to say how thankful he and his wife were for the reaction the video has received.
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"All this ugly in the world and these kinds of things make it still seem beautiful in the dark times," Deais told My San Antonio.
"All these blessings for our small family make us very humbled and thankful and blessed."
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