Courthouse dome lights up in gold for childhood cancer awareness

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ALBION – The dome on the Orleans County Courthouse will illumined in gold at night the rest of this month to help spread awareness about childhood cancer.

The County Legislature on Tuesday will present a proclamation about Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children, with 43 children per day or 15,780 children diagnosed with cancer annually.

There is a need for new cancer drugs to be approved by the FDA, and more funding to carry this out, local officials said.

That proclamation will be presented to Ryan and Katelyn Pearl whose son, Maddox Pearl, passed away at ae 5 on Sept. 30, 2023 after battling DIPG, a rare brain tumor.

Friends and family of Maddox Pearl gathered at the courthouse on Wednesday to remember Maddox and show support for childhood cancer awareness.

Katelyn Pearl said Maddox’s family and friends plan to add more activities next year to bring awareness to the community.

“Maddox isn’t the only little one that fought or will fight, so we are doing this to honor the past, the present and the future warriors,” she said.

Maddox Pearl’s friends and family gathered on Wednesday to remember the Albion boy who passed away from a brain tumor on Sept. 30, 2023.