Birthday boys

The happy and blessed family of Sydney Hewell, and Levi, Ellie and Riley Danielson. Levi was born on Wednesday, July 5, under less than normal circumstances — he was delivered, by his father, en route to the Marshall hospital. Photo / Per Peterson

Riley Danielson will never look at his birthday the same. In fact, it’s not really just his birthday anymore.

During the early hours of the morning of July 5, fate determined that the 2017 Tracy Area High School graduate will forever have to share his birthday with his new son, Levi James, whom he himself delivered on the side of a county road between Tracy and Marshall.

“This birthday was one heckuva birthday,” the now-24-year-old Riley said. “I don’t mind sharing it.”

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