“Paying it forward” — the simple act of doing something to benefit others and not expecting anything in return — is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot, almost to the point where it has become cliché and has lost some of its meaning.
But sometimes, those three words carry with them a very personal undertone, a profound message that hits the heart much more than the wallet.
Such is the case for Kandi and Daniel Stevens, who lost their 12-year-old son, Reed, in the 2008 bus crash in Cottonwood that also claimed the young lives of fellow Lakeview School students Hunter Javens (9), his brother Jesse (12), and 9-year-old Emilee Olson, all of Cottonwood.
See more in this week’s paper!