“‘We didn’t want his d**th to be for nothing.’” — Max’s mother’s words make the story of this 7-year-old rodeo-loving boy even more heartbreaking. After the accident that took Max’s life during roping practice, his family said they don’t want people to remember only the tragedy, but the little boy who lived fully, loved deeply, and always made the people around him smile.
NFR family honors life of boy with rodeo cowboy dreams Missi Henderson watched as the rodeo cowboys her older son had aspired to become one day competed Monday night at the National Finals Rodeo. It was a night of smiles and tears for the 43-year-old Winfield, Kansas, mother, as she held her younger son, Murphy, … Read more