Asa Hill died a day after being in a fiery six-vehicle crash Thursday on the Niagara Thruway in upstate New York.


The Associated Press reported that this boy's parents, Amilcar Hill and Rahwa Ghirmatizion, surprised the hundreds of people who packed the child's funeral Monday by getting married during the service. They said it had been their son's wish for a long time.

Amilcar Hill told The Buffalo News Thursday night that he and his family were "hoping for a miracle" but "planning for reality" after rescuers took his critically injured son to Women and Children's Hospital in Buffalo.

Other victims in the accident included Amilcar Hill's father and 6-year-old brother. Amilcar's father, 55-year-old Michael E. Hill of Buffalo, suffered several broken ribs and possibly a collapsed lung. He remains at Eerie County Medical Center.

Amilcar Hill's brother, Tshanolo Hill, was treated for minor injuries. The two young boys spent a lot of time together, Hill said, so his brother was allowed to visit his son's bedside.

The Rev. Joel Miller, the Unitarian minister who presided over both the wedding and funeral, said the wedding ceremony honored young Asa Hill's spirit.

"He was a powerful presence -- direct, smart, and had a way of bringing people together," Miller told CNN.





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wow lol, talking about a day of fucked up emotions, that would be too much for me i think.

saves a lot of trouble right there

2 events for the price of one!

that gives me an idea to open up a funeral/wedding all-in-one service

who wants in?

This sounds like some sort of backwards Hamlet stuff.

I dunno seems in bad taste but whateva floats their boat

japanrocks said:

Shameful, yet profitable.

i don't see anything wrong with it...

Why weren't they married before? It's too little, too late for their child.

Your child was just killed, how could you think about marriage NOW? Talk about ass backwards

This is so messed up...

If it was their son's wish...I don't see anything wrong with it. As long as they didn't take to much away from him that day.

I see nothing wrong with it whatsoever. A celebration of his life and his wish.

JustErin said:

I agree with you on this one.

Their son wanted them to get married....so they did it for him at his funeral....

Humans.....the peak of unintelligence.

I think this is beautiful. unification in the face of pain. wonderful

how sad..

I hope they last though.

technol21 said:

I mean I sort of agree. I understand why they did it, but you should marry because you love each other and can't bare to live a second without the other in your life, but they get married just because their son died and it was his life long wish? Not a reason to get married. If that was the case, they would had been married a long time ago.

RodeoSchro said:

I agree.

Bad taste would be taking wedding pictures posing next to the casket. Which I hope they didnt do.