Anthony Aurilia

Anthony Aurilia, 3 Years

Anthony Aurilia was 3 years old and had autism. Anthony and his twin brother Nicholas Aurilia lived on Long Island in Melville, New York. On the morning of July 26, 2017, while their mother was sleeping, the twin brothers wandered out of the house and accidentally drown in the family pool located in their backyard. His parents are Patrick and Sue Aurilia.


Links about Nicholas Aurilia:

Blogs: Age of Autism (Long Island Boys with Autism Drown Together in Family Pool)

News:

• 3-Year-Old Autistic Twins Drowned in New York Pool (Greg Cergol, NBC, July 26, 2017)
• Twin boys who drowned in pool were mom's miracle babies (Gabrielle Fonrouge, New York Post, July 26, 2017) 
• 3-Year-Old Twins Drown in Long Island Swimming Pool (Paige McAtee, Patch, July 26, 2017)  

Nicholas Aurilia

Nicholas Aurilia, 3 Years

Nicholas Aurilia was 3 years old and had autism. Nicholas and his twin brother Anthony Aurilia lived on Long Island in Melville, New York. On the morning of July 26, 2017, while their mother was sleeping, the twin brothers wandered out of the house and accidentally drown in the family pool located in their backyard. His parents are Patrick and Sue Aurilia.


Links about Nicholas Aurilia:

Blogs: Age of Autism (Long Island Boys with Autism Drown Together in Family Pool)

News:

• 3-Year-Old Autistic Twins Drowned in New York Pool (Greg Cergol, NBC, July 26, 2017)
• Twin boys who drowned in pool were mom's miracle babies (Gabrielle Fonrouge, New York Post, July 26, 2017) 
• 3-Year-Old Twins Drown in Long Island Swimming Pool (Paige McAtee, Patch, July 26, 2017)  

Dominic Denesiuk-Smith

Dominic Denesiuk-Smith (2010-2017)

Dominic Denesiuk-Smith was born on March 10, 2010. He was seven years old and had autism. Dominic died in a house fire that occurred at his home in Barrie, Ontario on July 13, 2017. His parents are Donald Smith and the late Sareena Denesiuk.


Tribute to Dominic Denesiuk-Smith:   

"Dominic was an energetic boy who loved his family, his pets, his school and he especially loved his dinosaurs (Obituary for Domonic Denesiuk-Smith)."


Links about Dominic Denesiuk-Smith:

Obituary: Obituary for Dominic Denesiuk-Smith (Obit Tree)

News:

• Seven-year-old boy with autism dies in Central Ontario house fire (Global News, July 14, 2017) 
• Seven-year-old boy who perished in Barrie house fire 'was very loving' (thestar.com, July 15, 2017)

Globalnews.ca: Ontario boy with autism, 7, dies in house fire in Clearview Township https://t.co/qnwQMIKku2 pic.twitter.com/1JoI80y2OM

— Autism Gazette (@AutismGazette) July 15, 2017

Shalom Koby Lawson

Shalom Koby Lawson (2009-2017)

Shalom Koby Lawson was 8 years old and had autism. He was born on June 23, 2009, and is from Louisville, Kentucky. His family was visiting friends in Brownsburg, Indiana, when he went missing on July 7, 2017. Shalom Lawson's body was discovered in a retention pond on July 8, 2017.  His parents are Charles and Magdalena Lawson.

Links about Shalom Koby Lawson:

Obituaries:

• Shalom Koby Lawson Obituary at Legacy.com

News:

• Mother of boy found in Brownsburg pond: Shalom was "everything for us" (Indy Star, Domenica Bongiovanni and Dwight Adams, July 8, 2017)
• Authorities find body of msising 8-year-old Shalom Lawson in pond (Fox 59 News, Brian Bondus, July 7, 2017) 
• Brownsburg community mourns, raises $1,500 for Shalom Lawson family (Wishtv.com, Eric Feldman, July 8, 2017)