He said he wants to raise money for "a big black headstone" with an inscription which says: "Thank you for being my daddy, I love you loads".

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"To this day I still hear my boys crying out, yelling for Daddy, when they were told the news, " says Jackie Califano, the widow of a New York police officer killed when a suspected drowsy driver plowed into his parked cruiser in 2011.

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"I like staying up late and I like being with my mommy and daddy, and I think it's fun to play the drums, " Rachel says.

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