“No more hurting people, PEACE”: Heartbreaking PHOTO of 8-year-old victim of Boston bombing (LOOK)

Third grader Martin Richard died Monday waiting for family friends to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon. His mother and 6-year-old sister were injured severely.

Lucia Brawley, a friend of Martin’s former teacher, posted a photo on Facebook of the 8-year-old holding a sign with an important — and now haunting — message. A message that should be shared, and heard, far and wide.

Brawley wrote, in part, “His message resonates powerfully today. My prayer is that we all live by Martin’s words, paying tribute to his too-brief, but immeasurably valuable life by following his example.”

The picture was taken last year when Martin was in Rachel Moo’s second grade class at the Neighborhood House Charter School. “Her whole life was about peace,” and she taught that message to her students by participating in marches and assigning art projects, Brawley told HuffPost over the phone. Moo attended the Boston Marathon Monday and then went home to Worcester covered in debris only to learn that one of her students had been killed.

There are no words. Except Martin’s.

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Back Story

Martin Richard was standing near the finish line to cheer on family friends running the Boston Marathon on Monday, when an explosion took his life.

He was 8 years old and in the third grade.

Neighbor Jane Sherman told WCVB that Martin was a typical little boy, who loved to ride his bike and play baseball.

Martin’s mother, Denise, was hospitalized with “grievous injuries,” The Times of London reported. She reportedly underwent surgery late Monday for an injury to her brain.

His 6-year-old sister, a first grader whose name was not made public, lost her leg in the blast, WHDH reported.

Martin’s brother and father, Bill, were also watching the race, but were not hurt, according to The Associated Press.

The Richard family hails from the Ashmont section of Dorchester, Mass. Last night, locals gathered at Tavolo Restaurant to remember Martin and his family.

“They are beloved by this community. They contribute in many ways. That’s why you see this outpouring,” City Councilor at Large Ayanna Pressley told The Boston Globe “It’s surreal, it’s tragic, it’s incomprehensible. Everyone here tonight is trying to comfort one another and be prayerful.”

The explosions on Monday afternoon claimed the lives of at least two other people. More than 140 were also injured.

Read more: Huffington Post

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