to seek solace with each other, comfort with each other and honor all three of the people who died, including little martin. it was only about a mile away from his house. an interesting thing, anderson, they also honored the first responders who did such an amazing job helping so many people. and saved so many lives, no doubt about it. gary, i appreciate the reporting. a lot more to talk about. joining me now is bill fiore, a friend of the richard family. bill, i m so sorry for your loss. what was martin like? wow. martin was a remarkable young man and just a kid, really. eight years old. a wonderful athlete, a bright student. he loved the bruins. he loved the bruins. he loved the red sox, too. the headmaster at the school, i was talking to him before we went on the air, and he wanted me to emphasize he was not only a great athlete, but a great student, very compassionate, very caring.
you were the sweetest, funniest boy. i m going to miss you so much. but now you are an angel. it s still all so hard to believe, gary tucker joinds me now. you were at a vigil for the victims tonight in dorchester. it was very moving because it was entirely word of mouth. early this afternoon there was no word of any vigil. it turns out tonight between 1,000 and 1200 people showed up to seek solace with each other, comfort with each other and honor all three of the people who died, including little martin. it was only about a mile away from his house. an interesting thing, anderson, they also honored the first responders who did such an amazing job helping so many people. and saved so many lives, no doubt about it. gary, i appreciate the reporting. a lot more to talk about. joining me now is bill fiore, a friend of the richard family. bill, i m so sorry for your loss. what was martin like?