Aeon Tocchini: Family remembers 'most loving' boy, 2, who died after tree fell on his home during storm
OCCIDENTAL, CALIFORNIA: A grieving family is now remembering their little son who lost his life on Wednesday night, January 4, after a big redwood tree fell on their house during a huge storm. The boy has been identified as Aeon Tocchini, who was at home with his parents when the unfortunate incident happened. Now, his aunt Liz Haskins has started a GoFundMe for the child’s funeral and rebuilding of their house.
Calling the toddler “the sun,” Haskins wrote in the fundraiser, “Aeon, my beautiful baby nephew was also known as, ‘Goldi’ to our family. You can say it was because of his beautiful blond hair, I say it was because he shined like the sun! If you ever had the joy of meeting Goldie, you would know the light that I speak of. His light still shines so brightly in our hearts, and always will.”
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She continued, “Goldie loved to dance, music moved his soul. He was kind, gentle, and had the most loving spirit. He loved the outdoors like his mama and his daddy was his hero. He was deeply adored by his family and he instantly stole the hearts of those around him,” before saying, “Our hearts are broken and our family is shocked and rocked to the core. Aeon is the son of Dan and Aisha Tocchini, the little brother to Eden and Danny Tocchini and the grandson of Daniel and Aileen Tocchini.”
Haskins added, “I ask that you please consider blessing my brother and his family while they walk through this horrific tragedy. Any funds contributed will go to the funeral costs to honor and celebrate Aeon's life. They will also help rebuild a young family. My brother has not only lost his precious son but also lost his home. Three redwood trees fell on his house and his truck during the storm. Your contributions will sow into a new home, a new vehicle, and they will go to supporting a family while they grieve their youngest son. Any amount is appreciated.”
The fundraiser has received a lot of attention online. One person commented, “My deepest condolences and sending all my love to this sweet baby’s family. I know nothing anyone says can make you feel better during this difficult time but there’s a quote I came across that has brought me a little comfort during my hardest days since I lost my dad a month ago… ‘There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone, the light remains.’”
Another wrote, “While we don’t know you personally Sarah and I would like to extend our deepest condolences…we wish you the best during these hard times. God bless.” A third added, “This is an unimaginable loss, so we are sending our thoughts and prayers to the family during this difficult time.”
Earlier, the fire chief in Occidental described what exactly happened on the fateful day. Ron Lunardi told ABC 10, “One of our major incidents we’ve had involved a redwood tree falling on a house … and we had a fatality up there of a minor -- infant, actually. A one-to-two-year old infant."
“When I first arrived on scene, a frantic father came out of the house holding the child," he added. "He was kind of covered in debris and he said my child is not breathing. We are in a rural location out here so my first thought was get him into my truck and let’s get him out to the main road because he is on a long dirt driveway. I got the father into the truck.”
Lunardi continued, “As I was backing up down the driveway in reverse I was giving him instructions to breathe his child for him and as we did we got back out to the main road where I met the rescue squad and they immediately grabbed the child from the father and started CPR and waited for the paramedics to get there,” before adding, “Any time you have a situation like this, especially with a child, everybody’s emotions are a lot higher.”