Following his wife's death Country singer Rory Feek built a school for his daughter with Down Syndrome after fans donated money
Rory Feek, a dedicated dad who recently did something beautiful for his daughter, has come forward and shared the touching story behind the grand gesture. In an essay that was published on October 1, the 53-year-old country star spoke about what he did with the $100,000 that fans everywhere sent to him after the death of his wife and singing partner, Joey, in March 2016 after losing her battle with cancer.
The father-of-three has finally spoken about how he built a schoolhouse on his farm in Tennessee to give special educational needs to his youngest daughter, 4-year-old Indiana, who had been diagnosed with Down Syndrome the day of her birth. The doting father wrote: "Joey’s plan had always been to home-school Indy."
Feek wrote in the essay for Today: "To raise and teach her at home. Not just how to read and write, but more importantly, to be part of molding her character and faith and help her become all that she can be… But now, it was clear that we would have to come up with a different plan." The Grammy-winning country star wrote: "In the coming weeks I would enroll Indiana in High Hopes, a wonderful integrated pre-school a half-hour or so from our farm and she would thrive there for the next two years."