‘Our hero': New York firefighters to honor Maui boy who lost battle with cancer

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (HawaiiNewsNow) -Almost exactly a year ago, Trucker Dukes, a 3-year-old boy from Maui, lost his battle to cancer. Trucker spent much of his fight in New York City at a top-ranked cancer center right next to a fire station.

There, the firefighters unofficially adopted him as one of their own.

This weekend, they will be having a special ceremony to add him to their wall of fallen heroes.

Trucker’s roots may be from Maui, but his home for much of his life was in the Upper East Side of New York City.

The young aspiring firefighter was just 19 months old when he was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma back in 2015, which is by far the most uncommon cancer found in infants.

He had a 30 percent chance at making it to his 6th birthday.

Trucker and his mom, Shauna, moved to New York so Trucker could undergo treatment at a top-ranked cancer center that specializes in neuroblastoma.

Turns out, a fire station was nearby.

Trucker and the brave men of the New York City Fire Department Ladder 13, Engine 22 became instant friends.

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