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Dracut Family Keeps Son's Memory Alive Through Acts Of Kindness

DRACUT (CBS) --- A local family who suffered the loss of their 6-year-old son is coping by paying it forward.

The family of Joseph Middlemiss has created the "Joseph Middlemiss All You Need Is Love Mission" to inspire others to perform random acts of kindness as a way to keep their son's memory alive.

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Dracut boy Joseph Middlemiss died at the age of 6. (Obituary)

Middlemiss died from a heart condition earlier this year.

The Facebook page invites the public to post their acts along with a photograph.

Some of the acts performed this holiday season included people buying Christmas trees for others at a local farm, donations to Toys For Tots and giving gift certificates to the places Joseph loved.

The family says they are spreading their son's message of love, healing and kindness.

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