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PHOTOS: Balloon Release Honors 9-Year-Old Bogota Boy's Sudden Death PHOTOS: Balloon Release Honors 9-Year-Old Bogota Boy's Sudden Death
Photos: Balloon Release Honors 9-Year-Old Bogota Boy's Sudden Death Families gathered at the Hoover Elementary School Saturday morning in Bergenfield to honor a 9-year-old boy with special needs who died suddenly this week. Joseph "Jojo" Birney -- who was a beloved member of the Bergenfield Lou Harris Challenger group -- passed away on Oct. 16. He was an active participant with the Challenger program, an extracurricular program for youth with special needs. He was also a student at Oakland's CTC Academy. Green and white balloons were released in his memory -- green for his Irish heritage and white because of his new angel wings. "He was a s…

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by Cecilia Levine