A COVID-19 vaccine.
Gavin, who turned 12 on Sunday, lost his dad -- Glen Ridge Police Officer Charges "Rob" Roberts -- in May 2020 to the virus.
The boy's mom and the officer's widow, Alice Roberts, penned an op-ed in NJ Advance Media explaining COVID-19 has "ruled" their life ever since.
"By sharing my family’s experience, I hope my husband’s death and our story can help persuade others to do the most patriotic and selfless thing I can think of doing," Roberts writes. "Get a COVID-19 vaccine!
"That’s what my son will be doing this Sunday to celebrate his 12th birthday. It will be one he won’t forget."
More than $265,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family as of Sept. 20.
Click here for Roberts' full column in NJ Advance Media.
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