LT student Quincy Hoston ’16 was the youngest of four children born to a single mother on March 10, 1998. At birth, he was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, spasticity, quadriplegia and convulsive epilepsy. His doctors estimated that he would not make it past his sixth birthday. Defying all odds, Hoston graduated from LT in 2016 and is now enrolled in the transition program.

“Through all of his life, sick or not, he would always keep that big Kool-Aid smile,” Hoston’s mother, Diane Logan, said. “That’s one of the reasons I call Quincy my gift from God.”

The family received much needed financial support from Logan’s sister and Navy Veteran, Bernadine Logan.

“Anything she thought we needed, she provided,” Diane Logan said. “She was Quincy’s hero.”

On Christmas Day 2015, Bernadine Logan lost her battle to cancer.

“This was a great loss,” Diane Logan said. “Quincy was the apple of her eye and vice-versa.”

This past year, the gas line on Hoston’s handicap-accessible van broke, resulting in the family not being able to afford to repair or replace it because of the absence of the previous financial support. Hoston could no longer be transported safely to his doctor’s appointments, church and other activities. The family needed to raise at least $10,000 in order to get a cheap, used van, so his mother started a Go Fund Me page in hopes of raising money for his van.

“I decided to ask others for help as well as start praying that God make a way for us,” Diane Logan said.

After Quincy’s teacher, Jaclyn Boscovitch, learned of the family’s situation during a meeting and gained permission to share the Go Fund Me information, the money began pouring in. One of the most significant contributions came from the LT Teacher Association in the amount of $2,040.

“We sent it out to teachers’ personal emails and said this is another was to help out a student if you could chip in some money,” Joseph Maffey vice president of the Teacher’s Association, said.

The donation brought tears of joy to Diane Logan as she continued to receive more money for the van. The page is currently at $4,990 and the family is hoping to make its goal soon.

“For Quincy, the van will bring him freedom,” Boscovitch said. “He loves being out in the community and hanging out with friends so if he is stuck at home and can’t do that, it is really sad.”

To donate to Quincy’s van, please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/2fr4pkk?ssid=773369659&pos=1