VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Last Wednesday, 11-year-old Liam Metz died after a battle with Stage 4 bone cancer.
10 On Your Side photojournalist Cortez Grayson told the story of Liam’s cancer journey in September 2023. He had been diagnosed June 17, 2022 and was given two months to live, but he lived for 30 months after. Liam died a week before Christmas, his favorite time of year. He took his last breath while holding hands with his mom and dad in the early morning hours of Dec. 18.
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He loved playing Minecraft and was a huge Pokemon collector.
Liam was a big brother to Noah and Ava, whom he loved dearly, and he spent a lot of time with them growing up.
He will be remembered for his kindness, always having a positive mindset no matter what the situation at hand was, and always putting others’ needs before his own.
Each of his family members had words of remembrance of Liam’s life.