They met in the second grade and he always, no matter what, took care of her.
Mary Lapkowicz had Down Syndrome. Ben Moser did not. They were inseparable at their Pennsylvania elementary school, and if Mary wasn't being included in an activity, or was on the outside looking, Ben pulled her in.
Their teacher, Trace Spogli, remembers it to this day. "If she was looking like she wasn't having fun, he would go over and talk to her … He just always watched over her," Spogli said, according to PennLive.com.
In the fourth grade, he made her a promise. When they were in high school, he would take her to the prom. And on Saturday, he did.
She was a vision in purple, he wore a complementing purple vest. The parents, and Spogli, wore bright smiles and occasional tears. Click here to continue reading
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