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Christmas in July: Community gathers to honor American Fork man who died of cancer
Despite the sizzling summer temperatures, the spirit of Christmas was recently felt at the Northampton House in American Fork, in honor of a man who recently succumbed to cancer. Tanner Martin had a wish to spend the holidays with his newborn daughter, even though he knew he didn’t have much time left on this earth. Martin, of American Fork, died on June 25 at the age of 30 due to a long battle with colon cancer. His death came a little more than a month after he and his wife Shay celebrated the birth of their daughter AmyLou, on May 15. Martin’s passing sparked an outpouring of ...