Flanagan’s dream was to become a barber and open his own shop. He was working full-time to save money and was in the process of applying to Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College in Cleveland, according to a fundraiser started by the Flanagan family. They started a GoFundMe campaign to fund the project and help aspiring barbers who are unable to pay school tuition.

“The amount of good that could be done in Davion’s name and the impact that he could still have on the world is something that gives us some joy and hope in the middle of all of this sadness and devastation,” Davion’s mother, Jaime Flanagan told PEOPLE.

“If we could help one or several or many of those people to a better, brighter future in our son’s name and our son’s honor, then that truly is a blessing, and we’re so happy to be involved with it,” Davion’s father Scott, added.

Davion Flanagan

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