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VIDEO: Fleet of Houston trash collectors surprise garbage truck-obsessed toddler who is battling leukemia

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HOUSTON – Davis, 2, is obsessed with garbage trucks and the men who drive them.

When waste collection company Republic Services learned the young Willowbend boy has leukemia and is undergoing chemotherapy, they gave him a special tour of their trucks.

And in December, the little boy’s pals at Republic Services drove the extra mile, so to speak – They surprised Davis with a Christmas garbage truck parade. A fleet of trash collectors dressed in their holiday best rolled down Davis’ block and delivered gifts. Wearing a Republic Services beanie and sitting beside a toy garbage truck, Davis waved and watched in wonder as the big blue trucks drove down his street.

Watch the heartwarming episode unfold in the video at the top of the page.

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Briana Zamora-Nipper joined the KPRC 2 digital team in 2019. When she’s not hard at work in the KPRC 2 newsroom, you can find Bri drinking away her hard earned wages at JuiceLand, running around Hermann Park, listening to crime podcasts or ransacking the magazine stand at Barnes & Noble.

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