Toddler Finally Met his Neighborhood Heroes and Broke Down Into Tears

Quincy Kroner had that precise feeling on March 13 when he met with his local heroes — Eddie Washington, Mark Davis and the neighborhood garbage men.

“He was all grins as the garbage truck pulled up. I asked him if he needed to shoot his [photo] with them, and he gave an enthusiastic, ‘yes,'” Kroner told HuffPost.

Turns out the men in the truck are fans of Quincy, also. “They have developed a form of connection through the window,” he added.

Quincy likes garbage trucks as well as garbage men. Which, obviously, he could not wait to show his buddies.

So when the truck rolled up to the last Friday of the Kroner, Quincy’s big moment had arrived. Kroner asked the men whether they’d be prepared to shoot a picture, which they were.

Following the picture was shot but, Kroner said, Quincy regained immediately. “I simply do not believe he believed it all the way through.”

Friday was a very long time . He told his parents that he is constantly waved to by the garbage man while he sees them out the window. Kroner says. “I could not tell you how long ago it began.”

After a week of waiting, he was ready to reveal his new plaything to the garbage men. So excited, he burst into tears.

“He calmed down after a couple of minutes and restarted playing,” Kroner said. “He hasn’t had an entire [lot] to say about the encounter yet.”

The picture is made by Quincy’s emotional face. He is so worried. Or perhaps excited. Who understands.

“I do not understand if it was the sound or the smell or the unfamiliarity or him being a 2-year old. It very well could have become the excitement of it all, also.”

Quincy’s expressions many are seeing, sharing, remarking and enjoying on the picture for another reason – they adore how two generally unsung heroes are being respected by his family and a lad.

The remarks came pouring in online.

“Garbage men are too often under valued,” one man said. “They’re definitely heroes, and this child is on purpose.”

“We should all commend sanitation workers.

Attempt living through a two-week cleanliness strike in a major city.”

“Garbage men get swole as hell and are usually the best people about.”

Christopher Callahan, the operations manager for groups for the city of Cincinnati, said he is really pleased with the positive feedback.

“I am really happy that folks are understanding how open and friendly my workers are,” he said. “I am really happy that many of folks aspire to be garbage men.”

“We’re hiring,” he added, laughing.

To Mark Davis, it is somewhat silly. He is still a bit blown away by it, although he values the acknowledgement, particularly as it is a job that’s frequently under recognized.

“It is difficult to trust, actually,” Mark said. “My relatives and buddies believe it is uproarious.”

He said the best portion of the entire occurrence was that it is brought. His wife, Mark as well as their three kids and Libby met with Oliver, and Quincy for dinner lately. All the children played.

“I believe that is what is missing these days — it is family,” Mark said. “Lots of children do not have their dad about or do not have their mum approximately or children are merely running around doing whatever.”

Many people who made remarks also applauded Libby and Oliver, commending them for motivating their son to think of garbage men as heroes when such believing might deter.

“I adore it when parents do not demean blue collar work or play it as some kind of punishment for subpar scores,” one man wrote.

But Libby and Oliver blown off the compliments, labeling their encouragement as standard.

“We simply support whatever he gets into,” Libby said. It only seemed natural to support his interests.”

Oliver and Libby rather turned the focus back to Mark and Eddie and thanked them for their son — as well as everything the two do for their community.

What does Quincy think of the reality as well as all of the fanfare he’s met with his local heroes? He is playing it cool.

“Nope,” he replies slyly.

I try.

He wheels it along the earth, zooming away and catches his garbage truck.

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