MORE: Monroe girl battling cancer gets big wish: A high school graduation
In May, Madison Smallwood, a fifth-grader in the Monroe district, had long wished to experience a high school graduation. The entire Monroe community rallied to make her dream come true in May 2018.
Madison was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer. Dominic Watkins, a Monroe High School graduate, also was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and he died this year.
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