UK-born boy buried in Connecticut after shooting

Europe December 21, 2012

UK-born boy buried in Connecticut after shooting

Photo: AP A balloon released by the Hockley family floats past the church spire at the end of a funeral service for Dylan Hockley in Bethel, Conn., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hockley, 6, was killed when Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself.

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NEWTOWN, Connecticut (AP) — Dylan Hockley's mother remembers asking him once why he flapped his arms when he got excited.

Dylan, who had a form of autism that hindered his language development, answered: "Because I am a beautiful butterfly." Nicole Hockley shared the story Friday at the 6-year-old's funeral at the Walnut Hill Community Church in Bethel, Connecticut, according to the New Haven Register.

She referenced the so-called "butterfly effect," a theory that the flapping of a butterfly's wings can cause a chain reaction that influences weather around the world. Dylan's family moved to Connecticut two years ago from Hampshire, England. At the end of the ceremony, spectators applauded as Dylan's parents and brother released purple and white balloons. Purple was his favorite color.

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