Community dedicates park bench to ‘superhero’ DJ Pruitt

Four year-old was victim of childhood cancer

 

Amanda Torres, center, is surrounded by family and superhero friends as she cuts a ribbon to a bench dedicated to her late son, DJ Pruitt. Photo by Katherine Anthony
Amanda Torres, center, is surrounded by family and superhero friends as she cuts a ribbon to a bench dedicated to her late son, DJ Pruitt. Photo by Katherine Anthony

Family and friends celebrated the short life of “DJ” Pruitt, a little boy who “brought out in us the strength of unconditional love,” as they dedicated a park bench in his honor on February 26.

“He is my superhero, my angel,” his mother, Amanda Torres, said at the bench dedication in Fairhaven Park in southeast Georgetown.

Four-year-old DJ — Dean Jacob — died September 30, 2022, after a 19-month bat…