Levi Wright’s sister delivered a heartbreaking eulogy for her brother who died after driving his toy tractor into a raging creek.
The three-year-old son of rodeo star Spencer Wright tragically died on June 2 after the incident their family arrived in Beaver County, Utah.
At his funeral, Steeley, 5, bravely climbed onto a stool behind the stage where she spoke of her immense adoration for her brother, with gentle encouragement from her mother.
“Levi was my best friend,” his brave sister told the audience of mourners.
“I loved coloring and reading books with him,” Steeley remembers. She continued, “We always enjoy cycling down the hills together.”
Levi Wright’s sister delivered a heartbreaking eulogy for her brother who died after driving his toy tractor into a raging creek
“Levi was my best friend,” his brave sister told the audience of mourners
Levi Wright tragically passed away on June 2, almost two weeks after he was injured while driving his toy tractor into a rough creek near their family in Beaver County, Utah.
Steeley added that she and her brother enjoyed taking “walks along the water” together.
Levi’s devastated sister concluded by saying, “I miss my brother so much, but I will love him forever.”
On the same day of the funeral, Levi’s mother Kallie posted a tender tribute to her son, captioned: “We love you Beans!”
The video that was posted Facebookis a montage of the various magical moments from Levi’s short life.
In the beginning, viewers see Levi as a baby, who first learns to say “Mama” and “Dada.”
The montage even includes a clip of the day Levi was born on March 24, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
“Here I will soon be crawling into bed with my baby and holding him as he falls asleep for the last time on this earth,” Kallie wrote on Sunday
Millions of people around the world followed the little boy’s twelve-day struggle for survival
This comes shortly after Kallie shared her harrowing memory of how the toddler was seriously injured after driving his toy tractor into a raging creek near their family home in Beaver County, Utah, on May 21.
Kallie Wright looks down at her newborn baby, wrapped in a white blanket. As the montage progresses, we see Levi gradually growing older.
Levi loves the outdoors and is often seen playing outside, and the montage shows him sledding, horse riding and cycling.
Throughout the video you can see the feisty boy playing with his sister. During a moving scene, Levi sits on a swing while his sister pushes him.
Another sweet moment shows the toddler dancing around with Steeley, who is dressed as a princess.
Considering Levi’s passion for tractors and heavy equipment, it was only fitting that the montage included multiple clips of the boy in different vehicles.
Levi visited mother Kallie and new brother Brae in the hospital less than a year ago
In one clip he is seen sitting next to his father in a bulldozer. And in another clip, Levi sits on his father’s lap in a tractor and holds the steering wheel.
There is also footage of the boy driving his beloved electric tractor. During one part of the video, you can see him rustling his toys across a patch of farmland.
Another clip shows Levi driving his tractor out of the driveway, while his laughing sister holds on to the side.
The video ends with a painting of Levi standing in a field opposite Jesus.
This comes shortly after Kallie shared her harrowing memory of how the toddler was seriously injured after driving his toy tractor into a raging creek near their family home in Beaver County, Utah, on May 21.
Levi drove his tractor across their land and crossed the creek, which divided the property between theirs and that of Levi’s grandparents.
Kallie previously explained that the water in the creek “only runs for a short time during the year and can change overnight.”
In her previous post, she said, “Levi hasn’t done anything he hasn’t done before, but this time the water was at its peak and strong enough to push his tractor off the road and into the creek as he drove through it.”
He survived 12 days in hospital with a glimmer of hope that he could regain brain function before his devastated parents said they had to say goodbye and turn off his life support last Sunday.
According to a statement from the Beaver County Sheriff’s Office, Levi was “quickly located” and given “life-saving measures.”
Kallie dove into the creek to save her son after he disappeared beneath the surface of the fast-moving water.
He was taken to the hospital by ambulance before being airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.
The initial prognosis was devastating, as doctors concluded he had suffered brain death underwater due to lack of oxygen.
But his heart was beating on its own and Levi’s father said the family “received several small miracles” and that doctors were “surprised by the progress he has made.”
He survived 12 days in hospital with a glimmer of hope that he could regain brain function before his devastated parents were told to say goodbye on June 2 and turn off his life support.
Levi is survived by parents Spencer and Kallie, sister Steeley, five, and nine-month-old brother Brae, as well as his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Spencer Wright’s (pictured) family is among the most prominent in rodeo history, ranking him 35th in the world
Levi is survived by his parents, sister and nine-month-old brother Brae, as well as his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.
In the obituary she wrote for her son, Kallie said that “Levi was exceptionally thoughtful and considerate for his age. He was constantly thinking of others.”
The grief-stricken mother continued, “His heart was pure, tender, and too big.”
“Levi loved his sister Steeley, and playing with her was one of his greatest joys.”