Wylie holds prayer service for unidentified boy

WYLIE — Healing was the theme at a Wednesday evening prayer service in Wylie, a city filled with hearts aching over the death of the child who remains unidentified.

"Two weeks ago, this community was at odds because of political campaigns," said Donna Valentino. "This has brought this community back together the way it should be."

Pastors from half a dozen churches took turns leading the prayers, said in part for the child who has become known as "Wylie's Angel," a six-year-old with a feeding tube found dead in this Collin County town two weeks ago.

But the prayers were also for the living — folks like Fire Chief Randy Corbin, attending the service as a private citizen, but well aware of the stress felt in the department he leads.

"It hurts every one of them when things like this happens," Corbin said. "Its a shame it takes tragedy to make us remember we're all in this together."

Frustrated by the lack of clues in the case of the unidentified child, authorities are now turning to the TV show "America's Most Wanted" for help.

A Facebook page devoted to Wylie's Angel now has 25,000 friends. Page host Malorie Martinez is overwhelmed.

"I just hope somebody sees this and knows his face and calls the number and identifies him so we can bury him with his name," she said.

First Baptist Church of Wylie is sponsoring the funeral for the boy. They have scheduled a memorial service for Thursday evening.

On Wednesday, residents prayed to know who the child is, but for now, that prayer has gone unanswered.

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[shizzle639]

@DawndeeDALLAS im with you i seriously almost cried :(

[DawndeeDALLAS]

that is so sad