The “Keep Going Fund” Jonathan built in secret
The men had not come empty-handed. They told the family that Jonathan had quietly set up what he called a “Keep Going Fund” — money intended to support families struggling with cancer-related bills. His coworkers had known about it; his family had not.
After word spread about what Letty had done for Millie, the men decided to direct the fund toward Millie’s family, extending Jonathan’s generosity in his absence.
They also shared a note Jonathan had left behind. In it, he wrote: “Letty will always lead with her heart. Piper will pretend she’s fine and carry too much by herself. Don’t let either one of them stand alone if you can help it.”
A father’s words, still reaching his daughter
As the family walked out of the school, Letty turned to her mother with a simple question: would her father have cried that day? Her mother told her he absolutely would have.
Jonathan’s note had described Letty precisely — a girl who leads with her heart — and the day had proved it. His coworkers, moved by that same quality, had chosen to keep his fund alive rather than let it end with him.
The purple star on the hard hat, placed there by a younger Letty, sat in the principal’s office as a quiet reminder that the connection between father and daughter had outlasted his illness.
