Katelynn Ordone is celebrating her husband, Jaelan Ordone, on Father’s Day after the demise of their 2-year-old son, Preston, often called “Okay Child” on-line.
“Comfortable Father’s Day to the very best daddy on the market,” Katelynn wrote via Instagram on Sunday, June 15, alongside a montage of movies displaying her husband with their late toddler and their surviving daughter, Paisley. “No vacation will ever really feel the identical with out our Preston, however all he ever knew was love from his daddy. We might not perceive now however we’ll see him once more in the future.”
In a single video, the couple’s late toddler needs his dad a Comfortable Father’s Day whereas in mattress. In one other, the daddy and son duo are seen brushing their enamel. In one more, Jaelan is seen holding his son when he was an toddler.
“I’ll by no means perceive why Preston couldn’t be right here with us at the moment,” Katelynn wrote on the video add itself. “However one factor I’m positive of is… you’re the greatest daddy on the earth. Preston and Paisley have and all the time shall be pleased with their dad. Comfortable Father’s Day.”
The Ordone household rose to TikTok fame in August 2024, after Preston turned often called the “Okay Child” for cheerfully replying to his mother and father earlier than hilariously defying their guidelines. On April 27, household buddies of Katelynn and Jaelan broke the information of Preston’s demise following a automobile accident. The mother and father have been additionally within the automobile on the time of the crash, which occurred whereas their 7-year-old daughter was at college.
In Could, Us Weekly confirmed the toddler’s explanation for demise to be “blunt pressure accidents on account of a motorized vehicle crash.” The St. Tammany Parish coroner’s workplace categorized the kid’s demise as unintentional.
“Hey guys, that is Katelynn. I’m Preston’s mother, and I wished to attempt to come on right here and provides y’all an replace, as a result of I’ve been listening to about all of the love and assist that y’all have been giving, and it means a lot to us in a time like this,” Ordone shared through Instagram two days later, on April 29. “Just a bit little bit of a narrative, I don’t even know the way I’m gonna put this video collectively.”
Katelynn went on to clarify that she was discharged from the hospital in the future after the accident, on April 28, whereas her husband remained within the hospital for prolonged remedy. With a purpose to keep near her husband whereas he healed, the household bought an AirBnb.
“I believe all of us are attempting … none of us actually perceive why or how this might occur, however y’all’s assist has made a giant distinction in lots of this,” she continued. “And I’ll not be capable to watch all the things, I’ll not be capable to reply to each remark, as a result of it’s actually laborious for me to have a look at it. However I’m nonetheless seeing some issues in right here, how a lot you’ll love them, and it means rather a lot.”
Jaelen Ordone, Preston Ordone and Katelynn Norris Ordone Courtesy of Katelynn Norris Ordone/Instagram
The mother captioned the submit, “It’s very laborious for me to collect my ideas proper now however I actually wished everybody to know I actually admire the assist throughout this extremely tough time.”
Katelynn additionally shared a touching video of Preston earlier than his demise through her Instagram Story on April 30.
“I’ll by no means perceive why God took you from me,” she captioned the submit. “I’ll miss you and love you for the remainder of my life.”