In the summer of 2009, the life of a bright-eyed 5-year-old boy, Giovanni Kopystenski, was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. Giovanni, an autistic African American male, was a child described by his family as playful and full of life, with a love for Thomas the Tank Engine and McDonald's chicken nuggets. He was a great swimmer who, according to his grandmother, had no fear. He was survived by his mother, Maria Bass-Williams, and his father, Alexander V. Kopystenski, who had full custody
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