Father speaks about son's tragic death

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) - One of the hottest days of this chilly summer claimed the life of a Warwick boy in a tragic accident. Now, his father talks about the loss for the first time.

Jaime Lymburner's little brother, James Arthur could hit a ball a country mile.

"We always called him James Arthur."

"Every parent tries to keep their kids as safe as possible but it would boggle your mind to think your child would be gone just like that."

'Just like that' hit hard on June 7th.

James Arthur went to play in a car at his mother's house in Warwick on a hot day, and he never made it out. They miss him every day, especially Jaime. Because Jamie and James were like that, they were inseparable.

"I always tell my kids to be brave and strong. Breathe in for brave and breathe out for strong. And I see it when they cry and I hold them. Be brave and strong."

Brave and strong is tough. So, every so often dad needs a little help from James Arthur.

"I just tell him that I miss him and that it's not the same without him. I mean he was a force in this family. He wasn't just a little boy. He was energy."

Sometimes the energy is still here.

"He used to hold my ears with two hands."

One day, he was looking at some pictures and missing that big little boy.

"And I felt the pressure on both of my ears like he always used to do it. Like he was telling me he was here. No parent ever thinks that your child could be gone the next day. You try every thing that's possible to the smallest little thing and it's just tragic that something like this would happen."

James Arthur's family and friends are holding a fundraiser to help pay for his medical bills and the cost of laying him to rest.

Donations can be mailed to:

James A. Lymburner Jr. Memorial Fund
C/O Sovereign Bank, 310 Broad St., Cumberland, RI 02864