Sid Ortis, 16, was battling an aggressive form of bone cancer.
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“Today around 7:24 a.m., Sid won his race and is in Heaven celebrating,’’ his mom, Lynn Ortis, posted on Facebook. “We are so proud of our son for not getting bitter, living life, trusting Jesus until the end. Please pray for us as we learn to live without him.”
Miles befriended Ortis in the spring and chatted with him on the phone last week and LSU’s game against Western Kentucky and told him to save him a spot in heaven .
Miles also promised Ortis that if he was still alive by the LSU-Alabama game on Nov. 7, he would make sure that Ortis and his family would travel to Tuscaloosa for the game.
Previously, Ortis and his family had box seats for the LSU-Auburn game and Miles prayed with Ortis over the phone back in March.
