Okay Child’s Grandpa Explains Track Tribute to Preston After His Dying
Glen Norris is breaking down the lyrics behind a tune he wrote in honor of his late grandson Preston Ordone, often known as “Okay Child” on-line, after his demise at age 2.
“After discovering out my grandson Preston handed, I discovered myself questioning how this might occur,” Norris wrote over a TikTok video on Saturday, July 5. “Within the midst of my grief, God gave me the phrases for this tune. If we had it our method … you’d nonetheless be right here with us. However we thank God for giving us the chance to satisfy once more in heaven.”
Whereas the video performed a number of clips of Preston via the years, lyrics from the monitor ran over the clip: “Now that he’s residence, he’s most likely dancing round your thrown [sic]. And I can virtually hear him say … ‘OK.’”
Norris captioned the publish, “Lots of you’ve requested and the tune is out now on all platforms. Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube music, ETC! Okay by Glen Norris.”
Information broke in April that Preston died in a single-vehicle automobile crash whereas along with his dad and mom, Katelynn and Jaelan Ordone. His dad and mom survived, whereas Preston’s 7-year-old sister, Paisley, was in school on the time.
The Louisiana State Police shared on the time that an investigation was underway, together with a routine toxicology take a look at of the motive force. Authorities claimed that the motive force and entrance passenger of the car have been each “correctly restrained,” whereas Preston was “seated within the rear” and “improperly restrained in a toddler security seat.” Norris, for his half, disputed the claims.
The following month, Us Weekly confirmed that the toddler died from “blunt power accidents as a consequence of a motorcar crash.” Preston’s demise was dominated unintentional, the St. Tammany Parish coroner’s workplace shared on the time.
Days later, Katelynn shared that she and Jaelan have “no reminiscence” of the accident. Katelynn additionally alleged that the couple employed an “unbiased accident reconstruction skilled” to evaluate the incident.
“In keeping with the car’s black field knowledge, the car was touring at 70 mph earlier than decelerating and making a proper flip, impacting at roughly 60 mph,” Katelynn wrote through Instagram in Might. “Preston was correctly secured in a two-piece, 360-degree automobile seat positioned behind the passenger seat.”
An investigation into the demise of 2-year-old TikTok star Preston Ordone, often known as “Okay Child,” is ongoing — and already being disputed by a member of the kid’s household. Information broke on Sunday, April 27, that Preston died in a single-vehicle automobile crash. Household pals of Preston’s dad and mom, Katelynn and Jaelan Ordone, relayed the information […]
She continued, “He was faraway from the car nonetheless securely mounted and dropped at the aspect of the street by bystanders — this occurred earlier than any emergency car arrived on the scene. Witnesses shared that it appeared to take not less than quarter-hour for first responders to reach, at which level Preston was nonetheless secured in his automobile seat and handed over to them.”
Katelynn claimed that the report confirmed that the automobile seat base “was correctly put in and belted in,” nevertheless, the pair have since realized of a special concern.
“There seems to have been a problem with how the seat hooked up to the bottom: the locking pins have been caught within the engaged place, which can have prevented the seat from totally securing to the bottom,” Katelynn stated. “After studying this, we additional researched this explicit automobile seat and found the difficulty has been reported by others as properly.”
Katelynn famous that the reason for the accident is “believed to have been the results of a medical emergency, which is in step with the car’s deceleration and steering conduct.”
“We deeply respect the continued prayers and help as we navigate this insufferable tragedy,” she concluded. “We’re grateful for the continued prayers. Our solely supply of power proper now’s our religion and the hope we’ve got in God. We are able to’t think about strolling via this with out the reassurance of everlasting life after which peace that comes from understanding this reality.”
Later that month, Katelynn shared that her dad wrote a “lovely tune” for Preston. She added, “We miss you each second of every single day. #prestonforever #okaybaby.”