riley davis smiled until the very end. >> reporter: riley davis lived only 13 years, but he never went a day without a smile, even through a four-year battle with leukemia. a teacher nicknamed him sunny d. >> i had my class make him a book. we called him super riley and we put the superman emblem on the front of the book and sent it to him. he was a fighter, a fighter, a fighter. >> reporter: he was a fourth grader and the school immediately rallied around him. >> i think we did one huge banner and wanted to send it into the hospital. sometimes hospitals can be dreary places. we wanted it to be a happy place for him. >> reporter: they did something else to support their friend. >> they all decided to shave their heads in support of riley. >> riley's teachers, friends, and family gathered tonight to say good-bye. >>> sub zero temperatures in china leave behind a scene of crystal beauty. the scene has attracted many visitors who are taking pictures and scale the frozen area. >> we do have seasons for a reason. >> this is very true, and we got a dose of winter around here today. that's fo

but what everyone will tell you about riley davis is that he smiled until the very end. >> reporter: riley davis lived only 13 years, but he never went a day without a smile, even through a four-year battle with leukemia. a teacher nicknamed him "sunny d.." >> he was unbelievable. i had a class mate make him a book and we called him super riley. because that's how he attacked the disease. he was just a fighter, a fighter, a fighter. >> reporter: riley was a fourth grader here at jacksonville elementary school, when he was first diagnosed with leukemia. >> they organized fundraisers. >> i think we did one huge banner and just wanted to be able to send it in to the hospital. we want it to be a happy place for him. >> reporter: and riley's classmates did something else to support their friend. >> they all decided to shave their head in support of riley. >> it was another way kids could say, we feel your pain and we're walking this with you. >> reporter: a celebration of riley's life was held today. his teachers, friends and family all gathered to say goodbye. >>> updating the breaking n

but what everyone will tell you about riley davis is that smiled until the very end. >> riley davis livedy 13 years, but he never went a day without a smile. even with a four-year battle with leukemia, a teacher named him sunny d. >> he was unbelievable. i had my classmate make him a book. and we named him super riley. because that's how he attacked the disease. he just was a fighter, a fighter, a fighter. >> reporter: riley was a fourth grader here at jacksonville elementary school, when he was first diagnosed with leukemia, and the school immediately rallied around him. >> reporter: riley's school immediately organized fundraisers with sales going to the family. >> i think we did one huge banner and just wanted to send it in to the hospital. we knew sometimes hospitals can be a dreary place. >> reporter: and riley's classmates did something else to support their friend. >> they all decided to shave their head in support of riley. >> it was another way to say, you know what? we feel your pain and the we're walking this with you. >> teachers, friends and family all gathered to say goodbye

riley davis smiled until the very end. >> riley davis lived only 13 years, but never went a day withoutmile, even through a four year battle with leukemia. >> he was unbelievable. i had my class one time and we called him super riley. we put the superman emblem on the front of the book. that's how he attacked the disease. >> reporter: riley was a 4th grader here at jacksonville when he was diagnosed with leukemia. the school immediately rallied around him. his tears organized fundraisers and sold t-shirtwise proceeds going to the family. >> i think one huge banner and wanted to be able to send it to the hospital to brighton it up. we wanted it to be a happy place for him. >> reporter: and his classmates did something else to support their friend. >> they decided to save their head. it was another way that the kids could say that we feel your pain and walking with you. >> mary bubala, eyewitness news. >> his teens, family and friends all gathered tuesday at a celebration of life to say good-bye. >>> when we come back -- ,,,,,,, >>> welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning, i'm je

davis and good morning again. throughout this national security symposium the convention body will also convene. 90 years ago on october's the second 1922 brigadier general henry j. rileynvention business for our out oa minuteman hall of fame welcomes another and that we, great citizen patriot who has conspicuously contributed to the advancement of our program objectives. it is an exceptional honor for me to introduce our first speaker and inducted this year's newest addition to the minuteman hall of fame. our speaker has been referred to as the premier military man of our age. he has distinguished himself with his leadership, valor, creativity and diplomacy. in the area of scholarship his masters and doctorate degrees from the woodrow wilson school of international affairs at princeton university and his leadership of the combined arms center where he led the development of our current counterinsurgency manual, to reflect the marvelous intelligence and insight he brings to bear on any issue, his integrity is unimpeachable. through his over 37 years in the military service, remarkably director petraeus has held six general officer commands, via this combat command. he

davis, and good morning again. throughout this national security symposium, r.o.a.'s convention body will also convene. 90 years ago on october 2, 1922, general rileying where our founding fathers established this great organization. it is now my privilege and honor to preside over our 86th national convention. now is our first item of business. we welcome another inductee. a great citizen patriot who has contributed to the advancement of our r.o.a. programs and its objectives. it is an exceptional honor for me to introduce our first speaker and induct this year's newest addition to the minute men hall of fame. our speaker has been referred to as the premier military man of our age. he has distinguished himself with his leadership, valor, creativity and diplomacy. in the area of scholarship, his masters and doctorate degrees from the woodrow wilson school of public and international affairs and the arms center reflect the marvelous intelligence and insight he brings to bear on any issue. his integrity is unimpeachable. through his over 37 years of military service, remarkably, director petraeus has held six general officer commands, five as combat