Happy Birthday Jonathan Osborne!

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Jonathan Osborne celebrated his ninth birthday on Monday, May 25. His mother, Megan Evans, surprised her young son with a parade after making a Facebook post asking members of the community to drive by and wish her son a Happy Birthday. 

“It was a little crazy, said Jonathan. 

“My mom surprised me with a whole parade! There were nine fire trucks, one of the constables, and some people from the internet,” he exclaimed excitedly. 

Jonathan and his family waved to to the fire trucks, motorcyclists and other vehicles as they sounded sirens and honked their horns. 

“The bikers gave me cards and money,” he said with a smile. 

Jonathan especially enjoyed seeing the fire trucks, and made a point of counting every single one.  

“I like the fire trucks so much because my grandpa was a firefighter, and my mom worked in the fire department.

“And there’s this sad thing that happened recently, my grandpa passed away in December a few months back,” he said. 

“He [grandpa] was a firefighter for 22 years in New Mexico, so just seeing that made me tear up,” said Evans. 

“It made my heart happy because as kids, we were on fire trucks all the time in parades and everything.”

Evans was especially grateful for the Hoover and Pampa Fire Departments for pulling out all the stops for her son’s birthday, and according to the firefighters - it was just as much a pleasure to them. 

“We love doing public outreach, spending time with the kids and teaching them about fire safety,” said Hoover Fire Department’s social media operator, Cody McGehee. 

McGehee says he tries to meet every opportunity to get out and spend time with the kids, and says that he and his department have arranged drive-bys for around 26 different occasions since March. 

“It was just great watching him smile, and it’s been great getting out to see everyone,” said Lieutenant Wayne Hinds, also of Hoover Fire Department. 

“Hoover and Pampa Fire Department really pulled out all the stops bringing all those trucks out, taking time out of their day and doing something special just to make a kid’s day brighter,” said Evans.

She said that the show was enjoyed others who live in her neighborhood as well.

“It kind of cheered everybody up,” she said. 

Evan’s post on Facebook asking people in the community to drive by for her son’s birthday didn’t just draw the attention of the local Fire Departments. She also made a new, interesting connection with a woman that grew up in the house Evans and her family live in now. 

“She lives in Arlington now, and she messaged me [on Facebook] saying ‘I’m so happy that y’all are happy in that house.’ I like sent her pictures of the rooms [in the home] to show how much they’ve changed, and she was just ecstatic. 

“It was good to know like some of the history of this house [talking with her],” said Evans. 

Wendy’s in Pampa also took notice of Evan’s Facebook post and offered her family free Frosty desserts in honor of Jonathan’s birthday.

Aside from the excitement of getting to enjoy his very own birthday parade, Jonathan says he got cake and presents on his birthday.

 “We got cookie cake and Tres Leches cake. 

“We still have some of the Tres Leches cake, and we would still have a bit of cookie cake left if the cats didn’t knock it off the counter and eat it,” he said. 

Jonathan also got gifts including a nerf gun, a science kit a telescope and Pokemon cards.

“My favorite Pokemon is Eevee. He has the lightning form, the fire form, the water form and the dark form,” he explained to The Pampa News. 

“There’s a Z Crystal in the Pokemon Sun and Moon Ultra Legends calls upon pretty much all of the evolutions of Eevee.”

Jonathan’s mother says that he is very smart and enjoys things that most other children don’t.

“I love science and math. Did you know we actually have electricity in our body?” he asked. 

This Pampa News reporter in fact, did not know that.

Jonathan is eager to start fourth grade next year and looks forward to seeing his favorite Aunty B and Aunty Laura soon. 

The Pampa News would like to wish Jonathan a very special Happy Birthday.