Mother of Deceased Trump Supporter Makes Plea to Vote in His Memory

Riley Rone's parents made the plea at the Trump rally.

ByABC News
November 4, 2016, 9:58 PM

— -- Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump had one of the most emotional moments of his presidential campaign Friday night. Campaigning in Hershey, Pa., Trump invited the parents of Riley Rone, a Trump enthusiast, to speak about their son, who was killed in a car crash in late May.

"I want you to please, please, please, vote for Mr. Donald Trump in my son’s honor," Barbara Rone said to the crowd. She detailed how her son -- who would have voted in his first presidential race this year -- was an avid Trump supporter and volunteer.

Barbara Rone explained that after her son's sudden death, they wrote to Trump letting him know how active her son was volunteering for the campaign. She said her and her husband were shocked to receive a call from Trump to express his condolences.

"What kind of man who is running for the highest office in our land the president of the United States...takes out the time from his campaign to call us?" she asked.

"I didn’t expect that, so we’ll dedicate this evening to Riley okay. Boy. That takes courage," Trump said.

The Friday night rally marked the end of a three-stop day. Trump will kick off his weekend in Florida Saturday morning before making his way out West.

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