Services Set for Morris County Boy Killed in Boating Accident

Funeral services have been set for the 10-year-old Mt. Arlington boy killed in a freak boating accident earlier this week.

Christopher D’Amico, Jr., out on a pontoon boat with his father and a friend on Wednesday afternoon fell overboard and was subsequently struck by the vessel. His injuries caused him to be airlifted to Morristown Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 1:35 p.m. June 24.

The tragedy lead to some good, however, as D’Amico’s organs were donated to those in need, including heart valves, bones, and eyes, according to his mother, Laura D’Amico.

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The youngster lived in Mt. Arlington his entire life and attended the local public school system. He loved to dance, was a boy scout, and enjoyed playing football and video games, his obituary says.

A Life Celebration will be held Sunday, June 28 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home at 150 Landing Road in Landing, New Jersey. A funeral mass will be held Monday, June 29 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church on Windemere Avenue in Mount Arlington, the same house of worship where D’Amico was a parishioner, was baptized, and received his first Holy Communion.

A GoFundMe page has also been established for the D’Amico family, which can be seen here.

D’Amico is survived by his parents, Laura and Christopher, Sr., and a sister, Vianna.

Memorial donations may be made to an animal charity of choice in Christopher D’Amico Jr.’s name.