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REIDSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) \u2014 A Reidsville couple who recently welcomed a daughter are honoring their son who died from a rare genetic condition three years ago. <\/p>

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It\u2019s been more than four years since we first introduced you to Jahavier and Ryan Walker and their child, Tate, who was born in 2021 with anophthalmia, meaning he did not have eyes.<\/p>\n

The couple says after enduring several health complications, Tate passed away on June 15, 2023, at 18-months-old.<\/p>\n

\u2018Never Thought We Would Have Another\u2019 <\/h2>\n
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Now, three years later, the couple has a new healthy baby girl, whom they named after Tate.<\/p>\n

Tatum is a healthy baby girl born on May 6, 2026, and her parents can\u2019t get enough of her.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoy is not the word \u2026 We never thought we would have another one after Tate, so she\u2019s everything to us,\u201d Jahavier said.<\/p>

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With pictures hung on the wall throughout the house, the couple always thinks of their firstborn, Tate.<\/p>\n

\u201cTate was born Dec. 5, 2021. He was born with a rare genetic condition with a \u2026 gene mutation, so he was born without eyes. They never fully developed \u2026 Along with that complication, he had complications of feeding,\u201d Ryan said.<\/p>\n

Despite the challenges, Tate kept a gorgeous little smile on his face. The couple has endured the grief of losing him for years. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou just wish you had both,\u201d Jahavier said.<\/p>\n

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\u2018He\u2019s Living Through Her\u2019<\/h2>\n

After praying for a miracle, their answer came in the form of a little girl.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe looks just like her big brother. Spitting image \u2026 We know that he\u2019s living through her. The stuff that he didn\u2019t get to do, we\u2019ll be able to see Tatum do, and that just helps us reflect back on Tate also,\u201d Ryan said.<\/p>\n

In honor of Tate\u2019s memory, the couple hosts a fundraiser called Tate\u2019s Pumpkin Patch<\/strong> every year, and all the proceeds go towards a special family in the community enduring health conditions.<\/p>

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