Parents of boy who died at zoo create fund to give kids glasses “He’s with us. We think about him every day”, said Liz Derkosh. Since then, they’ve been channeling their grief into helping other children. And now, they’re taking that help to the next level. The “Trucks For Maddox” charity began when the couple asked for toy truck donations in their son’s memory instead of flowers for his funeral. They had planned to give away whatever toys they received to other children. But what they didn’t plan on was the outpouring of trucks they received. Thousands of toy trucks arrived at the funeral home.