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>> reporter: the man behind the tree's 40,000+ lights is david gigerich. >> i actually bought scaffolding to put the lights on. i have to use a boom lift to get the star on the top. and quite frankly, i spend three weeks putting the lights on this tree. it's the most exhausting yet exhilarating time for me. >> reporter: there's a good reason for that. david doesn't feel alone when he's decorating. he feels like his son duncan is right there with him. >> the best part of duncan-- and everybody who would ever talk about him would say, his warm heart, his warm smile, and his big laugh. >> reporte...

With. >> as my oldest son said when he saw the tree for the first time, he said that tree even looks like duncan-- big and burly and beautiful. >> reporter: people who don't know the back story will stop by and take pictures. but for the neighborhood, it's so much more-- a reminder that life is precious. >> this brings us all closese tg together. it's just an extremely-- the tree is a teaching moment, right, for our kids. >> reporter: in turn, the neighborhood has helped david deal with his loss. >> three, two, one! >> whoa! ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: it's proof that no matter what, ...