A young man raising his niece & nephew after a tragic accident gets a Secret Santa surprise

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The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season.
In July 2019, David Silva's mother passed away in an unexpected tragic accident. As a result, David took over guardianship of his then 8-year-old nephew and 12-year-old niece. Although this wasn't how David saw his future going, he never hesitated to work toward giving those kids the best life he could.
It's been four years and David is still putting in long hours at work to ensure his niece and nephew are able to take advantage of every opportunity presented to them. David takes extreme pride in watching his nephew compete in high level soccer games and has worked hard at helping his niece improve her grades - in fact, she currently has straight A's!
David is always willing to put his own wants and needs aside to care for these children. Because of him, they are living a life that would otherwise be impossible.
Secret Santa asked the East Idaho News elves if we could pay David a visit and surprise him with some early Christmas gifts. Check out the video above!
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[@davidsilva7563]

Thank you everyone for the sweet comments and words of encouragement. Abby and Alejandro and I appreciate it so much! We’d love to hear where everyone is from. We love seeing how far from Idaho this has reached. Much love ❤❤❤

[@ncode03]

You know a person is a "dad" when groceries, clothes and footwear is are what gets him emotional

[@mariearmstrong9185]

You could just see how overwhelmed and appreciative this man was.

[@ellieantar809]

He genuinely loves and cares for his family...some fathers don't even look after their own children...this young man is an absoloute hero!!!!

[@compunurse]

His mama raised him right. He has turned into a real man. The world needs more just like him.

[@evildelight6964]

His reaction is perfect. It's hard raising your own kids but to raise kids that aren't yours. This man is a special person.

[@Harley57]

This is the definition of a real man, helping others before he helps himself. 🙏

[@LieutenantNuggets]

That is a true and proper definition of a man right there. Taking care of children that aren't even his own. Absulute props to him

[@1962pjh]

He isn't just an Uncle. That's a real Dad, right there. Merry Christmas to him and his family. Thank you Santa.

[@sutthirak]

A good man cries. Thank you to Secret Santa for giving him the strength to live on and appreciate life.

[@djkid22]

He tried his darndest to hold back the tears but just couldn't any longer. 🥰😊 What a good guy he is

[@mickeyreed6338]

To the Secret Santa: Thank you for helping this young man out for Christmas. This man definitely does deserve it. They picked out a great family. Merry Christmas and God bless you all! 💖💖💖💖💖

[@Dazzlergav]

It’s not the gifts sometimes, it’s the recognition of silently doing a great job. Well done Secret Santa.

[@conniewright1113]

He learned from his mother, who took these young children in. She was a beautiful mother who taught her son the value of people. Mom did a great job raising this young man.

[@cosmic_peach]

Not only did he lose his sibling, the parents of the children, but hes taking on their grief too, going from a single man income to guardian of two cannot be easy. This made me tear up he seemed so grateful and deserving 🥹

[@pattyandersen5516]

I’d give this young man a big Giant Alaskan hug. My siblings and I were raised by our oldest sister when we were orphaned. And poor.

[@stevemurrell6167]

I'll admit it....I am crying. What a fine young man. Well done Secret Santa!

[@mikeenglish6401]

Thoroughly deserving of the Secret Santa visit…… what a guy. If he hasn’t got a partner currently, I think he will attract a lot of admirers! ❤

[@barrysteven5964]

You can almost see the aura of goodness and love surrounding this man. Just the best of humanity in a baseball cap.

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

We can’t all take in orphans but we can support those who do! Much respect for this Uncle/Dad.