‘Tragic Story with the Most Amazing Ending’!: Social Media Falls In Love with ‘Two Angels’ Who Took In Ohio Teen Who Lost His Parents and Older Sister In Span of Four Years

He’d already lost his mother and father. Now, a fire had destroyed 14-year-old Petey Jones’ home and claimed the life of his older sister and guardian, Maronique Sanders. For one of the Ohio high school defensive lineman’s football coaches, Ryan Holdren, there was only one thing to do, as he described in a recent People magazine feature. “Hey, I know you got a lot going on,” he wrote in a text to Jones, “but if you ever need it, you’re always welcome to come stay with me.” Petey Jones with his adopted family. (Credit: GMA Video Screengrab) Holdren, working at the time as a middle school social studies teacher and assistant football coach, had gotten to know Jones through football at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, driving him home each evening after practice. Jones was one of his star players and an honors student. He accepted Holdren’s offer and has been living with the coach and his wife, Caitlin Dates, ever since. Holdren, 35, is now Jones’ legal guardian. They’ve lived together as a family for three years. “We just wanted to give him something consistent,” Holdren said. Jones was overwhelmed with grief, afraid of the dark and shy. “We wanted...