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On March 8, Diab was the 112th Canadian soldier in Afghanistan killed since Canadian troops joined the war on terror in 2002 (see Toronto parish lays its hero to rest ).

So far, the has provided Christmas gifts for 80 children and helped 100 students attend Our Lady of Lebanon鱿鱼视频app summer camp, which Diab had been running for a few years. The foundation鱿鱼视频app goal is to help children in need, said Diab鱿鱼视频app father, Hani.

Although the first Christmas without Diab has been difficult, the family has received support from Our Lady of Lebanon parish, some politicians and even people who didn鈥檛 know him, said Hani, 49. The day after his son鱿鱼视频app funeral, the family started the foundation and received almost $7,000, said his mother, Jihan, 46.

Some Catholic schools have also shown support. On Remembrance Day, Iona Catholic High School students donated $1,000 to the foundation and Fr. Michael Goetz High School, which Diab attended for a year, donated $200. During the summer, three Catholic high schools donated the use of their parking lots for a charity car wash which raised money for the camp.

Helping children through the foundation is important, Hani said, 鈥渂ecause Marc wanted to do something to change the lives of children.鈥�

The family says the support from Canadians across the country has also helped them cope with their loss. 鱿鱼视频app 200 people sent letters expressing support for the family and saying how they were touched by his life.

鈥淒ear family of Trooper Marc Diab, we are honoured to be Canadian because of people like him,鈥� recited his sister, Jessica, 28, from one letter.

Others have also written about how her brother鱿鱼视频app sacrifice inspired them, she said.

鈥淚t makes us feel like people who don鈥檛 even know and never met us support us and are with us.鈥�

The family also appreciates the compassion of strangers who have left flowers and cards at the cemetery, Hani said.

鈥淚 know that his life didn鈥檛 just go in vain,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e do appreciate every effort made to make our loss easier.鈥�

At Diab鱿鱼视频app parish, a plaque in his memory hangs on the wall.

On the Sunday before Christmas, the Diab family attended Mass at Our Lady of Lebanon and visiting Marc鱿鱼视频app grave site at Assumption Catholic Cemetery.

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But she adds they are finding strength in her son鱿鱼视频app motto: 鈥淎dapt and overcome.鈥�

Jihan recalls the last Christmas spent with Diab, the year before he was deployed to Afghanistan. They agreed to not buy presents. But Diab had a surprise, filling the tree with gifts.

鈥淭hat鱿鱼视频app the kind of person he is and he still is,鈥� Jihan said, 鈥渂ecause he鱿鱼视频app never gone.鈥�