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Man Dies Running Errand As Wife Gives Birth To Son

POSTED: Tuesday, October 4, 2005

Instead of planning for a wedding, a young wife-to-be is now helping to plan her fiance's funeral.

Chris-Tavia Dixon and Issac Peterson
Chris-Tavia Dixon
and Issac Peterson

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Jacksonville police said 20-year-old Issac Peterson was killed in a traffic accident in Murray Hill just moments after leaving St. Vincent's Medical Center where his fiancee, Chris-Tavia Dixon, was in labor.

Peterson and Dixon were planning to get married this Friday.

Two days after his death, Dixon has released this statement:

"He was here the whole time, up until I was 8 centimeters. He just went home to get me some pajamas, but he didn't get to make it back to see his son."

"All he ever wanted was a family and to see his baby be born."

Dixon named their 7 pound 4 ounce son Isaac Peterson in honor his dad.

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