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After sending the clip to his godson, Jones said he was encouraged to share it more widely.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Boney last saw her godson at a birthday party her family threw for her in November.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
My godson, Archie, had passed away in June 2024 from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome at just three months of age.
—Tom Ward, Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
Kirkland is survived by her godson Coty Galloway (Bailey); close friends Paige Dylan, Mel England, Leigh Taylor Young, Xaque Gruber and Maggie Wagner; manager Valerie McCaffery and agent Greene; and cousins Brookie, Katherine and Tina Kirkland.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Boney last saw her godson at a birthday party her family threw for her in November.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
My godson, Archie, had passed away in June 2024 from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome at just three months of age.
—Tom Ward, Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
Kirkland is survived by her godson Coty Galloway (Bailey); close friends Paige Dylan, Mel England, Leigh Taylor Young, Xaque Gruber and Maggie Wagner; manager Valerie McCaffery and agent Greene; and cousins Brookie, Katherine and Tina Kirkland.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Godson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godson. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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godson
noun
god·son
-ˌsən 
: a male person for whom another person acts as sponsor at baptism
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