Campbell is helping to organize a tree-garden memorial for Ives with the help of his friends and their parents. The memorial will be placed at Valley View Elementary School, where Ives went to school. The garden will include trees, which will be chosen by Ives' family, a bench and a memorial plaque to honor Ives.

Other people in the community have also reached out to the Ives family.

A Boy Scouts of America troop in Pleasant Grove has been collecting contributions for the Wells Fargo Samuel Evan Ives Fund at this week's Strawberry Days festival. Troop 1168 will continue to collect donations today at the boutique in the city's community center until 5 p.m.

The troop doesn't know the Ives family, but Belinda Haderlie, who helped organize the effort, said the Scouts wanted to "show our support of the family."

Ives' family members said they are grateful for how the community has helped them.

"We want to thank everyone for the phone calls and the acts of sympathy," said Kay Francis, Ives' grandmother.

Eldon Ives, Sam's grandfather, said the family had received so many acts of kindness, gifts and prayers that thanking everyone involved in supporting the family is difficult.

"We have heard from people on the West Coast to Virginia in the East and from Idaho to Arizona in the South," Eldon Ives said. "We know that it is impossible to be in contact with the many, many people beyond this, whose hearts have been touched by the events of this week. We are sincerely grateful to the many people who have given generously to the family, including love, support, service, gifts and flowers. Our family cannot thank you all by name publicly, but we want everyone to know how much this means to our family. Your kindness has helped us in many ways."

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