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    "He didn't touch the world, but the world was touched by him," is on whose gravestone?

    Question #103396. Asked by dj168. (Feb 27 09 9:28 PM)


    kitkat121080

    David Phillip Vetter also known as the "Bubble Boy". He was born with a rare immune deficiency disorder and was to live in a sterile environment. When he died at the age of 12, the quote, “He never touched the world, but the world was touched by him.” was engraved on his tombstone.


    http://scidstuff.wordpress.com/
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Vetter

    Feb 27 09, 10:20 PM
    clarod

    The boy in the bubble, David Vetter.

    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6274796.html

    Feb 28 09, 11:18 AM


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