Before three young boys, ages 3, 4 and 7, were allegedly
killed by their father on June 15 in Clermont County, they were brothers who loved to fish and play baseball.
Rachel Brown, the aunt of the Doerman boys and their mother's sister, told CityBeat she wants the "world to see these happy guys."
"We want the world to know how amazing these babies were. They are not only this tragedy. They were happy and funny, so very funny, goofy, kind loving boys. They’re beautiful and deserve to be proudly displayed," Brown said on
Facebook. "They fished and played ball, they loved fiercely and with their entire hearts. They played together just as hard. Nothing will ever be right without them, but they need to be seen for the blessings they were, the happy lives they lived, the mom who loves them more than herself. They’re perfect baby boys."
To help cover funeral costs and other expenses, a
Go Fund Me and
Venmo account have been set up to help raise money for the mother and sister of the three Doerman boys.
Brown also told
CityBeat a fund named "The Doerman Boys Memorial Fund" will be set up in their honor at Park National Bank where anyone can donate.