Mr. Awesome's Memory Lives On

In Northern Miami on April 13, Calder Sloan died after being electrocuted due to what investigators believed was a faulty underwater light. Sloan was racing the nanny's adult son to the other end of the pool. As they swam the man who was racing Sloan felt a tingle and immediately jumped out. As  he was making his way out of the pool he shouting at Sloan to come out. Sloan was underwater and couldn't hear him in time before receiving a massive shock that threw him out of the water.

The nanny and her son called 911 and a neighbor rushed over and performed CPR. His parents were visiting friends when they received the news about his death.

Sloan was had just turned 7-years-old days before the time of his death. and now thanks to a friend his memory lives on through Sloan's self-portrait titled "Mr. Awesome", which was a nickname given to Sloan by his father.

After Sloan's death Jim Cahill, a family friend, came up with the idea of taking the self-portrait and suggested to people on Facebook to take pictures of themselves in different location holding "Mr. Awesome" in honor of Sloan.

"Mr. Awesome" has appeared on the home side of the Miami Heat's arena. Miami Heat's forward and senator Bill Nelson posed next to the portrait and many others on the internet have made their own tributes to Sloan as well. The Miami Seaquarium is even considering naming a soon to be born dolphin "Mr. Awesome".

Calder's family says the colorful self-portrait of a beaming young boy, with the words "Mr. Awesome" on top if it, is a symbol of his fun-loving and adventurous spirit.