Biker Held The Screaming Toddler For 6 Hours When Nobody Else Could Calm Him Down

Emmett doesn’t fully understand yet. But he will.

And when he’s sixteen and the Iron Wolves hand him the keys to a restored 1987 Harley-Davidson, along with a sealed letter from a man who died holding him, he’ll understand completely.

He’ll understand that heroes don’t always get to live long lives. Sometimes they only get six hours in a chair with chemo dripping into their arm. But those six hours can change everything.

Dale Murphy died at 68 years old, four months after his diagnosis, five days after holding a scared toddler. He left behind four children, eleven grandchildren, forty-three brothers who’d ride through hell for him, and one five-year-old boy with autism who learned that safety sounds like a motorcycle and feels like a biker’s arms.

On Dale’s headstone, the Iron Wolves put a simple inscription:

“Dale ‘Ironside’ Murphy Iron Wolves MC 1955-2024 He held them when they hurt He showed up when nobody else could He proved love wears leather Rest easy, brother. Your rumble lives on.”

But the real memorial isn’t stone.Continue reading…