Ringing Tribute: Son honors father killed in mass shooting

Man who lost his father in the Dayton mass shooting, then lost his own home to a tornado, takes up his father's post as a Salvation Army bell ringer in tribute.

DAYTON, Oh. – A man who lost his father in Dayton, Ohio’s Oregon District mass shooting, and also lost his home during the Memorial Day weekend tornadoes, is using his story to make a difference.

“I thought this would be easy but, this is not easy,” says Dion Green. “I’ve been praying for strength because I knew this day would come. It’s here and now I’m ready to tackle it.

Green took up his late father’s post as a Salvation Army bell ringer.   Green’s father, Derrick Fudge, was a Salvation Army volunteer for years.

“He’s done it for a while. He does it every year. All the people at the Salvation Army love my father. I can see why because this is fulfilling,” Green says.

Fudge was one of the nine victims killed when a gunman opened fire on a crowd at the Oregon District in August. Fudge had been eating outside a club with Green when gunfire erupted in the Oregon District.

“It’s been a hard year. Right now this is a hard time. This is the season where families get together and it brings back a lot of memories,” Green says.