Girl diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia dies

Nicole Marie Burton was diagnosed at age 4 in 2008

LAKE ORION, Mich. – A girl who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on Sept. 11, 2008 at the age of 4 passed away Thursday night at her home.

In Dec. 2011, Local 4 reported Nicole Marie Burton's story and the story of two other children the Lake Orion community was helping to fight life threatening illnesses.

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Burton's family and the Lake Orion community invited the public to attend a candlelight vigil Friday evening in honor of Nicole Burton at the Children's Park Gazebo in downtown Lake Orion.

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