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Weldon Tucker, a member of New Community Shelter in Green Bay, saved a 6-year-old girl with autism from oncoming traffic earlier in the month.

The Green Bay Common Council recognized Tucker's heroism Aug. 19.

Tucker encourages others to do the right thing, even when facing difficult circumstances in life.

Weldon Tucker received a standing ovation at the Green Bay Common Council meeting Aug. 19 as he was recognized for his heroic efforts in saving a 6-year-old girl with autism from a possible tragedy.

Earlier this month, the Green Bay man was walking from the Greater Green Bay YMCA, when he saw a family frantically panicking. That's when he learned the girl, Honeretta, had run away from her family while they were moving into a downtown home.

Honeretta was on the

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