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SPRINGFIELD -- Sirdeaner L. Walker, who became an advocate for anti-bullying legislation after her bullied son committed suicide, has died.

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She had been undergoing treatment last year for breast cancer, which returned after a decade in remission.

Harrell's Funeral Home at St James Ave. will be handling the arrangements, which are pending.

"My thoughts and prayers go out to Sirdeaner's family," Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said. "A strong woman of faith, she took the devastating loss of her beloved son Carl and led the charge in rallying all of us in proactively creating laws, programs and scholarships to combat bullying.

I was honored to work with her on her team. On a happier note, we all were so proud to work with her on ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' to get her home redone. It was truly a wonderful community event. May God rest her soul - she is now with Carl and his million dollar smile. Sirdeaner and Carl's legacy will live on."

Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, a sixth-grader who liked to read and play football, was targeted by his bullies as gay.

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The day he took his life on the second floor of the family's home on Northampton Street, he had told his mother he faced a five-day suspension for accidentally causing a TV set to bump a girl at school.

"I don't understand why, if you live in Springfield, you should expect less from your school. I know parents have issues and are challenged, but you still should be able to send your children to a school where it is a safe community," his mother told The Republican in an interview last year.

Walker spearheaded anti-bullying legislation in the state and met with President Barack Obama at the White House.

She was honored by numerous civic groups for her work.

On her Facebook page, Walker wrote optimistically a month ago that God would cure her of her illness.

"To my friends in the fight hold on and don't believe the doctor's report believe the Lord's report. Hold on until your change has come regardless of what you are facing today, work, family, addiction, domestic violence whatever it is don't give up on God!"

Anne-Gerard Flynn contributed to this report.