Erik Martin made news last year when the Bellevue boy saved the area from Dr. Dark and Blackout Boy. You probably remember him better as Electron Boy when the Make-A-Wish Foundation helped make him a superhero for a day.

Erik, 14, died last week of a rare type of cancer.

Hundreds of volunteers worked to make Erik’s dream come true, without even knowing him beforehand. They staged events, became part of cheering throngs, waved hand-made signs – all to help a little boy have a day of joy as he battled his real enemies: a lifetime of medical issues.

With all the bad stuff we see or read about each day, it’s good to remember the happy things: Erik rescuing a Puget Sound Energy worker, freeing others trapped on the Space Needle observation deck and saving the Seattle Sounders from the clutches of Dr. Dark and Blackout Boy.

Thanks to a lot of good people, a Bellevue boy had a very, very good day.

– Craig Groshart, Bellevue Reporter