A Houston waiter’s Facebook page has been inundated with friend requests and messages after a story of how he stood up for a special needs child went viral.

Michael Garcia, a waiter at Laurenzo’s, was serving a family who have been regulars since the restaurant opened. The family includes 5-year-old Milo, who has Down syndrome.

‘Need to be special somewhere else’

“Milo wasn’t being bad, he was just talking and making little noises,” Garcia told FoxNews.com. But a customer at a nearby table who was also with his family began making comments about Milo. The customer got up from the table and moved his family to another table further away from Milo, but still in Garcia’s serving section. Garcia said the man continued talking about Milo and said, “special needs children need to be special somewhere else.”

‘Gift from God’

“My personal feelings took over because that’s ignorance in my opinion and I told him ‘Sir, I won’t be able to serve you,’” Garcia tells FoxNews.com.

The man and his family got up and left the restaurant, while Milo’s family was unaware of the incident at all.

“Maybe there were other ways I could have handled it, but Milo is such an angel, he is a gift from God as are all special needs children,” Garcia said.

What do you think of Michael Garcia’s action towards the man who insulted Milo? Would you do the same if it were you?

Source: Fox News

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