The Make-A-Wish team surprised a local student at Decatur High School on Sept. 17 in Federal Way with his fully restored 1991 Ford F150 truck.
Logan Fant is a 17-year-old who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in May 2024 and went through 12 rounds of chemotherapy while balancing the typical demands of high school.
Working on the truck himself became a positive distraction during his treatment, his parents said, but there was more he wanted to do to make his vision a reality that were outside of his budget and skillset.
When asked why he chose this as his wish, he said that he “wanted something that will last,” and that “there’s always seeing celebrities and stuff, but I feel like this is something that I can share with others more.”
Logan’s passion for cars and mechanics has been supported through the school’s shop classes, where industrial arts instructor Ryan Harris runs programs on auto mechanics, heavy diesel mechanics and fabrication.
Harris has been Logan’s teacher for the past three years and said that watching Logan go through this ordeal was incredibly tough at first, but now is more inspiring than anything else.
“He always pushed himself. The things that he did while battling that were astonishing. It was amazing, it was inspiring. He competed in events, part of FFA, part of extracurriculars,” Harris said. “He’s an amazing kid and he showed everyone in our school and our classes and stuff kind of a different outlook on how to treat things.”
To make Logan’s wish come true, the Make-A-Wish organization contacted local businesses to see who would be interested in being part of making his vision a reality.
Both Maaco Tacoma and Aaron’s Olympic 4×4 in Snohomish stepped up to the challenge, contributing to the custom paint, restoration, lift kit and more.
Colin Ferguson of Aaron’s Olympic 4×4 said that “it’s touching to see how happy that made him” and it meant a lot “to know that we can bring that much happiness to somebody especially with the circumstances.” Ferguson added that the team put a lot of love into the project.
The big reveal of the truck was celebrated with a barbecue for friends and classmates and family. Together they celebrated the wish coming true as well as the great news that Logan’s health is in better shape now and his cancer is in remission.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation shared: “This isn’t just a truck. It’s a symbol of hope, grit, and the power of community.”
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Logan Fant celebrates with friends and family after receiving his wish of a rebuild of his truck from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
