The evening began with great anticipation for the Fallas family of McDonough as they prepared to attend the Christmas parade around the McDonough Square. Dr. Humberto Fallas is in the process of opening a new Vision Center on Highway 20/81 and the family was taking part in the parade by carrying a banner and having a float filled with children and adults behind. Somewhere toward the end of the parade route, a tragedy almost took the life of their three-year old son, Noah. Noah began to choke on a piece of candy, however with all the noise and confusion of the parade, no one noticed the small boy having difficulty and he could not call for help. Finally a lady on an adjacent float noticed his distress and got the attention of his parents and friends. Humberto and Elizabeth Fallas rushed to try to help their son, but were both unsuccessful in performing the Heimlich maneuver on such a small boy. Fallas said, “unable to help and frozen from the shock, I yelled for help and the parade came to a stop. My son was truly dying in front of me. Right before he totally lost consciousness, a man rushed in from the crowd, jumped on the wagon and tried the infant Heimlich maneuver more aggressively and the piece of candy finally came out and Noah started to cry.” Fallas and his family firmly believe this man from the crowd was truly a guardian angel, someone who was there at just the right moment to save his son’s life. In the frantic rush of the moment, Fallas was unable to thank the man or to even get his name. Fallas continues, “He brought light to a day bound to be the worst of my life. Just when we forget what is important in life, something like this happens to remind me nothing in life is more important than life itself. Those three minutes or less almost caused the loss of the most precious thing I have ever been given.” The Fallas family would like to be able to personally thank this man, this angel of the Square, who helped to save Noah. If you are aware of the identity of this man, please email editor@henrycountytimes.com. We will put the Fallasfamily in touch with you. In this season where miracles do happen, our angel of the Square may be anonymous forever. After all, that’s what angels do.
Cecily Bland. "Angel of the Square saves young boy."
  The Henry County Times 5 Dec. 2003.