A SHRINE in memory of five-year-old Collie boy Peter “Mucka” Gelissen has been lovingly built on his family’s dining room table.
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Items include a collection of teddy bears, a Ben 10 backpack, flowers and toys, and a poem Peter created at school for his mother and father.
It begins with the line “I miss you when we’re not together.”
One of Peter’s belongings is not on the shrine — his mother Lee-Ann Gelissen walks around the house gripping a well-worn teddy bear.
“It was his favourite teddy, he slept with it all the time,” she said yesterday.
Peter died on Tuesday morning when a television fell on top of him.
Police were called at 11.30am.
“We want to get the message out there to just be very aware of what your children are doing,” Mrs Gellissen said.
“Even if you do think they’re safe, double check them all the time — even if they’re in the backyard or in their room.”
Peter’s father, Peter Gellissen, said his son had been a “little man who was full of life.”
Even before his first birthday, Peter “used to run around a lot”, which was why his older sisters nicknamed him “Mucka”.
It was short for “runamucka.”
The “little man” would not leave the house until he was properly presentable, making sure he was neat and tidy, his parents said.
Peter was also “footy mad”.
“He loved the West Coast Eagles,” Mr Gellissen said.
One of Mr Gellissen’s recent memories of time with his son was watching the West Coast Eagles in the semi-finals.
Peter had many interests — he enjoyed crabbing, boating,and school.
“He loved his mother, he was always there for Mum,” Mr Gellissen said.