{"id":1024556,"date":"2026-08-26T04:29:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T04:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1024556\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T04:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T04:29:19","slug":"julian-kampfschultes-legacy-lives-on-through-love-you-more-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1024556\/","title":{"rendered":"Julian Kampfschulte\u2019s legacy lives on through \u2018Love You More\u2019 awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo courtesy of Jenna Kampfschulte.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been 10 years since Lake Highlands\u2019 Julian Kampfschulte passed away from adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) in 2016. Last evening, Aug. 24, school friends, family and community members gathered at Vector Brewing to commemorate what would have been Julian\u2019s senior year of high school.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A rainbow-themed event filled the brewery with balloon arches, popcorn and cupcakes as guests wearing red \u201cLove You More\u201d shirts entered the space. The phrase \u201cLove You More\u201d was born during Julian\u2019s final moments.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Love You More\u2019 is because when [Julian] lost his hearing, we started signing. So, if we signed, \u2018I love you,\u2019 he always said, \u2018More,\u2019 because that\u2019s just the kind of kid he was,\u201d Jenna Kampfschulte, Julian\u2019s mom, said.<\/p>\n

For the past 10 years, the Kampfschulte family has kept their son\u2019s legacy alive through their annual \u201cWorkout of the Day\u201d event, which takes place every year near Julian\u2019s birthday. This year\u2019s event included an hourlong workout at The Neighborhood Gym in the Lakeridge Village Shopping Center.<\/p>\n

But this year, the Kampfschulte family joined the Hall family to expand the celebration beyond Julian\u2019s birthday and honor the classmates who stood by him during his final year of elementary school.<\/p>\n

The \u201cLove You More\u201d Awards were created this year to recognize Julian\u2019s former classmates, who grew up alongside him and supported him as his disease progressed. Donations raised through the event will help fund the \u201cLove You More\u201d scholarships, which will be awarded in the spring.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Julian] stayed in school as long as we could keep him in school,\u201d Kampfschulte said. \u201c[His classmates] walked him around when he couldn\u2019t see. They were so good to him.\u201d <\/p>\n

For the Hall family, the awards hold an extra special meaning to them \u2014 their two-and-a-half-year-old son, William, has the same disease Julian had.<\/p>\n

William, his parents said, is \u201cjust like any other toddler.\u201d He loves Spider-Man and cars, is busy and funny, and is \u201cfull of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hall said being part of Julian\u2019s celebration is also a reminder of how his legacy continues to impact families affected by ALD.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope that people can celebrate a life that was cut way too short, but can look back on Julian\u2019s legacy with happy memories,\u201d Tyler Hall, William\u2019s father, said. \u201cTonight is about him and remembering him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hall\u2019s established the Will to Cure ALD Foundation<\/a> in late 2024 to help accelerate therapeutic research on ALD.<\/p>\n

Since then, the Hall family has raised more than $3 million and partnered with leading research institutions to fund high-potential, translational science aimed at finding a cure for the disease.<\/p>\n

Donations collected for the \u201cLove You More\u201d Awards will go toward the scholarships, while any money raised beyond that goal will be directed to Will to Cure ALD.<\/p>\n

The Halls credited the Lake Highlands community with helping advocate for legislation that allowed ALD to be included in Texas\u2019 newborn screening program. Because of that screening, families like the Halls can learn that their children have ALD earlier and begin seeking treatment and support.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people you see in this room 10 years ago made a decision to try and make an impact by passing a law that allowed us to know about our son,\u201d Hall said. \u201c Every month, a new kid is caught, and it\u2019s a forever legacy that [Julian] will leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Halls hope that legacy is something they can carry forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just want to capitalize on the time that we\u2019ve been given to make an impact ourselves,\u201d Hall said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo courtesy of Jenna Kampfschulte. It\u2019s been 10 years since Lake Highlands\u2019 Julian Kampfschulte passed away from adrenoleukodystrophy…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1024557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5135],"tags":[409923,409924,5229,1596,409925,409926,13386,409927,409928,358,409929,3187,221208,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,409930,409931,314789],"class_list":["post-1024556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-adrenoleukodystrophy","tag-ald","tag-america","tag-dallas","tag-jenna-kampfschulte","tag-julian-kampfschulte","tag-lake-highlands","tag-lakeridge-village-shopping-center","tag-love-you-more","tag-texas","tag-the-neighborhood-gym","tag-tx","tag-tyler-hall","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-vector-brewing","tag-will-to-cure-ald-foundation","tag-william-hall"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117159932562071659","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1024556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1024556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1024556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1024557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1024556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1024556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1024556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}