RIVER Purtill's life was celebrated doing things he loved to do.

There was a jumping castle, dunk tank, arts and craft and face painting.

But, while there was one cheeky, "tough as nails" four-year-old missing, River enabled his friends to grab life for a fleeting moment, full of smiles, tears and reflections at his wake.

River succumbed to a rare form of cancer on December 14 last year followi...