Walter "Sonny" Hedlund

This is a newspaper clipping that was found in my grandmother's (Irene Meehan Samples) photo box. We have no idea who the kid was or what relationship she had with him. We also do not know what year, so the 1946 year is a guess, but I am thinking it was after WWII. I have tried to google his name to see what I can come up with and find nothing; hopefully someone will know who this young man was. Here is the newspaper article:

Boy Paper Carrier Dead Lonely Dog Trails Route - Elk City, april 5 - Twelve year old Walter Hedlund - everybody called him "Sonny" didn't make his paper route here Thursday, but his dog made the rounds for him. "Sonny" is dead, killed in an auto accident near El Reno. Riding with his Father, W.B. Hedlund, the boy's coat sleeve caught in the car door, the door flew open, the boy fell out of the moving car, and died ten minutes after reaching the El Reno hospital. But the German police pup, always with "Sonny", on the delivery of his papers, went from house to house Thursday seeking his young master. Not once, but twice did the dog make the rounds of the business house doors and many residences. Funeral services are being delayed pending arrival of relatives from a distance.

If you know who this young man was, contact me and I will send a copy of the newspaper article to you.