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Clark - Staff WriterFAIRFIELD — Even months after his untimely passing, a Fairfield youngster is still being a superhero for his classmates.On Monday, Walter “Superbubz” Herbert made a new playground materialize where before there was none, all to the delight of hundreds of students at his beloved Central Elementary.It was the first-graders’ spirited fight against cancer, which eventually claimed his life in October, that first began to inspire thousands while he was alive, and even more after his untimely death.MORE: Fairfield’s ‘superhero’ 1st-grader becomes high school graduate in special ceremonyOne of his dreams for the friends and classmates he left behind was to give them the hand-picked playground equipment his principal — Karrie Gallo — worked with him to choose in his final days.Walter Herbert, a first grade student battling cancer, is getting a special graduation ceremony.His superhero nickname was “Superbubz,” and the young boy’s legacy delivered something super Monday during recess as students got their first chance to climb, swing and spin on new playground rides that delighted them.“We were able to fulfill all of Superbubz’s wishes,” said Gallo as she supervised the initial crowd of Central Elementary students clamoring over the new play equipment.“When he was sick … one of the things he talked about was adding more playground equipment, swings and teeter-toters,” said Gallo over the happy shouts of youngsters.She said Herbert wanted to leave something behind at his school that would deliver joy to all students.“I will never forget the days he rested in my office and he would help me go through mail and look at different school catalogs,” Gallo told this news outlet in January when a fundraiser in his name was announced.“Whenever we talked about items to make the new Central (school) even cooler, he would light up, as if he knew that some of his suggestions would come true. I am incredibly honored that this was one of his happy places,” she recalled. “Bubz picked out the items himself. Because he chose the items, it has rea... (WHIO)