Xavier Frances Byrd, "X", age 7, of Linthicum, Maryland, gained his angel wings on Saturday, January 14, 2017. X was a student at the Maryland School for the Blind and was a former student at PACT: World of Care at Kennedy Krieger. Xavier's hobbies included an extensive shoe collection and being awesome. Xavier is survived by his parents; Anthony and Adrianne Woods Byrd, his sister; Quinn and his grandparents; Rawley and Shirley Byrd and Pat and Dave Polen. Friends and family are invited to celebrate Xavier's life on Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 1p.m. to 4 p.m. at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD 21037. Anthony and Adrianne would like everyone to come dressed casual,wear light colored clothes or wear an X-men or super hero shirt and or crazy colored shoes. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to: 1. Kennedy Krieger Institute 707 North Broadway Baltimore, Maryland 21205 Attn: Office of Philanthropy 2. Chive Charities, https://chivecharities.org/, 3. PACT World of Care at Kennedy Krieger, https://www.kennedykrieger.org/community/community-programs/pact/program-services/world-of-care, 4. Johns Hopkins University Children's Center; https://secure.jhu.edu/form/fjhm 5. Maryland School for the Blind, https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/donatetomsb