Liam Finnegan receives a gift from a well-wisher during his birthday celebration on Friday. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

Hopkinton High School senior Liam Finnegan celebrated his 19th birthday on Friday with a parade of cars carrying well-wishers through his Rocky Woods Road neighborhood.

The Class of 2020 recently dedicated its yearbook to Finnegan, a member of the unified basketball and track teams at the school.

“Liam teaches us every day, in his many acts of kindness, what it means to be a friend,” class secretary Bobby McGuire said in announcing the honor on Senior Recognition Night. McGuire lauded Finnegan, who has autism, as “our role model for tolerance, acceptance and kindness.”

Liam Finnegan accepts a gift from the Kane family (above) and greets parade participants (below). PHOTOS/JERRY SPAR