who is the boy in Norman Rockwell's portrait of 'The Runaway'?

Question

this is the portrait where there is a young runaway boy sitting at the counter of a soda bar with a policeman sitting beside him.

Answer 1

His name is Eddie Locke and, since the painting was done in 1958 and judging by the boy's approximate age in the picture, he would probably be around 57-58 years old now:

"Wednesday, July 18
5:30pm
Eddie Locke, Model for Rockwell’s Before the Shot and The Runaway
Free with museum or lecture admission

Come meet Eddie Locke who was the boy Norman Rockwell used as a model for two iconic images, Before the Shot and The Runaway. Locke will share his memories of the American master while autographing prints of the paintings."
http://www.flogris.org/events/july.html

Answer 2

Rockwell used his neighbors as models. It is probably recorded in one of the detailed books on his pictures, but of course the kid is about 75 now.

Answer 3

for true no one knows but it is a great picture...speaks volumes to me.