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xmas74

(29,746 posts)
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 03:58 PM Sep 2016

If you can help, please consider it (funeral expenses) [View all]

Last edited Tue Sep 6, 2016, 06:16 PM - Edit history (1)

(In the two hours since this was posted the account has jumped from $285 to $522. If you donated, thank you! If you replied to this thread, thank you! If you recommended this thread, thank you! Every bit helps!)

I'm a long time member of DU and I've never actually asked for help of any kind, until today. I know the people involved and they really need help with paying for an unexpected funeral expense. He passed away last Sunday, leaving behind a daughter who is expecting her first child this fall (and no extra money around to help, a minor daughter who can in no way help, and absolutely no life insurance. I've given money but it's not enough. Right now he is still being held until they have enough for the cremation. The amount asked for isn't even for an actual funeral; it's just the cost of cremation. They live over an hour from the nearest crematorium and are being charged quite a bit for transportation expenses.


https://www.gofundme.com/2mb4p04

(I can also provide a link to the obituary in the local newspaper so you know it's all on the up-and-up.)

Even if you can't donate please help by kicking or bumping this thread. The more views the better the chance of others seeing and wanting to help.


Thank you.

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so sorry this is happening... handmade34 Sep 2016 #1
Neither helps individuals xmas74 Sep 2016 #5
Kick In_The_Wind Sep 2016 #2
thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #6
. In_The_Wind Sep 2016 #32
up In_The_Wind Sep 2016 #35
done - I hope it helps. n/t whopis01 Sep 2016 #3
thank you xmas74 Sep 2016 #7
kicking nt redwitch Sep 2016 #4
thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #8
Kick nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #9
Little bit NBachers Sep 2016 #10
Thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #11
k&r Exilednight Sep 2016 #12
Thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #13
I'm in! zwyziec Sep 2016 #14
Thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #15
kick . . n/t annabanana Sep 2016 #16
Thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #19
k and r niyad Sep 2016 #17
Thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #20
Contributed some. Adsos Letter Sep 2016 #18
Thanks. xmas74 Sep 2016 #21
Huge K&R... wish I could do more! secondwind Sep 2016 #22
Thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #23
KnR sheshe2 Sep 2016 #24
Thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #25
Just gave what I could gopiscrap Sep 2016 #26
thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #27
you're welcome, it's not much but I wanted to help gopiscrap Sep 2016 #28
Every bit helps! xmas74 Sep 2016 #30
K&R hwmnbn Sep 2016 #29
Thank you nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #31
Kick nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #33
Kick nt xmas74 Sep 2016 #34
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