Carolyn Terry Memorial & Headstone Fund
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On June 29th, 2018, my beloved mama, Carolyn, passed away from breast cancer. There's no words to describe the pain her absence has left. I am lost without her advice, direction, comfort, wisdom, and encouragement. Her death created an unexpected and enormous void in my life, and to think I will never see her or be held by her again, is unbearable.
After my mother passed, I inherited her home, and was left with two mortgages I was unable to afford. In order to keep her home, last November, I decided to rent it out to a mother and her 4 children, who were living in a garage of a friend. I remember struggling financially when my son was little, and all I wanted was a house. Being in the position to give that to someone else with the same struggle, I overlooked certain aspects of the application process such as her making 3 times the amount of rent, deposit, last months rent, credit check, and rental history. She had a full time, long term job, and was a friend of a friend, and that was good enough for me. This would end up being a HUGE mistake, causing me to now put my mothers home, and all of our memories up for sale.
This woman ended up being the tenant from hell, who I would spend almost a year trying to evict, costing me over $15,000 in past due rent, trash removal, and clean up of my mothers home. This tenant told me nothing but lies, punched holes in the walls, broke the deck, scraped and stained the walls, ruined the flooring from letting her animals urinate and defecate all over the house, and leaving over $700 in garbage inside the house and all over the property, doors were ripped off, and broken.
My home in Tumwater went into foreclosure, and I was forced to borrow $25,000 to save it, which also became a driving force in putting her home up for sale, because I now have to pay that back.
This has taken so much of my time , energy, and money. As a result, I have not been able to afford the memorial my mom deserves, honor her life, and begin having the closure my family so desperately needs. It was my desire to hold her memorial at her home in Oakville, but the tenant issue, cleanup, and forced sale of the home, has made that almost impossible, unless I can raise enough money to have it within the next 2 weeks.
This situation has caused unbearable depression, a great deal of anger, and almost had me to the point of giving up completely. Until now. I know my mom would want me to keep fighting, heal the wound of this entire experience, and create the life she wants for me. However, the costs this tenant created, the foreclosure repayment, and past due bills will make that very hard as I will be left with very little of the money my mom spent her entire life working for, and hoped to pass onto me. It breaks my heart, but I have to keep pushing on, and remain positive, knowing there HAS to be something positive to come from every seemingly negative experience; a lesson my mother taught me early on.
So, it starts here. It is my dream to be able to pay for a memorial service, and if possible, purchase a headstone for my mother. Please donate if you can. If you can't help, please at least share!
This has been the worst year of my entire life , losing not only my mama, but two of my precious animals, and have not been able to find work. Being able to have this memorial and headstone would be a huge piece in the healing process for me and my family.
After my mother passed, I inherited her home, and was left with two mortgages I was unable to afford. In order to keep her home, last November, I decided to rent it out to a mother and her 4 children, who were living in a garage of a friend. I remember struggling financially when my son was little, and all I wanted was a house. Being in the position to give that to someone else with the same struggle, I overlooked certain aspects of the application process such as her making 3 times the amount of rent, deposit, last months rent, credit check, and rental history. She had a full time, long term job, and was a friend of a friend, and that was good enough for me. This would end up being a HUGE mistake, causing me to now put my mothers home, and all of our memories up for sale.
This woman ended up being the tenant from hell, who I would spend almost a year trying to evict, costing me over $15,000 in past due rent, trash removal, and clean up of my mothers home. This tenant told me nothing but lies, punched holes in the walls, broke the deck, scraped and stained the walls, ruined the flooring from letting her animals urinate and defecate all over the house, and leaving over $700 in garbage inside the house and all over the property, doors were ripped off, and broken.
My home in Tumwater went into foreclosure, and I was forced to borrow $25,000 to save it, which also became a driving force in putting her home up for sale, because I now have to pay that back.
This has taken so much of my time , energy, and money. As a result, I have not been able to afford the memorial my mom deserves, honor her life, and begin having the closure my family so desperately needs. It was my desire to hold her memorial at her home in Oakville, but the tenant issue, cleanup, and forced sale of the home, has made that almost impossible, unless I can raise enough money to have it within the next 2 weeks.
This situation has caused unbearable depression, a great deal of anger, and almost had me to the point of giving up completely. Until now. I know my mom would want me to keep fighting, heal the wound of this entire experience, and create the life she wants for me. However, the costs this tenant created, the foreclosure repayment, and past due bills will make that very hard as I will be left with very little of the money my mom spent her entire life working for, and hoped to pass onto me. It breaks my heart, but I have to keep pushing on, and remain positive, knowing there HAS to be something positive to come from every seemingly negative experience; a lesson my mother taught me early on.
So, it starts here. It is my dream to be able to pay for a memorial service, and if possible, purchase a headstone for my mother. Please donate if you can. If you can't help, please at least share!
This has been the worst year of my entire life , losing not only my mama, but two of my precious animals, and have not been able to find work. Being able to have this memorial and headstone would be a huge piece in the healing process for me and my family.
Organizer
Maya Terry
Organizer
Olympia, WA
