Our story began almost 3 yrs ago when my son and father to two beautiful children, he was a good man, then tragedy struck and after using pain pills, became addicted and began using harder drugs to cope with the loss of the woman he loved, the mother of his children. He eventually became homeless, losing everything and leaving me to raise his children, (my grandchildren, who I love more than anything in the world) Then one night earlier this year, he did not have a coat and the night was very cold and icy so he tried to climb into a cardboard compactor for warmth, he slipped on the ice, fell and hit his head and he froze to death, we only recently found out how he died as it was captured on a security camera, this brought the grief rushing back fresh all over again, I refuse to watch or allow the children to watch him die. The negligence of the coroner who never even contacted us, we didn't even find out about his death until March, (45 days after he died) and not by the coroner but by the court, by then his body was decomposing and rotting. When we were allowed to see him, the way he looked and the smell of decay added further trauma, it is not something you can ever forget, and no amount of counseling will ever get that out of our heads. The emotional trauma of this tragedy has been very hard for our family to bear. It has nearly destroyed us, if not for his children who need me to be strong right now, this would have broke me emotionally forever. He did a good job raising them, they are very good kids and deserve so much more then I can give them. I still owe $2,100 to the funeral home and in order for us to get his ashes, which I'm hoping will help us find some closure when we are finally able to spread his ashes in the place he wanted to be, I find myself in desperatation, trying to raise the children, help them through such an emotional time and prepare for them to go to college. I really need help paying Santa Fe Funeral and Cremation home and maybe even help with their college fund and current needs. The funeral home will not release his ashes to us until it's paid. Please help us through the most horrible time of our lives. Any amount, even if only a dollar, helps tremendously while we try to rebuild our lives donations can be made to the funeral home also. Please forward this to people that you know.

Thank you in advance for your kindness and compassion.

Sincerely,

The Olmsted family

Donelle Olmsted

Apr 24, 2025

My dad was my super hero, my savior. Taught me everything I needed to know, He was everything to me. I love him so much. Now the only thing I have left is the love he gave me. He was a great husband and dad, he had so much potential to become something great, But he let the dragon slay him. I miss you so much dad, you were so special to me even if we didn't talk much, but when we did, it was filled with so much love and power. I sat there thinking, damn dad you could kill someone with your words . Our talks were the funniest part of our relationship. We'd always make jokes about the people we hated. He was my best friend. Helped me through everything even if it required a mom, he was there. He did both roles perfectly. Couldn't have asked for a better dad. I love you dad.

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