Airline ticket so Dad can Attend Grandpa's Funeral
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My name is Kenneth Nop. I am from Lawrenceville, GA, and I'm starting this fundraiser for my dad because just this morning my Grandpa had passed away (09/30/2020).
My dad's goal is to raise money so that way he can go to my Grandpa's funeral that would be held in France next Wednesday (10/7). Due to the immediate nature of the situation, my dad and I thought that the best way to make it happen was to start a gofundme. This amount is to cover the cost of the plane ticket, make up for time off work (due to no vacation time), help paying for funeral expenses, provide for his living, etc.
It had been my Dad's goal these past two years to go visit Grandpa after 10+ years of not being able to see him. He attempted to raise money but just never could with the expenses and bills stacked on top of him with the amount of money that he makes. With the passing of my Grandpa and the additional expenses that have come, it is now even less realistic of a goal.
We're indebted with many financial burdens, and with my mom that had been recently out of a job for 8 months due to COVID-19, we need help more than ever.
This is my dad. He's a hardworking, country-music-loving man who has a job at the PGA superstore where he works as a club fitter and retail/ salesperson. On the side, he works as a golf coach. His dream is to make it to the Senior PGA Tour so he can play on T.V. and make Grandpa proud before he passes.
This is my Grandpa. He was a successful Chief Customs Officer in his days in Cambodia who overlooked overseas operations in the Golden Triangle area of Southeast Asia. According to my dad, after being ousted out of Cambodia with nothing in hand due to the Khmer Rogue Cambodian Genocide, my Grandpa decided to take his family to Toulouse, France as refugees where they could start over again.
Since then, his kids have all grown up to lead respectable lives.
5+ years ago, my Grandpa's condition had worsened, and ultimately had to have a pacemaker in his heart. Less than a month ago, he was sent to the ICU at Hôpital Rangueil due to a dramatic loss of blood cells in his system.
Once my dad's brother texted him about the condition Grandpa was in, it became much more of a rush to follow through with the plan.
He had seemed to get better in his final days, and as my dad heard from his relatives, "he was happy". The following morning he was gone.
.
.
.
I remember several years ago after I had a big argument with my dad. My dad wanted to apologize for how he treated me growing up, and reflected on himself. It was then my dad told me about his life story and his relationship with his own dad.
It was rough for my dad growing up. He wasn't the smartest among his siblings, and so he never got much love from his dad. He was kicked out of the house and forced to live with other people. Due to the loss of his birth mom at a young age, the only other people he had in his life were his dad's coworkers. From 10 years old onward he had began to live on his own. He told me at times he would have nothing to eat and go hungry while working and attending school. But my dad persisted until his 20's, where he finally got to live a decent life on his own.
Throughout that time, he never knew why his dad was so rough towards him. It wasn't until years later till my dad asked and my Grandpa finally told him that he was rough on him so he could be an independent, smart and strong man, but didn't understand the impact of the way he treated him. He realized that what he did was wrong, and apologized. In a familiar story, he said that he grew up himself living on his own with monks in Cambodia where his parents dropped him off as they were too poor to feed him. He would get abused for the smallest mistakes, for not being smart, and ultimately it translated to the way my Grandpa treated my dad.
My dad didn't hold any grudges, and forgave him.
Like how I've come to connect and have a great relationship with my dad despite the many arguments and hurtful things that have been exchanged, I'd like to believe that my dad feels the same towards his own father, which makes me want to help him even more.
Even though I was never close to my grandpa as he lived all the way in France, for the sake of closure for my dad, I want to make it happen. This is why I ask for help.
Anything, even a dollar would come a long way towards helping my dad.
Thank you for your kindness,
Kenneth Nop
My dad's goal is to raise money so that way he can go to my Grandpa's funeral that would be held in France next Wednesday (10/7). Due to the immediate nature of the situation, my dad and I thought that the best way to make it happen was to start a gofundme. This amount is to cover the cost of the plane ticket, make up for time off work (due to no vacation time), help paying for funeral expenses, provide for his living, etc.
It had been my Dad's goal these past two years to go visit Grandpa after 10+ years of not being able to see him. He attempted to raise money but just never could with the expenses and bills stacked on top of him with the amount of money that he makes. With the passing of my Grandpa and the additional expenses that have come, it is now even less realistic of a goal.
We're indebted with many financial burdens, and with my mom that had been recently out of a job for 8 months due to COVID-19, we need help more than ever.
This is my dad. He's a hardworking, country-music-loving man who has a job at the PGA superstore where he works as a club fitter and retail/ salesperson. On the side, he works as a golf coach. His dream is to make it to the Senior PGA Tour so he can play on T.V. and make Grandpa proud before he passes.
This is my Grandpa. He was a successful Chief Customs Officer in his days in Cambodia who overlooked overseas operations in the Golden Triangle area of Southeast Asia. According to my dad, after being ousted out of Cambodia with nothing in hand due to the Khmer Rogue Cambodian Genocide, my Grandpa decided to take his family to Toulouse, France as refugees where they could start over again.
Since then, his kids have all grown up to lead respectable lives.
5+ years ago, my Grandpa's condition had worsened, and ultimately had to have a pacemaker in his heart. Less than a month ago, he was sent to the ICU at Hôpital Rangueil due to a dramatic loss of blood cells in his system.
Once my dad's brother texted him about the condition Grandpa was in, it became much more of a rush to follow through with the plan.
He had seemed to get better in his final days, and as my dad heard from his relatives, "he was happy". The following morning he was gone.
.
.
.
I remember several years ago after I had a big argument with my dad. My dad wanted to apologize for how he treated me growing up, and reflected on himself. It was then my dad told me about his life story and his relationship with his own dad.
It was rough for my dad growing up. He wasn't the smartest among his siblings, and so he never got much love from his dad. He was kicked out of the house and forced to live with other people. Due to the loss of his birth mom at a young age, the only other people he had in his life were his dad's coworkers. From 10 years old onward he had began to live on his own. He told me at times he would have nothing to eat and go hungry while working and attending school. But my dad persisted until his 20's, where he finally got to live a decent life on his own.
Throughout that time, he never knew why his dad was so rough towards him. It wasn't until years later till my dad asked and my Grandpa finally told him that he was rough on him so he could be an independent, smart and strong man, but didn't understand the impact of the way he treated him. He realized that what he did was wrong, and apologized. In a familiar story, he said that he grew up himself living on his own with monks in Cambodia where his parents dropped him off as they were too poor to feed him. He would get abused for the smallest mistakes, for not being smart, and ultimately it translated to the way my Grandpa treated my dad.
My dad didn't hold any grudges, and forgave him.
Like how I've come to connect and have a great relationship with my dad despite the many arguments and hurtful things that have been exchanged, I'd like to believe that my dad feels the same towards his own father, which makes me want to help him even more.
Even though I was never close to my grandpa as he lived all the way in France, for the sake of closure for my dad, I want to make it happen. This is why I ask for help.
Anything, even a dollar would come a long way towards helping my dad.
Thank you for your kindness,
Kenneth Nop
Organizer
Sathapana Nop
Organizer
Lawrenceville, GA