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Help Chris & Joan with Funeral Expenses

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To know Chris and Joan is to love them. They have the most beautiful hearts, are willing to help anyone in need, and they desperately need our help.

Chris and Joan have experienced a tremendous amount of loss over the past handful of years, including:

  • Chris' dad Allan passed away in April 2016.
  • Joan's only sibling, Jim, passed away at just 54 years old from the eastern equine encephalitis virus in November 2019.
  • Joan's dad Richard passed away in March 2021.
  • Chris' mom Rosemary passed away in October 2021.
  • Joan's mom Mary passed away in November 2023 after many hospital and rehab stays and moving in with Chris and Joan.

To top it all off, Chris left his job in 2023 to more easily provide necessary care for Joan's mom, Mary. Chris and Joan currently need funds to:
  • Pay their two additional mortgage payments they've been left with on Joan's family farms.
  • Pay for funeral expenses still owed for Mary's funeral.
  • Hire an attorney to help with life insurance hang-ups. Mary's life insurance company is fighting paying her policy because it is less than two years old.

Please consider making a donation to these two deserving people to help lighten their load!
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    Organizer and beneficiary

    Angie Babcock
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    Kalamazoo, MI
    Mary Whitright
    Beneficiary

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