Help my nieces and nephew during this hard time.

Hi Friends! My name is Tish Whitaker. My young, adult nieces and nephew Alysia, Ashley and Gabe, lost their dad, Gabe, AKA Butch, today. Butch was an amazing person with a heart of gold. He would’ve given you the shirt off his back and worked his butt off to raise his kids and his family. That's just the kind of person he was. Butch was married to my sister and although it didn't work out he has always been a brother to me ever since the age of 15.

In mid August 2021 Butch was diagnosed with Covid. On the 4th day he was having difficulties breathing and his youngest daughter Ashley called 911 because she knew he was in distress and he wasn't responding to her messages. Rescue came and he was turning purple and having an extremely difficult time breathing. He was taken to the hospital in Rock Springs, Wyoming where he lives. A day later he was life flighted to a hospital in Ogden, Utah. The medical staff did all they could to save his life, but God had other plans. To add to the pain that his kids are going through, they now need to get access to any and all of his accounts since he didn't leave a will or power of attorney.  They will likely have to hire an attorney. There are going to be doctor's bills and bills that they haven't even seen. My nephew, Gabe lives in California, Alysia lives in Utah, Ashley lives in Wyoming. This will also help them with any flights, living and food while they try to clean up his house and dig into his life and bills. This will also help with time away from work that their bereavement time won't cover.

Please continue to pray that God brings them peace during this painful time. These kids are only in their early 30s and now have to face life without their dad.

Pictured from left to right is my oldest niece, Alysia, her wife Lacey, my nephew, Gabe, my youngest niece Ashley and their dad, Butch.

Thank you all.

Tish