Help Tracey Fulfill David's Final Wish

Hello, my name is Tracey and I am the wife of David Valentino. I regret to inform everyone that my beloved husband of 26 years (married) & 33 years (together), has passed away from Congestive Heart Failure. He passed on our Date Night, May 3, 2024 and was pronounced deceased by paramedics after attempting to resuscitate him for half an hour, he was pronounced at 10:58pm. I meant to get this out sooner but I have to do everything alone, trying to remember to eat, drink water, etc AND to take care of our cat, Ladybug, I am so far behind on getting things done....when my folks died, I had a GREAT support system. But now with the death of my husband, I feel totally alone.

Anyone who knew Dave knew him to be silent most of the time, slowly opening up his heart to let someone in and usually had a funny story or anecdote. When he finally opened himself up, his laughing could be infectious and loud. The one role Dave took very seriously was in protecting me, taking care of me, just overall, being a loving yet protective Father figure to all those he opened his heart up to. That is why when people disappeared and cut us out of there lives (usually without a reason or explanation), Dave was hit the hardest and I would have to get him to open up and grieve or else he would bury it inside to tear him apart. He was a very deep man who found solace in nature, at my side, no matter where we were.

One of this great passions was Photography. He loved to take our digital camera outside and take pictures of the roses or other things in our yard or in the common areas around the townhouse. He had an amazing eye for seeing the world in a different way.

Any way, Dave's final wish was to be cremated and for me to keep his ashes. At the time I pass, whomever is my beneficiary will have to have me cremated and co-mingle our ashes together. I have called 7 places and I have been quoted as low as $3000 and as high as $5,000. But there are extra costs for the coroner who picked up Dave's remains as well as transportation and paperwork.

Setting up a GoFundMe site was all Dave's idea. I am an absolute mess and am trying to do this the best I can. But there is NO way I could even come close to scratching the lowest amount, let alone the $6000. Please help me raise the money to make my husband's final wish come true.

There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date, which I will load as soon as it's all arranged.

*For anyone wishing to know how he died, please PM me and I will tell you. I will answer as soon as I can.*