(This fund raising is initiated by Debashis Chanda, a friend of Tom, on behalf of Kamy Menapace, wife of Tom Menapace)

Tom Menapace - sudden demise of a loving father, a caring husband, and a skillful home improvement specialist.

Tom was born in Syracuse, NY, in August 1957. He was the youngest of 7. He began working in construction in his teens and started to learn what he would do for the rest of his life and love doing. Tom met Kamy in 2007 and married her in Oct 2008. They have 3 wonderful kids together. Kaylin is 16, Tommi Gayle and Joey, twins, are 14 - all are school-going kids.

Being a Jack-of-all-trades, Tom worked on many jobs from electrical to plumbing to roof repairing to home turnover. He simply loved his passion for fixing anything with a big smile on his face without much regard for money.

Tom was everything for his family - the center of their universe. Tom died in his sleep of a heart attack suddenly without any illness in April 2024 at an early age of 66 years, leaving behind a massive hole in the family.

Tom was the breadwinner of the family of 7. Now the family is struggling to meet even basic needs. Add onto that the fear of losing the only home they have, which keeps the family together.

The family is requesting any form of monetary help to support their survival, meet basic needs, and keep a shelter over their heads.