As many of you know, our son Louis passed away unexpectedly on August 30, 2024, leaving his beautiful wife Rachel widowed. Lou had a heart transplant 4 years ago prior and was receiving Social Security Disability Income due to this. He was not able to qualify for Life Insurance due to his heart disease.

Rachel only received $255 from SSDI to be used for his burial expenses. With the unexpected loss of Lou, not only has Rachel been grief stricken, she has also been struggling to keep her head above water financially with the loss of Lou’s income. She does not qualify for any assistance as she earns just a little above the income guidelines for any of the programs that are available.

Any amount that you are able to give, not matter how great or small, would help tremendously and would be greatly appreciated.

All monies raised will go directly to Rachel to help with expenses and alleviate some of the enormous amount of stress she’s currently under.

We thank you for your generosity. Please feel free to PM Rita if you have any questions.

With deepest gratitude,

Tom and Rita Ciarmella