Supporting Karina's Family After Will's Passing

Hi, my name is Karina Casas. I’m writing to you with a heavy heart full of grief. Just one month ago, we celebrated Will’s 47th birthday, our son Liam’s 3rd birthday, along with Liam’s baptism. It was a very eventful 8th of June. We never would have imagined our entire life would be upended in the morning of July 4th.

Tragedy struck our family in the morning of the 4th of July. Around 10:10 am, Will suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke. His heart stopped for over 35 minutes. By some miracle, Will was resuscitated and transported to a hospital. Will officially passed on July 6th at 1:16am. But I know in my heart, he only hung on so that our children would not have to see their daddy die at home. The suddenness of his passing has left an indescribable void and unimaginable pain.

Let me tell you about Will. Will was the kindest, most loving and selfless person I have ever met. The kind of man that would give you the shirt off his back and the food off his plate. He always made sure everyone was taken care of. He was such a joker and always had a way of making everything better. He was such a free spirit. He was my anchor and my rock.

Will was not just my dream partner; he was my best friend, my soulmate, and the heart of our family. His infectious smile, his warm, caring nature, and his unwavering dedication to our family and friends filled our lives with happiness. Will was an exceptional father to our kids, always giving his all to be the best partner and father. Will selflessly put his own career on hold to be a stay at home dad since the pandemic. He wanted to spend as much time as possible with our children while they were so young and he more than made up for my brief absences in our home due to my own career commitments. And he did this without ever complaining. He would always tell me, “When our kids get older Babe, I will go back to work and you won’t have to stress anymore. ” That’s just the kind of man he was. As long as I was happy, he was happy. “Happy wife, happy life,” he would always say to me and follow it up with a tender kiss.

William was the cornerstone of our family, managing everything in our household and making sure everyone was happy and had everything we needed. Now, without him, I am overwhelmed with the responsibility of managing our household along with figuring out how Kassandra will get to school each day, and who will take care of Liam while I continue to work to support our beautiful family. With us having two such small children, the financial strain has become even more daunting. The weight of these financial burdens is crushing.

**Purpose of the campaign:**

I never imagined finding myself in this position, but life’s unpredictability has brought us here. In honor of William’s memory and to help rebuild our shattered lives, I have started this GoFundMe campaign, and humbly ask for any support you may provide.

All donations received will go towards his burial and funeral expenses as well as expenses to care for his children. Will and I always planned to help our children financially as much as we could to help them get started in their adult life. Any donations received outside of his burial, funeral and child expenses will be set aside equally for each of our two children.

Will was only 47 years old and unfortunately, he did not have life insurance. The next phase of our life feels very uncertain and I know it will be extremely difficult. But I know Will is now our guardian angel and he will give me and our children strength to persevere. I don’t know what the future holds, but I know I will do everything in my power to make sure our children have the best lives they can possibly have.

Your kindness and generosity mean the world to us in this difficult time. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support.

**To Will:**

Will, I will watch over our two beautiful kids, Kassandra and Liam and I promise they will never forget what a beautiful, kind, loving, selfless and loyal person you were. I will miss you and love you always with my entire being. Our children will know what an amazing father you were. You were a blessing to everyone that knew you. We are all so lucky to have had you as part of our life. I take solace in knowing that your last wakeful memories were of us and our children playing and laughing in our bed about to start our day. I’m grateful you took your last breath by my side and I’m happy I held you in my arms as your soul left your beautiful body and met God. I know you are now our guardian angel and will always watch over us. I love you mi chulo.