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Floating home on a prayer

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That picture tells a tale of three beautiful sisters. It tells a story of life, legacy and happiness. It's a story of growing up together, celebrating one another's achievements and growing old together.
On August 28th-29th, 2017 that story became a story no one would ever want to have to tell. A story of the oldest sister Quenickyia, and her children boarding a rescue boat Infront of their flooded Texas home. Watching her life float away before her eyes, yet overjoyed for their saftey.
Finally they sail to dry land and make their way to shelter where her baby sister,Tawny, can send for her and her family. She brings them into her TX home that had stood on higher ground. Two sisters weathering the storm together, leaning on one another, adding another chapter to their book of life.
But someone was missing. Queshantea their beautiful,"Bubbles", their middle sister. She was safe far away from Harveys disaster, or so they thought. She was in York, PA. Married, raising kids, working. She was the last of the three who stayed behind here, at least for a few more years.
It was early Tuesday morning when the phone rang, tired and emotionally drained from the hurricane and rescue Nicky answered her phone, sure it was just her mother making sure they were all finally safe. She could have never expected what happened next. The call wasn't about her saftey, it wasn't a joyous call reassuring her that everything would be alright. No it wasn't that kinda call at all. It was the kind of call that nightmares are made of. The kind that steals your breath and blinds your eyes with tears and leaves your mind searching for answers.
August 29, 1am. York PA. A body, a womans body, was found laying dead at the edge of an alley. For Nikky it wasn't just a body, it wasn't just any woman, it was her sister, her life, her joy, the one she grew up with and dreamed of growing old with. Her best friend from birth. Gone, with no explanation or answers.
The story cannot end here! With two heartbroken sisters floating on a prayer in Texas. A woman drowning in her grief the way she watched her drowning home as she sailed to saftey just the day before. No the story MUST not end there. This story needs YOU, this story needs ME; To write the pages that bring them home to York, PA. We are the answer to the prayers that will float her to where she needs be to. Flay her to her mothers grieving arms, float her to dry her nieces and nephews tears and reassure them their auntee will always be there. To float her to her sisters side to say her saddened and painful goodbyes.
I tell this story with a heavy heart; A beautiful and tragic story of life and love, triumph and sorrow, joy and pain. It is their story, I am the story teller and each of you reading this are the writers. With each dollar you donate you wright the ending of the story, you allow the storys end to bring three sisters back together for their final goodbyes.
Edit: All funds being raised will go directly to Bubbles family as the bebnificiary of this campaign.  They will be using the funds to travel from TX to PA for Bubbles funeral.  Any collections that exceed the amount of travel costs will be applied to the funeral costs for Bubbles. Because of the recent floods and loss of everything the  ability to travel for the funeral is not possible without your help. 

Organizer and beneficiary

Shannon Conaway-Garcia
Organizer
York, PA
Xavier Garcia-wilson
Beneficiary

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