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Farewell fund for Gerardo: help Salvador's family in Memphis
Salvador lost his grandfather suddenly and the family can't cover funeral and burial costs of $4,900.
🇺🇸 38161, Memphis, Tennessee, United States1,147 views
Gerardo, my grandfather, passed away on 26 September after complications from pneumonia. He was 72 years old. He was the heart of our family and had no savings or life insurance.
The funeral home has given us a quote of $4,900 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 3 October.
I have already used what I had for the hospital bills. My family is scattered, and many of us are out of work. We want Gerardo to have a dignified farewell.
Any help at all means a lot, and so do your prayers.
The funds will be paid directly to the funeral home, and I'll share the receipt.
Where the $4,900 goes:
• Cemetery plot and burial fees: $1,050
• Transport of the deceased: $360
• Funeral home services and casket: $3,490
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
Updates from Salvador
Thank you all. We're at 0% now ($10). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the funeral home and confirmed the amounts.
Quick update: $25 raised so far (1%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Eugene F. Moore 🇬🇧 · $15
- Iwan Wawan Sutanto 🇮🇩 · $10
- Wunmi Lilian Adebayo 🇳🇬 · $10
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Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Patras so I could bring a meal. All the best!
you're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted. Blessings.
it takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Good luck. Hope this works out for you. Love from Santos!
Thinking of you and your family, Salvador. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Phoenix!
take care, Salvador. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Saint-Denis
thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Kingston this morning. God bless
hang in there. Hope you get there. We're a small family in Mombasa but we're thinking of you.
Hope things get better soon, Salvador. This could happen to any of us. Take care.
Thinking of you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Lucknow