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Funeral costs for Benjamin's brother, Lawrence

After the sudden passing of Lawrence, the family is asking for help with the funeral home and burial costs.

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Benjamin A. Gregory
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Leeds
Lawrence, my brother, passed away on 3 June after a sudden heart attack. He was 66 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 $3,450 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 24 June. 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 Lawrence 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 $3,450 goes: • Funeral home services and casket: $2,300 • Cemetery plot and burial fees: $830 • Transport of the deceased: $185 • Memorial gathering for the family: $135 Every share and every dollar helps. - Benjamin

Updates from Benjamin

  1. Update from Leeds: the plan for transport of the deceased is now scheduled. We're at 82% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Quick update: $1,317 raised so far (38%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Babar Zubair Zardari 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Fionnuala J. O'Sullivan 🇮🇪 · $200

    “Good luck. Thought of Benjamin all day after reading this. - Cork”

  • Caroline K. Freeman 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Been where you're, it gets better. - Nashville”

  • Ganesh Sandeep Shrestha 🇳🇵 · $30
  • Arturo L. Pacheco 🇲🇽 · $20
  • Wilma Sara Dijkstra 🇳🇱 · $50

    “Be well. Thought of Benjamin all day after reading this. - Breda”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Rose Lilian Nakamya 🇰🇪 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. My brother told me about this one. - Kisumu”

  • Dolores Ramos 🇨🇴 · $25
  • Sophia F. Nunez 🇨🇦 · $57

    “From my family to yours. Hope the August deadline works out. - Montréal”

  • Peyton G. Tucker 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Yui Kaori Ando 🇯🇵 · $15

    “Blessings. Been where you're, it gets better. - Nagoya”

  • Việt Toàn Le 🇻🇳 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Aditi L. Gurjar 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Dagmawit Helen Tesfaye 🇪🇹 · $50
  • Ali Ghassan Shaker 🇪🇬 · $100
  • Vihaan C. Singh 🇮🇳 · $50

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  • Thinking of you, Benjamin. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Kampala donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.

    • Wishing you peace, Benjamin. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. God bless.

      • Hope it all works out, Benjamin. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Blessings.

        • Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Leeds!

          • stay strong. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

            • Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Leeds

              • Praying for you. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Saket

                • thinking of you, Benjamin. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings

                  • Wishing you the best, Benjamin. This could happen to any of us.

                    • Hope this works out for you. Love from Quezon City

                      • Thinking of you, Benjamin. I hope things turn around soon.

                        • Sending strength, Benjamin. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless

                          • take care, Benjamin. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings

                            • Thinking of you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.

                              • Take care, Benjamin. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 4 people at work. Greetings from Kumasi.

                                • Best of luck. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 32 people at work. Love from Pittsburgh

                                  • You're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings

                                    • take care, Benjamin. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

                                      • Keep going, Benjamin. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up

                                        • sending good thoughts. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Bengaluru.

                                          • Sending good thoughts, Benjamin. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Leeds

                                            • Hang in there. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless

                                              • Wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Mesa this morning.

                                                • Take care, Benjamin. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Tacoma but we're thinking of you. Take care

                                                  $4,298 raised of $3,450

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