Wade and Alicia Abbott have a wonderful family. They have seven children ranging in age from one year to sixteen. They have never had much of this world’s luxuries because their values have leaned toward their family and friends and things other than money. Wade is a musician who wanted to teach his love of music to the rising generation, so he chose a career in teaching. He now teaches music at Indian Hills Middle School. It’s a noble profession but the financial rewards are meager. Alicia made the choice years ago to be a stay at home Mom.
After years of being crammed into a tiny little house, they finally found their dream house. A nice big house that had 4 bathrooms, 5 bedrooms and was in their same neighborhood so they didn’t have to leave the friends they loved. The house had seen better days, it was run down, with broken windows and doors, and had been foreclosed on and was going to auction in 2 days. They scrounged up all the money they could from their own savings, extended family and friends borrowed money for them and they bought the home at auction. Everyone rejoiced with them. It took two months of working day and night to get the house in good enough condition to be appraised for the new loan. The extended family and all the neighbors donated hour after hour of labor to get the house ready.
Finally they were able to start moving in. Beds were put in the bedrooms and everything was piled into the main floor in boxes waiting to be put away. On Monday May 10th, 2010 in the evening, Wade was in the garage building shelves; Alicia was at the old house scrubbing cupboards with Aubrie, the 10 year old daughter. Katie (16) was in the upstairs shower getting ready for bed, Gideon (7) was asleep on his bed, Walter (5) and Brent (2) were watching a movie upstairs in the family room. Aria, (1) was asleep downstairs in her crib. Ann (14) was at her Nana’s house doing homework.
Wade saw the lights flicker in the garage and thought one of the kids must be messing around. He had this feeling that he should go inside to check on it. As he opened the door he saw that the kitchen was in flames. He grabbed the phone to call 911 and started rounding up the kids shouting at them to “get out of the house!” Walter held Brent’s hand and they went downstairs and outside. Katie jumped out of the shower, grabbed a bathrobe and hurried downstairs and outside. Gideon, who had fallen asleep, woke up from his Dad’s shouts and ran downstairs and outside. Once Wade had them out of the house, he crawled on his hands and knees under the thickening smoke down to the basement to get the baby who he knew was asleep on their bed in the basement master bedroom. He cradled her with his body and ran in a crouch up the basement stairs, through the burning kitchen and dining room to get to the front door. Later that evening the fire inspectors told Wade that he was incredibly lucky to get himself and Aria out before the kitchen flashed and exploded into flames. The children ran next door and Wade ran to their old house, about a block away, where Alicia was working, to make sure that the rest of the family was there and no one was still in the burning house. Alicia and Aubrie were in the car and just driving out of the driveway to pick Ann up from her grandparent’s house when he arrived. Then Wade knew that everyone was safe.
The firemen got the fire out before the house burned entirely to the ground. But everything the family owned was destroyed, their new house and everything they had just moved into it. They stood watching and crying with their family and neighbors as the firemen battled the flames. The worst part came when Alicia called her insurance agent from the neighbor’s house while everything she owned was being destroyed and learned that the insurance company wasn’t going to cover the loss. All they had saved was what they were wearing; work clothes, pajamas and a bathrobe.
They need to rebuild their home. Without insurance to help them, and having used all their savings to buy the home, they have nothing left to be able to rebuild. We set up an account for them at Chase Bank if anyone would like to help donate. Account # 2930377524. Any donations would be helpful. Please help us get the word out to help this family. Contact with their family can be made at AbbottFamilyFire@gmail.com
After years of being crammed into a tiny little house, they finally found their dream house. A nice big house that had 4 bathrooms, 5 bedrooms and was in their same neighborhood so they didn’t have to leave the friends they loved. The house had seen better days, it was run down, with broken windows and doors, and had been foreclosed on and was going to auction in 2 days. They scrounged up all the money they could from their own savings, extended family and friends borrowed money for them and they bought the home at auction. Everyone rejoiced with them. It took two months of working day and night to get the house in good enough condition to be appraised for the new loan. The extended family and all the neighbors donated hour after hour of labor to get the house ready.
Finally they were able to start moving in. Beds were put in the bedrooms and everything was piled into the main floor in boxes waiting to be put away. On Monday May 10th, 2010 in the evening, Wade was in the garage building shelves; Alicia was at the old house scrubbing cupboards with Aubrie, the 10 year old daughter. Katie (16) was in the upstairs shower getting ready for bed, Gideon (7) was asleep on his bed, Walter (5) and Brent (2) were watching a movie upstairs in the family room. Aria, (1) was asleep downstairs in her crib. Ann (14) was at her Nana’s house doing homework.
Wade saw the lights flicker in the garage and thought one of the kids must be messing around. He had this feeling that he should go inside to check on it. As he opened the door he saw that the kitchen was in flames. He grabbed the phone to call 911 and started rounding up the kids shouting at them to “get out of the house!” Walter held Brent’s hand and they went downstairs and outside. Katie jumped out of the shower, grabbed a bathrobe and hurried downstairs and outside. Gideon, who had fallen asleep, woke up from his Dad’s shouts and ran downstairs and outside. Once Wade had them out of the house, he crawled on his hands and knees under the thickening smoke down to the basement to get the baby who he knew was asleep on their bed in the basement master bedroom. He cradled her with his body and ran in a crouch up the basement stairs, through the burning kitchen and dining room to get to the front door. Later that evening the fire inspectors told Wade that he was incredibly lucky to get himself and Aria out before the kitchen flashed and exploded into flames. The children ran next door and Wade ran to their old house, about a block away, where Alicia was working, to make sure that the rest of the family was there and no one was still in the burning house. Alicia and Aubrie were in the car and just driving out of the driveway to pick Ann up from her grandparent’s house when he arrived. Then Wade knew that everyone was safe.
The firemen got the fire out before the house burned entirely to the ground. But everything the family owned was destroyed, their new house and everything they had just moved into it. They stood watching and crying with their family and neighbors as the firemen battled the flames. The worst part came when Alicia called her insurance agent from the neighbor’s house while everything she owned was being destroyed and learned that the insurance company wasn’t going to cover the loss. All they had saved was what they were wearing; work clothes, pajamas and a bathrobe.
They need to rebuild their home. Without insurance to help them, and having used all their savings to buy the home, they have nothing left to be able to rebuild. We set up an account for them at Chase Bank if anyone would like to help donate. Account # 2930377524. Any donations would be helpful. Please help us get the word out to help this family. Contact with their family can be made at AbbottFamilyFire@gmail.com
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