From karenc at smyth.net Tue Apr 7 13:02:56 2015 From: karenc at smyth.net (Karen Copenhaver) Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:02:56 -0400 Subject: [PAO] Help for a fellow PAO Message-ID: <55241BD0.502@smyth.net> Dear Fellow PAOs, It is with a heavy heart that I share some very sad news. Many of you may remember Lt Col Linda Utting, a former VA Wing PAO, (now assist) and former national PAO of the Year; her husband Ric was found dead in his truck in their church parking lot last Thursday. Linda has been a dedicated PAO and MIO for many years and in recent years has experienced serious health issues and they have a special needs daughter. Her financial situation has dramatically declined during the past few years due to her husband unable to secure full-time work and her health issues. I have been in touch with her every day and she is devastated and her friends and church family are providing comfort and food at this time. If you would like to help a fellow PAO, a Bereavement Fund has been set up to help her at /http://www.gofundme.com/qv7geg?fb_action_ids=981547428531498&fb_action_types=og.shares&fb_ref=undefined /If you can help with a donation, I know any support you can provide would be much appreciated. This fund will make a big difference in being able to help pay for funeral expenses and other bills. You may also wish to share her need with others who may wish to help and for that, I thank you. I realize many of you may not know Linda, but believe me, she has always been there for CAP and our missions and I hope we can be there now for her in her hours of need. Thank you all.... Karen~ Karen L. Copenhaver, Lt Col, CAP Deputy Director, Public Affairs MER / / --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: