Leonard family receives support after losing home to fire
According to family friend and neighbor,
"Jeff and Jack are still in the ICU at Parkland, everyone else has been discharged," Ellis said. "They use a scale for the burn unit for smoke inhalation and it's a 1 to 4 scale.
The GoFundMe page created by Ellis on
"It's everyone's hope that the money raised can be used for them to live on for now. We have a house full of replacements for them, so our biggest concern is getting them a house to put all this stuff in," Ellis said. "People really love them and everyone knows them and so when they heard about this, they just started pouring out whatever they could."
Ellis said Jeff's wife and mother to their six children, Sarah, grew up in the home that was taken away by the fire.
"Sarah grew up there in that house, on that property and then her husband and family lived there," Ellis said. "They didn't have insurance, but they own the land so we really want our neighbors back and we want them to have a place to put all these donated items."
Jeff and Sarah's six children are Katelyn, 13, Kayla, 12, Kristen, 11, Jack, 4, Eiley Rose, 2 and James, 6 weeks old.
"Our hope is that someone will come forward with the generous donation of immediate housing for their land. If a home builder or manufactured home company could give them this Christmas wish, it would be a tremendous blessing," Ward wrote. "It would give them the opportunity to begin rebuilding their lives. This is especially urgent because of Christmas coming.
"Jeff is a hard-working man who has never met someone that did not become his friend. He served as a volunteer firefighter. Sarah is a dedicated, loving mother who would do anything for her six children. Additionally, the family's surmounting medical bills will be a huge burden on their future finances."
Money can be donated to the family at www.gofundme.com by searching "Leonard Family lost their Home to Fire."
In addition to the GoFundMe page, a bank account called "Leonard Family" has been established at
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