Hello all,

Just over a week ago I lost my best friend and mentor that taught me everything about firefighting. This man was unique, he always gave a 100% to everything he did. Often as he fought a fire his wife and family were trying to help the people who lost everything, collecting donations for clothing and other essentials. He is not someone that will be easily replaced. However his family is now the one needing help to pay for his funeral and to help with everyday expenses. His wife was injured on the job and is unable to work to help care for his two children and the two he adopted. I am reaching out to all of you in firefighter nation to help this family as I would do for any firefighter. I have set up a gofundme account, and not sure of how that works if it has to go to the funeral home or if it can be sent to his family, so hopefully I can figure all that out. I do have a paypal account if anyone just wants to donate just to his family. The link to the gofundme will be at the bottom of this post, anyone wanting to help just his family please contact me directly. I am aware this is a hard time for all of us but I hope that some of you may be able to help. Thanks.

Gary Pruitt

Firefighter

http://www.gofundme.com/75m15w

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Forgive me to be skepitcal here, but you just joined the site on Monday and your first commentary at all was a solitation of funds for a fallen mentor. My trust factor here is really not firing on all cylinders. All we have is what you say here, a link to some account thing you set up as well as a mention of a Paypal account.

 

How about instead of that, if this is legit, a link to the actual family issues, the name of this guy and the dept he worked for. I would think something legit could and should be verified by outside sources here as opposed to just giving money to some annonymous account.

John I understand what you are saying, I agree that was probably not the best way to introduce myself. At the time my membership was approved I was dealing with his loss. The post was simply a reaching out for help for his family. I have raised 300.00 so far and with the cost of a funeral that is just a drop in the bucket. His name was Tim Allen and he worked for Garden City Fire in Savannah Georgia. You would find his obituary on Savannahnow.com I dont know what day it was published but he passed away February 26th. If you would like more information I will provide what I can, while still trying to protect the privacy of the family and the grieving process. The funeral was handled by Fairhaven Funeral home in Garden City GA.

Tim Allen - GARDEN CITY - Timothy Wayne Tim Allen, 42, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014. He was born March 28, 1971, in Rockhill, SC., to Sharon Scartozzi Allen and the late Glendel Allen. Tim was a firefighter for Garden City working on A-Shift and previously served as a firefighter for the Southside Fire Department. Tim appreciated his calling as a servant to the community. He loved the fire department, his fellow firefighters and the communities he served. A loving husband, father and fellow firefighter is without question his legacy. Tim's legacy also includes loving and caring for his autistic son, Darrin, who he will continue to watch over along with the angels above. In addition to his mother, Tim is survived by his loving wife, Crystal Adams Allen; sons, Dustin Wayne Allen and Darrin Wayne Allen; daughters, Danette Nicole Blair and Dawn Marie Kessel; sister, Dawn Marie Curl; Other survivors include numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and his beloved Garden City Firefighters. Funeral services for Tim Allen will be conducted on Tuesday March 4, 2014, at 1:00 PM, in the Chapel of Fairhaven Funeral Home and Crematory in Garden City with Chaplain, Dale Simmons officiating. Interment will follow with full firefighter honors at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Both local area fire departments and law enforcement as well as those abroad will join in the visitation, funeral, procession and committal service in honoring firefighter Tim Allen. The family will receive friends on Monday March 3, 2014, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Fairhaven Funeral Home and Crematory in Garden City. Those serving as pallbearers are Mason Murkerson, Gary Pruitt, Jimmy Sheldon and the Garden City firefighters. To pay condolences online to the Allen family, please do so at www.fairhavenfuneralhome.net. Savannah Morning News March 2, 2014 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannahnow.com/obituaries. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?page=lifest...

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