Thu
Feb 8 2007
07:12 pm
Outpouring of support for Blount Co. family
By: R. Neal

Got this in an e-mail from Lisa Starbuck:

Just wanted to let everyone know that Kimberly-Clarke Co. has paid all the funeral expenses for the 4 children who perished in the fire this week. They have also given Rolston, the dad, a year off with pay. Also, Smith Mortuary stepped up, along with the casket company and the cemetery and reduced the funeral expenses from $35,000 for all to $4,500 for all. At a time when companies are tightening up the budget, it's really great when they step up like this.

Terrible tragedies like this seem to bring out the best in people.

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SayUncle's picture

Glad they're getting some

Submitted by SayUncle on Thu, 2007/02/08 - 8:28pm.

Glad they're getting some help.

BTW, one of the local radio stations played that poor woman's 911 tape on the radio. They have no shame.

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SayUncle
Can't we all just get a long gun?

JaHu's picture

They have no shame. I

Submitted by JaHu on Thu, 2007/02/08 - 10:37pm.

They have no shame.

I agree!

This was a terrible tragedy, I couldn't even imagine, or even want to imagine, the sorrow this family has, and are, going through. It's nice to hear that a company such as Kimberly/Clark has gone over and above what you would expect from an employer this day and time. That was an extremely good deed.

Adrift in the Sea of Humility

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WNOX

Submitted by cdthomas23 on Fri, 2007/02/09 - 8:30am.

Just to let you know that Hallerin Hilton Hill on WNOX is trying to raise funds/participation to either build or buy them a house. He is just brainstorming on the air this morning, but he has already had someone agree to donate parts & labor for HVAC, residential sprinkler system, match up to $10,000. I think it is great the community support for this family in this tragic time.

Craig Thomas
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