The Walker Family
On Sunday, October 9, 2017, Melissa and her family went to bed
just like any other night. She and her husband, Martwann, got the kids prepared
for school the next day, lunches made, clothes out for everyone....it was another
routine Sunday night at the Walker house. In the middle of the night, Melissa
was restless and she could smell smoke. She didn't think too much about it
since the news said there could be wildfires and it was extremely windy. She
figured there was a fire in the hills somewhere far away and they could smell
it. As Melissa said, “I have never been so wrong in my life.”
Melissa still can’t explain the deep devastation she feels for her
children who have lost
everything. They lived there for 7 years and the
neighborhood is now unrecognizable. Melissa and her husband grew up in Santa
Rosa and want to stay close by. Her family is currently looking for a new place
to live. They will need to replace everything and start over.
Adelina, Miranda and
Angelica
On the night of October 9th, Adelina
and her 13-year-old daughter, Miranda, were forced to flee their Northern
California house with no time to spare. They did not have enough time to save
ANYTHING! They lost everything they own in the fire. Adelina and Miranda lost
all of their clothes, their beds and Miranda’s laptop, which she needs for
school.

Their friend, Angelica, worked a full-time job
in Santa Rosa. Sadly, her place of business has burned down and she is not able
to pay rent or provide food for her family. She is currently looking for a job,
and she is hard-working and dedicated, but with so many businesses gone in the
area, jobs are not easy to find.
The Keller Family
Sheila Breen-Keller has sadly lost her home and
all of the family's belongings in the devastating fires that ravaged through
Napa and Santa Rosa areas on Monday, October 9th, 2017. They had little
warning and almost no time to evacuate as the fire rapidly crossed over the
freeway and into their neighborhood around 2am Monday morning.
They are blessed that Sheila, and her son Daniel, were home at the time of the
fire. They were able to safely evacuate with their beloved dog & cats.
However, they are now dealing with the loss of their home. Sheila's
son and daughter, Katherine, have also lost all of their belongings aside from
a few items of clothing. Sheila has been separated from her husband for some
time now, but even he had his family heirlooms stored at the house as well as
his Nikon camera. If there was one thing he could actually replace it would be
his camera, in case someone has a connection to a new camera.
Sheila and her daughter had been recently collecting items for Katherine's baby girl that is due in February. Sadly, they lost those items in the fire as well. It was 27 years ago that the Keller family built their house together in a sweat equity program. They literally helped build the home that they lived in. They are currently living with friends.