Shelley Hachman, Dawnsister of the NEB and co-captain of CSTS Boston lost her sister Kristen in a horrific car accident on Wednesday. She had no life insurance and because of this a memorial fund has been set up for Kristen’s 2 children (who sadly witnessed the accident). Details of how to contribute to the Memorial Fund set up for the children can be found below.

news article: http://www.wwaytv3.com/node/17956

From the family’s attorney:

First, you can make a check payable to “Kristen Belair Memorial Fund” and mail it to the po box below. I’ll deposit it into the trust account and send you a receipt. Alternatively, you can wait until we set up the PayPal link over the weekend and pay that way. Your choice. The family and friends of Kristen, and all of us who are working for these children, appreciate your help.

Second, I’m at the epicenter of a phenomenon of social networking that, at 48, I’ve never experienced. I’m asking all these folks to whom I’m replying to tell me something about how they knew or knew of Kristen. I would appreciate your taking the time to do so.

Kristen Belair Memorial Fund
c/0 Steven J. Allen
P.O. Box 580
Flat Rock, NC 28731

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From Kristen’s father:

I am Keith Belair, Kristen’s dad. Steve forwarded your email to me. The
outpouring of heartfelt sympathy for this tragedy is almost overwhelming.
I have set up a PayPal account to receive donations from anyone wishing to
do so. The account is kristenbelairtrust@hotmail.com

Please extend our thanks to everyone for their condolences. She was a
wonderful, free spirited, dynamic young woman and she will be sorely
missed by all of her friends and family.

Thank you again,
Keith Belair

Paypal account is: kristenbelairtrust@hotmail.com

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From Shelley (Dawnsister, Whedonite37):

Hi Everyone - this is Kristen’s sister. Whedonite37/Dawnsister. My family could NEVER EVER express our full gratitude to the Browncoat family. I woke up this morning to find on my FB page that Kris’s information had been posted out to the OB (Whedonesque, FFF.net) and here. My first thought was “Oh,that poor lawyer”. I made a call to Mr. Allen and spent a good 20 minutes on the phone with him. He has been recieving phone calls and emails from all over as to how to contribute to the fund for my niece and nephew, and the paypal acct has now been setup to help accomodate people.
- I believe Mr. Allen’s first question to me was “What is a Browncoat?”. :0) I think he now has the first episode down pat, and I will be sending him his own copy of Firefly and Serenity as a thank you.

There is much here that I could go on about - but I guess mostly I want you to know that this fund will help my niece and nephew with the immediate and necessary care for their wellbeing. First and foremost is grief counseling, these children were witness to a horrific accident and saw everything, and they are only beginning to process the information.
Even though the funeral isn’t until Monday, counseling has already started for them. Secondly, the monies will be for their college education.

My sister, Kristen, was a young woman, and my baby sister. As a single parent she could never rely on her ex for much but she always made do with what she could for her and her the kids who are 10 and 8. She loved her children more than anything - they were her first and last thoughts in each day.

Kris was one of the most vibrant ppl I have ever known - she regularly danced her way thru the day, wearing twirly skirts and no shoes. She had this wonderful short tinkling/cascading type laugh that I’ve never heard from anyone else, and I just can’t believe I will never hear it again.

About a month ago my mom was sick, and she and Kristen had had a conversation about ‘last wishes’. Kris had told her that she never wanted a viewing or anything to do with a funeral home. She thought they were morbid and depressing and her life wasn’t about that. She felt her life was about love, laughter and joy. So, we will be having a ‘Celebration of Her Life’ on sunday with a graveside service on monday. Again, it will never be enough but I want to express my heartfelt thank you to the Browncoat family and all the support and love they have given to us these past few days.

Love keeps her in the air
Shelley

Thanks All