Thank You from Our Family

Written by: Tegan R on Jul 11, 2008 2:20 PM EDT

Linked to campaigns: Darcy Burner for Washington

(Disclaimer: This post is from Darcy Burner and her campaign. I do not work for Burner's campaign, but I am an intern at Democracy for America.)

As many of you have probably heard, a fire on July 1st destroyed our family’s home. A faulty lamp in Henry’s room triggered the blaze, which consumed the house in a matter of minutes.

Unfortunately, our home and all of our possessions are a total loss, but we are so grateful that our family escaped safely. Henry, our five-and-a-half-year-old son, is the real hero in all of this. When he woke up coughing as smoke filled his room, he did exactly what he was supposed to do: he came and woke up his parents. We are so proud of him. Because of his quick action, we are all safe today.

Rest assured that the campaign will go on. We are taking a few days off to spend some time together, and begin the process of dealing with the losses we have suffered. Doing so will take time, but we will rejoin the campaign soon.

We may have lost our home and our possessions, but for the most part they can be replaced. It is just stuff, and we narrowly avoided what could have been a real tragedy. While we were a little shaken by what happened, rest assured that we are all okay.

We want to offer our heartfelt thanks to the wonderful men and women of the Redmond and Kirkland Fire Departments, and to the investigators from the King County Fire Investigation Unit. Their rapid response and incredible professionalism brought the fire under control and kept it from spreading to our neighbors’ homes. These brave first responders even miraculously rescued Henry’s puppy, Bruce Wayne, who we initially thought had perished in the flames. Sadly, our cat, Charlotte, did not survive the fire.

We are also deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from friends, supporters, and others. So many of you have called to express your condolences, and all of the offers of a place to stay, or clothes to wear, have touched us deeply. On that front we are okay for now. We will stay with close family friends for the next few weeks, and then find longer-term accommodations as we begin the process of rebuilding our home.

Thank you all for thinking of us in our family’s time of need. Your love and support mean the world to us.

With gratitude,

Darcy, Mike and Henry Burner

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