On September 11, 2001, my husband's Commander Patrick Dunn, USN, was killed while sitting at his desk in the D Ring of the Pentagon. I was left just shy of three months pregnant with our first child. Our daughter was born in 2002. I raised her, to love and respect not only the father she never met but this country and everything it's good for and everything it stands for. And most importantly, her father died for the freedom of the American people. After I remarried, my husband, Paul adopted her 10 days before he left for Iraq. She often jokes with us she has one of the longest names, Alexandria, Patricia Dunn DeSimone, and she can't fit it on the small line on her military ID. We often smile, but deep down, we admire the story her name tells. It was our daughter's choice to grow up peacefully, behind the craziness of everybody knowing our story. She just wanted to be a normal child and blend in with the rest of the kids, her age. Now that TCU has made it to the championship playoffs, our daughter is beyond excited. The cost of tickets is completely out of control, and sadly something that we cannot afford. In November 2020, I suffered an Aortic Dissection. I tore my aorta from my carotid artery to my iliac. I am one of the 3% of Americans that survive this type of event. But since then, I have been in the hospital and have not been able to travel to TCU to attend the mother's weekends and football games like I would like to. I have not been able to work. It would be our one-lifetime wish to be able to attend this game with Allie and our family. We do appreciate all you do for military families, especially the Gold Star Families.
U.S. Navy (Family of KIA)
2001
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Sharlet in Honor of All Servicemembers and Veterans donated $20.00
- Kopelani donated $100.00
- Todd in Honor of Army Personnel and Stay Home Parents donated $100.00
- A Generous Person donated $5.00
- A Generous Person donated $20.00
- A Generous Person donated $190.00
- Anthony donated $25.00
- James donated $10.00
- George in Honor of Karen Garrison Brummett donated $40.00
- Xiomara donated $100.00
- Sonia donated $30.00
- Joseph donated $20.00
- Julieta donated $20.00
- Brianna in Honor of R.E. Von muegge donated $10.00
- Scott donated $100.00
- Xavier donated $200.00
- A Generous Person donated $20.00
- Fabrice donated $50.00
- Angela donated $20.00
- Thomas in Honor of You,SFC Cunningham, thankU 4 ur service! donated $100.00
- Nikki donated $20.00
- Wendy in Honor of Rodney Loffelmacher donated $50.00
- RoseMarie donated $650.00
- Matthew in Honor of LT Florence Choe, USN donated $50.00
- Dana donated $25.00
- Genevieve in Honor of 1st Lt. Benote H Wimp donated $25.00
- Ricky donated $25.00
- Tara in Honor of USS COLE 17 donated $75.00
- A Generous Person donated $5.00
- Jeremy donated $150.00
- Joshua donated $50.00
- A Generous Person donated $50.00
- A Generous Person donated $145.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
We can't thank you enough for helping us go to the Fiesta Bowl. It's was a dream come true. The seats were perfect and the TCU Horned Frogs won!!! Next week the Horned Frogs will be in The National Championships in Los Angeles and we can't wait! We will be watching from home since the tix prices are absurd. Again, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your generosity and kindness. We will never forget this trip. Gratefully, Stephanie
- Stephanie
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