Ashley Spencer's Family

Well, we raised $8,050.00 to help Peter and the kids. PayPal ate up close to $300, but without them this wouldn't have been possible.

Here'sa link to an image of the check I'll be giving to Peter on Sunday, Januray 27, 2008:

http://picasaweb.google.com/dan.mosqueda/Ashley/photo#5159076764268075570

We have raised $8,050 for Ashley's family. I will be posting a copy of the cashier's check next week after the funds transfer. It will be less than the amount donated due to PayPayl taking their fees, but it will be substantial and make a big difference to Ashley's husband and her children.

Though I struggle with finding the words,I want to convey my deep appreciation to everyone for your kind words and donations in honor of my sister Ashley. She used to call me her "idol",but the truth is that she has always been mine. I am truly moved and in awe to know that Ashley touched so many lives. I wish I could find the words...for the moment, please accept, "Thank you."
Sincerely, Cresta Lee Brewer

The outpouring to Ashley's family has been tremendous. One thing I have noticed is that PayPal takes a fee for each donation. I guess that's the cost of doing business. So I would like to extend the goal to $6,000. I hope you all can help reach that goal.

Englishman George Bolam wrote this beautiful piece about his experience with Ashley Spencer:

"Something pretty unusual occurred in the annals of Twitter, in just the last few days. The select little band of people who surround my Twitter experience, whose names follow me around, in both my on-line and off-line existence, like some sort of amorphous â??Tagâ?? cloud, were added to, by what I can only describe as an infant associate â??Tweeterâ??. Lucy." Click the link below to read the rest.

http://tindle.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/above-and-beyondreality-twitter/

http://www.legacy.com/theadvocate/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=101033323

Ashley Dianne Brewer SpencerA native of Madison, Miss., and a resident of Gonzales, she passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. She was 29 and employed by the Department of Social Services. The family will receive family and friends at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 12663 Perkins Road, on Saturday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. until memorial service at 11 a.m. She is survived by her husband, Peter Spencer, a native of Reading, England; father and mother, Joseph B. and Dianne Montgomery Brewer; daughter, Lucy Dianne Spencer; son, Toby Peter Spencer; two sisters, Stephanie and Cresta Brewer; brother, Craig Brewer; maternal grandmother, Ava Leonard; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ron and Sue Spencer; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, David and Linda Spencer; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Bill Montgomery; and paternal grandparents, Dexter and Eula Brewer. Ashley was a graduate of Randolf-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Va. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, earmarked to the Ashley Spencer Memorial Fund, which has been established for her beloved children. Arrangements by Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales.
Published in The Advocate on 1/11/2008.

Ourso Funeral Home
13533 Airline Highway North
Gonzales, LA 70737

I didn't think much about making a big deal about setting this site up to help Peter, Toby, and Lucy, but I think for matters of accountability I should introduce myself. My name is Dan Mosqueda. I am a Defense Analyst at a small company in Colorado. I am also a reservist in the USAF.

I know Ashley from twittering with her. I found her to be a wonderful person who shared her soul with us. We learned to enjoy her stories of being pregnant, raising Toby, and Lucy. I can't put a finger on it, but she was very loveable.

For more information about me visit:

www.danmosqueda.blogspot.com

See Toby as a six-month old on the BBC's World Cup Coverage:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5128132.stm

The service is at 11am on 12 January 2008 at:



St Margaret's Episcopal Church

12663 Perkins Rd.

Baton Rouge LA 70810