Our Give a Little pledge for the Kilgour Family

$16,775 donated
Given by 161 generous donors in around 3 months

To ease the immediate financial expenses such as funeral, mortgage payments and counselling.

Auckland

For the beautiful Katie, Mikayla, Josh and Cody. We all know and love you in many different ways and we will always be here to help you out when ever you need.

On Monday 28th January Richard John Kilgour more commonly known as Arch took his own life only days after his 48th birthday.

Arch was a family man through and through. Always with them, always doing stuff with Kate and the kids. So needless to say this came as a huge shock to all that knew this man.

He has left behind his beautiful wife Katie and his 3 amazing children Mikayla 20, Cody 15, Josh 10.

They bought this beautiful home 13 years ago so they could raise their kids out by the beach and on a lifestyle block. They have enough space for the animals they wanted and all the fresh air one could want.

Arch loved all his mates. He has done a lot of things with them over the years such as playing touch rugby, Strong Man comps, rock climbing, skate boarding, fixing cars-mainly old ones. He also had a deep passion for motorbikes and racing. He raced many times at Pukekohe.

He recently purchased a 1989 Nissan Skyline as an ongoing project to work on with the kids, with intentions to defer their attention away from devices! Family friends are helping them with this which is amazing. The kids are determined to complete this dream of theirs together.

In order for all of us who know and love this family, the best way to help them out was financially.

This would relieve the immediate expenses such as funeral costs and mortgage payments and counselling for The family.

Lisa Adams' involvement (page creator)

Family friends wanting to help a grieving widow Katie and her 3 children

Use of funds

All donations will go towards funeral costs so that his family can give him the send off that he deserves. Any funds remaining, will be allocated to mortgage payments and property maintenance.

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Latest update

Huge Thank you.   10 March 2019

Thankyou to all of the known and anonymous donors who have helped out the Kilgour family at this difficult time.

Katie and her family appreciate this more than you will ever know.

There has also been a lot of family friends who have helped out with property maintenance over the last few weeks which Katie would have never been able to do alone. So again thank you so so much from the bottom of our hearts.

The family will be having on going counselling to help them through the grieving process.

Katie has recently decided to give up work for now so she can look after herself, the kids, her house and the daily struggles she now faces with having to do this without her much loved partner.

Thank you. xxx

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Latest donations

Glenn M
Glenn M on 12 Feb 2019
Everyone gona miss ya Archie - You were such a fantastic person - Never to be forgotten - RIP mate
Private
Marcus
Marcus on 12 Feb 2019
$50
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 07 Feb 2019
$100
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 07 Feb 2019
$75
Daniel M
Daniel M on 06 Feb 2019
Private

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Created by Lisa Adams
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Paying to a verified bank account of Katie Kilgour
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This campaign started on 30 Jan 2019 and ended on 30 Apr 2019.