Tragedy at Pat and Jay's Home in Santa Rosa From Wildfires

To All:

You may have been following this family news on Facebook but for those of you who are NOT on Facebook, I wanted to make you were in the loop, too. Our cousin, Pat Schield Werth and her husband Jay Werth, lost their home in Santa Rosa, Calif., to the wildfires that swept through Wine Country earlier this month. The two of them are safe and have, for now, moved in with their daughter Megan Werth Rabbaa, her husband Nino and their two daughters, whose home was spared in the fire.

L-R: Wendy Smail, Pat Werth and Mega Rabbaa

The photos included in this post are of their return to the home site just the other day to survey the damage. Wendy Smail traveled to Santa Rosa from Colorado to help out.

Pat Werth alone with her thoughts in her yard

I live in San Jose, about 90 miles south of Santa Rosa, and for several days the skies here were particularly hazy with smoke from the fires up north.

The rubble of Pat and Jay's home.

Words cannot express the sadness we all feel for them for their loss and for the arduous rebuilding task ahead of them. I’m sure they will all appreciate your thoughts and prayers for their loss. Please share this with friends and relatives who may not yet have heard about this through social media, particularly Aunt Teresa Jonas and Sr. Acquinice.

Sincerely,

Robert Mullins

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