Ms. Edith Lombardi,
VFW Department Service Officer
245 West
Dear Ms. Lombardi:
I am a 75-year old retired U.S. Marine
Corps Lt. (
I am trying to
help a friend, age 70, who is the sister and only living relative of a
seriously and terminally ill
(estimated two months) patient at the Bronx, NY
I could not find
any web or email listing for the
Bill’s Sister
advises that the VA is about to release him from the hospital, despite his
terminal status.
Ms. Lombardi,
something is drastically and seriously wrong here. I know the VFW was
established primarily to come to the aid of veterans like Bill Doherty. He served his country well and now, in
the final months of his life, he urgently needs some help. What is needed is for a VFW Service
Officer, or someone well versed in and/or experienced with VA rules and
regulations and Veteran’s benefits, to immediately contact this veteran's
sister to see if they can help her and her brother. She is
totally unfamiliar with claims, numbers, etc. Talking to her on the
phone tonight I advised her to go through all her brothers’ papers she may have
at her home (her brother was living with her for the past six years) and
try to find discharge papers (DD-214's), Military records, Social Security
information, Civil Service data, etc.
Bill's Sister
and I would really appreciate it if you can help, and as you can imagine,
time is of the essence! His Sister, Ms. Elizabeth (Betty)
Lavigne (pronounced Levine), works in the Nanuet, NY School
System and gets home after 3:30 pm. (She does not have access to a
computer or use email). Here is her contact
information:
Ms.
Elizabeth Lavigne
Telephone:
(845) 623-4565
Thank you in
advance, Ms. Lombardi, for any assistance you can
provide.
Semper
Fidelis,
Gerald F.
(Jerry) Merna
1stLt, USMC
(Ret.)
Mustang
703-406-3590