Very sad......
AURORA - After losing a job, a daughter and a home in one week, an Aurora family is asking: Why?"
The night before Thanksgiving, 15-year-old Kayla Freeman was in Missouri spending time with her dad. They were on their way to church, when Missouri State Patrol says Kayla's father tried to pass another vehicle.
As he moved into the other lane, Missouri State Patrol says another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction slammed into Kayla's father's car. Kayla was killed instantly.
Miles away in Colorado, Kayla's mother, Dawn Linstrom, learned of her daughter's death.
"It was the hardest thing you can ever see someone go through," Ruth Castellano, Kayla's aunt, said.
Dawn Linstrom and her daughter were close. Castellano says they were so close, you could barely separate them. She says it was difficult to hear her sister cry.
"That cry alone is the worst thing you'll ever hear from her. Just crying, wanting her baby back," Castellano said.
The crash happened Wednesday evening. Two nights later, Linstrom decorated her room with pictures of her daughter. She lit them by candlelight.
When guests arrived at her home, Linstrom went upstairs. She left the candles behind. About 15 minutes later, she smelled smoke and then saw flames.
"The entire house was engulfed," Castellano said. "There was no way to put it out."
Less than 48 hours after her daughter was killed, Linstrom lost her home.
"They lost everything. Everything went up in flames. Not just losing a daughter, but losing your house. And everything that's in your house. Your photos, videos of your daughter. Everything," Castellano said.
To add to the pain, a week before Kayla was killed, her stepfather lost his job.
Without a job, a house and a child, Linstrom and her husband are struggling.
A fund has been set up at Wells Fargo Banks in Colorado. Donations can be made to Dawn Linstrom c/o Kayla Freeman.
A funeral will be held for Kayla Friday in Lakewood.
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