Help ToniGirl Vierra Rebuild After Tragedy

I was set to marry the man of my dreams on September 13, 2024. We had been planning our wedding since we became engaged on Christmas 2023. Then came the day that would change my life forever. Father's Day, June 16th, 2024; my fiance', Barry Vierra Jr., was gunned down while sitting in the driver's seat of our truck ready to go to take myself and a close friend of ours to an early breakfast then off to the river to meet up with more friends for a day of rafting and summer fun. He was shot 5 times with a large caliber handgun. . An image that haunts me every time I close my eyes and try to sleep. It's taken me months to even begin the healing process. I love him as much today as I did the day I agreed to be his wife, to grow old hand in hand, to be his forever just as he was to be mine. I'm finally getting some therapy and have found that keeping busy is key to my being able to make it through this. I just started a "get well job" today. It doesn't pay much but it is enough to keep me & my faithful ol' dog Marz fed and housed with the help of Hope Springs & Hopes of Nevada. I've been trying and trying to get help from Victims of Crime in Reno. It seems they don't think I deserve help since he was killed prior to him marrying me despite the fact that we lived together for a year and a half before his murder at which time he was our sole supporter. My biggest problem other than being left a broken heart that just won't mend is that RPD took our only vehicle and locked it away in a storage locker as evidence where it will remain until there is a conviction which may never happen considering noone has been charged yet much less tried for the heinous crimes that ended 2 lives way, way too soon. I've called churches and organizations for help either with a rental or a donated vehicle or with the purchase of an old beater off Craigslist perhaps. So far the only help I've been offered is possibly being able to get a donated used bicycle which just isn't practical with the cold & snow of a Reno winter quickly moving in on us. So I'm resorting to asking for help from friends and family and neighbors, etc here on the Internet. Honestly, it feels awful to have to ask for help and to allow myself to be publicly vulnerable, but I'm out of ideas and I truly need HELP! So, I'm putting this fundraiser together and out there to be seen by all. If you have the desire to help monetarily you can do so here. If you have help in the form of advice or information you can email me here. I thank you all for taking the time to read this and for any help you have to offer.

Sincerely,

ToniGirl Vierra