Helping Bill Hommen and His Boys Carry On
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A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY STRUCK THE FAMILY OF BILL HOMMEN ON JUNE 15TH 2015 WHEN HIS WIFE MARY HOMMEN UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY AT THEIR HOME WHILE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY. MARY WAS ONLY 43 YEARS OLD. THIS UNFORESEEN TRAGEDY DEVASTATED MARY’S FAMILY. BILL NEVER DREAMED WHEN HE KISSED HIS WIFE GOODBYE AND SAID “I LOVE YOU” THAT MORNING BEFORE GOING TO WORK, IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME HE WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO DO THAT. MARY LEFT BEHIND HER HUSBAND OF 22 YEARS, BILL, TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR 2 BOYS.BILLY (AGE 16 AT THE TIME) AND SAM (AGE 13 AT THE TIME).MARY WAS A VERY LOVING, CARING AND GIVING PERSON. SHE LOVED NOTHING MORE THAN BEING A WIFE TO BILL AND A MOTHER TO BILLY AND SAM. THEY WERE HER WORLD AND SHE LIVED FOR THE LIFE THEY ALL SHARED TOGETHER AS A VERY CLOSE FAMILY.
SINCE MARY’S DEATH, IT HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ROAD FOR THE FAMILY SHE LEFT BEHIND.MARY’S DEATH WAS CAUSED BY A SURGICAL ERROR THAT HAPPENED WHEN THE SURGEON PUT A SURGICAL TOOL THROUGH BOTH SIDES OF MARY’S INTESTINES AND DID NOT CATCH THE ERROR BEFORE SHE WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.MARY DIED IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS AFTER SURGERY. A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST THE DOCTOR IN HOPES OF THE FAMILY AT LEAST RECOVERING MARY’S LOST POTENTIAL FUTURE WAGE EARNINGS. THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED THE FAMILY WITH THEIR HOUSING NEEDS, DEBT LOAD, AND GIVE THEM A LITTLE FINANCIAL SECURITY. THE LAWSUIT FINALLY MADE IT TO THE COURTROOM IN 2018. THE RESULT OF THE CASE SHOCKED EVERYONE WHEN THE JURY ACTUALLY SIDED WITH THE DOCTOR. WITH MARY’S FAMILY LOSING THE LAWSUIT, THEY WERE PUT IN A VERY DIFFICULT FINANCIAL SITUATION.
MARY WAS ALWAYS A HUGE SUPPORTER OF VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. MARY AND HER FAMILY WERE ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP WITH WHATEVER WAS NEEDED. MARY WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE CAMBRIDGE HOME PLATE CLUB. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED TO FUNDRAISE FOR THE BOY’S BASEBALL AND GIRL’S SOFTBALL TEAMS. MARY WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING A SMALL LITTLE LEAGUE CONCESSION STAND AND MAKING IT ONE OF THE TOP STANDS IN THE LEAGUE WITH WHAT IS OFFERED. DURING BASEBALL SEASON, USUALLY 3-4 DAYS A WEEK, SHE WOULD RUSH HOME FROM WORK (WHILE HER BOYS WERE READYING THINGS FOR HER)AND GRILL UP ENOUGH DELICIOUS FOOD FOR HER LITTLE CONCESSION STAND THAT WAS FIT FOR A KING AND PLENTIFUL ENOUGH TO FEED AN ARMY. MARY GAVE ALL SHE HAD OF HER TIME AND TALENTS TO ANYTHING SHE WAS INVOLVED IN.SO MUCH SO, THAT AFTER HER DEATH, THERE WAS A MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED IN HER NAME AND MEMORIAL PARK BENCHES PLACED AT 2 OF THE CAMBRIDGE BASEBALL FIELDS. ON THE BACKREST OF THE BENCHES IT READS: IN MEMORY OF MARY HOMMEN “BASEBALL MOM”.
I ASK THAT WE NOW HELP SUPPORT THIS EFFORT AND GIVE BACK TO THE FAMILY THAT HAS GIVEN (AND LOST) SO MUCH. IF YOU CANNOT FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THIS EFFORT, PLEASE SHARE THIS AND URGE OTHERS TO DO SO AND FORWARD THIS TO OTHERS. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS,
DONNA RAHN
(SISTER TO BILL HOMMEN)
SINCE MARY’S DEATH, IT HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ROAD FOR THE FAMILY SHE LEFT BEHIND.MARY’S DEATH WAS CAUSED BY A SURGICAL ERROR THAT HAPPENED WHEN THE SURGEON PUT A SURGICAL TOOL THROUGH BOTH SIDES OF MARY’S INTESTINES AND DID NOT CATCH THE ERROR BEFORE SHE WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.MARY DIED IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS AFTER SURGERY. A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST THE DOCTOR IN HOPES OF THE FAMILY AT LEAST RECOVERING MARY’S LOST POTENTIAL FUTURE WAGE EARNINGS. THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED THE FAMILY WITH THEIR HOUSING NEEDS, DEBT LOAD, AND GIVE THEM A LITTLE FINANCIAL SECURITY. THE LAWSUIT FINALLY MADE IT TO THE COURTROOM IN 2018. THE RESULT OF THE CASE SHOCKED EVERYONE WHEN THE JURY ACTUALLY SIDED WITH THE DOCTOR. WITH MARY’S FAMILY LOSING THE LAWSUIT, THEY WERE PUT IN A VERY DIFFICULT FINANCIAL SITUATION.
MARY WAS ALWAYS A HUGE SUPPORTER OF VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. MARY AND HER FAMILY WERE ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP WITH WHATEVER WAS NEEDED. MARY WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE CAMBRIDGE HOME PLATE CLUB. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED TO FUNDRAISE FOR THE BOY’S BASEBALL AND GIRL’S SOFTBALL TEAMS. MARY WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING A SMALL LITTLE LEAGUE CONCESSION STAND AND MAKING IT ONE OF THE TOP STANDS IN THE LEAGUE WITH WHAT IS OFFERED. DURING BASEBALL SEASON, USUALLY 3-4 DAYS A WEEK, SHE WOULD RUSH HOME FROM WORK (WHILE HER BOYS WERE READYING THINGS FOR HER)AND GRILL UP ENOUGH DELICIOUS FOOD FOR HER LITTLE CONCESSION STAND THAT WAS FIT FOR A KING AND PLENTIFUL ENOUGH TO FEED AN ARMY. MARY GAVE ALL SHE HAD OF HER TIME AND TALENTS TO ANYTHING SHE WAS INVOLVED IN.SO MUCH SO, THAT AFTER HER DEATH, THERE WAS A MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED IN HER NAME AND MEMORIAL PARK BENCHES PLACED AT 2 OF THE CAMBRIDGE BASEBALL FIELDS. ON THE BACKREST OF THE BENCHES IT READS: IN MEMORY OF MARY HOMMEN “BASEBALL MOM”.
I ASK THAT WE NOW HELP SUPPORT THIS EFFORT AND GIVE BACK TO THE FAMILY THAT HAS GIVEN (AND LOST) SO MUCH. IF YOU CANNOT FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THIS EFFORT, PLEASE SHARE THIS AND URGE OTHERS TO DO SO AND FORWARD THIS TO OTHERS. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS,
DONNA RAHN
(SISTER TO BILL HOMMEN)
Organizer and beneficiary
Donna Rahn
Organizer
Cambridge, WI
William Hommen
Beneficiary