The Girard family home was destroyed by a fire while they were less than one mile away volunteering at a church supper held at the town's volunteer firehouse.
An insurance check sent to pay for the damages was kept by the mortgage company, which eventually went bankrupt. Ten months later, the father and eldest son drowned, leaving his wife and four children.
A second bank took over the mortgage and began foreclosure proceedings on the family when bills went unpaid.
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