(Photo by The Gainesville Sun)

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, Dawn M. Ewing, 42, was killed after a tree fell onto  her Gainesville, Fla., mobile home, where she had moved only 3 weeks prior from Mentone, Ind.

According to authorities, Ewing, was asleep inside her home with her boyfriend, Michael L. Braton, 40, when an enormous oak tree toppled onto the home at 2:02 a.m. crushing both individuals. Though both were pinned under the tree, Braton was rescued by officials.

According to Karen Wallis, Ewing’s friend, the last words Ewing spoke was a request for someone to care for her children. “The last thing that I know that she said was ‘Someone please, please take care of my babies,'” Wallis said.

Wallis is attempting to honor her friend’s final request. According to Wallis, the three children will soon return from Florida by escort of a Florida police officer to reside with their grandfather. Upon arrival, Wallace and Time After Time consignment shop Owner Anna Stiles want to provide the children with many of the day-to-day necessities for regaining normalcy in their lives such as coats, clothing, winter clothes and school supplies.

“I know that a lot of people are working on getting Christmas gifts together for them, which is great, but I want them to have some of the normal, day-to-day items to get their lives back to some kind of normal,” stated Wallis.

Wallis stated that due to the fact the children would be attending a school that utilized uniforms they are in dire need of seasonal and normal clothing. In addition, much of the family’s belongings were destroyed after a water pipe broke within the home.

Alisha is in need of girls jeans/pants size 14/16 and large tops. Logan needs boys jeans/pants size 8/10 and small or medium sized shirts. Bayley wears girls clothing in size 6/7. Wallis noted that socks, shoes, boots, gloves, underwear, blankets, pillows, sheets, food and school supplies are high on the list of items needed by the children.

Though clothing will be provided by Stiles from her consignment shop, the public is welcome to donate items to the children and their grandfather by contacting Wallis at 574-353-4051.