Jeannie Williams and her son, Jeffrey, a few weeks before one night in a hotel room changed their lives forever. She remembers Jeffrey taking a shower, putting his pajamas on, and crawling into the big bed just as she began to feel very sick. She went into the bathroom, turned the light and fan on, and closed the door. She remembers feeling dizzy, then collapsing to the floor… (photo courtesy of Jeannie Williams)
Richard (left) was 53 and his son, Tom, was 26, when they took a Christmas holiday trip to Florida… “Tom and I arrived in Key West, checked into our room, and went out, toured around town, had dinner, and we had a great time. The next morning, I was getting into the shower and Tom was on the bed reading a book. That was my last vision of him.” (photo courtesy of Richard Lueders)
Patricia and David Ivie (photo courtesy of Buck Ivie)
On August 23, 2017, they left their home near Fort Worth and traveled to the Texas panhandle region for a family event. They checked into a Best Western in the town of Perryton and settled into Room 217, likely anticipating a normal, routine overnight hotel stay. However, this hotel stay would be far from normal or routine – and, within four months, their stay would cost both of them their lives…
Dick Cummings and Max Kipfer two months after Max’s CO poisoning. Max has saved Dick’s pivotal voicemail on his cell phone: “Max, it’s Dick. We’re breaking down your door.” (photo courtesy of Max Kipfer)