There is no Andy Landry. This reads like the Enquirer. - Tiki Central Ohana

T tiki-tina Member Phoenix Joined: Sep 04, 2004 Posts: 118	T tiki-tina Posted posted on Mon, Sep 18, 2006 11:02 PM On 2006-09-18 12:11, Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote: The Houston White Pages have a "Matt & Barbara Landry" listed at the address to which gifts have been sent. CNN keeps a maintained and current website of both Armed Forces and Civilian casualties in Iraq. Although a footnote says that data may be incomplete, it is as complete as they know. There are similar government websites. None of these sites list a "Landry", Matt or otherwise as having been killed in Iraq. I'd suggest holding off on the gifts until Wendy can verify the story one way or the other. As Wendy said, a picture of Andy with his gifts would greatly allay fears. But for now, I'm still skeptical. Sabu Agreed Sabu. So is it the address on Chickamauga Ln? If that's the case, it's pretty dangerous to pull such a stunt and then have your address and telephone number available to anyone with Google skills! I just think this is so very sad and I am really aggravated that someone would exploit the giving nature of this ohana! I think all of us would like to know the absolute truth here (or at least as close as we can get). If all of the items were sent to the address for Matt and Barbara Landry listed in the Houston White Pages, perhaps we should try to contact Barbara directly for an explanation, or at the very least to determine if she ever received the items and how Andy is enjoying them. If she is a fraud, I'm sure she would LOVE all of the phone calls! Interestingly, Barbara posted on and on about fraud and contacting the authorities. Wish I lived a little closer...I'd swing by to check in with Barb and Andy! Wonder if there are any TC members who live in the area. Had a friend who lived in Sugar Land (not far from the address listed for Barbara in the White Pages) and her husband was a cop. If they still lived in the area, I'd have her drive by with her husband, but unfortunately, they've retired and are sailing the ocean blue somewhere. Anyway, proud to be affiliated with such a giving group of folks, but so dissapointed that someone would take advantage of everyone's giving hearts by using such a sad story. Question for Wendy: How do you know Barbara? What compelled you to get so involved? Have you heard anything else? Quite a sad situation, but hopeful that there really isn't a little boy named Andy who lost his dad and is suffering from Cancer. That would be really sad! [ Edited by: tiki-tina 2006-09-18 23:07 ]

On 2006-09-18 12:11, Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote:
The Houston White Pages have a "Matt & Barbara Landry" listed at the address to which gifts have been sent.

CNN keeps a maintained and current website of both Armed Forces and Civilian casualties in Iraq. Although a footnote says that data may be incomplete, it is as complete as they know. There are similar government websites. None of these sites list a "Landry", Matt or otherwise as having been killed in Iraq.

I'd suggest holding off on the gifts until Wendy can verify the story one way or the other. As Wendy said, a picture of Andy with his gifts would greatly allay fears. But for now, I'm still skeptical.

Sabu

Agreed Sabu. So is it the address on Chickamauga Ln? If that's the case, it's pretty dangerous to pull such a stunt and then have your address and telephone number available to anyone with Google skills!

I just think this is so very sad and I am really aggravated that someone would exploit the giving nature of this ohana! I think all of us would like to know the absolute truth here (or at least as close as we can get).

If all of the items were sent to the address for Matt and Barbara Landry listed in the Houston White Pages, perhaps we should try to contact Barbara directly for an explanation, or at the very least to determine if she ever received the items and how Andy is enjoying them. If she is a fraud, I'm sure she would LOVE all of the phone calls!

Interestingly, Barbara posted on and on about fraud and contacting the authorities. Wish I lived a little closer...I'd swing by to check in with Barb and Andy! Wonder if there are any TC members who live in the area. Had a friend who lived in Sugar Land (not far from the address listed for Barbara in the White Pages) and her husband was a cop. If they still lived in the area, I'd have her drive by with her husband, but unfortunately, they've retired and are sailing the ocean blue somewhere.

Anyway, proud to be affiliated with such a giving group of folks, but so dissapointed that someone would take advantage of everyone's giving hearts by using such a sad story.

Question for Wendy: How do you know Barbara? What compelled you to get so involved? Have you heard anything else?

Quite a sad situation, but hopeful that there really isn't a little boy named Andy who lost his dad and is suffering from Cancer. That would be really sad!

[ Edited by: tiki-tina 2006-09-18 23:07 ]

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