Originally Posted by
carlo
One of the latest photos I saw of Flo's home...it may have been on Google Street view...there were some holes/tears in the green awnings. When I drove by it just under 10 years ago, it looked great and well maintained from the outside, along with Diana and Mary's former homes. Sadly, I can't say the same for some of the other homes on that street.
Funny enough, there was a 'fan' who posted a link to their own Go Fund Me online fundraising page in one of the Flo groups on Facebook a few days ago. This person claimed that they had recently bought her former home and stated that it is in dire need of major repairs and renovations due to ongoing leaks and water damage all throughout the home. They provided a few photos of the supposed damage. They were asking fans for a monetary handout, and in exchange, they claimed that the home could be restored to its former glory and potentially become a museum or fan gathering spot. The whole thing seemed very fishy and likely a scam. I called them out on it and the link was removed. So I do not know whether their claims regarding interior damage is true or not, but it does seem it was indeed recently sold to a new owner this past summer. If they did a YouTube video, touring the home, I would find their story more believable, but I still wouldn't donate. I basically said that Flo is no longer with us and neither she, nor her family, have had a connection to this house for decades...let her rest in peace. I'm so sick of all of these sketchy people coming out of the woodwork, making false claims and trying to garner their own money and fame off of Flo.
If I were to donate to anything in relation to her memory or legacy, it would be helping to secure her a better headstone marker. This was something I had looked into some years ago and the cemetery had presented some options, including an engraved cement tribute bench, but I ended up abandoning the idea. Just too many complications, the biggest one being the potential for vandalism. When I last visited, someone had cut a giant hole in one of the chain link fences.
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