Anonymous donor landslide victim just made a different impact to a man's life after his wife died in the tragic landslide near Oso, Washington state in March 2014, his dog lost a leg, he lost his home, and now he owns the bank a big amount for his mortgage.
Touched by Tim Ward's predicaments, an anonymous donor landslide victim paid off his entire loan to the bank.
The anonymous donor landslide victim heard of Ward's case during a report of the recent coverage of the slide's anniversary. The donor, who preferred to remain unidentified, made his way to help Ward by contacting his banker right away and asked how much, was Ward's mortgage.
"He contacted his banker and said he wanted to help," Darcy Donohoe-Wilmot, a spokeswoman for Chase Bank said. "He said, 'How much is the mortgage?' and said he wanted to pay it off."
Donohoe-Wilmot stated that the mortgage was completed last week after the anonymous donor landslide victim paid off everything that Ward owned from the bank amounting to $360,000, according to Seattle Times.
After paying all Ward's mortgage, the donor preferred to remain unnamed. Although Donohoe-Wilmot said that the anonymous donor landslide victim is JPMorgan Chase private-bank client.
JPMorgan Chase private-bank said that the donor "wanted to make a difference."
After learning about the anonymous donor landslide victim, Ward just couldn't thank enough his donor. He couldn't believe that a stranger could help someone like him. He also wished that banks would understand victims like him, the AJC reported.
Tim Ward's family was one of the families who got affected by landslide. During that catastrophic incident, his wife Brandy passed away, while his dog, Blue was ensnared in the slide for three days and lost a leg. Ward, who was buried 25 feet under debris survived but had broken pelvis.
He was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center.
43 people were killed in the tragic landslide that occurred in Oso on March 22, 2014.
Darrington Fire Chief Dennis Fenstermaker told KIRO-TV that the anonymous donor landslide victim gesture is "welcome news." He said that banks must understand and must help the victims who lost their homes and family to the catastrophe.
There were still many who are paying their mortgage even they already lost their homes. It is very sad that 30 out of the 42 homes destroyed were primary homes that don't have landslide insurance. These homes were owned by low-income families, the news Max reported.
Today, Ward is living with his dog Blue in Arlington.
Ward is very grateful with the anonymous donor landslide victim, who had helped him cope up and solved the problems he was facing following the aftermath.
