I called the office of the Volusia County Medical Examiner this morning since I did not hear from anyone there yesterday. 1 I asked for Bob Burch and was told that he has the day off today. I asked for Dr. Hermann and the person who had answered the phone asked me, “What case is […]
A few days after she arrived at Cusack Mortuary, Dr. Cusack emailed me looking for an update: Good Morning Mr. Gagne, Just wanted to check in with you and see what was the lastest. Also wondering if you had a photo of your mother that you could send me in jpg form to add it […]
I called Woodland Terrace and Rosa answered the phone. I said, “This is David Gagne,” and she asked, “How are you doing?” I ignored her question and told her that I wanted to know what I needed to do to have my dad retrieve my mom’s personal belongings. She told me that they had collected […]
I called Detective Whittier of the Deland Police Department to see if he had any update. I know that he had said he was going to go to Woodland Terrace this morning to attempt to talk to Dr. Peele in person. He did not answer, so I left him a voice mail.
Four days after my mother’s death, Michelle Cofano, the Registered Nurse Specialist at the Department of Elder Affairs — also known as C.A.R.E.S. — replied to the email I sent her asking for help. She said: Hey David, Below is the information you requested: There is a program within the Department of Elder Affairs called: […]
A little after five o’clock in the afternoon of August 15th, just a few days after mom died, attorney Steve Phillips returned my call. I explained to him the events of the last week and quickly gave him an overview of everything that has happened over the last nine months. Mr. Phillips told me that […]
I called 1 the office of the Volusia County Medical Examiner to see if I could get an update on whether they had decided to do an autopsy on my mother’s body. I asked the woman who answered the phone if I could speak to Mr. Burch. She said, “Can I tell him who’s calling?” […]
I called 1 the cell phone number for Dr. Marie Hermann, the chief medical examiner of Volusia County, because it was four o’clock in the afternoon 2 and — as far as I know — they have not yet made a decision as to whether they’re going to perform an autopsy on my mother’s body. […]
A couple of days after mom died, I called 1 the Law Offices of Michael Bard at (800) 516-2132 and spoke to a woman named Laurie, who answered the phone there. She asked me to explain what sort of problem I was facing and I explained — quickly — the events of the last week. […]
Three days after my mother died, someone at Woodland Terrace sent me a sympathy card. I received it when we returned to Los Angeles from Florida on the 28th. The front of the card states: WITH DEEP SYMPATHY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME Inside is written, “To the family of Kathleen Gagne,” above the text: PLEASE […]