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SUFFERED A TRAGIC LOSS THIS
YEAR. AS CBS 21'S LIZ COLLIN
EXPLAINS -- THIS CHRISTMAS WILL
STILL BE HARD BUT THANKS TO THE
KINDNESS OF STRANGERS, THE
FUTURE WILL BE A LITTLE
BRIGHTER.
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LUANN BILLET IS SURROUNDED WITH
REASONS TO KEEP GOING...
CHARLIE, ANTHONY, AND GABRIELLE.
DISSOLVE TO BITE
10:18 "THE TECHNICIAN SAID ITS
TWINS... WE LAUGHED AND THOUGHT
SHE WAS JOKING AND SHE SAID I
DON'T JOKE ABOUT THAT AND
ACTUALLY IT'S TRIPLETS."
MAYBE DISSOLVE TO PIC OF PARENTS
WITH BABIES THEN TO THE PIC OF
CHRIS WITH BABY ON TOP THEN TO
HER BITE LANCASTER COUNTY'S
ONLY TRIPLETS BORN THIS YEAR.
BUT, THIS FAMILY OF FOUR...
SHOULD BE FIVE.
maybe cover this with that shot
of gabby in her arms then up to
her face shot 8:51 "A FRIEND OF
MINE SAID WE CAN'T CRY ALL THE
TIME BECAUSE THE BABIES WILL
GROW UP WONDERING WHY ADULTS CRY
ALL THE TIME."
LUANN LOST HER HUSBAND.... AND
THE TRIPLETS THEIR FATHER.. TWO
MONTHS AGO. CHRIS---- A LOCAL
CHEF WAS JUST 34 YEARS OLD.
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8:15 "IT'S BEEN HARD BUT BECAUSE
OF THE SUPPORT OF FRIENDS AND
FAMILY IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER
AND EVEN PEOPLE I'VE NEVER MET."
LUANN'S BACK TO TEACHING NOW...
HER FAMILY'SERERE AROUND THE
CLOCK TO HELP. SCHEDULE
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BUT, TODAY IT WAS A LESSON IN
THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS
THAT STRANGERS DELIVERED.
natural Sound 25:24 "WE WANTED
TO GIVE YOU THIS 2500 DOLLARS
OH MY GOSH."
CASH AND A TRUCK LOAD... OF
DIAPERS, TOYS, AND ANYTHING ELSE
THREE BABIES MAY NEED.
34:22 "THE SUPPORT I GOT FROM
ALL OF THEM WAS UNEXPECTED. I
HAD TO WARN LUANN SHE MIGHT BE
OVERWHELMED AND I THINK SHE IS A
LITTLE BIT."
LUANN'S BROTHER BROUGHT UP THE
HOLIDAY DRIVE TO HIS COMPANY...
AND THEY CAME THROUGH.
12:50 "IT'S JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE
HOW EVERYBODY HAS RALLIED
AROUND THESE GUYS AND KIND OF
TAKEN IT PERSONALLY."
A YEAR FULL OF HAPPINESS AND
HARDSHIP... BUT NO SHORTAGE OF
LOVE. COVER LUANN 7 13:41 "I
APPRECIATE IT ALL. I REALLY DO."
IN LITITZ, LANCASTER COUNTY,
LIZ COLLIN, CBS 21 NEWS.
MP LUANN'S HUSBAND DIED IN
HIS SLEEP... AND THE AUTOPSY
INCONCLUSIVE...
GOVERNOR ED RENDELL IS URGING
COUNTY SNACK COMPANY "CHIPPED
IN" TO SPICE UP THE CHRISTMAS
CELEBRATION FOR A LITITZ
FAMILY. NEWS 8'S JIM
MURPHY HAS THE STORY.
Baby's first Christmas.
Times three. The Billett
triplets were born in July,
signalling what should be the
happiest of holidays for a
growing young family. But
if Christmas is a sweet
experience, it is bittersweet
in this house this year.
In October, the babies'
father, Chris Billett died of
an undiagnosed illness.
LuAnn Billett sat in her
living room this afternoon
loving her babies and coping
with life.óóóóóóóóóóóóó óóóóóóóóóóóóó
Adding another painful
dimension to her loss was the
fact that Chris had no life
insurance. So when the
Frito-Lay van backed into the
family driveway this
afternoon, the gifts it
brought were more than welcome.
LuAnn's brother, who
works at Frito-Lay, brought
the family's situation to the
attention of his colleagues,
who responded with a van full
of clothes and diapers and
food and all those big needs
of three little ones.
Plus...óóóóóóóóóóó
óóóóóóóóóóó A grateful
LuAnn had to confront her
initial embarrassment at the
generosity of strangers.
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Frito-Lay plans to help out
the Billett family every
Christmas. The triplets have
lost their father, but they
have found a lot of friends.
In Lititz, Jim Murphy, News
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CONTRIBUTIONS CAME FROM
THE 175 FRITO-LAYS EMPLOYEES
IN THE HARRISBURG REGION.
SOMETHING I
AN EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT.
LUANN BILLETT LOST HER HUSBD
UNEXPECTEDLY ONLY A FEW MONS
AFTER HER TRIPLETS WERE BOR.
FOX43'S TROY MARTIN IS AT TE
BILLETT FAMILY HOME IN LITI.
WHERE THE GENEROSITY OF
STRANGERS HAS BRIGHTENED THE
HOLIDAYS FOR LUANN AND HER
KIDS.
I'M NOT A COMPLETE ROCK BUTN
YOU HAVE KIDS YOU DO WHATEVR
YOU CAN TO MAKE THINGS GOODR
THEM
IN JULY LUANN BILLETT GAVE
BIRTH TO TRIPLETS ...CHARLI,
GABRIELLE, AND ANTHONY WERE9
WEEKS EARLY...A TOUGH TASK R
LUANN AND HUSBAND CHRIS TAKG
CARE OF THE BABIES.. BUT LUS
LIFE WOULD SOON TAKE A TRAGC
TURN.
IN OCTOBER MY HUSBAND WENT O
SLEEP AND NEVER WOKE UP
THE CAUSE OF CHRIS'S DEATH S
STILL UNDETERMINED, BUT LEFT
LUANN ALONE TO RAISE THREE
BABIES...THAT'S WHEN HER BRR
KEVIN A SALES REPRESENTATIVE
FOR FRITO LAY STEPPED IN.
I LOVE HER DEARLY, I THINK
SHE'S WENT THROUGH A LOT SHS
TRIED TO STAY FOCUSED ON WHS
BEST FOR HER BABIES
HE ASKED HIS FELLOW
EMPLOYEES FOR DONATIONS...
THE RALLY CRY WENT OUT AND
UNANIMOUSLY EVERYBODY IN OUR
ORGANIZATION SAID THIS IS
definitely WHAT WE WANT TO O
AFTER WEEKS OF COLLECTING..A
VAN FULL OF DIAPERS, GIFT
CARDS, AND TOYS ARRIVED AT
LUANN'S HOUSE.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE MAYBE
EVERYTHING WILL BE OK FOR T,
THEY WON'T have A DAD, BUT
ATLEAST SOMETHINGS WILL BE A
LITTLE EASIER THAN I THOUGHT
THEY WOULD BE
THESE DONATIONS WILL GO A LG
WAY FOR LUANN AND HER TRIPLS
TO HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS
PROVIDING HOPE AND BUNDLES F
JOY TO THE BILLETT FAMILY
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. IN LIZ
LANCASTER COUNTY TM FOX 43
NEWS AT TEN.
ONE OF LUANN'S HUSBANDS GOAL
IN LIFE WAS TO SEE HIS CHILN
GO TO COLLEGE. AFTER HIS
DEATH A TRUST FUND WAS SET P
FOR THE TRIPLETS THROUGH UNN
NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANK.
MONETARY DONATIONS ARE BEING
ACCEPTED AT ANY UNION NATIOL