Thursday, May 23, 2013
Lisa Jaudon watched as a neighbor's home on Faithway Drive in Seffner was torn down, three months after Jeffrey Bush lost his life in a catastrophic sinkhole next door. Jaudon's house would be next, as she recounted her "flood of different emotions."
Standing at the corner near her home at 242 Faithway Drive in Seffner, Lisa Jaudon watched as the home two doors away fell victim to the heavy equipment tearing it apart into shreds, the second home on the street to be torn down in the aftermath of the catastrophic sinkhole that claimed the life of Jeffrey Bush. Her house would be next, standing to the east of what was once the Wicker home at 240 Faithway Drive, the site of the Feb. 28 sinkhole that had captured worldwide attention. As she watched the Allen home, at 238 Faithway Drive, meet its fate, Jaudon said it had been nine weeks since she last stepped foot in the home in which she and her husband, Lonny, raised three kids, before his death almost seven years ago, at age 51. "Even …
Friday, March 29, 2013
The latest potential sinkhole was reported on Peach Avenue in Seffner, about 3 miles from the catastrophic sinkhole that claimed the life of Jeffrey Bush on Feb. 28.
Reports this week have surfaced about a potential sinkhole in Seffner, just weeks after the Feb. 28 catastrophic sinkhole that claimed the life of Jeffrey Bush at 240 Faithway Drive. The latest report, concerning a duplex on Peach Avenue, follows the reported opening of a sinkhole March 23, between two homes on Lake Shore Ranch Drive in Seffner. It follows the sinkhole discovered on Cedar Tree Lane, which followed by days the Feb. 28 sinkhole that claimed the life of Bush, who died after the bedroom he was sleeping in was consumed by a catastrophic sinkhole at 240 Faithway Drive. That sinkhole, described as "unprecedented," caused the home to be demolished and the two neighboring homes to be evacuated, leaving many families, including …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and code enforcement officials were on the scene this weekend in Seffner for the opening of another sinkhole, which has, as expected, led to a another round of comments from Brandon Patch readers.
The latest sinkhole to open in Seffner has heightened the concern of residents in Greater Brandon and beyond, as evidenced by their concerns posted in comments to a recent Brandon Patch post. "Someone needs to figure out why these sinkholes are happening and we all need to keep a lookout no matter where you are," wrote Brandon Patch reader Stacie Jones. "And we need to find a way to prevent these sinkholes because they are are scary." Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and code enforcement officials were on the scene this weekend at the sinkhole between 1425 and 1427 Lake Shore Ranch Drive in Seffner. It was the third reported sinkhole in Seffner since Feb. 28, when Jeffrey Bush 36, died after the bedroom he was sleeping in was consumed by …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was on the scene March 23 in Seffner for the opening of another sinkhole, the third once since Jeffrey Bush died in a sinkhole at 240 Faithway Drive on Feb. 28.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was on the scene Saturday night, March 23, where a sinkhole reportedly opened between two homes in Seffner. It was the third reported sinkhole in Seffner since Feb. 28, when Jeffrey Bush 36, died after the bedroom he was sleeping in was consumed by a catastrophic sinkhole at 240 Faithway Drive. That sinkhole, described as "unprecedented," caused the home to be demolished and the two neighboring homes to be evacuated, leaving many families, including the Wicker and Jaudon families, displaced. A second sinkhole opened up in Seffner days later, between two homes, at 1204 and 1206 Cedar Tree Lane. The sinkhole that opened March 23, at around 7 p.m., also opened between two homes, at 1427 Lake Shore Ranch Drive…
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The community memorial for Jeffrey "Jeff" Bush is set to begin 7 p.m. tonight, March 19, at the Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon. Bush lost his life Feb. 28 in a sinkhole in Seffner, at 240 Faithway Drive.
A celebration of life for Seffner sinkhole victim Jeffrey "Jeff" Bush is scheduled for tonight, March 19, at the Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon. The community memorial has been organized by the Greater Brandon Community Foundation, more commonly known as the Brandon Foundation, and its Angel program. The foundation also has spearheaded one of several drives under way to help families displaced by the sinkhole rebuild. The memorial is in the chapel at Bell Shoals Baptist, at 2102 Bells Shoals Road in Brandon. It is set to begin at 7 p.m. According to Rich Strehl, executive director of the Brandon Foundation, the outpouring of support for the families has been swift and steady. "There's no way to have a bad after seeing what they're…
Friday, March 15, 2013
Holding on to a piece of wood from his now-demolished home at 240 Faithway Drive in Seffner, homeowner Leland Buddy Wicker discusses the Seffner sinkhole tragedy at a storage unit in Seffner.
"This is all, this is all we have left," Leland Buddy Wicker said, at a storage unit in Seffner, where what remains of his home and its furnishings are being stocked away for future use. He said he recounts "the years, the trials, tribulations we went through to end up like this," and he thanks God that "he's kept us together, even through this ordeal, and he tells us that anthing that he puts on us we will be able to handle." "He don’t put nothing on us that we cant handle," Wicker said. Yet, he added, "It's just hard to stand here and hold this board and know that I don't have a home to go back to." The board is a long one, painted sky blue, with the numbers 2-4-0 planted on it, and Wicker held that board standing outside the storage …
A memorial service is planned for Seffner Sinkhole victim Jeffrey Bush as a community reaches out in support of family members and residents displaced in the tragedy.
What remains from the now-demolished Wicker home at Faithway Drive in Seffner is a piece of blue-colored wood with the numerals 2-4-0 cemented on it for eternity, or for as long as the family holds on to this piece of treasured homestead remembrance. Also in their possession is the flag that adorned that house and the contents recovered from within, the most honored of which are those that have deep family meaning, such as the family Bible and old family photos. As the family rebuilds, and seeks out more permanent shelter over the long term, a second family, the Bush family, prepares for a community memorial for Jeffrey Bush, the 36-year-old man who lost his life n the sinkhole Feb. 28. That memorial, planned for March 19 at the Bell …
Friday, March 8, 2013
The Jaudon family at 242 Faithway Drive has been displaced by the Seffner Sinkhole tragedy that claimed the life of Jeffrey Bush on Feb. 28 and led to the demolition of the Wicker home next door.
"Immediately, within minutes," the Jaudon family at 242 Faithway Drive in Seffner was asked to leave its home Feb. 28, after a catastrophic sinkhole next door sucked Jeffrey Bush, 36, into the abyss, leading to the demolition of the Wicker family home days later. That's the report from Lisa Jaudon, a widow, who with her three children no longer expects to be able to live in her home next door. "They told us, 'You have to get out, it's mandatory, you have to leave now," Jaudon said, in recounting the panic that struck that fateful night. The next day, Friday, March 1, family members were allowed to re-enter the home for 15 minutes only, to recover what they could of their belongings. A day later, escorted by firefighters, they were …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The Seffner sinkhole tragedy is featured in a March 5 HuffPost Live segment that addresses the causes and prevalance of sinkholes in Florida and what it's like to live through a major sinkhole event.
Brandon Patch Editor Linda Chion Kenney, licensed geologist Sandy Nettles, general contractor Steve Clark and sinkhole survivors Andy Peterson and Rhonda Matheny were invited guests at a March 5 HuffPost Live segment on sinkholes. The Seffner sinkhole tragedy was featured in the segment, which addresses the causes and prevalance of sinkholes in Florida and what it's like to live through a major sinkhole event. ______________ BRANDON PATCH SEFFNER SINKHOLE COVERAGE (Through March 8, starting with the most recent posts): ______________
A mailbox remains at 240 Faithway Drive in Seffner, where Jeremy Bush and members of the Wicker family on March 5 remembered Jeffrey Bush, the sinkhole victim. Meanwhile, another "vacate" sign has been posted in Seffner.
Jeremy Bush, with his his 2-year-old daughter, Hannah, and her mother, Rachel, spent a sixth day at the scene at 240 Faithway Drive in Seffner, where his brohter, Jeffrey, 36, died in a catastrophic sinkhole Feb. 28. Jeremy Bush is the one who tried to save his brother's life, jumping into the hole shortly after his brother's cries for help rang out in the pre-midnight hours, shortly after it had sounded, as reported, like a car had crashed into the house. "He was a great brother, I enoyed being with him," Bush said. "If I didn't enjoy being with him I wouldn't have worked with him all these years and lived with him everywhere I've lived. I love him, and I'll miss him." Bush said his mother is having a hard time coping with the loss of …
crystal moffitt
12:23 pm on Friday, March 29, 2013
There are 3 families displaced by the sinkhole on Faithway Dr, not 2. The correction is the Wicker, Jaudon & Allen families! more ›