Dear Panquake Community,

We are devastated at the sudden and tragic loss of our Relationship Manager, Eynelys Garcia, in a hit-and-run accident in California last Thursday.

Eynelys (pronounced Annelise) was the light in our lives and the glue in our team. More, she was the sole caregiver for her mother who has been battling cancer, and her disabled sister, and was their sole financial provider.

Panquake staff have been supporting Eynelys's family and each other in our grief and we deeply appreciate the solidarity exhibited by our community over the last few days.

Now we have a very simple ask of you all, our extended Panquake family.

Please help Eynelys's family to meet funeral, medical, housing and living expenses while they try to grasp with the loss of Eynelys, who was the central pillar of their lives. Their GoFundMe page is available here.

If you are unable to give directly, please show your support by posting the GoFundMe link, along with Eynelys's story, everywhere that you are able to online.

This gorgeous woman who gave us all so much love, deserves all that we can do for her loved ones in return.

Panquake has published an official press release about the loss of Eynelys.

Eynelys constantly spoke about what Panquake meant to her, and we frequently told her how much we loved, valued and appreciated her. To her final moment, she was joyful and happy.

Back in June, at the end of that month's public delivery meeting, Eynelys gave a testimony about working for Panquake, in our 'State of the Business' staff testimonial update. Here's what she said:

As a colleague and as a friend, Eynelys is irreplaceable. Going forward, we are determined to find ways to memorialize and celebrate her life as she was truly a pillar of our team and a huge part of the heart of Panquake and all that we do.

In the short term, our focus is on supporting her family, and we extend our gratitude to you in advance for your shares of and donations to her family's GoFundMe page.

We will write again soon. In the meantime, we are holding each other, and the memory of Eynelys.

- The Panquake Team