Veteran’s unexpected death leaves Saucier family in crisis

A veteran’s family is trapped in crisis after the unexpected death of a Saucier father who was under VA care. Sergeant Hank Lee leaves behind three young children and a wife who is struggling to keep a roof above their heads.
News 25’s Gina Tomlinson sat down with her and has the story.
Since her husband’s death, Saucier resident Jamie Lee-Hasted has lost her income as a veteran’s affairs caregiver and now she tells News 25 she is desperate for our community’s help.
Jamie says her husband, Hank, was a loving father who put his three kids before everything. Hank suffered from a traumatic brain injury and battled post-traumatic stress disorder. Hank was a U.S. combat Marine and served our country from 2001 to 2005.
The 35-year-old veteran died unexpectedly under care at a VA hospital facility in Boston. Jamie says she had spoken with Hank over the phone just hours before his death on March 4th.
Hank and Jamie’s nine month old twins and two-year-old daughter are now left without a father. “I’ve done everything you can think of to fight for him, to do everything. I’ve always fixed everything. Right now, I can’t fix this. Even if I do fix this, I can never bring him back. I’m going to lose everything, everything that my husband tried so hard to get for me and my kids. I can’t do it by myself,” said Jamie.
The family has a GoFundMe account set up where the community can help them. The GoFundMe account can be found at www.gofundme.com/vetswidowincrisis.