An American Family Tragedy

[Guest guest]

VIRGINIA AND KEN MOULTON BIOGRAPHY

Ken and Virginia Moulton have been married since 1969. They are the parents

of three children, , and Ken Jr., and have two Granddaughters,

Bridget and . For the first several years of their marriage, Ken

served in the US Army in Viet Nam and Washington as an Intelligence Analyst

and

Intelligence Briefer and later as a Computer Operator.

As an Intelligence Analyst in Washington, Ken helped to analyze Intelligence

data to develop and present daily and weekly Intelligence briefings to the

Chairman and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Central Intelligence Agency, the

White House and National Security Council and to selected Congressional and

Senate Committees.

In 1977, Ken left the Military so he and Virginia and their family could

return to Massachusetts where their families lived. Their decision was made so

they could provide better health care for their Son, Kenny, who was born in

1975 at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

From birth, Virginia and Ken realized something was wrong with Kenny. The

Doctors had made Virginia carry Kenny for 10 months and he was thus born with

brain damage. Military Doctors classified Kenny as a " Lazy, blond haired,

blue eyed baby boy@. They failed to offer any diagnosis of his condition.

Since the day Kenny was born, Virginia, Ken and their two daughters have

cared for and championed for the rights of Kenny and all mentally and

physically

challenged children and adults. They have fought for the basic human rights

at the local, state and federal level.

From 1977 to the present, Ken has continued to work in the field of

Information Technology and Information Analysis in both the private and public

sectors as well as in Education. As an educator, Ken helped to design and teach

courses for the blind and deaf in Computer Operations and Programming. He

worked

with families, educators and state agencies to show that these people

deserved the opportunity to challenge themselves to whatever their potential

was.

At the same time, Virginia worked within the Community to help create a

Respite program for the families of the handicapped. She knew that unless the

parents of these handicapped children had an opportunity to relax by

themselves, the pressures might be too much to bear. She helped raise funds

within the

community to provide funding for the program. It was so well received that

the State of Massachusetts adopted it.

At this same time, Virginia and Ken realized they had to find a different

home to meet the needs of Kenny. In 1988, Virginia and Ken sank their life

savings into purchasing the home of our dreams. They bought it because the wide

hallways and doorways allowed them to better care for Kenny. It meant Kenny

could remain at home and not have to be institutionalized. The home they lived

in was the " Money Pit@ or the " House from Hell@.

After purchasing it, they learned that due to substandard construction walls

bow, floors sag, wood floors are rotting, beams are too short or extended by

plywood, Toxic Mold grows throughout the house causing illness, the

fireplace is lined with wood and mold, rain water leaks through the wall

partitions

and exits out of electrical outlets and the roof is collapsing. Their home

became a disaster waiting to strike.

A CBS television news story detailed the medical problems presented by Toxic

Mold in homes. The mold shown came from water leaking through roofs into

homes, just as Virginia and Ken=s home was leaking. Some of the medical

problems discussed were respiratory problems, destruction of the body’s

immune

system and loss of memory. Virginia, Ken and their family had these medical

problems.

This is why Virginia and Ken became so involved in the issue of Toxic Molds

and illegal and substandard construction. They are fighting for their family’

s lives and future. With their fight they also hope to be able to help

thousands of other Americans that find themselves in the same type of situation

with either the Toxic Mold or illegally allowed construction.

For many years, Ken and Virginia have written State and Federal Legislation

on the issues of adoption, education, bank reporting, Senior citizen care,

licensing of building inspectors, Toxic Mold and building construction. They

have also spoken in public and government forums in an attempt to inform and

educate the general public and government officials on these issues.

After their writing to President Bush about Toxic Mold, their were informed,

in a letter dated September 11, 2001, that the President told the EPA to

become involved. President Bush has also asked HEW and the CDC to become

involved. Vice-President Chaney has asked HUD to become involved.

Perhaps this information helps to explain why Virginia and Ken will not walk

away from his fight for citizens, children, education and human dignity.

They know their family, and many others across America, depends on them and

they, in turn, grow from their faith and the support of so many that have come

to know them.

In spite of all of the obstacles thrown at them by Government and the System

they refuse to give up! They know they can’t afford to.