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Matthew Badger with his daughters (credit: Lily Sarah Grace Fund)

Stamford Fire Father Wants Kids Remembered With Donations To Dyslexia Fund

The father of the children killed in the Christmas day fire in Stamford a year ago today has shared his reflections and how he wants them remembered.

2012/12/25

The Badger Sisters (credit: Lily Sarah Grace Fund)

Stamford Fire Father Honors Daughters By Raising Money For Schools

When the fire claimed the lives of his three girls in Stamford on Christmas of 2011, Matthew Badger says his heart broke into a thousand pieces.

2012/09/10

Matthew and Madonna Badger watch as the caskets carrying the bodies of their three daughters arrive for funeral services on Jan. 5, 2012. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Madonna Badger Speaks Out About Fatal Christmas Day Fire In Stamford

Badger said that the bag of ashes didn’t seem dangerous because her boyfriend, Michael Borcina, ran his hands over them before putting them on top of a plastic bin in a mudroom.

2012/06/21

Madonna And Matthew Badger embrace shortly before the funeral for their daughters on Jan. 5, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Father Of Girls Killed In Stamford Christmas Fire Embarks On Mission Of Remembrance

It’s difficult for Matthew Badger to deal with the loss of his three darling daughters, but he’s turning his heartbreak into hope by helping other young children.

2012/04/24

Exclusive: Questions Arise On Whereabouts Of Stamford Xmas Fire Smoke Detectors, Extinguishers

As Stamford police investigate, they’re trying to answer a key question: were battery-operated smoke alarms and several fire extinguishers removed from the home sometime before the fire?

2012/01/25

Stamford Fire Investigation Continues; Police Interview Michael Borcina

Michael Borcina and homeowner Madonna Badger were the only survivors of the blaze.

2012/01/17

Survivors Of Deadly Christmas Fire In Stamford Being Re-Interviewed By Officials

Police and fire officials say they agreed to give Madonna Badger and Michael Borcina time to mourn the loss of Badger’s daughters and parents. Police Capt. Richard Conklin says, “But now we’re moving ahead on that.”

2012/01/13

Memorial Being Held In Kentucky For Grandparents Killed In Stamford Fire

Lomer and Pauline Johnson are being honored at a memorial service in Louisville, Kentucky. Lomer worked there as a safety chief for a liquor company until he retired.

2012/01/07

Madonna Badger Speaks At Funeral For 3 Daughters Killed In Christmas Blaze

Madonna and Matthew Badger, the girls’ father, held hands and cried as they watched the caskets carrying the remains of their three daughters get carried into St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Manhattan.

2012/01/05

Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home (credit: CBS 2)

Family, Friends Mourn Victims Of Christmas Day Fire

Madonna Badger, who lost her three daughters and both parents in the Christmas morning fire in Stamford, Conn., attended Wednesday’s wake, along with the girls’ father and the only other survivor of the tragedy, Badger’s contractor.

2012/01/04

Classmates Of Girls Killed In Stamford Fire Return To School

Lily Badger, 10, and 7-year-old twins Grace and Sarah Badger died along with their grandparents Lomer and Pauline Johnson in a fire in Stamford on Christmas.

2012/01/03

Lomer Johnson as Santa Claus, with his wife Paula, standing, and three grandchildren. All died in a blaze on Christmas Day, 2011. (credit: gigmasters.com)

Madonna Badger’s Consulting Firm Solicits Donations In Memory Of Family Slain In Fire

Badger’s parents Lomer and Pauline Johnson and daughters Lily, Grace and Sarah were all killed in a Christmas Day blaze.

2012/01/03

Funeral Arrangements Announced For Family Killed In Stamford Fire

Madonna Badger’s three daughters and their grandparents all died in a Christmas Day blaze at her Stamford home, which was being renovated.

2011/12/30

Stamford Fire Dept. Releases Audiotapes In Deadly Christmas Blaze

The family of the victims who died in the tragic Christmas day fire in Stamford are reaching out to the countless strangers who have been sending their condolences.

2011/12/29