Show nursing student son die in fire firer i J x H nL r L M Mr W A r d S a t a 8 U ft B t S 5 fl Early morning fire guts the home of nursing student Lisa Garrett killing her and taking the life of her young son Travis S Andrew Ridley Staff Writer Garrett will never live LISA to fulfill her nursing dream m after tragedy struck the year old student Garrett was studying to be bea a License Pr Practical Nurse before fire swept through her two-story two home 1476 S. S Roberta St. St East at am a.m. Friday Friday- Nov ov 27 killing Garrett and her year old son Travis According to Jeff Long Salt Lake City fire investigator the fire started slowly slowly- in the living room before exploding into flames that engulfed the upper section of the house Harry Wright 55 who lives in an on added-on section of the house was treated and released from St. St Marks Mark's Hospital for smoke inhalation At the time of the fire t a Garretts Garrett's 6 year old year year-ol daughter Shan Shantell tell was visiting her father in Sandy According to Ren Egbert battalion battalion battalion bat bat- fire chief there were no smoke detectors de tors in the home ome Both victims were found in at the top of the stairs before being overcome by the fire Garrett was pronounced dead at the scene Travis was rushed shed to University Hospital and pronounced dead at about 5 am a.m. said Dan Andrus Salt Lake City fire captain Fire officials estimated the damage at about Cause Calise of the fire is still under investigation Garrett was one quarter away way from graduating with a degree degree degree de de- de- de gree from She was struggling to tomake tomake tomake make it through her courses but with help from students she was passing her classes and trying to make a career change said Debb Debbie e Mills program co coordinator for the the nursing program According to Garretts Garrett's classmates she was as close to to finding a job and getting off federal assistance liS She he was finally getting her life together said said- friend Sandy Williams Lisa was a loving single- single mother and cared quite a bit I about abou t her kids said nursing student Angie D Davenport Nursing is real tough lough she was real typical of what a nursing student represented She was real determined to get through nursing school The entire class is going to miss her she said A Sub Santa ta will be provided for Garretts Garrett's daughter Shan Shantell ell If you would like to contribute a gift please call the nursing department department department depart depart- ment at |