Families & Friends of Murder Victims June 2013 newsletter
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Transcript of Families & Friends of Murder Victims June 2013 newsletter
FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF MURDER VICTIMS, Inc.
(FFMV)
Newsletter JUNE 2013
Thank-you: *Carol Anderson – Website
*Kaiser – Oakland *Avaxat Elementary School- Murrieta
*St. Anthony’s Catholic Church-Upland *Christ The Redeemer Catholic Church
Grand Terrace Portola Community Center- Palm Desert
*San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office of Victim Services/Victim Advocates
*Riverside County District Attorney’s Office of Victim
Services/Victim Advocates
* Dola Wiedemann – Mother of Lisel - Memory Cards *Family of Kris Flores
*Janet Garcia & Barbara Christian facebook administrators
* Ellie Rossi – Mother of David and Lisa
* San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office for sponsoring newsletter for 2013*
CalVCP Help us get the word out! Effective Jan. 1, our application filing period will increase from one year to three years after the date of the crime. More CA crime victims will be eligible for much needed assistance. Victims who are struggling with finances because of a violent crime now have more time to file an application with CalVCP. Call our helpline at 1-800-777-9229 to find a victim advocate in your area or to learn more about victim compensation at http://www.vcgcb.ca.gov/victims/
Need Someone to Talk To?
* Bertha Flores - Parent - Spanish speaking
(909) 200-5499 (after 3pm) Rialto CA
*Rose Madsen – Parent (909) 798-4803 (after
4pm) – Redlands CA
*Maxine Russell – (818) 378-2072
Parent/Grief Counselor
*Dawn Hall – Parent (951) 757-4419 –
Murrieta CA
*Mary Stewart -Parent (951 698-5317)
Emergency Consult for Suicidal or
Homicidal Participants
*Linda Atencio -Parent – 760-490-7864 –
High Dessert
* Ellie Rossi - Parent - 909-810-8133
Redlands CA
* Delores Maloy- Parent – High Desert
Contact – 760-530-7027
* Richard McVoy – Adult Sibling –
909-503-5456 – Grand Terrace CA
* Tanya Powell - Parent – 760-596-2293-
Upland CA
Families & Friends of Murder Victims: A non-profit organization Dedicated to providing information, support, and friendship to persons who have experienced the death of a loved one through the violent act of murder Share Sorrow….. Share Strength Mission: To restore a sense of hope and to provide a pathway to well-being to those who have lost a loved one to murder and to those who are victims of attempted murder.
Love Gifts
Love gifts are a specific tax deductible donation made to the memory of a loved one’s birthday, anniversary of a death, holiday, or just because which are posted in newsletter. They are also made by caring professionals, organizations to help in the work that FFMV does with victims/survivors. These gifts help with the expenses incurred in reaching out to others and operating expenses. When making out a check, please make payable to FFMV and note Love Gift on
check or envelope. Love Gifts can be mailed to FFMV- P.O. Box 11222 San Bernardino, Ca. - 92423-1222
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Thank-you
Janet Garcia Mother of Jesse Garcia – 6/10/78 – 6/27/94
Barbara Christian Mother of Terri Lynn Winchell–
4/10/63 – 1/8/81
FFMV - Riverside Chapter
Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7pm
Avaxat Elementary School, 24300 La Brisas Road in Murrieta, CA
Contact Dawn (951) 757-4419 For directions ask for PJ at-
951-696-1600 x2177 – M-F 9am-4pm (1-2pm lunch)
Next meeting is JUNE 19, 2013
FFMV - Colton Chapter
1st Tuesday of every month Christ The Redeemer Catholic Church
Robinson Hall – Room 6 12745 Oriole Ave Grand Terrace, CA
92313 Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Contact person for directions or information Rose – 909-754-6969
[email protected] Next meeting is JUNE 4, 2013
FFMV -Coachella Valley Chapter
3rd Wednesday of each month 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Portola Community Center Room 2 45-480 Portola Ave
(parking on Shadow Mountain) Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-568-2560- Call for directions Rose – 909-754-6969
[email protected] Candy- 619-200-0547 [email protected]
Next meeting is JUNE 19, 2013
Oakland Chapter
1st Tuesday of every month
Kaiser in Oakland, Howe St. at Broadway,
12th floor Room 1200 East Contact: Robin – 510-653-8069
Sandra – 510-691-7089 Next meeting is JUNE 4, 2013
FFMV West End Chapter -Bi-lingual
Meets every 2nd Thursday of every month
at 7:00pm-8:30pm St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Conference Room 2210 North San Antonio Upland, CA
91786 Participants have the option of the
English & Spanish Meeting
Local Grupo Bilingue Los participantes pueden escoger en
Inglés o en Español Se reunen cada Segundo Jueves del mes
a las 7:00 p.m. Contact persons/ Personas de contacto:
Rita Marin (909) 215-7063 [email protected]
Next meeting is JUNE 13, 2013
FFMV – SGV Chapter
Meetings are currently held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in a classroom at the First United Methodist Church of La Puente, located at. 15701 Hill Street, La Puente, CA
91744. Contact information:
* Luz Ruiz (626) 388-6403*Tracy Ponce (626) 533-3121 *Luisa Ashley (818) 445-2077
Next Meeting JUNE 11, 2013
Grief Support Group ALL are welcome at our monthly meetings.
Whether you are a parishioner or not. If you
are suffering the loss of a loved one and in
need to talk to someone, we are here to listen
and share emotions.
Together and with the help of the Lord, we
can help each other heal.
Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of the
month 7 to 9 P.M. ~ Room 8
St. Anthony’s Church 1640 Western Ave. San
Bernardino (909)887-3810
Contacts: Hope Morfin (909)820-6163 Ralph
& Arlene Payan (909)887-4387 (FFMV
Participants)
Danny & Rose Equihua (909) 887-3744
FFMV Fundraisers Office Depot - Staples – Office Max If you shop at Office Depot or Staples please use FFMV’s Rewards Number for Office Depot which is 1139461170 Office Max – 650756207, Staples- or use just give them 909-798-4803 for all three. We get reward points that help defray the cost of printing, ink cartridges and office supplies.
PLEASE….Don‘t throw away your old ink cartridges! Continue to bring them to us, or take them to Office Max, Staples or Office
Depot and give them 909-798-4803 It’s an easy way to help
FFMV purchase office supplies.
FATHER’S DAY
Warm and sunny day in June,
Father’s Day,
Children, small and grown,
Give gifts to father
Say thanks to father,
Say I love you.
But there are fathers
whose children are not here
to give gifts and say thanks
And I love you.
Remember the fathers
whose children are gone,
because they will always be
Fathers at heart.
Resources and Additional Support Services
San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office
of Victim Witness Centers: San Bernardino
(909) 387-6540
Rancho Cucamonga: (909) 945-4241*
Victorville/Desert area: (760) 552-6944*
Riverside County District Attorney’s Office of
Victim Witness Centers:
Riverside: (951) 955-5450
Murrieta: (951) 304-5680 * Banning: (951) 922-7130
* Indio: (760) 863-8408
*Los Angeles County District Attorney's Victim
Witness Assistance Program offices:
Pomona: 909) 620-3381
*Life.After.Uncivil.Ruthless.Acts.
323-816-9651 www.laurala.org
* WINGS OF JUSTICE – Website
www.murdermislabeledsuicide.com/WingsofJustice
*Women Against Gun Violence – 310-204-2348
www.wagv.org
*www.CrimeVictims.gov—public awareness Web
site
* H.E.A.L. Helping Everyone Acknowledge Loss –
818-378-2072– [email protected]
* Crime Victims United of California – 916-928-
4797 www.crimevictimsunited.com or
* North American Victim Assistance (NOVA)
www.trynova.org
* Victims of Crime Resources Center (800)
VICTIMS
* POMC - (888) 818-POMC www.pomc.org
* Greater Orange County POMC –
Marie – 714-999-7132 – 562-508-2397
* POMC-SGV Chapter – Tina-626-298-9054 -
* Citizens Against Homicide - (415) 455-5944
* Justice for Murdered Children - (310) 547-1367
* Memory of Victims Everywhere - (949) 248-5470
* Resource for the Grieving and
Bereavedwww.griefcompanion.com
* Crime Survivors – 949-872-7895
www.crimesurvivors.com Bi-monthly meetings
held in Orange County
* Adela Lavine~Medium: www.adelalavine.com
* MADD – (909) 888-6233
www.maddsanbernardino.org
*JUSTICE FOR HOMICIDE VICTIMS - (310) 457-
0030 [email protected]
* Striving Towards Eradicating Violence In Ennercities
-S.T.E.V.I.E. [email protected]
* www.psychic4themissing.com
* (L.A.U.R.A.) - Life After Uncivil Ruthless Acts
Adela - 323-816-9651
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
Adam Brodsky
Adam John Rivera
Beatrice Hatfield
Bill Ickes
Bobby D. Stutson
Chris Walsh
Gina Louise Perez
Henry Vellore Lozano
Herbert E. Seymour Jr.
Jamal Mboya Johnson
Jesse Garcia
Jerry Angelo Sandoval
Jillian Michele White
Kelly Bullwinkle
Larry Sorrough
Linda Hesse
Lori Renee Gonzalez
Lorrain Lopez
Mateo Villapando
Maureen “Marsy” Ramirez
Melissa Sandor
Officer David Ruiz
Richard Lopez
June Memories
Adam Brodsky
Alfred Cabrera
Alicia Chagolla
Alfred Cabrera
Ashley Nicole Rivas
Bill Ickes
Carlos Mendoza
Chad Jeffrey Norris
Charlie Martinez
Daniel Perez Jr.
Doctor Fernandez
Edward A. Ortiz
Elzie Elijah Winston
Jerry Angelo Sandoval
Jesse Garcia
Jose Villalobos
Josslyn Dinoso-Brooks
Katie Brennar
Lacey Wheeler
Larry Sorrough
Michael Lundin
Michael Ribaudo
Orlando Hurley
Ross Elvey
Russell Travis Dorff
Sean Gardhouse
Somer Clugston
Steven Grant
Steven Paul Medrano
Teresa Soto Del Rio
Terese R. Stewart
Yvonne Guiterrez
LOVE GIFTS
In Loving Memory of
Jesse Garcia 6/10/78 – 6/27/94
In Loving Memory of
Adam Rivera 6/1/82 – 1/1/08
In Loving Memory David Charles Nystrom – 2/2/64 - 7/27/98 & Lisa Cummings – 11/13/66 – 3/12/11 Brother and Sister in Heaven ….. Now together watching over their Mom (Ellie Rossi)
--------------------------------------------Love Gift-------------------------------------------------------------
Donation $_______________
Name (please print):____________________________________________________________
Address____________________________City/St.________________________Zip__________
Email address: __________________________________________________________
Your Phone # ( ) ____________________Relationship to Victim: ___________________
Name of Victim: ______________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: Date of Death: ______________________
Please post my loved ones message and/or picture(s) for the month of: _______________
# of pictures enclosed/attached ____________ Use picture on file________
Submitted by Jane Boufford – Justice for Murdered d Victims
I wanted to let you know, we have entered into a new partnership with a L.A. publication,
Cuffed and Wanted. They are publishing stories about unsolved cases in the Los Angeles
area. Eventually, they hope to expand to outlying areas. If you have members with unsolved
L.A. crimes, they need to get us a release form (available on our website) and a good picture.
A brief story about the case; detectives to contact, rewards, etc. Publications come out the 1st
and the 15th of the month. We need information by about the 10 days prior to publication. They
are located in Signal Hill and I can easily run information over to them to make sure that it is
the right pixel for their paper.
Dear Friends, In case you haven't seen this, below is information on an opportunity for college scholarships for children who have lost a sibling or parent to homicide. ~ The Peyton Tuthill Foundation is a 501 c(3) non-profit foundation dedicated to helping victims and survivors navigate the criminal justice system and reclaim their lives. The Foundation "Hearts of Hope Scholarship Fund" is accepting applications through June 15 ,2013 for college scholarships that will be awarded in August 2013 to children who have lost a sibling or parent to homicide. Please spread the word to young survivors and encourage them to apply; go to www.peytontuthill.org to learn more or download applications at http://www.peytontuthill.org/Scholarships.html
CAMP GOOD GRIEF (SVP)
Camp Good Grief-Special Victims Program (SVP) is a joint effort between the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office Bureau of Victim Services and Loma Linda University Medical Center Children's Hospital. The 3-day grief camp is geared toward homicide/suicide and is for children ages 10-16 who have experienced a violent death in their family. Campers board a bus at the Ronald McDonald House in Loma Linda and head to Camp Cedar Falls in the San Bernardino Mountains for a three-day camp and grief therapy experience. At camp the children participate in game and team building activities and therapeutic group activities designed to help them learn and understand how to cope with the grief over the violent death of their loved one. This camp has been so successful that it has been expanded to include Camp Good Grief - Special Victims Program Teen Retreat. It will be held annually and provides grief services for teens ages 14-18 who previously participated in Camp Good Grief - SVP and whose lives have been positively impacted by camp. It will be a combination of learning advanced grief management skills as well as a training camp for future Camp Good Grief Peer Counselors. Camp is free of charge to all campers and camperships are funded by unclaimed victim restitution. Therapists and interns from Loma Linda Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic, Loma Linda Child Life Specialists and District Attorney's Office Victim Advocates donate their time to the camp. The Bureau of Victim Services and Loma Linda University Children's Hospital have pledged to continue fundraising activities, presentations to service groups, and outreach events so they may continue hosting future Camp Good Grief-SVP programs. Contact: Dorothy Brooks 909-558-4073
COLD CASES FYI
I attended JHV Memorial in April, guest Speaker Frank Girardot, editor of the Pasadena Star News and senior
editor of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune Group announced that he would to publish pictures and information
regarding unsolved homicide cases on the newspaper website. Many families that I know personally have
UNSOLVED cases which have turned to COLD cases…Everyone deserves JUSTICE
If your loved one was murdered in the greater Southern California area and the case is unsolved, Frank will get it
published in the newspaper. You can check out the Cold Case Project by going to www.PasadenaStarNews.com/coldcases. The paper also has
the project listed on Facebook … This is a response Frank gave me when I e-mailed him about this project:
Hi Rose,
If I get a photo from a loved one I will post it on our website as soon as I can. Anyone who is interested can
contact me and I promise to get them set up.
Sincerely,
Frank Girardot
911 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106, 626-578-6300 ext.4478 [email protected]
Here is some basic information Frank needs when you send him a picture of your loved one: Your full name,
address, phone(s), e-mail address, Victims Full Name and age at time of murder, Victims DOB-DOD, your
relationship to victim, city where murder took place, any suspects arrested?, Detective’s name & phone, & short
bio on how your loved one was murdered
I encourage you to submit your story if you still have an unsolved case!
From Rose Madsen, Editor/Chair/co-founder of the
Colton & Coachella Chapter of FFMV
In Memory of my daughter Jennifer LeAnne Balber 12/02/73 – 11/10/94
A 20yr. old SoCal Gas Co. Meter Reader, Fatally Shot in the Line of Service in Rialto, CA
People don’t always see the tears a dad cries, his heart is broken too when his child dies. He tries to hold it together and be strong even though his world’s has gone wrong, he holds his wife as her tears fall, comforts her through it all he goes through his day doing what he is supposed to do. But a piece of his heart has been ripped away too. So when he’s is alone he lets out his pain and his tears come falling like rain His world has crashed in around him And a world that was once bright has gone dim. He has to be strong for others. But Dad’s hurt to, not just the Mother’s. He searches for answers, but none are to be found. He hides behind a mask when he is falling down He smiles through his tears. He struggles and holds in his fears. But what you see on the outside is not always real. Men don’t show how they really feel. A dad hurts too! Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads in Heaven!
Rose
Save the Date
LaWanda Hawkins – Justice for Murdered Children
Save the date Saturday, July 20, 2013 Los Angeles County 1st Unsolved Homicide
Summit. This event is being hosted by Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca. If you have
an unsolved homicide you need to be at this Summit. Los Angeles Police, Long Beach
Police and Inglewood Police departments will be there too. More info to come
FFMV is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving survivors of murder victims & victims of attempted murder. Our main purpose is grief support for those victim/survivors. All assistance provided to victims is given free of charge by volunteers. Contributions and/or questions regarding the policies of FFMV may be addressed to: FFMV Executive Board at P.O. Box 11222 San Bernardino, Ca. 92423-1222, e-mailed to [email protected] or phoned to 909-798-4803. FFMV is a tax-exempt organization under the Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service. Our Organization depends largely upon private donations which will cover operational expenses, Our Annual Family Christmas Memorial Luncheon, and Our Annual Victims’ Rights Week Memorial. We are seeking a sponsor (s) for our events. Please contact FFMV at the above e-mail or phone if you are interested. Tax ID #68-0299211 All Contributions Are Tax Deductible
2013 Participant /Photo Release Form for slide show & picture boards
Families & Friends of Murder Victims, INC (FFMV)
Circle one: New Participant ~ Update my information ~ Agency/Non Victim
Please Print
Date________________ Relationship to Victim_______________________
Victim’s First Name______________________________________________
Victim’s Last Name______________________________________________
Date of Birth _____________ Date of Death__________ Solved: Yes ( ) No ( )
Permission to use photo(s): Yes ( ) No ( ) Just add me to e-mail/mailing list to receive monthly newsletter and event information
I grant to Families & Friends of Murder Victims, Inc. (FFMV), the right to use
photograph(s) of the above-identified subject. I authorize FFMV to use and
publish the same in print and/or electronically.
I agree that FFMV may use such photographs with or without his/her name and for any lawful purpose, including for example such purposes as publicity, illustration,
advertising, and Web content.
I have read and understand the above.
Name of Agency/Non-Victim if applicable: ________________________________
Signature _________________________________________________________
Print Full Name _____________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________
City__________________________________ Zip Code____________________
Phone with area code _______________________________________________
E-mail ____________________________________________________________
Mail or e-mail participant/release form to: [email protected]
FFMV ~ P.O.Box 11222 San Bernardino, CA ~ 92423-1222
I have included a picture ( ) Yes ( ) No use the one on file
I have included a $_________ donation for 2013
Thank-you… if you have already sent your 2013 donation
FORMA DE PERMISO
2013 Participante / Formulario de Autorización para la presentación de diapositivas de fotos y fotos juntas
Fecha: _____________ Relación con la víctima: ____________________________________ El Primer nombre de la victima: ____________________________________________ El Apellido de la victima: ________________________________________________ Fecha de nacimiento_________ Fecha de la muerte__________ Solucionado: Si ( ) No ( ) Permiso para usar la foto (s): Si ( ) No ( ) Sólo me agregar a la lista e-mail/mailing para recibir el boletín mensual, información de eventos Concedo a las FAMILIAS Y AMIGOS DE VICTIMAS DE HOMICIDIO, INC. (FFMV) el derecho a usar la fotografía (s) del sujeto identificado anteriormente. Autorizo FFMV a utilizar y publicar el mismo en forma impresa y / o electrónica. Estoy de acuerdo en que FFMV podrá utilizar dichas fotografías con o sin su su / nombre y para cualquier propósito legal, incluyendo, por ejemplo, con fines tales como la publicidad, la ilustración, el contenido publicitario y web. He leído y entendido lo anterior. Firma: ______________________________________________________________ Nombre en letra imprenta: ________________________________________________ Direccion: ____________________________________________________________ Ciudad: ____________________________ Estado: __________ Codigo postal: ____________ Telefono: (_____) _____-________ Celular: (_____) _______________________ e-mail: ___________________________________________________________________
Envíe por correo o e-mail participante / formulario de divulgación para FFMV ~ PO Box 11222 San Bernardino, CA 92423-1222 ~
He incluido una foto () Sí () No utilizar el que está en el archivo
He incluido una donación de $ _________ para 2013
Thank-you ... si ya ha enviado su donación 2013
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