Families & friends of Murder Victims, monthly newsletter

1. FFAMILIES & FRIENDS OF
MURDER VICTIMS, Inc.
(FFMV)
Newsletter JUNE 2015
Thank-you:
*Carol Anderson – Website
*Kaiser – Oakland
*Avaxat Elementary School- Murrieta
*St. Anthony’s Catholic Church-Upland
*Christ The Redeemer Catholic Church
Grand Terrace
*First United Methodist Church of La Puente
* United Methodist Church of Sepulveda
*San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office of
Victim Services/Victim Advocates
*Riverside County District Attorney’s Office of Victim
Services/Victim Advocates
* Linda Rodriguez – Mother of Angel - 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 2015*
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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
*Dawn Hall – Parent (951) 757-4419 –
Murrieta CA
*Mary Stewart -Parent (951 698-5317) Emergency
Consult for Suicidal or
Homicidal Participants
*Linda Atencio -Parent – 760-662-4373 –
High Dessert
*Donna Lozano - Parent – 760-660-9054
* Palm Springs/Coachella Valley 10am-9pm
*Linda Rodriguez -Parent – 951-369-0010-Home –
951-732-3255 - Riverside
* Ellie Rossi - Parent - 909-810-8133 Redlands CA
* Delores Maloy- Parent – High Desert
Contact – 760-530-7027
* Shayla Adams – 760-475-3774
* Richard McVoy – Adult Sibling –
909-503-5456 – Grand Terrace CA
* Tanya Powell - Parent – 760-596-2292-
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
Join Families & Friends of Murder Victims on
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

2. 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)
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
mail4ffmv@yahoo.com
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
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
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
rittaatffmv@aol.com
Please contact Rita Marin by JUNE 10th if
you plan to attend meeting on June 11th
FFMV – SGV Chapter
Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of each
month 7pm-9pm 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
FFMV – SFV Chapter satellite
chapter of FFMV SGV
Meets every 1st
Thursday of every month
6:00pm-8:00pm at
United Methodist Church in the
Fireside Room
15435 Rayen St.
Sepulveda, CA 91343
Contact information * Luisa (818) 445-2077
Bridge to Our Angels
Grieving Parents of Adult & Young Children
Mondays @ 4pm
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall2 South Pecos RD.
Henderson NV 89074
Facilitated by Grieving parents
Sharon 702-238-8722 & Donna 702-688-1367

3. 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.
FFMV SGV Chapter News
Announcements
Luz shared that she would like to sell
bracelets as a fundraiser for our
chapter. These bracelets would be
personalized with our loved one’s names on
it and Luz Ruiz will make them
herself. Each bracelet will cost $15. She
will be posting pictures of the bracelets on
her Facebook Page soon. She is taking
orders now.
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)552-6947
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– RussellBliss21@aol.com
* Crime Victims United of California –
530-885-9544 www.crimevictimsunited.com or
mail@crimevictimsunited.com
* 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
* Citizens Against Homicide - (415) 455-5944
* Justice for Murdered Children - (310) 547-1367
* Memory of Victims Everywhere - (949) 248-5470
MOVE@cox.net
* Resource for the Grieving and
Bereavedwww.griefcompanion.com
* Crime Survivors – 949-872-7895
www.crimesurvivors.com Bi-monthly meetings
held in Orange County
*Survivors of Violent Loss -www.svlp.org
www.maddsanbernardino.org
*JUSTICE FOR HOMICIDE VICTIMS –
(310) 457-0030 -
jhvinfo@justiceforhomicidevictims.com
* Striving Towards Eradicating Violence In Ennercities
-S.T.E.V.I.E. stevieisunityandpeace@yahoo.com
oneunikadvocate2@aol.com
* www.psychic4themissing.com
* Survivors of Murdered Children SGV Chapter –
Tina-626-298-9054 -tinayyama@att.net

4. 2015
BIRTHDAYS & MEMORIES
No matter how long, no matter how short
a life lived is never lost to those who remember.

5. JUNE 2015 BIRTHDAYS
Adam Brodsky Adam John Rivera
Angel Canul 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
Joseph Threadgill Kelly Bullwinkle
Larry Sorrough Linda Hesse
Lori Renee Gonzalez Lorrain Lopez
Mateo Villapando Maureen “Marsy” Ramirez
Melissa Sandor Officer David Ruiz Richard Lopez
Ronnie Stephen Mena Russina H. Vale
June 2015 Memories
Adam Brodsky Alfred Cabrera
Alicia Chagolla 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 Jessica Zavala Jesse Garcia
Jose Villalobos Josslyn Dinoso-Brooks
Katie Brennar Lacey Wheeler
Larry Sorrough Michael Lundin
Michael Ribaudo OrlandoHurley
Ross Elvey Russina H. Vale
Russell Travis Dorff Sean Gardhouse
Somer Clugston Steven Grant
Steven Paul Medrano Teresa Soto Del Rio
Terese R. Stewart Yvonne Guiterrez

6. LOVE GIFTS
In Loving Memory of In Loving Memory of In Loving Memory of
Jesse Garcia Teresa Soto Del Rio Adam Rivera
6/10/82 – 6/27/94 1/8/78 – 6/7/99 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______________

8. CO-ED SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
Families & Friends of Murder Victims
AUGUST 22, 2015
8AM – KKC Park
14th
St & Mt. Vernon Ave
San Bernardino, CA
$200 PER TEAM
100% of donations will benefit
FFMV’s Christmas Memorial
Sponsor
MORE INFO CONTACT Larry Diaz (909) 332-8774

9. Rules
1. Each team donates 2 "16 Balls day of tournament.
2. Max players will be 15
3. 10 players per game but can play 8 players (2) women (6) men
4. Rover must be on grass not in field.
5. 15 minute grace period only.
6. NO DRINKING OR SMOKING while on the field.
7. Pinch runner is allowed no limit.
8. Each team must supply their own shirt & own color EXCEPT "Light Grey!" is taken
9. Front or back mound ok to pitch, with only under hand pitch.
10. After 2 strikes one foul ball in & out.
11. Game time is (1) hour or 7 innings & (1) hour & 4112 innings is a complete.
12. Home runs is an out, except for a women's home run.
13. Must be 14 years or older to play.
14. All calls from umpires are final please this is a fund raiser.
15. 12 run rule is affective after 4 112 innings.
16. Need team roster before each game.
17. Name team- official score keeper, unless we have official score keeper.
18. No switching teams.
19. Please this is a fundraiser for victims of crime so please respect others & have fun.
20. Must have donations for whole team by August 15, 2015 (1) week before date.
21. Everybody bats.
22. Leading off is not ok.
23. In case of a three way tie, the team with the most points wins.
Any questions ask for Larry Diaz Jr. (909) 332-8774
Tournament: Saturday August 22, 2015 at 8AM, KKC Park on 14th
and Mt. Vernon,
San Bernardino, CA
Vendors Welcomed
Bring your family and support Families & Friends of Murder Victims, INC
FFMV is a tax-exempt organization under the Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service
Tax ID #68-0299211 All Contributions Are Tax Deductible

10. 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
Submitted by: Marciano Avilla
Summer
Back in the day, Nat King Cole recorded a song called “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer” that
included the lines:
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer ….
You'll wish that summer could always be here
Summer marks the warmest and, in the IE, the some of the hottest days. June 21 is the date of the longest
day of the year. After that, the amount of daylight begins to almost barely diminish until one day, maybe
in September, we really notice how much darker it is when we get up in the morning or how much less
light there is after dinner.
Traditionally, summer is the time for vacations, picnics, cookouts, BBQ’s and other gatherings. These
gatherings often include family, and are decidedly different from those at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Still, it is family time. An old Pueblo poem offers food for thought on those long “lazy, hazy” summer
afternoons.
Hold On
Pueblo Indian
Hold on to what is good, even if it’s a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe, even if it’s a tree that stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do, even if it’s a long time from now.
Hold on to your life, even if it’s easier to let go.
Hold on to my hand, even if someday I’ll be gone away from you.
Have a safe and fun-filled summer!

11. 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!
Thinking of all Fathers on Father’s Day
who have lost their children or father to violence.
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads in Heaven!
Have a Peaceful Father’s Day!!
My beautiful Jen…..I can no longer…See you with my eyes…Touch you with my hands…
But I will feel you in my heart….Forever…Love, Mom
E-mail me your outcome of your court process, status of your case or upcoming events, and I will post
on our newsletter.
Thoughtfully,
Rose
FFMV Executive Board
Rose Madsen – Chair, Mother of Jennifer LeAnne Balber
Dawn Hall– Vice Chair, Mother of Joshua Rexford
Rita Marin – Secretary, Aunt of Jennifer LeAnne Balber
Bertha Flores – Treasurer, Mother of Kristopher Flores
FFMV is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving survivors of murder victims & victims of attempted murder.
Our main purpose is to offer 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 mail4fffmv@yahoo.com
or phoned to 909-754-6969
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
Website - http://families-friends-murdervictims.simplesite.com/

12. 2015 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.
Signature_________________________________________________________
Print Full Name _____________________________________________________
Print Last Name ____________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________
City______________________________________________________________
Zip Code____________________
Phone(s) with area code ______________________________________________
E-mail ____________________________________________________________
Mail or e-mail participant/release form to: mail4ffmv@yahoo.com
FFMV ~ P.O.Box 11222 San Bernardino, CA ~ 92423-1222
I have included a picture ( ) Yes ( ) No use the one on file

13. FORMA DE PERMISO
2015 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 2015
Thank-you ... si ya ha enviado su donación 2015