This newsletter from Families & Friends of Murder Victims (FFMV) thanks various organizations and individuals for their support. It provides information on locating prison inmates online and fundraising for FFMV through Amazon Smile. The newsletter lists upcoming FFMV chapter meeting dates, locations, and contacts. It also includes a list of September birthdays and memories of loved ones lost to honor their memories.

1. FFAMILIES & FRIENDS OF
MURDER VICTIMS, Inc.
(FFMV)
Newsletter September 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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In Loving Memory of Nicholas “NICKY” Acosta
4/13/85 – 9/16/12
.
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 September 9th
if you plan to attend meeting on
September 10th
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 Hall 2 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.
September 25, 2015
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 –
* 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. September Birthdays
Alejandro Gutierrez Alexander M. Delgado
Alexandro Alvardo Jose Alfredo Carillo
Ann Souther Bailey Elizabeth Sloan
Chelsea Buckley Cesario Valdez
Danae Palermo Darrell Davis
Darren E. Russell Baby Elizabeth Fay Mariani
Evan Todd Kinard Gladys Benson
Ian Williams Jenny Rebecca Waltz
Jerald Eugene Sevec Joseph Salazar
Justyn Broweleit Manuel Chavez Jr.
Manuel J. Vega Manuel Rodriguez
Mary Beth Blaskey Michael Alexander Corrales
Michael Lundin Roberto “Junior” Grijalva
Ross Elvey Samuel Sanchez
Shauna Ann Maynard Shawn G. Olave
Steven Caldera Victoria Lee Castro
Veronica Villapando William Rees Merrell
Our thoughts are ever with you…Though you taken away.
And those who loved you dearly…..Are thinking of you today

6. September Memories
Alejandro Gutierrez Alexander Delgado
Antonio Ramirez IV (Little Tony) Benny Rodriguez
Charles Hemmings Chelsea Buckley
Christopher Patrick Weiss Christopher Sackett
Daniel Hernandez David Leon II
Daniel Wayne Jones Daryl SmithDerek
Dion Wiltz II Doctor Fernandez
Edward Navarrette “Erie” Charles Hemmings
Herbert & Ann Souther Jonathan Olagues
Joseph Valenza Kelly Bullwinkle
LaMarco Quentz Graham Lonny Williams
Maria Sanchez Nicholas (NICKY) Acosta
Nylah Torres Ray Valenzuela
Richard G. Jurado Robert Minjares
Robert C. Fiebrantz Sedrick Mills
Timothy Morgan William “Bill” Dyrness
We Will Always Remember You
There are moments in life when you wish you could bring someone down from
Heaven...and spend the day with them just one more time, give them one more hug, kiss
them goodbye or hear their voice again.
One more chance to say I Love you!

7. LOVE GIFTS
In Loving Memory of In Loving Memory of In Loving Memory of
Chelsea Buckley Mary Beth Blaskey Gladys Benson
9/11/91- 7/10/10 9/23/36 – 11/14/12 9/28/21 – 2/11/96
In Loving Memory David Charles Nystrom – 2/2/647/27/98 & Lisa Cummings – 11/13/66 – 3/12/11
Brother and Sister in Heaven ….. now together watching over their Mom (Ellie Rossi)
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----------------------------------------------------------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. National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims Friday, September 25, 2015
Pershing Square @ 532 South Olive Street, L.A.
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with Program 12:45 PM to 1:15 PM
Speakers include L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, LAPD Deputy Chief Bill Scott, L.A. District Attorney
Victim Witness Assistance Director Donna Wills with a special tribute to L.A. Supervisor Michael Antonovich for
his many years of dedicated service to victims of crime....

9. 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
In 2007, Congress designated September 25 as the "National Day of Remembrance for Murder
Victims." This special day gives us the chance to honor our nation’s murder victims and pray for
surviving family members whose lives were forever changed by an act of violence. While our
actions today cannot change the horrific past, it is my hope that our shared efforts will, at the
very least, seek to remind us of the common bond we share as Americans. Their loss is our
loss, and their pain is our pain. We must never forget.
San Bernardino County District Attorneys’ Office online memorial boards is to do just that—
honor the memories of those who lost their lives to a senseless act of violence in San
Bernardino County.
If you would like to have your loved one's photo placed on our online memorial board, please
send us one digital image along with the name of your loved one, date of birth and date
of passing to clee@sbcda.org. Our memorial only dates back to 2011 when the District
Attorney's website was revamped; however, if your loved one's date of passing is prior to 2011,
you are also invited to submit your photos and be included in the memorial. The image must be
at least 230 pixels wide and 290 pixels high (230x290).
We will update this page once a year on September 25.
Remember to submit a picture of your Loved One
September 25, 2015

10. Submitted by Marciano Avilla
There is a book entitled “When God Asks” … by Richard Wilkins. The premise
states, “Imagine God, the ultimate guest, comes to dinner and begins asking you
some simple questions about your life …” There is then a series of questions in the
format, “When God asks (question), what will you say?” I have found many of the
questions quite thought provoking, as well as good conversation starters. One of
these questions comes to mind as September rolls by … “When God asks, do you
appreciate the living as much as you grieve the dead, what will you say?”
September marks the end of summer. And for those taking notice, the days get
shorter. There are visibly more children on the streets now as school is now in full
swing. Where I live, from mid-afternoon there is decidedly more noise and
laughter as children take time to play outdoors after school. Recently I visited the
family of a 4 year old boy who was recently killed in a drive by. I spoke with the
grandmother in whose arms the little boy died. There are no words. Near where I
live, there is a shrine on a street corner near a house. It doesn’t take much to
realize that someone died there. How he or she died, I do not know, but every
Friday, a group gathers in the front yard. The group is not always the same size,
but they are always having fun. Maybe one evening I will stop by to join them. I
watch the children in the playground. I see them wait for the school bus. I see
them on their skateboards and bicycles. I see the group in the front yard laughing
and enjoying the moment. I don’t know the totality of God’s plan, but I do know it
includes to appreciate the living as much as we grieve the dead.

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
“Grief is like the ocean;
It comes in waves ebbing and flowing.
Sometimes the water is calm,
And sometimes it is overwhelming.
All we can do is learn to swim
Vicki Harrison
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
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