KIN GATHER AT EVENT TO HONOR THE SLAIN.Byline: Robert S Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. . Hong Staff Writer WHITTIER -- With the death of her 18-year-old son still a vivid memory, Martha Torres released a balloon with his name on it Sunday to bring attention to those who have died at the hands of another. "This is a new experience for me," said the Burbank woman, whose son, Oscar, was killed in 2005 in Glendale by a driver who was later convicted of second-degree murder. "At least we know that somebody will remember them." Torres joined dozens of other families at Rose Hills Memorial Park Rose Hills Memorial Park is a large cemetery located in Whittier, California. History Rose Hills began in 1914 as a small cemetery, consisting of 18 acres. At that time, Rose Hills served as the local burial grounds for Whittier. and Mortuary mor·tu·ar·y n. A place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation. on Sunday to pay tribute to their slain loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl and advocate for the rights of victims' families in the judicial process. This 23rd annual event, put on by nonprofit Justice For Homicide Victims, began about noon atop one of the park's grassy slopes where nearly 200 gathered, some wearing pins with photos of lost loved ones. Each year, families come together, and each year, there are new members among them, said JHV JHV Japan Home Video Executive Director Marcella Leach, who lost her daughter to violence. Her group gives emotional support to families and seeks to reform a system that it says often favors the interests of criminals rather than victims. The group believes lawmakers are too concerned with protecting defendants' rights, which can lead to softer sentences. Sunday's tribute also served to garner support for Marsy's Law, a proposed statewide initiative that would increase rights of families of victims and protect them against criminals by tightening parole restrictions. While the pain of losing a relative through violence is often unbearable, it is dragged out through the legal process, family members said. "It's hard to be strong when you're going through it all," said Diana Vicari, whose sister was killed in 1992. "You don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who to talk to." With her sister's case still unsolved, and having seen charges against one suspect dismissed, Vicari recently got involved with JHV, which she said has helped her. After the ceremony, relatives wrote the names of slain loved ones on balloons and released them into the air. Some lit candles and spoke about their fallen loved ones. Jeanette Chavez's voice cracked Voice Crack was a Swiss electronic free improvisation group. Formed in the late 1972 by Andy Guhl and Norbert Möslang, Voice Crack were initially a free jazz duo. They began incorporating pre-recorded tape effects and live sound processing, and by 1983 they eliminated any slightly as she talked about the fatal shooting of her daughter Sammantha Salas in Monrovia three months ago. The 16-year-old wanted to attend the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , but she was killed Jan. 26 while walking in front of her father's apartment. "It hurts that she didn't have a chance to grow up," Chavez said, "to complete her goals." robert.hong(at)sgvn.com 626-578-6300, Ext. 4586 |
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