1. FFAMILIES & FRIENDS OF
MURDER VICTIMS, Inc.
(FFMV)
Newsletter March 2021
Thank-you:
*Carol Anderson – Website
*Christ The Redeemer Catholic Church
Grand Terrace
*First United Methodist Church of La Puente
* Linda Rodriguez – Mother of Angel - Memory Cards
* Ellie Rossi – Mother of David and Lisa
In Loving Memory
Jacob Jackson
12/22/82 – 3/02-07
In Loving Memory
Duane Murley
February 17,1965
October 7, 2012
Need Someone to Talk To?
* Bertha Flores - Parent - Spanish speaking
(909) 200-5499 (after 3pm)
*Rose Madsen – Parent (909) 798-4803 (after 4pm)
Redlands CA
*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 Yucaipa CA
* Richard McVoy – Adult Sibling –
909-503-5456 – Grand Terrace CA
* Tanya Powell - Parent – 760-596-2292-
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
In Loving Memory
Toni Parcell
2/18/64 – 3/22/96
2. After They Are Gone
When someone we love passes away,
We ache, but we go on;
Our dear departed would want us to heal,
After they are gone.
Grief is a normal way to mend
The anguish and pain in our hearts;
We need time to remember and time to
mourn,
Before the recovery starts.
Let's draw together to recuperate,
As we go through this period of sorrow;
Let's help each other, with tender care
To find a brighter tomorrow
By Joanna Fuchs
In Loving Memory
Salome Rodriguez Jr.
8/10/91 – 3/13/15
Whenever you feel down, alone or unable to
face a situation that you are in right now, let
me tell you, that it’s totally fine. It is okay
not to be okay all the time. It is okay to be
on the ground, to cry and to hate
everything. But it is only okay as long as you
get back up again. Take your time to get all
of your emotions out, but always keep in
mind that the moment you’re in won’t last
forever. Just don’t give up. Life isn’t about
being strong all the time, but about the
ability to become strong again after a defeat
a loss or a bad experience. It’s about not
losing hope in life and first and foremost – in
yourself. So, don’t give up. Life is worth to
be lived ~ ♥
Resources and Additional Support Services
San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office
of Victim Witness Centers: San Bernardino
(909) 382-3846
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
* 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
GOC – Debra – 714-999-7132
IE Chapter – Linda – 909-653-7236
* 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
* Crime Survivors – 949-872-7895
www.crimesurvivors.com
*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
* Survivors of Murdered Children SGV Chapter –
Tina-626-298-9054 -tinayyama@att.net
*Homicide Survivors Support Group
Meets every 2nd
Tuesday at 7pm
Solono Family Justice Center
604 Empire St. Fairfield CA
Rita Edmonds-Norris at 707-631-281
* Margaret Goldman – MA MFT
760-946-9036 – Apple Valley, CA
*Option House: www.optionhouseinc.org
Hotline:909-381-3471
4. March 2021 Birthdays
Alberto Casillas Allyson Li Andrew Gonzales
Aaron Gurrola Andre Reyes Rojas
Dillon Ray Keyes Donna Morgan
Elizabeth Pinon Erik Ray Fuller
Emjay Corn Born Evion Yanez
Griselda Gonzales James Hartzell Jr.
Jarred Mitchell Jason Castro
Jesse L. Aguilar Joey Trujillo
Jonathan Fields Jose’ Esparza
Jose Aguliar Joseph Valenza
Julian Kilgore Justin Reyes Karl Dan Claes
Keisha Alejandra Molina Kryshtian Louis Avila
Lindsey Langdon Marsalee Ann Nicholas
Martineau Denis Michael Chacon
Micheal Hernandez Michael George Rivera
Malaikye Thomas Payne Mitchell Ozier
Otilla Burton Herrera Roberto De La Vega
Steven Paul Medrano Sandy Smith
Tony Wu Travis Parker
Victor Anthony Perez Yanzie Lizette Mora
Matthew Flores- Richard Angel Flores
We Will Always Remember You!
5. March 2021 Memories
Adam Atencio Andrew Gonzales
Anne Marie Harrison Anthony Louis
Anthony Ledinich Chris Walsh
Christopher Martinez Colleen Kennedy
Daniel Raw Danae Palermo
Destiny Hernandez Dwayne Durston III
Erik Ray Fuller Fernando Ortiz
Frederic Hoyle Jr. Hope Hernandez
Jacob Koval Jacob Eric Jackson
Jose Luis Castellanos Keisha Alejandra Molina
Jason VanKleef Juan Macias
Kori VanHulle Laura Sanchez
Linda Whiting Marie C. Gonzales
Michiel A. Hyder-Blamey Philip Ben Ackley
Raymond Moreno Robert Austin Burkey
Robert Davis Ronnie Steven Mena
Sgt. Stephen Lance Bowser Stevland Singleton
Salome Rodriguez Jr. Toni Parcell
Mickey & Trudy Thompson
Jacqueline Matzke McVoy & Gilbert Ray Gutierrez
You left us Beautiful Memories …your Love is still my guide
And though we cannot see you …you’re always at our side
6. LOVE GIFTS
In Loving Memory In Loving Memory In Loving Memory
Lindsey Langdon Yanize Lizette Mora Christopher Martinez
3/28/82 – 8/8/93 3/28/94 – 11/2/10 12/20/60 – 3/28/12
28yrs…Still Unsolved 10yrs …Still Unsolved 9yrs... Still Waiting for JUSTICE
In Loving Memory David Charles Nystrom – 2/21/64 - 7/27/98 & Lisa Cummings – 11/13/66 – 3/12/11
Brother and Sister in Heaven …. now together watching over their Mom (Ellie Rossi)
Happy Birthday Lisa
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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__________ Donation: ______
7. Each April, OVC helps lead communities throughout the country in their annual observances of
National Crime Victim' Rights Week (NCVRW) which will be observed on April 18-24, 2021
This year's theme: Support Victims – Build Trust – Engage Communities
Emphasizes the role of the entire community, individually and collectively, as we support victims of
crime and empower them to direct their own recovery. Promoting victims’ rights and honoring crime
victims and those who advocate on their behalf.
Please email of any events being held so I can add to FFMV’s April 2021 newsletter.
Due to ongoing COVID 19, we regret that FFMV will not have a VRW 2021 Memorial this year.
Ribbons will be available on March 30th, contact FFMV at ffmvmail@yahoo.com for mailing
cost, or porch pick-up in Redlands.
Thank you Ellie Rossi, ribbons are in Memory of David Nystrom & Lisa Cummings.
FFMV
8. * New Series Announcement
As the Author/coordinator of the successful Murder Survivors Handbook, I
read, viewed and interviewed whatever I thought might strengthen the
information. My premise was that none of us knows it all. While it would be
impossible to capture everything for a resource book, I was content to give
enough variance, so each reader would feel less alone and find
some resources for their new and treacherous journey.
I plan to introduce one of these sources each month. I will select them in no
particular order but as they come to me. Each resource is of equal importance
as is each homicide. The first in this series is a book published in 2009 by a
reporter and editor for the Boston Globe: The Ride by Brian Macquarrie. To
read more follow the link below:
http://www.svlp.org/education/lessonsseries.html
Connie Saindon, MFT, Founder
svlp@svlp.org
Survivors Of Violent Loss Resources
Announcements
www.svlp.org
Restorative Retelling is an evidence-based model that has been successful in supporting those who have lost
someone to a violent death. Restorative Retelling services include general counseling and group services.
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
9. Show your support for Families & Friends of Murder Victims
while you save money and earn cash back!
Families & Friends of Murder Victims is participating in an exciting new fundraising program. The company now has its own
website featuring thousands of partner stores like Walmart, JC Penney, Best Buy, Apple, Home Depot and many more. When
you make a purchase on www.shop.com/ffmv *Families and Friends of Murder Victims* receives royalties and you earn up to
35% cash back on qualified purchases.
Now, you can take advantage of the ease and convenience of Internet
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good about helping one of your favorite organizations.
Our new fundraising website has a variety of
benefits.
• Check out the Hot Deals page to get access to coupons
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you’d like to shop from.
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• Find the perfect gift in our Gift Ideas area.
• Getting Started is Easy!
1) Visit our website at www.shop.com/ffmv and register (full shopping site)
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3) Register as a Preferred Customer – Its Free to sign up!
• Click “Sign in” in the upper right hand corner
• Select the “No I am a new customer” option
• Follow the prompts
• There is a question highlighted in blue “Were you referred by a friend? Enter mail4ffmv@yahoo.com (that’s
how we begin our fundraising)
• You are now eligible to earn up to 35% cash back on qualified purchases
3) Go Shopping
• Use the search box at the top of the screen to find a specific item or type of product you’re looking for
• Use Shop Partners to find a specific partner like Best Buy or Walmart
• Use “Shop All Departments” to shop via category
• Use Hot Deals to find special deals and coupons to save even more money
• Look for the icon to find out exactly how much cash back you’ll earn from purchases made from that
store or on a particular product
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• When asked who referred please put our email address:mail4ffmv@yahoo.com
ANY Questions or ISSUES registering … Please contact Rose @ 909-754-6969 or
mail4ffmv@yahoo.com
20th Annual
10. From Rose Madsen, Editor/Chair/co-founder of the
Colton 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
On December 15, 2020 I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer, I had a bilateral mastectomy/with lymph node
removal on February 2, 2021 and on February 23, 2021 my oncologist informed me that surgery was a Success and
I’m now Cancer Free, on March 11, I start my 12-week chemo treatment plan.
Thank you for the beautiful cards, flowers, meals sent, fruit baskets, baked goods, mass intentions, prayers, inspirational
support, prayer cards, texts, emails, phone calls, and Love that was sent to me!
I
know
Jen
was
watching
over me
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
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 fffmvmail@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
Keep continued prayers for families that are in the court process trying to get the
JUSTICE they Deserve!!
Chris Martinez, Jesus “Beto” Oseguera
And for ALL families dealing with the injustice of UNSOLVED Murders!
11. 2021 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 Clearly
Date________________ Relationship to Victim_______________________
Victim’s First Name______________________________________________
Victim’s Last Name______________________________________________
Date of Birth _____________ Date of Death__________ Solved: Yes ( ) No ( )
Was this a DUI Yes ( ) No ( ) Was this Domestic Violence 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 _______________Contact Phone(s) with area code____________________
E-mail ____________________________________________________________
Mail or e-mail participant/release form to: ffmvmail@yahoo.com
~ FFMV ~ P.O.Box 11222 San Bernardino, CA ~ 92423-1222
I have included a picture ( ) Yes ( ) No use the one on file
Due to getting many returned emails, birthday/anniversary cards and newsletters, FFMV requests that you
complete this form if you have any changes to your contact information to continue receiving newsletter,
mailing and emails. Thank You
12. FFMV
FORMA DE PERMISO
2021 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 ( )
¿Fue esto un DUI: Si ( ) No ( ) ¿Fue esta violencia doméstica: 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 participante / formulario de divulgación para
FFMV ~ PO Box 11222 San Bernardino, CA 92423-1222
Debido a que recibe muchos correos electrónicos devueltos, tarjetas de cumpleaños / aniversario y
boletines informativos, FFMV le solicita que complete este formulario para continuar recibiendo
correos y correos electrónicos. Gracias