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Danielle cherished family, friends and life. She had her whole life planned
out; her husband, number of kids, two dogs and would be a dermatologist, a
career where she could help others but have time for her family.
Christi had just enrolled in college. She just began taking First Baptist
Church shuttles downtown every Thursday to befriend the homeless. Just chit
chatting with them and letting them know they had a friend. In her journals,
she was determined to turn her life around and she started by helping
others. She volunteered often for the M.U.S.T. Ministries to help set up
their clothing shop for the homeless and the children's center. She helped
cooked their meals. She helped do their laundry. She wanted to go into a
field helping others. She would have changed at least one person's life, for
the better, when they thought there was no more hope. She didn't show up
last Thursday. She died.
Mark suffered a brain injury at the age of 19 the night of a
high school prom. Mark died at the age of 25. Life was hard
for Mark, he lived an aphasic life. Mark struggled to
relearn his alphabet and to speak again. Neuro rehab, drug
rehab, jails, institutions and death. Mark was disabled and
a fighter all at the same time. College, heavy equipment
operator, volunteering were all part of these six years.
Mark loved kids and wished he had one. Due to the selfish
reasoning of his so called friends, Mark will never be able
to achieve his dreams that he fought so hard for. Mark's
struggle is over !! PEACE..........
In the months before she was killed,
21-year-old Anke Furber had been acting scared and she seemed to know
she was in danger. Several days after Furber's charred remains were
discovered in a small vineyard in Norcross, Anke's mom, Ria, found a
note in Anke's desk at home in Marietta. In it, Anke seemed to
foreshadow her own death. She wrote, "My parents would surely grieve
the loss of their wonderful daughter whose craziness would soon lead to
her slaughter". Ria isnt sure exactly when the note was written,
but believes it was written in a close time frame to the actual murder.
At 22 years old, Levi had goals and ambitions of being a business owner,
a husband and a father. He loved his family and friends with
everything in him and would do anything for you. His shyness and manners we're a
shining attribute to who he was.
Unfortunately, Levi befriended someone who for nearly three
years took advantage of his kindness and when asked to leave his home, he
killed him. If he would have just walked out the door as asked, Levi would
still be here today. We'll never know all the wonderful things that Levi would have
accomplished, but we know he was a "Friend" till the end.
Ephraim was 21 yrs old when he prematurely transitioned to the other
side. He was a very warm hearted young man. And was always available to
help friends and family. As his cousin Ben said about him: "You can lay
a 1,000. on the table and know completely that Ephraim would have never
taken it". He spent most of his days at Antique World in Clarence , NY
which was owned and operated by his Uncle. That was my sons world. A
world he will no longer be able to participate in. He is sorely missed
by his family and friends.
His friends describe him as a kind, warm hearted,
full of energy, always smiling, and a very silly young man.
They also said that whenever Sean walked into a room that he
had the ability lighting up the room because he was full of life and energy!
He loved his dad, his mom, and his sister very much.
He had a very special bond with his great grandma Efford
and his great aunt Charlene whom also up in heaven with him.
A warm hug from Sean was just another way that he showed his affection to his family and friends
When Cayte was in the middle school she was on the track
team, she was a cheerleader for the Nor-Roc Vikings, she was on
a soccer team, and she loved attending the dances at the Sad
Cafe. When she went to high school, all of those activities
stopped. The sad reason was because she was too old. All the
kids have, once they reach high school, are the woods and the
homes of friends when the parents are at work. If she had
activities to do after school when she went to high school,
maybe this wouldn't have happened.
From her birth to her passing Katty touched so many lives.
Not only did her family have the joy of watching her grow from
a 6 pound baby girl to a beautiful young woman, but so many
others did as well.
The lives she touched are too many to fathom.
Her beauty and grace preceded her where ever she went. Her heart
was made of fine gold and she cared for others always before
herself. She was not just special to all of us but to the Lord
who saw fit to call her home at such a young age. Her mansion
was ready!
When we think of Katty now we all can be at peace
because we know she is with her Lord, never to face this harsh
world we live in day to day. She is with us always when we remember
her smile, her touch, and her kind words. We all had the pleasure
of being touched by an ANGEL!
We want our son's name to be Remembered and to bring hope
and joy out of something that has been the darkest and
heartbreaking days of our families life. JP was very out spoken
and we have decided to be that way on this site and to be
his voice about the drug companies and the
public official's that sit back and do nothing.
If we could save one person from what our family had to go
Through and is still going Through, it would be all worth it
We will not stop until the truth gets out.
We want his memory to live on .
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Levi's News Page
Olympia ceremony draws support for families of
murder victims
Midland roommate feud leads to shooting
Olympia ceremony draws support for families of
murder victims
By Judy Halone-The
Courier-Herald
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 4:38 PM CDT
Terrie Noble, Ron Klungess and Lew Cox each have a message for
families who lave lost a loved one due to the violent act of murder: You
are not alone, your loved one will never be forgotten and there is hope.
That's the message Noble took to Olympia Sept. 25, when a crowd of more
than 100 gathered on the steps of the capital building for the inaugural
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. The event took place
with just three weeks' planning, said Noble, who spearheaded the event.
“I couldn't ask for it to have turned out better,” Noble said. “We had a
great presence of people and law enforcement officers.”
While victims' families and friends held up pictures of loved ones, four
guest speakers told about the importance of letting others know there is
a network of support for family members, who are also known as
co-victims, or victim survivors.
Noble - the sister of Bonney Lake councilwoman Cheryl Noble - spoke from
experience; her 22-year-old son, Levi, was killed in a violent crime
July 29, 2004, after a suspect turned a gun on him and fired nine times,
she said. “Five of those shots were fatal,” Nobel said.
Her grief rocketed during the sentencing. “He admitted he took the
perfect opportunity to kill him,” she said.
Nine months later, Noble discovered Violent Crime Victim Services, a
nonprofit group in Tacoma.
“When you lose a family member to a violent crime, you're like the
plague; people run from you,” she said. “I realized I needed help. There
is a real benefit in that support group because everyone is understood.”
The organization was founded by Lew Cox, the father of 20-year-old
Carmen, who was murdered 22 years ago. The nonprofit group holds monthly
support meetings and offers emotional support through the judicial and
sentencing process for co-victims.
“You have no idea that you can ever experience a pain like this,” Cox
said. “It's worse than putting a vice on a broken leg.”
Both Cox and Noble turned their grief into an avenue of networking with
others; Noble also became a police chaplain through the Olympia Police
Department.
Co-victims run through a gamut of emotions, especially when they realize
that every 25 minutes someone is murdered in America, Noble said.
“That's a classroom a day,” she added.
Cox agreed. “You have no concept of a future,” he said.
Ron Klugness, a Bonney Lake resident, understands that concept. His
wife, Susan, was found murdered in her home on March 2, 1996. His
14-year-old son, Jeffrey, disappeared at the same time and is listed as
missing. Both incidents remain unsolved.
“Your world turns completely upside down,” Klugness said. “I stopped
church. I stopped everything. I kept my depression to myself.”
Four months after Susan's death and Jeffrey's disappearance, Klugness
discovered VCVS.
“I look forward to going to these meetings,” Klugness said. “At first, I
didn't want to talk. But I felt pretty comfortable after awhile with
these people,” he said. “But I still have good days and bad days.”
Noble said the meetings made all the difference in helping her cope.
“You will just never meet nicer people ever,” Nobel said of VCVS. “These
are people who care so deeply because they've been through the pain
themselves; we know the worst of hurt.”
Noble, Cox and Klugness said remembering loved ones - both through the
National Day of Remembrance and frequent support meetings - are vital to
the mental and emotional being of those left behind.
“There are some people who never work through their grief,” Cox said.
“They feel guilty and that they don't deserve (to heal). There are
others who dive right in to work through the process.
“I'd like people to be aware that if they do experience this loss, there
are direct services that help support them through the bereavement
process,” he said.
“These are people who care so deeply because they've been through the
pain themselves,” Noble said. “They need to know they are not alone.”
Klugness agreed.
“They'd better get a support group,” Klugness said. “They think they can
handle it on their own - and some of them go for years thinking they can
do that- but they can't.”
“You never get over it,” Cox said. “But we're all about giving hope
because we understand their pain.”
For more information, call 253-383-5254 or visit Violent Crime Victims
Services' Web site at www.vcvs.org.
Judy Halone can be
reached at
jhalone@courierherald.com.
Terrie Noble addressed families and friends of murder victims at the
ceremony that took place Sept. 25 in Olympia. The event was the first
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. Also in attendance were
law enforcement officers. Photo courtesy Lew Cox
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Midland roommate feud leads to shooting
STACEY MULICK; The News Tribune
Hours after Levi Joseph Wren asked his
roommate to leave his Midland home Thursday, Wren lay dead on his
kitchen floor after being shot nine times.
Wren's request upset Aaron Eugene Kennedy, who told Pierce County
sheriff's detectives he was "guilty of murder."
"I took the perfect opportunity and shot him," Kennedy said, according
to court documents.
Pierce County prosecutors Monday charged Kennedy, 30, with first-degree
murder in the death of Wren, 22.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge during a brief afternoon court
hearing. Superior Court Judge Brian Tollefson ordered Kennedy held in
Pierce County Jail on $750,000 bail. No attorney for Kennedy could be
reached Monday.
Wren's family declined comment.
Kennedy called 911 on Thursday night and reported he shot his roommate
at a home in the 10200 block of 24th Avenue East, deputies said.
According to court documents, Kennedy initially told investigators Wren
"went crazy" and assaulted him while at the home of an acquaintance
Thursday. On the way home, Kennedy said Wren pulled out a gun, pointed
it at Kennedy's head and asked, "Are you ready to die?"
When they arrived home, Wren put a pizza in the oven. Kennedy told
investigators he was going to bed when Wren again asked him if he was
ready to die.
Feeling threatened, Kennedy told detectives he went to his bedroom to
get his gun. He returned to the kitchen and shot Wren, court documents
state.
Kennedy first told investigators he fired only after Wren had raised his
own gun. Later, Kennedy said he thought Wren had a gun but instead had a
knife, court documents state.
Detectives found Wren's gun, which wasn't loaded, in his bedroom closet.
A knife next to his body looked like it might have been placed there,
court documents state.
Wren's employer told detectives Wren had asked Kennedy to move out
Thursday. Kennedy was upset because he had no car and no place to go,
court documents state.
If convicted of the murder charge, Kennedy could face an enhanced
penalty because a firearm was used.
Stacey Mulick: 253-597-8268
stacey.mulick@mail.tribnet.com
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Man arrested in death of roommate
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF
Saturday, July 31, 2004
TACOMA -- Pierce County sheriff's deputies arrested a Summit/Parkland
area man in the shooting death of his 22-year-old roommate.
Deputies responded to a 911 call from the roommate at their
residence, in the 10200 block of 24th Avenue East in eastern Pierce
County at 11:35 p.m. Thursday. The man reported that his roommate, Levi
Joseph Wren, had been shot.
After arriving and questioning the 30-year-old roommate, deputies
arrested the man. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department,
detectives believe the shooting occurred after an argument between the
two men.
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Pierce County sheriff's deputies said Friday that a
30-year-old Midland man killed his 22-year-old roommate late Thursday
after an argument.
Levi Joseph Wren was shot multiple times, sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer
said. Deputies who responded to the scene about 11:35 p.m. found Wren
dead on the kitchen floor of the house in the 10200 block of 24th Avenue
East.
The older man had called 911 to say his roommate had been shot, and
later told detectives the incident happened after the two men had an
argument. Detectives found a handgun at the scene.
Deputies arrested the man and booked him into Pierce County Jail on
suspicion of second-degree murder. The News Tribune is not naming the
man because he hasn't been charged with a crime.
The killing was the 24th homicide this year in the county, including
Tacoma.
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