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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.
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.
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..........
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.
Time has gone by so quickly and it seems like we haven't seen your face in forever. Our hearts are broken, our tears flow so freely and our souls feel empty. Michael, you left us with so many happy memories but the memories can never take your place. We know you and your uncle Sam are saving a place for those who cherished you the most.
Two weeks before he died, Chuck called me on the phone. He was excited to tell me he was joining the National Guard. He had begun to think about being a History Teacher. He planned to attend school after basic training. He also mentioned a new girlfriend. He was pretty crazy about her but wanted to give things a little more time before making her "meet the parents". Still, we made plans to meet for lunch once July wound down. He thought we might all get together and told me not to worry, he had a job and would help pay the check. The first time I met the young lady he was so crazy about was as she cried herself senseless over his casket. She laid a broken heart chain and necklace across his hands. She wore the mating half around her slender neck. Her courage in court helped to solidify the deal that sent a drug dealer to prison. I hope she, and Chuck's other friends, make the right decision and swear off drug use so we may never see their faces on these pages.
Everyone ever touched by Miranda. This will be a tribute to the life she lived. She was the most remarkable and inspirational woman I have ever known. I was in awe of my own daughter. Even as her mother, her beauty took my breath away, and as she walked this earth from her crawling stages to adulthood her beauty from the inside amazed me. Miranda loved about every living thing and each friend she had she made her relationship with them special and unique.
Jamie was a very loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, boyfriend and friend.. Most importantly he was the best father anyone could have asked for.. Even though he was only 16 when he was taken away from us from his so called friend, he did everything for his daughter and mother of his daughter  that he had asked to marry him when he turns 18.. Jamie was the type of kid that would take his shirt off his back for anyone that needs it..  Jamie died on April 23, 2008.. If only his so called friend (29 yrs old), his mother and the other people at the home called 911 instead of waiting 3 hours, he would still be here with us today.. Jamie's dad passed away Nov 2005 and he had a hard time dealing with loosing his father and could not believe he was gone.. Well now Jamie is at home with his dad..Until we meet again... I am proud of you my son..Love you always and forever, Mommy
Kaylin Marie Mathews was born on a Tuesday March 1, 1988. Kaylin was my oldest child and my only daughter. She could play the piano, guitar, and drums and loved to sing. She had been "spinning records" the last few years and loved to mix music. She had been working as a d.j. at the time of her death and was very good. Kaylin was an only child for 71/2 years. She has one brother and one sister. She was a talented writer. She made jewelry and she could draw. There was nothing that my baby couldn't do, if she wanted to. Kaylin was left to die in a ravine on June 30, 2008. She was found on July 1, 2008. Her date of death is listed as a Tuesday July 1, 2008. She was 20 years old. I miss her every second of every day. The world lost an amazing talent and an amazing young woman. I lost a part of my heart.
R.J. was truly a blessing in our lives. He was the kind of son that most parents only dream of having. He always respected and obeyed his parents and never got in trouble. RJ was never in trouble in his life RJ always called home to let us know where he was and when he would be home. When he was missing and we couldn't reach him on his cell phone, we knew immediately something terrible was wrong. This is a nightmare that no parent should have to go through and we are living it. Our concern is not what we are going through, but what our son had to go through in his final moments of life.
William Michael Grandchamp better known as Billy, was born Nov 7,1979. HE was a only child. Billy had many friends. Billy often told his friends that his MOM was his best friend. Billy liked to collect sports attire like jerseys and sports caps.Everything he wore had to match. He was meticulous with his clothing, car, and home. Although, Billy had no children of his own he loved children. He told me his greatest wish was to find a good girl and settle down and have a family. That seemed to be very important to him. Even at a young age he had a gift with children. Billy's friends have always commented on how good he was with their children and how their children loved him. Billy was loved by so many people. He had over 800 friends and family members at his wake. Billy will be greatly missed by all his family and friends.
Chase lived life spontaneously with the freedom of a butterfly – a free spirit & soul – no one could hold him down, except his baby girl. She was his LIFE. There wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do for her, including getting clean. Chase was clean 1.5 yrs, after 6 months in residential rehab in New Orleans, continued with NA meetings, substance abuse group counseling, and sought out a Navy recruiter who told him all he would have to do to be eligible. He seemed to be on his way, until he fell off the wagon 12 days out of jail. Turning to heroin again to deal with stress was the mistake of his life. “Chase’s Story” is shared with you on his main page. Thanks for taking time to read it. Sincere and heartfelt thanks to the FDLFD Family for taking us under their wings. “They will sing me to them, and I will hear.” ~RIP Chase~4evrYng~1985-2009
Katelynn Lillian Porter, 16, of West Elgin, was killed in a car crash on Dunborough Rd. in Elgin County. “In loving memory of Katelynn Porter. 12/12/09. 9:40 p.m.” is written between two hearts on the roadside memorial, a makeshift cross. Porter was a student at West Elgin secondary school, where officials are trying to come to grips with the news of her death, especially so close to Christmas.
Tony passed away 10 days after his 16th birthday. He asked permission to spend the night at his friends and I told him yes. I told him" I love you" and he replied "I love you too Mom. Tony was the kid who wanted to make everyone laugh. He had such a wonderful sense of humor and a big heart. He would talk to his friends for hours trying to help them solve their problems. He was a loving big brother, and a wonderful son. He would help you with anything without even being asked. Tony was an extremely intelligent child. He was always placed in advanced classes. A week before he passed we received a letter from Columbine informing us that Tony was nominated to participate in their advanced English Program. He had a gift for writing stories.
She loved all things technical and mechanical with her older brother Ian and fashion and decorating days with her older sister Genevieve. She loved Gothic country art, the workings of the human body, video games, driving and her new tattoo machine. She loved swimming and surfing. She loved all things living and loved her dog Timpleton and her parrot Thermopolis. She had a strong heart and soul, was an independent and progressive thinker, open minded and a will power like no one else. Her favorite place to go was Barnes and Noble.
Vivianna Satterfield was 15 years old! Vivi was the type of young lady that put other people in front of herself. She would always say "Peace and Love".
Kelli Laine Lewis is my only daughter. Kelli died when she was 18 after attending a party hosted by 3 adults who offered a $5.00 entry fee to come and drink all you wanted. A pretty tempting offer for teens not old enough to buy alcohol.
Growing up – she had it all. She was smart and witty - she could come up with a jovial comeback in almost any conversation or situation. She wShe was smart and witty - she could come up with a jovial comeback in almost any conversation or situation. She was always photographing everything and always laughing. She had an infectious laugh, loud and squeaky, but incredibly endearing. Taylor was a huge fan of Tyler Perry’s Madea. She owned every play and knew every word to every gospel song in the plays. She would sing them at the top of her lungs to anyone that would listen. as always photographing everything and always laughing. She had an infectious laugh, loud and squeaky, but incredibly endearing.
He went out THE FIRST TIME to celebrate being "LEGAL" with a creep he considered a friend (even though we warned him this guy was not a true friend). My son did not drive so he was picked up about ten thirty. Even when it was obvious my son was having difficulties this creep brought him to his own house , which is 4 houses away for a few hours, and dropped him off here at home in the middle of the night WITHOUT KNOCKING OR CALLING OR WAKING US UP. We found Ben in his bed the next morning when we tried to wake him.

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Whitefish Bay freshman found dead was to enter rehab program

Rick Wood

More than 300 people gather at St. Monica Catholic Church in Whitefish Bay on Monday night to mourn for Madison Kiefer. The 15-year-old Whitefish Bay girl was found dead over the weekend. She was always smiling, said one friend.

Girl had abused drugs for 2 years, dad says

Whitefish Bay - The father of a 15-year-old girl who was found dead in a friend's home said she had abused drugs for two years and was scheduled to enter drug rehabilitation Tuesday, according to a Milwaukee County medical examiner's report released late Monday.

Whitefish Bay police said they have arrested two men and one woman in connection with the death of Madison Kiefer, who "may have consumed unknown quantities of drugs."

What types of drugs may have been involved is not yet known.

Maddie Kiefer's death stunned her North Shore suburb, although friends said they had begun fearing for her since she began her freshman year at Whitefish Bay High School in the fall. Some 300 people turned out at a prayer service for her Monday night.

Kiefer "was very energetic when she was younger, she always had a smile on her face," said Kevin Tighe, 17, in an interview during the day. But over the past several months she was more morose and spent time with a new group of friends, he said.

"To a T, the story of just going down the wrong path," Tighe said.

Kiefer was found unresponsive about 9:45 a.m. Sunday in a home in the 5100 block of N. Diversey Blvd. in Whitefish Bay that is several blocks from her home, according to the medical examiner's report.

One of Kiefer's friends lives in the home, and the friend's mother found her, the report says.

Kiefer's father, Michael Kiefer, told a medical examiner's investigator that his daughter had gone on a binge and was stoned Wednesday.

Michael Kiefer told the investigator that his daughter was trying to party before entering treatment, which was to begin Tuesday, according to the report.

Maddie Kiefer sneaked out of her family's home Saturday night, and her family discovered her missing Sunday morning, the report says. Michael Kiefer began calling his daughter's friends and then got a call from one of them, who said Maddie was at her home and "not looking well."

Michael Kiefer told the investigator that when he and his girlfriend arrived at the friend's home, the North Shore Fire Department was trying to revive his daughter.

Michael Kiefer could not be reached for comment but said through Father Jerry Herda that he and Maddie's younger brother and two older sisters are heartbroken.

Herda is pastor of St. Monica Parish in Whitefish Bay, which held an evening prayer service Monday for Kiefer.

Maddie Kiefer's mother, Catherine Kiefer, died several years ago from cancer.

Whitefish Bay police said in a statement that Maddie Kiefer had been at one Whitefish Bay residence where she may have consumed drugs before two men dropped her off at the Diversey Blvd. home. No one answered the door there Monday afternoon.

Maddie Kiefer was found with what appeared to be self-inflicted cuts to her arms and wrists, according to the medical examiner's report. She had a history of problems with alcohol, marijuana and pills, and had been prescribed medications by a psychiatrist, her doctor told an investigator.

Teen friends of Maddie Kiefer's told investigators that Kiefer and a friend may have gone to a drug dealer's home Saturday night. But the report also said that details in the teens' stories changed as they spoke to police.

At the memorial service Monday night, students hugged each other and cried, and many wrote notes to the families of Kiefer and Laura Miller, a Nicolet High School freshman who recently died of cancer.

Kiefer's friends remembered her as an upbeat girl with an infectious smile who looked out for her younger brother, Bryce.

"She was always smiling," said Laura Troshynski, 15, who attended grade school with Kiefer.

"She never got mad at you. She could make anything funny."

But Natalie Sivilotti, 15, and other friends said they became concerned for Kiefer in recent years.

"Maddie attracted so many people with her personality, good and bad," Sivilotti said

One of Kiefer's sisters, Chloe, is a freshman attending the University of Louisville on a soccer scholarship. She was a standout goalie for the soccer team at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School in Milwaukee.

Bill Henkle, the principal at Whitefish Bay High School, said Maddie Kiefer was the first student at the school to die since Adam Lemel, who had a heart condition, collapsed while playing basketball in a junior varsity game in Grafton in 1999.

"Obviously, there are many kids who are hurting and are trying to cope with the loss," Henkle said.

Two minors died of drug overdoses in Milwaukee County in 2007 and three in 2008, according to medical examiner's records.

No minors had died from drug overdoses in the county in 2009 as of Feb. 8, the records show.

Erin Richards of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report.


Woman to stand trial in homicide case stemming from drug overdose

     Thursday, July 17, 2008

 

 

 Bobbie Jean Joecks

A former East Troy woman charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of a man who fatally overdosed on methadone will stand trial in October.

Bobbie Jean Joecks, 37, is accused of providing the methadone that killed Jason R. Bodart, 32, on March 26, 2006, according to the criminal complaint.

Attorneys on both sides agreed to begin her three-day jury trial Oct. 6.

Joecks attorney, Joshua Klaff, asked the judge to set a status hearing before the trial. The hearing will be Sept. 5.

Joecks appeared in Walworth County Court Wednesday by telephone from Taycheedah Correctional Institution, a womens prison in Fond du Lac.

She is serving a one-year prison sentence after violating the probation on her 2007 conviction in Waukesha County for obtaining a controlled substance by fraud.

According to the complaint in the reckless homicide case, a surveillance video from Double D's Tavern in East Troy Township showed Joecks placing a large pill in front of Bodart, who swallowed it with a drink.

A witness confirmed what the camera captured, the complaint stated.

The witness told investigators Joecks offered both he and Bodart methadone, a drug often used to treat heroin addiction, according to the complaint.

The witness refused, but Bodart consumed the pill, the complaint states.

Joecks told Bodart that she usually breaks the pills into quarters and that "she couldn't believe Bodart took the whole thing," according to the complaint.

Bodart died in his East Troy Township home of respiratory failure, according to the complaint.

An autopsy revealed that Bodart had a toxic level of methadone in his body.

Joecks denied giving methadone to Bodart, according to the complaint.

She also said she never saw Bodart take methadone, the complaint states.

Prosecutors are allowed to charge reckless homicide against people suspected of providing drugs that cause death by overdose.

A $50,000 bail has been set in Joecks case.

She also is charged with felony bail jumping.

 

 

Joecks pleads guilty before trial

By Gazette Staff
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008

 

Bobbie Jean Joecks

A former East Troy woman charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of a man who fatally overdosed on methadone pleaded guilty Monday before the start of her trial.

Bobbie Jean Joecks, 37, is accused of providing the methadone that killed Jason R. Bodart, 32, on March 26, 2006, according to the criminal complaint.

A charge of felony bail jumping will be dismissed at Joecks' sentencing hearing at 10 a.m. Feb. 11.

According to the complaint, a surveillance video from Double D's Tavern in East Troy Township showed Joecks placing a large pill in front of Bodart, who swallowed it with a drink.

A witness confirmed what the camera captured, according to the complaint.

The witness told investigators Joecks offered both he and Bodart methadone, a drug often used to treat heroin addiction, according to the complaint. The witness refused, but Bodart consumed the pill.

Joecks told Bodart that she usually breaks the pills into quarters and that "she couldn't believe Bodart took the whole thing," according to the complaint.

Bodart died in his East Troy Township home of respiratory failure, according to the complaint. An autopsy revealed that Bodart had a toxic level of methadone in his body.

Joecks denied giving methadone to Bodart, and she said she never saw Bodart take methadone, according to the complaint.

Joecks is charged under the state's Len Bias law, which allows prosecutors to charge reckless homicide against people suspected of providing drugs that cause death by overdose.


Published at: http://www.GazetteXtra.com/news/2008/dec/09/joecks-pleads-guilty-trial/

 

 




Larry J. Seelow, 23, appears on drug death charges

December 19, 2008

An Oshkosh man accused of selling methadone to a 21-year-old woman who died of a drug overdose in January entered a not guilty plea during an arraignment in Winnebago County Circuit Court Thursday.

Larry J. Seelow, 23, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide, possession with of narcotics the intent to deliver and delivery of a narcotic in connection to Kathryn Ellis' Jan. 29 death. If convicted, Seelow faces 70 years in prison and $200,000 in fines.

Seelow is charged with homicide under the Len Bias Law, a statute many states adopted after the drug overdose death of the former University of Maryland basketball star. Under the law, anyone who sells or distributes a controlled substance to a person who dies as a result of using the drug can be charged with first-degree reckless homicide.

According to the criminal complaint, Seelow offered to sell Ellis methadone, a narcotic drug that is used to treat severe pain or narcotic addiction, Jan. 29 at a residence in the 1000 block of Ceape Avenue. Ellis was later seen with a prescription bottle that was half full of a red liquid that Seelow had earlier said was methadone.

Ellis was later found dead in bedroom at the residence. An autopsy listed methadone toxicity as the cause of death.

Seelow is due back in court Feb. 20.




 
 
 
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