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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 . 
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. 
Under Construction . 
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 isn’t sure exactly when the note was written, but believes it was written in a close time frame to the actual murder.Just before, Anke had been spending more and more time at home; taking walks, riding her bike and reading. Her behavior was unusual, because she usually spent a lot of time away from home with friends. “She was very scared. She was afraid,” Ria continued. “When we ask her what she was afraid of, or who, she just said I have a problem. Anke never ever said anything. Maybe she was afraid we would be involved.” Police and Anke's family believe her drug use may have been her downfall, putting her into contact with dangerous people who may have had a motive to kill her. Although Anke had been trying to stay clean from meth, she sometimes relapsed, Ria said. “She never completely quit using, and I know that and I cannot change that, but she really tried,” Ria said. “We kept the door open that she could always come home. We wouldn’t let her fall down.” No one is certain of Anke's comings and goings during her last days alive.Ria had gone to visit her family in the Netherlands, and her father was vacationing with his brother. Anke's father spoke with her on the phone Sept. 22 and 23. Police believe Anke disappeared on Sept. 24. The following day, two children, ages 8 and 10, were picking grapes with their parents in Norcross when they stumbled upon a burned body in the vineyard. Police were able to identify the remains as Anke Furber through a fingerprint analysis. Investigators don’t seem to know the motive. “She was involved in some things,” Detective Lorenzo, of Gwinnett Co. Homicide Dept. said. “It could be drugs, it could not. It could be a jealous boyfriend or something. I know she had issues with drugs. That’s a real bad type of thing to get into because people unfortunately will kill you over half a joint.” Lorenzo said the fact that no one was aware of Anke's comings and goings prior to her death has made the investigation more difficult.Anyone with information that may lead to an arrest in the slaying is asked to come forward. You are urged to PLEASE, PLEASE come forward if there is any bit of information that you could share, to maybe bring all of her family and the people that loved her closer to any form of closure. Right now, this is being referred to as a cold case, and to us, it is anything but that. We loved Anke beyond measure, and just pray that there can be peace with us, in ending this unanswered loss. |
Ria Coesel - mom of Anke Furber and DD Flynn - mom of Christi Nowak
National Night Out Against Crimes and Drugs. Woodstock, Georgia
August 7, 2007
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