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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 .
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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The White House
Here's your chance to get the information you
need straight from the White House
The Guy In Charge:
Mr. Jurith
is married to Kathleen Healy of Cincinnati, Ohio and resides
in Chevy Chase, DC. The couple have two children: Theodore, 22,
a student at American University, and William, 19, a student
at Babson College.
Acting Director Edward H. Jurith
White House Office Of National Drug Control
Policy ONDCP, Washington,
DC 20503 Phone -
202-395-6618 fax
- 202-395-6730
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/about/jurith.html
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release
December 11, 2008
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AFTER MEETING ON DRUG USE REDUCTION
Roosevelt Room
THE PRESIDENT: Just had an extraordinary discussion
with a group of our fellow citizens -- some are pastors,
some are ex-cons, some are baseball players, some are
docs, some are community activists -- all who've come together to talk about a comprehensive strategy
to deal with drug use in America.
And our strategy is threefold: one, reduce demand,
interdict supply, and then help people who have become
addicts. And we're making progress. No question there's
still work to do in America, but we
are making progress. And one way to note the progress
is this statistic: Since 2001, teenage use has
declined by 25 percent. That means 900,000 fewer
teens on drugs.
The strategy can be measured. The implementation
requires understanding that grassroots activists --
for example, like the faith community -- can play an
integral work in working alongside government to achieve
our objectives. The Admiral here has -- Admiral
Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, reported about
our interdiction efforts -- that we've
been making great progress at interdicting, for example,
cocaine being trafficked primarily out of South America
and Central America into our country.
And finally I am pleased that the Access to Recovery
program and programs like that are vibrant and active,
which basically says to an addict: If you so choose,
you can redeem your health, redeem your money at a place
of love in the faith community.
Lives are changing. People's
lives are being saved. I say government is justice,
government is law -- but government must not fear places
of love. And so this has been a positive report
and a great meeting, and I want to thank you all for
coming. More importantly I want to thank you for
being citizens, and not spectators -- people who have
decided to do something about your personal lives, as
well as the lives of those in your communities.
It's the
collective effort of thousands of social entrepreneurs
that help make America
a hopeful place.
There will be more work done after I'm
out of here, but we have laid the foundation for a successful
effort against drug use, drug supply, and helping those
who have been addicted.
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