Parents of Murdered Children holding annual dinner Friday
The Inland Empire Chapter of Parents Of Murdered Children will have its annual Christmas memorial/pot luck dinner, ornament dedication and vigil at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Marks Episcopal Church, 330 E. 16th Street in Upland.
Two memorial quilts will be unveiled at the event, adding to three other quilts.
Parents of Murdered Children is a non-profit organization dedicated to families and friends of those who died by violence. The group provides support, advocates prevention and aftermath of homicide as well as educates the community of the effects of crime on families and society.
For more information call Agnes Gibboney, chapter leader, at 909-987-6164.
I belong to POMC a national Parents of Murdered Children. My son age 26 was murdered in Tucson, AZ in 2003 by an illegal immigrant. He was shot in the head after he hit a mail box running away from the killer and knocked himself out in the middle of an intersection of a mobile home park. The murderer then supposedly went up to him pulled his head up and shot him on top of the head with a 9mm gun. He was never deported, arrested. He claimed self defense. My son was murdered 70 feet from the immigrants residence outside of his property in the middle of the street. Where is Upland? I live in New Mexico and if you know of any closer organizations please let me know. Catherine
Hi Ms. Gibboney,
Thank you for all you do for us. I appreciate you and respect all the effort put into making sure our love ones are not forgotten.
I am willing to support the chapter in anyway needed.
Sincerely,
Georgia
Parent of a murdered child.(Erik Hopkins 4/13/89 - 01/15/10)