Kick Off Victim's Rights Week

Sunday, April 13, 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier (just inside Gate 19)

WHITTIER, Calif., April 5, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 300 Homicide Victim family members from LA, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino County will gather for the 23rd Annual Homicide Victim's Memorial Service.

In memory of their loved ones, victim's families will release doves, light candles and send balloons with messages to their departed.

Invocation: Brother Phil, Chaplin for the LA County Sherriff's Department

Outstanding Service Awards
Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, III, Supporter of Justice for Homicide Victims
Mike Reynolds, Founder of Three Strikes Law

The Victim Hero Award
Presented to Dennis Brown for his work on Juvenile Offenders

Medallion Honorees
Presented by Steve Ipsen, L.A. County Deputy District Attorney

Performances by: International Peace Choir, Debbie Vicari

Justice for Homicide Victims Memorial Foundation
P.O. Box 2845, Malibu, CA 90265 (310) 457-0030 Fax: (310) 589-9881
(949) 389-0395 Fax: (949) 389-0005

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Justice for Homicide Victims

CONTACT: Meg Waters for Justice for Homicide Victims, cell,
+1-949-584-4977, office, +1-949-461-9700

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