Tribute to Mike Chappelle
My cousin’s husband, Mike, was at a bar after work when he noticed a woman being harassed by another man. He stepped in to help her and was shot. He is now a quadriplegic. The impact on their lives has...
View ArticleTribute to David Jaskoski
I was a senior in high school in Tucson, Arizona when I learned that one of the most intelligent, creative, guys in my class had shot and killed himself. The whole senior class was shocked and...
View ArticleTribute to Jose Luis Abreu
A big part of my childhood was ruined by a gun. Not a crazy person with a gun, not a semi-automatic, just a simple hand gun. My grandfather owned a gun. He was a normal elderly gentleman with a bad...
View ArticleTribute to Echo Olsen
My friend and children’s preschool teacher was killed in a murder-suicide by her husband in 1991. He suffered from depression, and should never have been issued a gun permit. They left 4 sons orphans,...
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Tribute to Carin Streufert
On June 15, 1991 our daughter Carin was kidnapped off the streets of Grand Rapids, MN – a small town located on the Mississippi River in northern MN. Carin had just finished her Freshman year at the...
View ArticleTribute to Barbara and Carolyn Zino
My sister, Barbara Zino, was shot in her bed Nov 30th, 1999. As her 13 yr old daughter, Carrie, came down the hallway, her father shot her seven times and re-loaded. He bought the gun with the...
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Tribute to Albert Brown
My brother Albert was a political science major at George Washington University and had recently returned from a semester abroad in Spain. He was fluent in English and Spanish. On March 15th 1978,...
View ArticleTribute to Emily Housholder
Nine months ago on May 29, 2012, my daughter, Emily D. Housholder, 38, was shot in the head as she sat in the front seat of her car, radio playing, and the air conditioning on. She was not found until...
View ArticleTribute to Adelaida Maysonet
My sister was only 23 years old and a young mother of three children. She was murdered by her abusive husband in October 1969. I was only nine years old but I still remember this terrible day as if it...
View ArticleTribute to Terry Chrisco
I lost a dear cousin to a gun in June 2005. Terry was only 50 years old when he died saving his family. His ex-wife was heading to their home to work out the relationship. They didn’t know her...
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