On December 12, 1996, my firstborn and precious son, Ronald Walker, II, was murdered in cold blood at the tender age of 15. An exceptional basketball player with a bright future, Ronald was killed because of mistaken identity. He was shot point blank in the forehead and once through the ear. After one year and two months, the two boys that murdered Ronald were caught, charged and sentenced. Never give up hope.
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Personal Stories & Tributes
Tribute to James Pagano
My brother, Jimmy, a lieutenant in the Cranston Fire Department, was shot in the back by his next door neighbor (a former cop) with a semi-automatic weapon while running for his life at his son’s 9th outdoor birthday party. A tennis ball the kids were playing with accidentally hit the neighbor’s car, an argument ensued, [...]
Tribute to Barbara Lund
This tribute is to my sister, Barbara Lund. On Aug. 5, 2012, it will 20 years since her estranged husband shot her to death in a moment of rage and depression during a contentious divorce. It was so unexpected since my now deceased ex brother-in-law fit the description of someone who one would not have [...]
Tribute to Michael Hampson
At age 21, Michael Hampson was shot and killed. Michael had just gotten out of the Navy and was attending Culinary Arts School. He wanted to be a chef, he wanted to be a husband, and he wanted someday to be called, “Dad.” Now, all of that has been taken away from him. Michael lives [...]
Tribute to Antonio E. Marquez
On October 26, 2002, Antonio E. Marquez was shot and killed as he and his pregnant wife stopped to help a homeless person on the corner of 21st and Western in Chicago. Antonio left his unborn child and eight-year-son. This tribute is for him: a tribute to who he was in life. But most importantly, [...]
Tribute to Christina-Taylor Green
I was with my daughter when I got a horrific phone call from my mother. I had heard that there was a shooting in Tucson earlier on the news but it seemed so far away, and I initially thought it was not an area that my brother lived in. How very wrong and how very [...]
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