In Memoriam

Killed by gun July 22, 1998, at age 14 Joshua was a fun-loving kid. He loved all sports and always gave 110% at whatever he did. He always helped others, never asking for anything in return. He always seemed to smile no matter what. He was a kid well-liked by all and full of life [...]

Killed by gun August 29, 1998, at age 18 Fabian was a wonderful son, brother and friend. He loved people in general. He worked part time in a shipping and handling firm. He loved music and cars. He left behind three beautiful kids, two boys and one girl. His father gave him a car and [...]

Killed by gun September 29, 1998, at age 18 Felix was a caring boy. He was always trying to help others less fortunate. He was born with a weak physical deficiency, but that didn't stop him from the sports he loved to play. He also loved music. And he had just accepted the Lord. He [...]

Killed by gun November 11, 2002 at age 29 He always wanted to have a nice and clean house and he worked on the garden every Saturday and enjoyed cleaning every corner of the patio. He also liked playing with his dog and washing the cars at our house. He would do anything for his [...]

Killed by gun January 16, 1998, at age 37 John's occupation was welding, although he did construction work, too. His interests included playing the drums and working on old cars. He liked listening to music of the 60's and 70's. John was very talented in drawing pictures of cartoon characters. He was liked by almost [...]

Killed by gun December 16, 1999, at age 21 Garreth Link McKenzie was my youngest boy who two months earlier had promised that he'd never move out or leave me. He was very loving and demonstrative. He was attending SCIC working toward his degree in Computer Networking. He loved computers and was very good at [...]

Killed by gun August 12, 1998, at age 36 Ralph was a devoted father of three children who were engaged to be married, and he always tried to take care of them. He was a sincere church-goer, 8:30 service every Sunday morning, and was trying to get his life in order. His hobbies were skating, [...]

Killed by gun February 2, 1998 at age 1 and 1/2  Gessica was born on February 11, 1996, in the city of Downey. She was an only child. She loved to watch Barney and Disney movies. She loved to listen and sing songs like the "ABC"s, "The Wheels On The Bus", "Itsy Bitsy Spider", & [...]

Killed by gun May 4, 1998, at age 33 Kim was 33 years of age. She bore seven children, two sons and five girls. She was a loving and devoted mother to her children. They were her life. She believed in God and in her family. She liked shopping and doing things like outings, restauranting [...]

Killed by gun July 16, 1998, at age 22 James Mitchell, Jr. was born April 28, 1977 to two loving parents. He was a very caring person who was loved by all who knew him. He worked as a machine operator at Caltex Plastic Co. for many years. He enjoyed fishing and racing cars in [...]

Killed by gun October 12, 1998, at age 50 My mother, Mary Ann Mitchell, was a fragile and kind person who loved her family and, most of all, adored her grandchildren. She was a member of True Samaritan Church and a strong believer in God and the law. Her most cherished hobbies were studying her [...]

Killed by gun June 8, 1999 Age 17 On the morning of June 8, 1999, seventeen-year-old Olivia Munguia and her cousin, fifteen-year-old Jessica Zavala were shot to death as they walked to school in Lynwood, California. The gunman, twenty-year-old Juan Manuel Casillas, was angry with Olivia Munguia because she had recently broken off their dating [...]