Judge Revak (retired
April 3, 2005) is coming
out of retirement to
hear our case as our
trial Judge.
We are pleased with this
choice of Judges, he has
come out of retirement a
few times to hear a
case, and he is known to
be a very fair, and
smart Judge.
We have a status
conference scheduled for
this Friday at 9 a.m. in
Dept. 27. From now on
all of our hearings will
be in Dept. 27, do not
go to check in at Dept.
11 (we won't be
there!). I will update
everyone after Friday's
hearings. We should
have some general idea
after that on what the
next few months leading
up to the trial will
entail.
Quick personal update;
I cannot begin to thank
the many people who have
read Tori and Dean's
story and became a voice
for them as a result.
We have been blessed in
so many ways through the
kindness of complete
strangers throughout
this journey, that I am
compelled to thank you
all over and over
again.
This year has been a
time of personal growth,
(as the wheels of
justice move so slowly)
I had to find something
to do with my time.
Long gone are the
fantasies that they will
return home when it is
safe to do so, the
dreams we shared
together, the future we
had all planned out for
our boy!
The first year that
reality was too much to
bear, not that it
doesn't suck now, mind
you!!!
The difference I guess
is in my perspective of
this reality; I know
they will never be here
again, but I also know
what incredible
footprints they left
behind!!
I look around at her
friends and family and I
see the growth changes
they have all had to
make through their
grief, and many of those
changes have been awe
inspiring. Rarely
does a parent get to see
their child through the
eyes of all of their
friends, but I have. I
have seen the affect
Tori and Dean's LIVES
had on people, not just
their deaths. To know
how loved they were
while they were on earth
is nothing short of a
gift from God. I am
double blessed because
these same friends have
become part of our
family now. We are a
united group that was
based on the love we all
had for Tori and Dean,
and I can think of no
stronger foundation than
that to build our lives
upon now.
As we look toward 2009,
we have no doubt it will
be a rough road with the
trial beginning in April
and expected to last a
few months. I am
reminded that God has
perfect timing; we are
finally ready (as we
will ever be) to face
what lies ahead. We are
grateful we will not
walk this walk alone, we
have our faith, our
Angels & all the voices
for Tori and Dean
walking beside us!
Wishing you a very Merry
Christmas!
