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Nobody is stronger, nobody is weaker than someone who came back.There is nothing you can do to such a person because whatever you could do is less than what has already been done to him. We have already paid the price. - Elie Wiesel    


OUR ENDLESS MISSION

Here at Years of Tears, we do not pretend to know the answers to the problems that has plagued society for ages.

What we do know, is that each and every one of us here at Years of Tears has experienced the most unimaginable horror that could ever happen in anyones life. 

       THE MURDER OF A LOVED ONE.

Unless you have experienced it, there are no words to adequately describe what we, as survivors are going through on a daily basis.

Family & friends do not comprehend even though they try.
The majority tend to shun you, as you now have a "disease" that they might catch. People tend to step back from you when you say someone you love was murdered. 

You do not want to be in our group, the membership fee is too high, but we are here if need be.

We remember all victims all the time.

Remember:

..."Death leaves a heartache that time cannot heal"......

......."Love leaves memories that no-one can steal".....


PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON 

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.

They may seem like a godsend and they are.

They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.

Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.  

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.! 

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.

 It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant . 

Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.


MURDER ~ SPECIAL COMPLICATIONS
Just one of the methods of MURDER
THE DISTINCTIVE PROBLEMS THAT FACE A SURVIVOR WHOSE LOVED ONE HAS BEEN MURDERED-
YOUR VICTIMIZED THREE TIMES, BY YOUR LOVED ONES' DEATH, BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND BY SOCIETY.
SPECIFIC TO MURDER IS INTENTIONALITY. THE MURDERER HURT YOUR LOVED ONE ON PURPOSE.
MURDERS ARE SELDOM EASY DEATHS; YOU IMAGINE YOUR LOVED ONE TERRIFIED, IN HORRIBLE PAIN, UNPROTECTED.
RAGE AND DESIRE FOR REVENGE SURGE THROUGH YOU, UNDERMINE YOUR JUDGEMENT, LUNGE AGAINST YOUR SELF CONTROL.
PRIMITIVE FEAR STALKS YOU. YOU MAY DEVELOP POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PSTD), THE SYNDROME IN WHICH IMAGES OR FEELINGS ABOUT THE TRAUMATIC EVENT CONTINUE TO OVERWHELM YOU.
GUILT BECOMES YOUR CONSTANT COMPANION.
POLICE AND COURT PROCEEDINGS INTRUDE ON YOUR GRIEF, DEMAND YOUR COMPLIANCE YET IGNORE YOUR NEED TO KNOW.
OTHER PEOPLE RESPOND AS IF YOUR LOVED ONE WAS AT FAULT.

THE UNCERTAINTY OF YOUR LOVED ONES' EMOTIONAL STATE IS ONE OF THE MOST PAINFUL AND PERSISTENT ASPECTS OF OUR GRIEF. WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW WE CANNOT LAY TO REST.


The Murder Scene
The Finalization of it All

These Statistics are actually in a song:

Gun possession is a hazardous war affecting children in their homes and schools
Eight children a day die from a gunshot wound in the U.S.
A MILLON violent gun crimes are committed by 18 to 20 year olds with homicide being the leading cause of death
How is it possible that 200 million guns are owned in the U.S. with only 80 million legal owners?
Until we do something, guns will continue to flood the streets along with the consequences.

Did you know that a 3 year old has the physical strength to shoot a gun?
Juvenile gun possession is a problem
If a child obtains an improperly stored gun the adult owner is criminally liable
The restrictions are endless


Holidays

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Holidays can be a very traumatic time of year for families & friends of a murdered or lost loved one.
There is a network of people to help us through.

 
Crime Clock

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Statistics of Homicide in PA
Each year the number changes....
What doesn't change is the devastating impact homicide has on family, friends and the community.