Posts filed under: Mission Moment
May Mission Moment Officer Nicholas Galinger Chattanooga, Tennessee Police Department End of Watch February 24, 2019 Police Officer Nicholas Galinger was struck and killed by a vehicle in the 2900 block of Hamill Road at 11:00 pm, on February 24,...
“The police had him” A mother’s heart felt story of losing her daughter to a drug impaired driver who was earlier stopped by police. By – Kristine Villatoro On the morning of February 19, 2019, I was rushing to...
“I did not choose this path; it has chosen me” By Brittney Lamb It was December 14th, 1997. I was going on a special outing with my Aunt Julie – to see a performance of the Nutcracker in Denver....
How Everything Changed in a Split Second By: Jeff Kudlacik As far back as I could remember, I wanted to be a doctor. I had always been fascinated with helping people and doing whatever I could to make someone’s life...
A Sister’s Heartache Lights a Passion to Fight By: Ashley Bonus I started my journey with MADD in 2012 when my sister, Stacy Gammons-Ankerfelt, was killed by a impaired driver. I hope one day I can be half the woman...
Andrew Martinez A young life and talent lost to an impaired driver By Eric Martinez On the night of November 3rd, 2019, in Santa Fe, NM- Andrew Martinez picked up his friend Kevin Allende from his home. The two were...
An Empty Chair at the Table During the Holidays By Rebecca Grimes It was November 20, 1982, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. That day is not very clear to me, but one thing that I will never forget, arriving home from a...
SHAWN VASQUEZ Age 23 KILLED BY A POLY-DRUG IMPAIRED DRIVER In July 2020, Shawn was killed in a crash as he was finishing up work on an active construction site. The crash...
One Mother Continues to Fight in Honor of Her Son By: Carol Levin The word family is very important to me because the four of us were a family unit. We did everything together from sports, to music, school band,...
A mother’s pain and grief lead to her passion to keep fighting to end drunk driving. By: Michelle Ramsey-Hawkins Khaiden and Samuel I walked into Livingston Parish court room 2 months after the crash and I sat on the bench...