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Monument and Vigil
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Annual Candlelight Vigil and Names Dedication Ceremony- Held Sunday, April 20, 2008
ADD YOUR LOVED ONE'S NAME TO THE MONUMENT FOR NEXT YEAR'S CEREMONY:
New names are inscribed once each year before our Candlelight Vigil and Names Dedication Ceremony each April.
To have your loved one's name permanently inscribed on a black granite marker at the Memorial Monument, please leave a message at the Greater Orange County POMC message phone at: 714-999-7132.
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Monument History and Description
 In 1988, members of the Orange County Chapter of Parents Of Murdered Children (POMC) set out to create a special place to honor and remember our Loved Ones lost to violent crimes. After extraordinary efforts by dedicated members, and assistance from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), it took four years to create the permanent monument to our Loved Ones. This monument is the first of its kind to be built on the west coast.
In 1992,the permanent monument was unveiled and dedicated. Money for the monument was raised through grass roots efforts: candy sales, car meets, bake sales, garage sales, and private donations. No professional fund-raiser solicited a dime for this memorial. this was a work of LOVE by families wanting to heal. In 2005, the care of the monument was given to the new Greater Orange County Chapter of POMC.
The five foot tall by three foot wide white marble monument bears the inscription:
Dedicated to Those Who Lost Their Lives In Violent Crimes
Above the inscription is a recessed oval panel with a carved pink marble "eternal" flame. A partially opened rosebud is carved into the area below. On the ground level, adjacent to either side of the monument, are black granite markers bearing the names of the victims- our Loved Ones- our daughters and sons, sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers, nieces and nephews, family and friends.
Two white marble benches are located int his beautiful setting. The Memorial Monument area is landscaped with roses, shrubs and flowerbeds. This peaceful scene invites you to sit, relax and fondly remember.
Annual Candlelight Vigil & Names Dedication
Each year during Victim's Rights Week in April, victims of homicide are honored and remembered with a very special ceremony. The names of those who have been added to the Memorial Monument that year are dedicated during a candlelight vigil in their honor. The names of all those previously inscribed are mentioned prior to the ceremony.
The candlelight ceremony honors our Loved Ones as well as all victims of homicide. The event includes speakers, live music, information booths, and a display of memory quilts and loved one's photos.
If you would like to receive an annual reminder of the ceremony, please leave a message on the Greater Orange County POMC message phone at: 714-999-7132
Monument Location
The Memorial Monument is located at:
Memory Garden Memorial
Park and Mortuary
455 W. Central Avenue
Brea, CA 92821
714-529-3961
Memory Garden donated the site for the Memorial Monument and maintains the lighting, landscaping, and monunment in perpetuity.
Directions to Monument:
From the 57 Freeway:
- 57 FWY (Orange Freeway)- Exit Lambert Road,- West
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Right on State College Blvd.- (after Brea Blvd. State College Blvd. becomes Central Ave.)
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Continue on Central Avenue- Memory Garden Memorial Park is on the right (between Tamarack Avenue and Berry Street)
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As you enter the park, the Memorial Monument is in the median directly in front of the Chapel and Administratioin Building. Our Monument shares the space with U.S. and POW/MIA flags
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