No Forgiveness

  Without Repentance

A doctor and a friend both told me,

Margie is the only one who can

  forgive Mitch.

Not likely soon. Right, Margie?

He stole her life, robber her family.

She hears her mother's desperate

  cries,

Sees her father's tears.

...Shirley Pierce Bostrom

  October, 1996

Twenty-and-a-half months later,

We're told you will give twenty-six

  years

Of your life for hers.

The judge has heard both sides,

Made his decision, feels it's fair.

Legally it could have been less.

It isn't enough, but it will have to do.

As we enter the new millenium

  we know

Your appeal has been granted.

...You'll be free in your forties.

There is no earthly appeal for

  Margie or us...

...Shirley Pierce Bostrom

  June, 2000

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"October 22, 1966, a murderer was born this day...Did anyone know or even suspect?

He called me, twice the week he killed her. Said he loved her, but guessed it wasn't enough.

Then the call comes - She's dead - stabbed sixteen times."

                                                  ...from a poem by Shirley Pierce Bostrom, about her son-in-law

Shirley Pierce Bostrom and Lawrence J. Bostrom have become Antiviolence Speakers and Presenters as a result of their daughter Margie's murder. Shirley was a teacher in Windsor Locks, CT, and is a teacher/consultant for the CWP. She returned in 1996 and is devoting her time to spreading awareness on domestic violence as well as offering support and guidance for victims of abuse. Lawrence was a high school teacher and an electrical engineer for 26 years, and retired in 1992. His focus today is working alongside Shirley to give women, their families and friends, the information they need to stay safe from abuse.

"When a woman's life ends in domestic violence, her parents die too. Yet,

the inspiring story the reader is left with (from Shirley's books) is of the

remarkeable union (to educate others)...between a daughter's guiding spirit

and her mother's voice...

...Lisa Holden, former Executive Director, CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc.

The Bostroms have presented at:

~ National Organization for Victims Assistance (NOVA)

~ Parents of Murdered Children (POMC)

~ U.S. Department of Justice Symposium

~ Melanie Ilene Rieger Memorial Conference Against Violence

~ Victim/Survivor Representatives on Boards & Advisory Councils

~ V.O.I.C.E.S. Victim Impact Programs

~ CT Department of Correction Staff Training

~ Colleges, High Schools and Civic Groups

~ CT Radio & TV Programs

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