Campos

[Guest guest]

It is with a very heavy heart that I forward this message from the

Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs SAFE Program. Campos,

who was tragically killed, won the national AmeriCorps award last year for

her work teaching pesticide health and safety to farmworkers. I had the

pleasure of meeting and spending time with her at the EPA Worker Protection

Standard Assessment meeting in Sacramento where she participated on behalf

of those she has been helping.

Ah. What a terrible waste. She had so much to give her very broad

community and all the rest of us.

Alice C. Larson, Ph.D.

las@...

206-463-9000 (voice)

206-463-9400 (fax)

P.O. Box 801

Vashon Island, WA 98070

----- Original Message -----

From: " DeCarlo " <decarlo@...>

Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 1:06 PM

Subject: Campos

> Friends and members of the SAFE program:

>

> With a heavy heart I write to inform you officially of the death of

> Proteus-CA site supervisor, Campos, who was tragically murdered

this

> weekend. Her ex-boyfriend is in custody. Those of you who have been

> involved in the SAFE program for the past few years will remember

as

> a caring, dedicated, skilled trainer and community leader. She impressed

> each person she met with her positive attitude, her expansive spirit, her

> extraordinary skills, and her genuine interest in each individual. Last

> year she won the national All*AmeriCorps award, which recognized

for

> her range of leadership talents and contributions. SAFE members truly had

a

> role model in . AFOP staff had a trusted and valuable colleague who

> is already deeply missed.

>

> At this difficult time for 's friends and family, I ask you to be

> particularly mindful of the members of the Proteus SAFE team, with whom

> worked on a daily basis. Like their Program Coordinator, Joan

> Cuadra, the members are faced with a tremendous and confusing loss.

>

> Now that some of 's family has arrived in California from Mexico, we

> are awaiting funeral details. AFOP plans to hold a memorial service here

in

> the Washington, D.C. area to coincide with the service. If you would like

> details, let me know and I will share them as they become available.

>

> once expressed to me, " In whatever I have tried to do, I have

tried

> to excel and to perform to the best of my abilities. " The SAFE program,

its

> members, and the farmworkers we serve benefited greatly from 's

> philosophy. I believe we are all called to follow 's life example,

> not only to honor her memory but also to triumph over the tragic forces

that

> led to her death. As the Family Violence Prevention Fund says, " By

> joining together we can end violence in our homes, our communities, across

> the nation and around the world. " For more information on preventing

> domestic violence, visit www.fvpf.org.

>

> Please, be SAFE,

> Jackie

>

> DeCarlo

> Senior Program Manager, SAFE Program

> 703.528.4141, ext. 130

> www.afop.org

>