2nd Annual "Walk with Therese"
to prevent domestic violence

Hi! I'm Ronnie the collie
and on August 16, 2008
I participated in the

2nd Annual "Walk with Therese"
to prevent domestic violence.

Proceeds benefit the Constance Morris House.

I was at the first walk too.
Here are some photos from the event.

Please attend the 2010 event on August 14.
More details on Facebook.
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843

The great-niece (above) and nephew (below) who will never get to know their Aunt Therese.

Therese's mom listening to the pre-walk speech.

As Therese might say "It was a kissy-face sort of day".

You can click on a photo for a larger view.

It was a beautiful day for a walk.

Above: a representative from Pillars.
Below: A butterfly on the walk

Above is a photo-necklace with Therese's photo on it.
Below: a portrait of Therese with a newspaper article.

As a result of what happened to Therese, a new law was made that speeds up the serving of an order of protection. It is called the short form notification.
This has already helped one of my friends.

Our thanks to all who participate in the walk,
and to the businesses that donate raffle prizes and food for this event.

Did you miss the event? You can still donate in Therese's name.
Click here for details.

Newspaper listing

Pictures from the first year's walk

Pictures from the 3rd annual Walk with Therese

Would you like a full frame image from this event - suitable for reprints or enlargements?
Email :
FloridaVacationPhotos (at) gmail.com

Update on the court case...

Still waiting for it to go to trial 3 + years later.
NBC News report from March 18, 2005

You can run a Google news search on Therese's name or her husband's name to see if there is any news on the case.
Here's a search at the Chicago Tribune website.

Do you have photos of Therese that you'd like to share with her family.
Email them to:
FloridaVacationPhotos (at) gmail.com
and they'll be forwarded to her sisters.

Did you know Therese Acheson Pender?

Please share your stories on her Legacy.com page.

You're also welcome to leave a comment at the bottom of this page.

Update:

4th Annual "Walk with Therese" to prevent domestic violence

August 14, 2010

Keystone Park,
(Keystone and Lake Street)
River Forest, IL


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Registration starts at 8am

Walk at 8:30am

$20 donation

Participants receive t-shirt and goodies bag.

Email : samanthasatterthwaite@yahoo.com

Proceeds to benefit Sarah's Inn.

This is a dog friendly event!

News reporting regarding this event...so far

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-walk-w-zone-12-aug12,0,1092317.story

http://www.wjinc.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=15241

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/riverforest/news/1711835,river-forest-penderwalk-081109-s1.article

Also see photos of Therese at:
http://cubsnet.com/node/2133#comment-3415

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Update on the murder trial in Chicago Tribune

Local paper's report on the trial

Illinois Department of Corrections - Inmate Search

Walk with Therese
to prevent domestic violence

August 16, 2008

Keystone Park, River Forest, IL

Proceeds to benefit the Constance Morris House.

Newspaper listing

Did you miss the event? You can still donate in Therese's name.
Click here for details.

Photos from the 2007 Walk with Therese

Commentary by Ronnie the collie, walk participant.

Hi! I'm Ronnie the collie and this is my blog.

On August 18, I went on the Walk with Therese
to prevent domestic violence.

I didn't know Therese, but my friends the cat and the golden retriever knew her
and said really nice things about her. So I knew I had to attend this event.

I'm told that Therese loved animals and used to have a dog and some cats.

This was a very pet-friendly event. How many puppies do you count in the photos?

It was wonderful getting to meet Therese's friends from her various interests.
Sadly, Paul McCartney wasn't there...neither was Ringo. :(
However, I did get to see her sisters, mother, nieces, nephews and many friends.

Therese's niece gave a speech before the walk and received a hug from grandma.

As a result of what happened to Therese, a new law was made that speeds up the serving of an order of protection. This has already helped one of my owner's friends.

After the speeches and announcements, the walk begins.

I met new friends on the walking path.

Well, my owners failed to get a map of the walking path and we got a bit misplaced.

My new friend here sent us on our way.

Sometimes getting a bit lost can result in an excellent find...
such as this neat entrance to a home with a railroad theme.

Go ahead, click on the photo for a larger view.

With some strong pulling from yours truly, Ronnie the collie,
my owners got caught up with the group.

Looks like I have someone new to walk with.

So many trees, so little time...

Those are beautiful flowers....Yeah, I know...leave them alone...

Did you know Therese Acheson Pender?

Please share your stories on her Legacy.com page.

You're also welcome to leave a comment at the bottom of this page.

Photos from the 2008 Walk with Therese event
and the 2009 event.

Please attend the 2010 Walk with Therese on August 14.
More details on Facebook.
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843

Oak Leaves article
Family memorializes sister with walk

Wednesday Journal

NBC News report from March 18, 2005

Below are Amazon links to books regarding the topic of domestic violence.
Your local library should be able to request some of these for you to read if they don't have it in their collection. If the library doesn't have the book you're looking for, please consider donating it to the library in Therese's name so that others may benefit too.

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