Thanks Community for caring and wanting your voices to be heard. Here is the information for writing to the Wyandotte County District Court/Judge as part of the pre-sentencing package of Joshua Brazeal.
Letters are due 3 March 2015. Sentencing is 6 March 3:45. (Check here often for date/time changes).
All Letters Must Include (at Top):
Wyandotte District Court Probation Department Victim Impact Statement
YOUR NAME
RE: Case#: 2014-CR-000818
Defendant: Joshua Jay Brazeal
Remember to Sign and Date your letter.
This is a public file so do not include your address or contact information, just signature and date.
Address Envelope to:
Court Services - Probation
812 No. 7th St, 4th Floor (Medrano)
Kansas City, KS 66101-9905
Guidelines:
Remember the Strader family is not named in this criminal lawsuit. But our voices as a community and dissatisfaction of the leniency of this case may be heard by the Court. The District Attorney (as part of a plea bargain) has asked for 41 months of a 154 month sentence.
Your correspondence can be one sentence or a book.:
- How did you know Geraldine Strader?
- How did she impact your life? (as a teacher, community advocate, volunteer, her smile, whatever you want to say)
- If applicable: For you, what was the emotional impact of this crime?
- In your opinion, should the defendant serve a jail or prison term, or receive probation? The District Attorney and plea bargain asks for 41 months of a 154 months sentence. Do you agree/disagree with this?
- Additions, concerns, and comments
Here’s a link with a few do’s and don’t’s that may help when writing.
We want the Judge to hear our opinion. Plus the Asst. District Attorney, Shawn Boyd, will probably be there looking quite coy.
The Strader Family
stradercom@aol.com
Mother is what is how my friend Kathleen lovingly called Ms. Geraldine, is looking for someone to take care of her hair. Her current stylist is in her nineties. Ms. Geraldine was loyal. We had been in one another’s presence before I started taking care of Ms. Geraldine’s hair. Once she became a regulator client our relationship began to shape something pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteShe shared numerous stories with me about motherhood, being a wife and traveling the world. My co-worker and I knew Baby Ruth candy bars were her favorite so we tried t make sure we kept them fully stocked. Ms. Geraldine would light up when I went to the back to get more. We were blessed to be able to provide a small slice of joy for her. We haven’t had Baby Ruth since her passing. We laughed often when she was in the shop.
Ms. Geraldine was not just a mother, she was a mentor. She was not just a librarian; she was a gateway to the world. She was not just a grandmother; she was an advocate for comfort. She was not merely a mother in law; she was the epitome of one having a great in law relationship with John who affectionately called her Gerry. She was not just a quilter; she was a trailblazer pouring passion into her craft. She was not just a friend to me; she was inspirational.
She provoked me to live life to the fullest. She pushed me to look in my heart for more than a few personal issues. She was stern and extremely opinionated and that was just a few of her strengths.
Ms. Geraldine has been greatly missed. She will not be forgotten. She has left a rich legacy in the earth realm and I am eternally grateful to have been is her presence. She was and is an honorable woman.
LT
Thanks for taking the time to write this heartfelt note of support and understanding! May KCK be a better place for its citizens.
ReplyDeleteThe defendant has taken the life of the Matriarch of our family. She was the "glue" that kept us together and losing Geraldine has left a TREMENDOUS void in our lives. Surely the defendant should serve more than 41 months, the punishment is not fitting the crime. We need to know that our justice system works and the defendant will pay for his carelessness by serving an ample and fair amount of time in prison.
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