Post by nwgamom on Jun 29, 2007 10:00:38 GMT -5
This was originally reported in the Walker Co. Messenger 4/20/07
Theresa Parker’s family sets up fund; prayer vigil planned
More than one month has passed since 911 dispatcher Theresa Parker was last heard from, and now her family is setting up a fund to help keep the case from going cold.
Hilda and Jonathan Wilson, Theresa’s sister and brother-in-law, set up an account Friday at The Bank of LaFayette to receive donations.
Jonathan said the money will be used to increase the reward offer and to help pay for private efforts to locate Theresa, such as billboards and posters.
“We’ve personally matched the $1,000 reward that the governor authorized, and may add more,” Jonathan said.
The bank account is a non-interest bearing account typically used for a fund soliciting donations, according to Keren McCulloch of The Bank of LaFayette.
The family is seeking to have the fund set up as a nonprofit organization so that donations can be tax-deductible, Jonathan said.
Theresa’s co-workers at the Walker County 911 center plan to get the information out and solicit donations through an e-mail campaign.
“We just want to keep the prayers flowing and to build upon the reward that the governor put out,” said Rebecca Brown, who worked under Theresa for four years and is now the day shift supervisor at the 911 center.
She said they have also organized another prayer vigil for Theresa for Thursday night.
DONATIONS may be deposited at any Bank of LaFayette branch to account no. 643718
OR sent to:
Theresa Parker Fund
P.O. Box 1071
LaFayette, GA 30728
For questions or account information, contact Keren McCulloch at the Bank of LaFayette (706) 638-2520
A PRAYER VIGIL for Theresa Parker will be held at the outdoor pavilion near the Walker County Civic Center on Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m.
Outside efforts
Law enforcement authorities are still releasing little to no information and their investigative efforts continue “behind the scenes,” according to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson.
Wilson said there is still a crew of 9-10 investigators at the local, state and federal level pursuing leads and tips and conducting general investigative work, “But there’s nothing new to report in the past week.”
The family, desperate for information, has taken up some efforts of their own.
They sent a photograph of Theresa to a man in Idaho who claims he can locate persons within 30 feet using “frequencies” that emanate from the picture.
“He came up with a location, actual GPS coordinates, in northern Floyd County,” said Jonathan. “We got permission from the property owner and went and looked around but did not see anything.”
Jonathan said they inform investigators of any “psychic” leads they’ve been given. “They make note of them but I’d say they are less than enthusiastic about pursuing stuff like that, which I can understand.”
He said it’s been a lot for he and his wife to take in. “It’s been hard to sleep at night, with all the information and ‘what ifs’ swirling around in your brain. Whatever Theresa’s fate is, she is the furthest thing from deserving of this situation.”
Theresa Parker’s family sets up fund; prayer vigil planned
More than one month has passed since 911 dispatcher Theresa Parker was last heard from, and now her family is setting up a fund to help keep the case from going cold.
Hilda and Jonathan Wilson, Theresa’s sister and brother-in-law, set up an account Friday at The Bank of LaFayette to receive donations.
Jonathan said the money will be used to increase the reward offer and to help pay for private efforts to locate Theresa, such as billboards and posters.
“We’ve personally matched the $1,000 reward that the governor authorized, and may add more,” Jonathan said.
The bank account is a non-interest bearing account typically used for a fund soliciting donations, according to Keren McCulloch of The Bank of LaFayette.
The family is seeking to have the fund set up as a nonprofit organization so that donations can be tax-deductible, Jonathan said.
Theresa’s co-workers at the Walker County 911 center plan to get the information out and solicit donations through an e-mail campaign.
“We just want to keep the prayers flowing and to build upon the reward that the governor put out,” said Rebecca Brown, who worked under Theresa for four years and is now the day shift supervisor at the 911 center.
She said they have also organized another prayer vigil for Theresa for Thursday night.
DONATIONS may be deposited at any Bank of LaFayette branch to account no. 643718
OR sent to:
Theresa Parker Fund
P.O. Box 1071
LaFayette, GA 30728
For questions or account information, contact Keren McCulloch at the Bank of LaFayette (706) 638-2520
A PRAYER VIGIL for Theresa Parker will be held at the outdoor pavilion near the Walker County Civic Center on Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m.
Outside efforts
Law enforcement authorities are still releasing little to no information and their investigative efforts continue “behind the scenes,” according to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson.
Wilson said there is still a crew of 9-10 investigators at the local, state and federal level pursuing leads and tips and conducting general investigative work, “But there’s nothing new to report in the past week.”
The family, desperate for information, has taken up some efforts of their own.
They sent a photograph of Theresa to a man in Idaho who claims he can locate persons within 30 feet using “frequencies” that emanate from the picture.
“He came up with a location, actual GPS coordinates, in northern Floyd County,” said Jonathan. “We got permission from the property owner and went and looked around but did not see anything.”
Jonathan said they inform investigators of any “psychic” leads they’ve been given. “They make note of them but I’d say they are less than enthusiastic about pursuing stuff like that, which I can understand.”
He said it’s been a lot for he and his wife to take in. “It’s been hard to sleep at night, with all the information and ‘what ifs’ swirling around in your brain. Whatever Theresa’s fate is, she is the furthest thing from deserving of this situation.”