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Books In Sync Announces Author Jan Lobeck
Everything changed in May of 2004. Our lives changed forever!
Bio:
Jan is a wife, mother and grandmother. Her simple, calm, safe life was hurled into a nightmare over night. After the murder of her daughter, she became a strong advocate against domestic violence and decided she needed to tell her story hoping to save others.
She is involved with the New Mexico Victims of Homicide in her hometown, and a volunteer for CASA (Court appointed special Advocate Association, for children).
She has traveled to Santa Fe New Mexico and to Washington DC speaking out against domestic violence. Being dedicated to helping other victims, she has appeared on radio shows and a national TV talk show.
Not in Vain by Jan Lobeck
After the tragic murder of our oldest daughter by her husband, I was compelled to do something to help other victims of Domestic Violence. I have been forced to be an advocate against a horrible crime that I did not know existed. Not wanting my daughter’s death to be in vain; I have had a God driven force to tell our story and hopefully reach the law enforcement agencies to make them realize how horrible Domestic Violence is and that they should take Domestic Violence calls seriously and as a crime, not just as a disturbance. My hope is to reach other victims and to help all communities understand that we can stop Domestic Violence if we work together.
Shortly after our daughter’s death, I realized that if I could tell our story and could get it published I could help other families from going through the horrible senseless pain that our family has endured. Right away the title came to me “Not In Vain”. I was not sure what God wanted me to do with it until I started reading my journal, my notes and listening to my tape recordings of the events. It was at that time, I realized that this man not only murdered our daughter, he almost killed my whole family. After years of separation and pain, our family did survive.
Book Excerpt:
Our daughter had a big heart that would get her into trouble at times. She was a good friend and confidant to many people. She tried to fulfill her dream of having a happy, loving home for herself and her children. She just looked for love in all of the wrong places, although there was one time she did come very close to that dream when she met Terry. That was the happiest I had ever seen her. They were a good couple. Very much in love and brought the best out of each other. Al and I both thought a lot of Terry. We were happy to hear that they wanted to get married. He wanted to make sure he could support Sheri and her two children plus the three children he was raising on his own. It was important for Terry to be able to further his education to provide for the large family he expected to have someday. So he went back to college. Before they were able to make any marriage plans, while driving to the college he was attending, he was killed in a head-on collision with a semi-truck. Killed instantly. As I think back on it, that was the beginning of the end for our daughter. She never really did get over his death.
Everything changed in May of 2004. Our lives changed forever!
Details:
Genre: Memoir
ISBN Number: 978-1-4363-8833-7
Lulu ID Number:
Publisher: Xlibris
Print Price of Book: 19.99
Purchase Link:
www.notinvainbook.com
Author’s Email:
janlobeck@valornet.com
Please Visit Author’s Page On Books In Sync:
http://www.booksinsync.com/authordirectory/lobeckjan.html
For signed books or speaking engagements contact Jan at
domesticviolenceawareness@yahoo.com
Submitted by Theodocia McLean
Owner of Books In Sync
Website: http://www.booksinsync.com
Submission Date: December 31, 2009
Bio:
Jan is a wife, mother and grandmother. Her simple, calm, safe life was hurled into a nightmare over night. After the murder of her daughter, she became a strong advocate against domestic violence and decided she needed to tell her story hoping to save others.
She is involved with the New Mexico Victims of Homicide in her hometown, and a volunteer for CASA (Court appointed special Advocate Association, for children).
She has traveled to Santa Fe New Mexico and to Washington DC speaking out against domestic violence. Being dedicated to helping other victims, she has appeared on radio shows and a national TV talk show.
Not in Vain by Jan Lobeck
After the tragic murder of our oldest daughter by her husband, I was compelled to do something to help other victims of Domestic Violence. I have been forced to be an advocate against a horrible crime that I did not know existed. Not wanting my daughter’s death to be in vain; I have had a God driven force to tell our story and hopefully reach the law enforcement agencies to make them realize how horrible Domestic Violence is and that they should take Domestic Violence calls seriously and as a crime, not just as a disturbance. My hope is to reach other victims and to help all communities understand that we can stop Domestic Violence if we work together.
Shortly after our daughter’s death, I realized that if I could tell our story and could get it published I could help other families from going through the horrible senseless pain that our family has endured. Right away the title came to me “Not In Vain”. I was not sure what God wanted me to do with it until I started reading my journal, my notes and listening to my tape recordings of the events. It was at that time, I realized that this man not only murdered our daughter, he almost killed my whole family. After years of separation and pain, our family did survive.
Book Excerpt:
Our daughter had a big heart that would get her into trouble at times. She was a good friend and confidant to many people. She tried to fulfill her dream of having a happy, loving home for herself and her children. She just looked for love in all of the wrong places, although there was one time she did come very close to that dream when she met Terry. That was the happiest I had ever seen her. They were a good couple. Very much in love and brought the best out of each other. Al and I both thought a lot of Terry. We were happy to hear that they wanted to get married. He wanted to make sure he could support Sheri and her two children plus the three children he was raising on his own. It was important for Terry to be able to further his education to provide for the large family he expected to have someday. So he went back to college. Before they were able to make any marriage plans, while driving to the college he was attending, he was killed in a head-on collision with a semi-truck. Killed instantly. As I think back on it, that was the beginning of the end for our daughter. She never really did get over his death.
Everything changed in May of 2004. Our lives changed forever!
Details:
Genre: Memoir
ISBN Number: 978-1-4363-8833-7
Lulu ID Number:
Publisher: Xlibris
Print Price of Book: 19.99
Purchase Link:
www.notinvainbook.com
Author’s Email:
janlobeck@valornet.com
Please Visit Author’s Page On Books In Sync:
http://www.booksinsync.com/authordirectory/lobeckjan.html
For signed books or speaking engagements contact Jan at
domesticviolenceawareness@yahoo.com
Submitted by Theodocia McLean
Owner of Books In Sync
Website: http://www.booksinsync.com
Submission Date: December 31, 2009
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