Dear Friends and Family,
As Allen Fortune’s sister, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you from the bottom of my heart for loving my brother during his short time here on earth, and continuing to honor his memory even after his death. Many of you have kept Allen’s memory alive with words of encouragement to our family, letters, phone calls, and most importantly, prayers.
I also have all of you to thank for standing with our family in opposition to Chad Hamilton’s, Allen’s murderer, many attempts to be released prematurely from prison. We have been told that it has been your comments to this blog, signatures on petitions, and opposition letters that have helped convince the parole board to keep Chad Hamilton from receiving early release from prison thus far.
However, it is breaking my heart once again to be asking all of you to join with us again in opposing Chad Hamilton’s early release from prison. We have been informed that he will most likely be released this September (he was given a 10-year sentence in October 2007). There are a couple of ways you can help us try to prevent this from happening:
--PRAY: Ask God to have full reign over this situation, to hear our pleas, but that His will be done above all else.
--LEAVE A COMMENT: (before September 2nd): You can honor Allen’s memory by clicking on the word “Comment” at the end of this post
- Here, I would love for you to leave a comment expressing your opposition to Hamilton’s premature release from prison and/or a statement regarding the impact of the loss of Allen Fortune’s life on you or anyone you know. If you did not personally know Allen, you may also protest from the standpoint of a citizen who has interest in protecting the sacredness of life as well as the safety of your community. Please feel free to sign your name or leave it anonymous based on your preference.
If you wish to keep your comments or letters confidential, you may e-mail them to me at angelafortune@hotmail.com as I will forward them to the Arkansas State Board of Parole for consideration.
Additionally, if you would like to learn more about Allen’s Story, please read the previous blog post by clicking the following link: http://rememberingtig.blogspot.com/2009/08/allens-story_23.html
With Much Love and Gratitude,
Angela Fortune
