News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: Golfing For a Cause |
| Title: | CN BC: Golfing For a Cause |
| Published On: | 2008-09-17 |
| Source: | Surrey Leader (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-27 16:28:33 |
GOLFING FOR A CAUSE
They used to go hit a bucket of golf balls together.
Neither of them actually played golf. It was a mother-son thing,
something they would do to spend time together.
When Eileen Mohan would out-drive her broad-shouldered son Chris, he
would grin and tell her it was a fluke.
"Don't get comfortable," he'd say.
They must have gone seven times before he died.
Lately, Eileen has been taking lessons so she can participate in the
first-annual "Ed Schellenberg / Chris Mohan Memorial Golf Tournament
on Sept. 26 at Hazelmere Golf Course in South Surrey.
She says the training is being provided free of charge by a friend of
the event organizers.
The tournament is to honour the memory of two innocent crime victims
and to heighten awareness about the impact of gang violence.
Investigators believe Schellenberg, a 55-year-old Abbotsford man, and
the 22-year old Mohan were murdered in October of last year to leave
no witnesses to the execution-style slaying of four other men in the
East Whalley Ring Road highrise where the Mohan family lived.
Schellenberg, a gas pipe fitter, was working on the fireplace in the
suite where the others died. He was killed along with Mohan, who
resided next door.
Police believe Schellenberg and Mohan were slain by the people
responsible for the deaths of 22-year-old Edward (Eddie) Sousakhone
Narong, 21-year-old Corey Jason Lal and his 26-year-old brother
Michael Justin Lal, and Ryan Bartolmeo - all Surrey residents, all
known to police and believed to have links to gangs and the drug trade.
Eileen Mohan says she hopes publicity about the golfing event will
help get the issue of crime on the agenda of the current federal election.
"I don't hear any parties talking about crime," she
says.
"(Yet) on a weekly basis, we hear about gang shootings."
She says the police investigating the multiple murders have told they
are moving carefully to ensure they have a solid case when they lay
charges. "I'm willing to be very patient," she says.
Information about the tournament can be obtained by phoning
604-632-7233 or visting
http://www.edschellenbergandchrismohanmemorialgolftournament.com
. Mohan's employer, CIBC, has donated $10,000 to the cause.
Organizers are hoping money from the tournament can be used to
establish a fund for victims of crime.
They used to go hit a bucket of golf balls together.
Neither of them actually played golf. It was a mother-son thing,
something they would do to spend time together.
When Eileen Mohan would out-drive her broad-shouldered son Chris, he
would grin and tell her it was a fluke.
"Don't get comfortable," he'd say.
They must have gone seven times before he died.
Lately, Eileen has been taking lessons so she can participate in the
first-annual "Ed Schellenberg / Chris Mohan Memorial Golf Tournament
on Sept. 26 at Hazelmere Golf Course in South Surrey.
She says the training is being provided free of charge by a friend of
the event organizers.
The tournament is to honour the memory of two innocent crime victims
and to heighten awareness about the impact of gang violence.
Investigators believe Schellenberg, a 55-year-old Abbotsford man, and
the 22-year old Mohan were murdered in October of last year to leave
no witnesses to the execution-style slaying of four other men in the
East Whalley Ring Road highrise where the Mohan family lived.
Schellenberg, a gas pipe fitter, was working on the fireplace in the
suite where the others died. He was killed along with Mohan, who
resided next door.
Police believe Schellenberg and Mohan were slain by the people
responsible for the deaths of 22-year-old Edward (Eddie) Sousakhone
Narong, 21-year-old Corey Jason Lal and his 26-year-old brother
Michael Justin Lal, and Ryan Bartolmeo - all Surrey residents, all
known to police and believed to have links to gangs and the drug trade.
Eileen Mohan says she hopes publicity about the golfing event will
help get the issue of crime on the agenda of the current federal election.
"I don't hear any parties talking about crime," she
says.
"(Yet) on a weekly basis, we hear about gang shootings."
She says the police investigating the multiple murders have told they
are moving carefully to ensure they have a solid case when they lay
charges. "I'm willing to be very patient," she says.
Information about the tournament can be obtained by phoning
604-632-7233 or visting
http://www.edschellenbergandchrismohanmemorialgolftournament.com
. Mohan's employer, CIBC, has donated $10,000 to the cause.
Organizers are hoping money from the tournament can be used to
establish a fund for victims of crime.
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