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Friend remembers

_ DRAPERIES BY S. LAURSEN
murder victim —_

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Dear Editor: We, the staff, customers and ] ‘' AND VALANCES Find out about the :
It bothers me to read the trash friends, called her ‘‘Jewel™ ~ | Labour $6.50 per pane} stimulating and varied
that has been written since the because she was one. She was one - . | unlined, $7.50 lined. word ol Graphic Design

tragic death of Julie Marr Smith, of the sweetest, kindest and one of
by both the local and other news- the most unselfish persons [ have
Papers. She was victimized when ever known. She would give you or
she was alive and continues to be even a stranger the shirt off her
victimized since her death. back and never expect even a
The picture the papers give is thank you. She always took the
that she was nothing but a Jow-life time to listen, no matter what your
prostitute and that she had several problems were.
other children by another man. I Julie fell victim to a very troubl-
guess it wouldn't have sold papers ed and abusive marriage. As a
if it had been printed that she'd result of this she became ill and it
had two children by her former resulted in the loss of her husband,
“husband and had worked as a her children. her home and job
cashier in a first-class supermarket and, even worse, her self-worth. It
in West Vancouver for 18 years. is no surprise she fell by the
Another issue I’d like to set wayside. Her life continued on a

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straight is that she was not picked downhill siide and ended tragical- ~
up and murdered by some stranger ly.
who was out looking for favors for 1 will always be proud to say
one aight. She knew this man and Julie was a friend of mine. Indeed .
had dated him a few times. she was a ‘‘Jewel”’ and a rare one. For the Birds

The autopsy report showed no Mark Horsting ; i :
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Shortly before her death she was
fighting for custody of her third y am REN
child, which actually led to her = § THE GREAT
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been drinking and the subject of 5
her children came up. He told her
she didn't deserve to have any of
her children. This upset her and
she struck him. It was (his action
that led him to brutally murder a
her. She died because she loved her r ~
children, not because she was out FEBRUARY 19 + 1 PM
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1 would like to tell suu a litle :
about Julie. | worked with her for ;

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