District Attorney Phil Cline announces the 12th annual Victims' of Homicide Memorial Quilt Unveiling Ceremony, held in conjunction with National Victims' Rights Week, which will be on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., at the Holiday Inn, 9000 W. Airport Drive, in Visalia.

Every year, family and loved ones who have lost a family member through homicide or as a result of a drunk driving incident, submit a quilt square commemorating the deceased person's life. The squares are crafted together to form a memorial quilt, which serves as a tangible and moving memorial to the lives lost. The memorial quilt is unveiled each year during Victims Rights Week in a special program which includes music, testimonials, and words of comfort from various public officials.

Phil Cline states: "I ask that during National Crime Victims' Rights week, you take time to remember or reach out to someone you know who was a victim of a crime. Crime leaves scars, sometimes they are visible, and sometimes they are hidden. It is with reverence for the law and for crime victims that your Tulare District Attorney's Office serves you and it is my deepest hope that justice is served and the first step of healing has begun for every victim of crime."

District Attorney Phil Cline extends an invitation to the public to spend an evening dedicated to the support and compassion for those whose lives have been forever changed by violence and tragedy.

Media inquiries can be directed to the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office, Assistant District Attorney
Shani D. Jenkins (559) 636-5494.