(Above) Jered Pendleton playing with puppy, died and the case is still an unsolved mystery.

Many of my readers might recall a story I wrote here with regard to Shay Pendleton, an Arizona mother who continues to grieve over the unsolved mystery and the death of her son in Goodyear, Arizona. The case has not been solved, and the issue didn’t even go through the Silent Witness program. This is an unsolved mystery with regard to the Goodyear Police Department. You can hear Shay’s story here via the Lou Show. With that said, this lovely grieving mother was given news this past week that she may not see justice for her son who died almost five years ago.

Perhaps she may not see “justice” for the wrongful death of her son, but the citizens of Goodyear have the ability to help this grieving mom achieve poetic justice.

There are two City Councilmen who are up for re-election that this grieving mother is concerned about: Wally Campbell and Joe Pizillo who

Jered Pendleton made this for his mother. The back of what he made caused tears and heart ache for his mom because he wrote to keep that keepsake when she needed to remember him when he was “gone.”

chose to turn a blind eye to her son’s unsolved mystery death. According to the views of the grieving mother, Wally Campbell and Joe Pizillo, ignored her cries for justice.

What possible hope can I give this grieving mother after she received a dose of harsh news that she may not see justice?

Her tears automatically roll off her cheeks, and I’m not sure where they come from since I know she has cried rivers … yet they continue to pour out of her eyes with desperate love for her son who will never come back.

All I knew how to tell her is that there is still hope for justice. The citizens of Goodyear could turn the tide and vote against Wally Campbell and Joe Pizzillo on the mother’s behalf…and on Jared Pendleton’s behalf.

Ballots will be mailed out on Valentine’s Day — February 14th, 2013, so please do NOT vote for Wally Campbell and Joe Pizillo this year. Please give this grieving mom hope that hope can be achievable — after all, the Power belongs to the People. Now is the time for moms who are feeling this story to be a soldier for Shay Pendleton …. and to rally up in the name of “Justice for Jared.”

There are 3 new folks running now — and you can vote for in an effort to help oust Wally Campbell and Joe Pizillo:

1. Sharolyn Hohman
2. Brannon Hampton
3. Karl-Heinz Weber

(Above) Signs Shay Pendleton (grieving mother) made for the Monday, January 28, 2013, vigil with regard to the unsolved mystery death of her son. She had many supporters stand by her side while the Goodyear City Councilmen and women held a meeting at the City Hall.

Howard is a Goodyear Blogger and he wrote about the Pendleton case and the ongoing mismanagement in Goodyear, Arizona.

He states:

City Claims Mostly Rejected in Pendleton Case; $50 Million Plus in Problems Brought to Taxpayers by Incompetent City Management and High Handed Mayor and City Council

“…Just like the whole Pendelton case. Who knows what happened there? We may never know. But all sides agree that there were BIG mistakes made by the police department which led to the uncertainty. And former GY Police Chief Mark Brown testified that Fischbach and the GY top management team at the time knew about the problems with the Pendleton accident only about ONE WEEK after the accident happened back in April 2008.

Leadership and proper management at the time could have fixed it then. Two employees came forward and said something needed to be done. Goodyear should have fixed it then but they didn’t. If they had fixed it then, there would not be lawsuits going on now from two former discharged police employees (Woodmansee and Rowan) nor a lawsuit from Pendleton’s mother. Instead, Goodyear has stonewalled the entire Pendleton affair and played hard ball all the way.

Sound like Georgia and the incompetents again to you? This is your money being spent by their poor leadership and mismanagement…”

Jered Pendleton (unsolved mystery of his death in Goodyear remains unsolved).

Almost 5 years later, Shay Pendleton, an Arizona mother continues to grieve over the unsolved mystery and the death of her son in Goodyear, Arizona.  The case has not been solved, and the issue didn’t even go through the Silent Witness program. This is an unsolved mystery with regard to the Goodyear Police Department.  You can hear Shay’s story here via the Lou Show.

Scrolling through the photos of her son — Jered, it was difficult to try to pick one of him for this story because I have a teenage son, too.  It ails my heart to even think of losing one of my sons.  When you speak to Shay about her son who is no longer with us, you can see her pain when she speaks to you about it.  The pain you see and hear in her voice is smothering and suffocating.  It’s almost as if you want to look the other way because the pain is that unbearable to see in her heart and her eyes.   She’s a good-hearted woman doing the best that she can in the most difficult circumstances.

While going through the photos of Jered’s young life …. you will find he is your typical American boy playing in

A photo piece of art Jered Pendleton made for his mother. The back of what he made caused tears and heartache for his mom.

the beach sand, riding a bike, playing with puppies and enjoying himself at birthday parties. His bright smile lit up the sky.

To this day, when I speak to her … I sense a hole within her soul she yearns to be completed.  I wonder how long it will take for the Goodyear Police Department to help this grieving mother?

Please join Shay Pendleton at a vigil to remember her son this upcoming Monday, January 28, 2013.

Here are the details below:

Candlelight Vigil for Jered Pendleton

 

When: Monday, 28 January 2013
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
Where: 175 N 145th Ave., Building E
Goodyear, AZ 85338

Why:  The Goodyear City council is having a meeting this night. Shay Pendleton needs support and a presence there to remember the unsolved mystery of her son, Jered Pendleton. The citizens of Goodyear, AZ, should also be informed with who is on the Goodyear City council in light of the upcoming City Council elections this February.

Most in the city council, including the Mayor, knew about what happened to Jered on April 6th of 2008 and not one of them chose to do the right thing by encouraging discipline towards the officers involved in his death and subsequent cover up. I am calling all journalists and TV crews to come cover this vigil.

On a side note:  Both Wally Campbell and Joe Pazillo are two city council members that should probably be elected OUT of office.

Please support this grieving mother!

Please bring a candle and light it and stand beside her.  Unfortunately, I will not be able to make the candle light vigil (since I will be out of the State), but I am asking my audience to show some love to this woman who has been put through hell and back.

I believe music has the ability to heal …  and this song below by Chris Taylor of San Antonio, Texas, struck a chord and made me think of this special grieving mother.

so send the rain, send the angels
move the mountain, we’re now strangers
send some healing, send some daylight
wish I could say it’s good to be alive
there’s no light in my head
there’s no light in my head
there’s no light in my head… now that you’re gone

Jered Pendleton playing with puppy.

Jered Pendleton in his 2nd year of baseball

Young Jered playing in the beach sand.