Miriam Fife has lived every mother's worst nightmare.
On Sept. 10, 1985, her 12-year-old son, Raymond, who was on his way to a Boy Scout meeting, was tortured and murdered in Warren.
For the past two and a half decades, she has dealt with the pain, the tears and the heartache of losing a child.
However, on Friday, the 25th anniversary of Raymond's death, she doesn't want to think of the murder or the two who killed her son. She only wants to celebrate and remember the good that has happened.
"Since his death, we had legislation for victims," said Prosecutor Dennis Watkins. "We approach victims different. You, the media, cover the victims point of view."
Fife will be holding a memorial service at 5 p.m. on Friday at First United Methodist Church on North Park Avenue. The event is open to everyone.
Shortly after Raymond's death, Fife began working in the Victim Witness department for the Trumbull County prosecutor's office. Since that time, she has helped hundreds of victims who are feeling the same pain she knows all too well.
"I wanted to let my people out there who have had these things happen, let them know that time heals some of these wounds, and you can get to the place that I am at," said Fife.
Watkins and Fife said many times when crimes occur, much of the publicity is on the defendant, and for the families, it sometimes feels that the victim has been forgotten.
Fife wants to make sure, Raymond, and all the other victims of crime are never forgotten.
