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300 Attend Vigil for Jim Pouillon
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By Citizens for a Pro-Life Society Editors
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"Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it
and whosever loses his life for my sake
and that of the gospel will save it." |
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With only a day's notice, nearly 300 people attended the Sunday, Sept. 13th
vigil for slain pro-lifer Jim Pouillon. With several reporters and TV cameras
present, hymns were sung, prayers were offered, testimonials were proclaimed and
Scripture readings declared. Scripture readings included: Isaiah 50: 4-9, Psalm
116 and Mark 8: 27-38: "Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it and
whosever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it."
These words describe perfectly what happened to dedicated pro-lifer and devout
Christian Jim Pouillon. Your CPLS director stated: "Jim was killed becaue he
held the photo of a victim of abortion. Anyone who holds such a sign stands next
to Jesus as he hangs on the Cross. To stand with such a sign is to place
yourself on the side of the outcast, the abandoned, the unwanted, the
misunderstood--and in that way you stand next to Jesus on the Cross. No matter
what anyone wants to say about Jim's death--especially those who support
abortion-- he died for his faith and he died for the cause of life. That is the
meaning of his death. He was a voice for the outcast and now his blood had been
mixed with theirs.
His death must cause us to re-commit ourselves to the pro-life cause. We must
become more generous, be willing to take risks and make sacrifices--allow
ourselves to be spent for this cause. The pro-life cause is worth living for--it
is worth dying for."
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The roadside memorial for slain pro-lifer, Jim Pouillon |
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Crowd assembles for the vigil which took place outside of Owosso High School,
Owosso, Michigan, where Jim was killed holding a pro-life sign across the street
from the school. |
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Citizen's for a Pro-Life Society Director, Monica Migliorina Miller, addresses
the crowd. |
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Jim Pouillon's granddaughter, Mary Jo, reads from Jim's much used Bible. Jim
dropped her off at the high school just before he was gunned down across the
street from the school. |
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Frank Samson-- the brave motorist who saw the gunman, Harlan Drake--followed him
in his car after he shot Jim- and wrote down Drake's license plate number. He
turned over the information to the police who captured Drake before he was able
to kill his third intended victim. Thus, Mr. Samson saved a life that day. |
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Jim's good friend Carolyn Wegener gives testimonial. |
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Woman shows emotion during testimonials to Jim. |
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A rosary is offered for the repose of Jim's soul, his family and for Harlan
Drake, the gunman who took Jim's life. |
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Vigil concludes with singing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Cal Zastow, a
very good friend of Jim's, attended the vigil (standing at left in white shirt
with his son.) |
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