Dear Rebecca,

No one will ever know how grateful I was that you and your husband Garlin Kimbel purposely bought two homes in Humbolt County , where I could live by you and feel protected from my evil brother-in law who was out to kill us. I was terrorized and had no place to go as my husband Verlan LeBaron was also being hunted down to be “blood Atoned”by his own brother. I was paralyzed with fear. My crying children wept every day afraid to be away from me for five minutes. They felt I was their only protection. Before I fled with seven of my thirteen kids, Ervil had their uncle Joel F. LeBaron killed, and two of Ervil’s own wives, (their Aunts) plus Ervil’s own pregnant daughter Rebecca. He intended to kill all those who refused to honor him as the great latterday prophet who would take us into Christ’s presence.

We were frozen with anxiety and on the run for nine years before Ervil was apprehended, convicted, and incarcarated. He died from a heart attack in jail on August 16, 1981, just two days before my husband Verlan was killed in a tragic car wreck in Mexico . I spent three years with my sister Rebecca Kimbel, who consoled, nurtured and inspired me. She put her own life on the line by defending me. She was fully aware of the consequences that would befall her, for concealing and aiding me, when Ervil thought that I was worthy of death .Rebecca pulled herself out of our confining fundamentalist Mormon religion and has been a beacon of light ever since.

I love you Sis.. Irene

TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL AWARD GIVEN

Eureka Police Chief Garr Nielsen was awarded a special award of appreciation from Toastmasters International at a recent Eureka City Council meeting.The award was presented by Toastmaster International Area Gov.Rebecca Kimbel. Kimbel was recently named "Area Governor of the Year" at a District 57 Conference in Oakland, for her outstanding service and leadership excellence in the same community project which has it's roots in Eureka.

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