Two Families Strike Back After
Being Hit with Violence
Victim:
• Kehndra Isakson was only
19-years old when she was shot
and killed by gang members while
at a house party on September
29, 2001. Kehndra left behind an
18-month old daughter, Angel.
Offender:
• Garritt Anderson was arrested
on September 11, 2001 for child
abuse homicide and was sent to
prison for up to 30 years. He
was 24-years old at the time and
was raising two children as a
single-father. High stress
levels contributed to his
reactions to a crying infant.
Kehndra and Garritt were
cousins. Garritt’s mother,
Rebecca Ibarra, and Kehndra’s
father, Ken Isakson Jr., are
sister and brother.
The two of them have teamed up
to share their personal stories
to anyone who will listen. They
have a strong message about how
violence has affected their
lives, both as a member of the
victim’s family as well as a
member of the offender’s family.
Together they promote
Anti-Violence by publicly asking
that everyone do their part to
help stop the violence. They
have put together a presentation
that they’d like to share with
everyone, especially the youth.
The two families have presented
their “Anti-Violence”
presentation together at
numerous public schools,
Christian schools and Youth
Correctional Facilities. Their
goal is to impact the youth in a
way that they will want to get
involved and help stop the
violence in the world today.
They hope that kids will become
more aware of their
surroundings, report suspicious
situations and recognize and
identify their stress levels as
well as learn how to monitor
them regularly.
Throughout the presentation, the
nationally recognized Community
of Caring values are also
mentioned and addressed. Rebecca
Ibarra is the Community of
Caring Lead Teacher at Matheson
Jr. High and hopes to instill
the core values of Respect,
Responsibility, Family, Caring
and Trust into the young lives
of the people in the audience.
The following pages provide an
outline of the Anti-Violence
presentation that Rebecca, Kenny
and Cindy are promoting. The
presentation lasts one hour and
if time is allowed, the speakers
will stay to answer any
questions from the audience.
There is no cost for the
presentation but donations to
help purchase an LCD projector
are gratefully accepted.
Please contact Rebecca Ibarra
by email at
rebecca.ibarra@granite.k12.ut.us if you’re interested
in scheduling a presentation for
your organization.
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