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Mothers of an Angel { 28 galleries }

Martha Tessmer started The Mother of an Angel Friendship Network after her teenage son Donovan Tessmer was killed in an automobile accident. The weekly support group helps members counsel each other through their difficult shared experiences of losing their children and experiencing isolation.

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  • Mothers of Angels
    Mothers of Angels
    36 images
    photo gallery about a Central California support group for mothers. All the women have children who have died. The support group was started by Martha Tessmer; find the website at http://mother-of-an-angel.com/index.htm
  • Mothers of an Angel Return
    Mothers of an Angel Return
    42 images
    From my archive: photos from last year's photo shoot with Central Valley's Mothers of an Angel started by Martha Tessmer. The group gathered for group photos at Martha's home in Madera.
  • Mothers of an Angel 1 Rachel Cobarrubias
    Mothers of an Angel 1 Rachel...
    30 images
    Rachel Cobarrubias and Mothers of an Angel Network
  • Mothers of an Angel 4 Kim
    Mothers of an Angel 4 Kim
    15 images
    Kim Libecki stands near the monument created for her son at the Clovis intersection where her son died when hit by a car while skateboarding. Kim is a member of the support group Mothers of an Angel.
  • Mothers of an Angel 3 Nicole
    Mothers of an Angel 3 Nicole
    21 images
  • Mothers of an Angel 9 Cheri
    Mothers of an Angel 9 Cheri
    22 images
    Cheri Le of the Mothers of an Angel Friendship Network photographed by Bryan Farley on August 16, 2010 in Madera, California.
  • Mothers of an Angel 7 Susan
    Mothers of an Angel 7 Susan
    28 images
    Susan Andersen joined the Mothers of an Angel network after her son was killed in an accident. I photographed her grandson at Webster Elementary in Madera, California, the same school that Susan's son attended.
  • Mothers of an Angel 6 Lisa
    Mothers of an Angel 6 Lisa
    34 images
  • Mothers of an Angel Susan Pt2
    Mothers of an Angel Susan Pt2
    12 images
    After lunch on August 16t, 2010, four members of the Mothers of an Angel group met at the Clovis Cemetery. Susan Amaya visited her son's grave for a few more photographs.
  • Mothers of an Angel Susan Pt1
    Mothers of an Angel Susan Pt1
    30 images
  • Pike-Family-Portraits
    Pike-Family-Portraits
    16 images
    Stacie Pike joined the Mothers of an Angel Network after her 18 year old daughter Krista Rae Pike was murdered. Krista is survived by three siblings who appear with their mother.
  • Mothers of an Angel 10 Mary
    Mothers of an Angel 10 Mary
    18 images
    Mary Minnette Sappington is the most recent member of the Mother of an Angel Network. When I photographed Mary on August 16, 2010, she was attending her first meeting. Mary's daugther, Kimberly Marie Hamilton, would have celebrated her 23rd birthday two days earlier.
  • Mother of an Angel 11 Tessmer
    Mother of an Angel 11 Tessmer
    21 images
    Martha Tessmer started Mother of an Angel Friendship Network after her son was killed in a car accident. The Madera community helped build a memorial garden for Donovan, Martha and Duane's son.
  • Impact Teen Drivers and CHP
    Impact Teen Drivers and CHP
    33 images
    Impact Teen Drivers was created in 2007 to reduce reckless driving fatalities. The non-profit was founded by the California Association of Highway Patrolmen, California Teachers Association and California Casualty.
  • Mothers at Resistance Gallery
    Mothers at Resistance Gallery
    19 images
    Several members of the Mother of an Angel Friendship Network visited J Esparza's Resistance Tattoo Gallery in Fresno, California. An Elvis impersonator performed outside.
  • Mother of a Angel Friendship Network
    Mother of a Angel Friendship Network
    37 images
    Photos from the Mother of an Angel dinner at Martha Tessmer's house. I am pictured at the end. Duane Tessmer photographed me receiving a gift.
  • mothers of an angel 2011 Travioli
    mothers of an angel 2011 Travioli
    17 images
    Eric Gary Travioli died at the scene after an auto accident on January 1, 2006 in Kerman, California. Eric was a passenger. His parents arrived at the location before the first responders.
  • Mindy Mercado Mothers Dia de los Muertos
    Mindy Mercado Mothers Dia de los...
    16 images
  • Kimberly Marie Hamilton 10 Year Angel Anniversary
    Kimberly Marie Hamilton 10 Year...
    20 images
  • Mothers of an Angel 2 Dee Anna
    Mothers of an Angel 2 Dee Anna
    15 images
  • Year 4
    Year 4
    6 galleries
  • Zachary Armistead's 16th Birthday
    Zachary Armistead's 16th Birthday
    16 images
    This is an embedded gallery for Bryan Farley's Blog http://morethankids.typepad.com/more_than_kids/2009/09/bitter-sweet-16.html; for Zachary Reynolds Armistead's 16th birthday. His first "Angel Day will be December 2, 2009.
  • Mother of an Angel - Process
    Mother of an Angel - Process
    61 images
    This is part of an ongoing photography project of the Central Valley support group Mother of an Angel Friendship Network.
  • Mothers of an Angel Sacramento Press Conference
    Mothers of an Angel Sacramento...
    66 images
  • Impact Teen Drivers Capitol Press Conference
    Impact Teen Drivers Capitol Press...
    35 images
  • Xander's Crossing
    Xander's Crossing
    53 images
  • Xanders Crossing by Elijah
    Xanders Crossing by Elijah
    26 images
  • 2010 MofA - Fowler edited 2016
    2010 MofA - Fowler edited 2016
    54 images