La Faye S. Lynch, widow of US Army Ret. Lt. Col. Leonard P. Lynch (deceased) has been victimized by the legal system of Alabama through the deceit, dishonesty and misconduct of corrupt lawyers and hostile relatives.
God is love. As such, love is the primary rule of law by which all human endeavor should be guided. Love is the foundation of order; when love is not considered, factored and weighed into the equations of life, then justice is not done.
La Faye S. Lynch, widow of US Army Ret. Lt. Col. Leonard P. Lynch (deceased) has been victimized by the legal system of Alabama through the deceit, dishonesty and misconduct of corrupt lawyers and hostile relatives.
La Fay S. Lynch is an 85 year old patient at Crowne nursing home in Montgomery, Alabama. She is confined in room #13, a small concrete block cubicle which is very noisy and brightly lit 24 hours a day. Mrs Lynch has expressed that she is experiencing pain and suffering and not being followed by her private and designated physicians. During her first year of confinement and involuntary separation from her family, she has already had three roommates; one who she befriended, died, a very upsetting and traumatic experience, adding to Mrs Lynch's pain, suffering and unnecessary depression. This is standard operating procedures for Crowne, a 185 bed antiquated nursing home, which admitted Mrs. Lynch as a temporary patient, only to seek a court order to stop her transfer to a more modern, better equipped facility, when it became evident family was dissatisfied with the low quality of service, poor accommodations and questionable medical practices, negligence and scorn being expressed by some staff members.
The Montgomery County Probate Court made Mrs Lynch a ward of the State in December, 2003, and appointed LuAn Long and Ed Parish, Jr., two lawyers never before associated with the family, as her guardian/conservator. This was done after a hearing at which Mrs Lynch was not permitted to attend; false and malicious testimony was given by hostile relatives and representatives from Crowne testified. These and other actions created bias and prejudice. Crowne essentially acted to obtain a court order to stop the transfer of Mrs Lynch to Beverly Health Care-Tyson. This transfer had been approved by Ms. Carolyn Looney, the admissions nurse at Tyson, a former employee of Crowne and Mrs Lynch's nurse at Crowne for the first month that Mrs Lynch was a resident at Crowne.
Crowne gains tens of thousands of dollars per year by maintaining Mrs Lynch at their facility against her will, wishes and desires as expressed in Mrs Lynch's health care directives. The Probate Court judge who made this decision, Reese McKinney, Jr., is also on the Board of Directors at Jackson Hospital, which approved Mrs. Lynch for being transferred to Crowne. This association should have recused Judge Reese McKinney, Jr., from the hearing to determine guardian/conservator for Mrs. Lynch. This is especially true given Mrs. Lynch may have grounds for a malpractice claim against Jackson Hospital. This is based upon the fact that open wounds upon Mrs Lynch's legs were infected with bottle fly maggots, adult flies having been present in abundance in the emergency room at Jackson Hospital on Aug. 28, 2003. Also there was a needle stick incident while at Jackson Hospital and her HEPTA rights may have been violated by release of confidential information to hostile relatives. By Judge Reese McKinney, Jr., appointing non-relatives as guardian/conservator he acted to protect Jackson Hospital from a malpractice claim and to insure Crowne would continue to profit from Mrs. Lynch; that the profitable association between Crowne and Jackson Hospital would not be brought under scrutiny or investigation.
The true wishes and desires of Mrs. Lynch as she has made them know to her son, Terry Lynch, are expressed below. In this regard please note that Crowne nursing home has ignored the Health Care Directives signed by Mrs Lynch; that they have failed to permit Mrs. Lynch to be followed by her private physicians; that this is a violation of the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987; and that this is a form of corruption motivated by greed which should never have been permitted by the Court, such that it is clear and evident that the elder care system in Alabama is broken.
TO CONCERNED CITIZENS:
Dear Friends and Associates:
I am much concerned with my mother's health and welfare and believe an injustice has been done by the court and those administering her health care. Greed has resulted in corruption and this has hurt me and my mother; it has essentially destroyed my family.
In the expression of my mother's wishes and desires, it should be understood that my mother was diagnosed to have early signs of dementia by Dr. Ben C. Wouters, a neurologist, on Nov. 19, 2003. The next day, Carl Gregory Lynch and Sharon L. Crenson, kidnapped her son, Lawrence C. Lynch (Larry), by force. Larry was then taken out of the state of Alabama to Lakewood, Colorado. Larry had been a permanent resident of Alabama since 1960. He was taken from Alabama by force against his will.
This separation of Larry from his mother has been a traumatic experience for both Larry and his mother. Although Mrs Lynch has dementia, and Larry has mental retardation, they both are feeling, loving human beings. When they are together they share in each other's joy and happiness, holding hands, talking and expressing the love which exist between them. It is cruel, inhumane and an outrage that any family members, court officials, lawyers or other persons should sanctify, endorse or otherwise enable the separation of Larry and his mother.
Carl Gregory Lynch and his wife filed for and were made guardian/conservator for Larry in Colorado. This was done without notifying me, despite the fact I was the person assigned as Larry's health care proxy and nominated to be his guardian/conservator by his mother since 1995. Given the circumstance of the kidnapping of Larry and the fact that his guardian/conservator now receives over $10,000.00 annually in benefits, Larry's kidnapping was not an act of love, but one of greed, to benefit from the income he would bring and the joy his presence would bring to those who separated him from his mother.
It should be noted that Carl Gregory Lynch abused me, Larry and my other brother, Stephen Lynch, as children until we were teenagers. Greg frequently hit and beat upon all of his brothers. His violence toward his siblings has not been diminished by age. He attempted to have me committed after kidnapping Larry. This was done to enable him to escape Alabama with Larry and to bias and prejudice the court against me with respect to guardian/conservator of my mother and/or Larry.
The fact that the Court in Alabama and Colorado has been manipulated in these regards indicates a failure of the system to do justice; indeed, a corruption which involves the courts as well as the elderly care system in Alabama. The love factor has been taken out of the equation and therefore rulings made by the court in these context are unjust.
When a parent or grandparent suffers dementia, Alzheimer's or other disability or incapacitating condition, the response of all concerned should be one of compassion and love. To respond with ignorance, prejudice, hostility or greed is inappropriate. Such actions serve only to destroy a family. This is exactly what was done; my mother's family has been destroyed by all who acted without love in their hearts.
As my mother's youngest son, I have always been motivated by love; that is my primary guiding light. When I was seven years old I asked my mother, "What is God?" She replied simply that, "God is love!" This bit of wisdom has remained with me since that day that as a child my dear mother taught me that God is love and so gave me perhaps the most precious gift a mother can give her child, the gift of His love!
I wish to share this gift given by my mother unto all who may stumble upon this site. Although it may not be possible to do anything to change my mother's situation, or to change Larry's situation for the better and bring him and his mother back together, some good may come from my mother's illness if from her story and her gift of love is shared.
So should you happen upon this tale, go away not with scorn or embitterment, but with greater love and light within your heart. Remember that God works in mysterious ways, and that what my mother told me as a child, that "God is love," is a truism which may bring us through the most difficult of times and trials in life, for this relates to faith and that highest of virtues and values in life that is pure love.
It is not how much money or property one has that brings joy and happiness; it is love. Certainly health and happiness go hand in hand with love; but without love there can never be happiness and health without love is just a sickened heart slowly going to waste and dying.
This is what the courts and elder care systems, corrupted by their greed, do not realize. Love is vital to health and a happy heart is necessary for life to endure all of pain and suffering.
With this in mind I ask everyone to pray for my mother's health and happiness, that her heart may not be broken by Larry's kidnapping, that she may endure her involuntary confinement in room #13 at Crowne nursing home, happy in her dreams and memories of bygone days, oblivious to the injustice that has been done to her and her children.
Terry Lynch
24 Feb. 2005
Yes, I still love Montgomery and the people of Alabama. Ours is a great and a beautiful state. Unfortunately the actions taken by the court and others have driven me from my home and from my beloved Alabama ... so I have produced these designs in exile and hope that they will be embrassed by all and work to promote love all over the land!
The design below features an original, vibrant red rose heart and is a great way for all the people of Alabama to empress pride, joy and love for our great state!
Please write your state representatives and urge that a law be passed such that every person may be empowered to specify, designate and appoint their own guardian/conservator for themselves and their dependents or children via Durable Power of Attorney.
In the many years that my family and I have lived in Montgomery we have contributed much to the community. My grandmother, Sue Lynch, worked at Rosemont Gardens for many years and helped provide service to members throughout the community in need of floral arrangements for Valentine's Day, weddings, funerals and other occasions. My father, Lt. Col. Leonard P. Lynch, was the transportation officer in charge of moving the troops who protected and secured the civil rights marchers during the original Selma-to-Montgomery march. My Mother, La Faye S. Lynch, has been a long time resident of Montgomery who cherishes the people of her adopted town. She now is a resident in room 13 at Crowne nursing home, having been made a ward of the state against her wishes and clear directives.
Montgomery has been good to me and my family so I want to give something back to the community and to the people of Alabama. Thus I've created a series of design items which will allow everyone to express pride, joy and love in their city and state. Please purchase these items as a way to help save my home and show that you care about family values and that love which is a most cherished part of all our lives.
