Pubdate: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 Source: Surrey Leader (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 Surrey Leader Contact: http://www.surreyleader.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1236 Author: Dan Ferguson GOLFING FOR A CAUSE They used to go hit a bucket of golf balls together. Neither of them actually played golf. It was a mother-son thing, something they would do to spend time together. When Eileen Mohan would out-drive her broad-shouldered son Chris, he would grin and tell her it was a fluke. "Don't get comfortable," he'd say. They must have gone seven times before he died. Lately, Eileen has been taking lessons so she can participate in the first-annual "Ed Schellenberg / Chris Mohan Memorial Golf Tournament on Sept. 26 at Hazelmere Golf Course in South Surrey. She says the training is being provided free of charge by a friend of the event organizers. The tournament is to honour the memory of two innocent crime victims and to heighten awareness about the impact of gang violence. Investigators believe Schellenberg, a 55-year-old Abbotsford man, and the 22-year old Mohan were murdered in October of last year to leave no witnesses to the execution-style slaying of four other men in the East Whalley Ring Road highrise where the Mohan family lived. Schellenberg, a gas pipe fitter, was working on the fireplace in the suite where the others died. He was killed along with Mohan, who resided next door. Police believe Schellenberg and Mohan were slain by the people responsible for the deaths of 22-year-old Edward (Eddie) Sousakhone Narong, 21-year-old Corey Jason Lal and his 26-year-old brother Michael Justin Lal, and Ryan Bartolmeo - all Surrey residents, all known to police and believed to have links to gangs and the drug trade. Eileen Mohan says she hopes publicity about the golfing event will help get the issue of crime on the agenda of the current federal election. "I don't hear any parties talking about crime," she says. "(Yet) on a weekly basis, we hear about gang shootings." She says the police investigating the multiple murders have told they are moving carefully to ensure they have a solid case when they lay charges. "I'm willing to be very patient," she says. Information about the tournament can be obtained by phoning 604-632-7233 or visting http://www.edschellenbergandchrismohanmemorialgolftournament.com . Mohan's employer, CIBC, has donated $10,000 to the cause. Organizers are hoping money from the tournament can be used to establish a fund for victims of crime. - --- MAP posted-by: Steve Heath