Re: Where is Scientology keeping Barbara Cordova Oliver? 80 year-old mother wants to
Arlene Cordova, 1933-2016: In her 80s, she took on Scientology and reunited with her daughter.
An update from Tony Ortega.
http://tonyortega.org/2016/07/29/ar...n-scientology-and-reunited-with-her-daughter/
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It’s been a while since we checked in with Arlene Cordova about her daughter Barbara, and so we called her yesterday only to learn some unhappy news. We were unaware that Arlene had died last week, on July 22, at the age of 83. It was Barbara who answered our phone call. We told her how sorry we were to hear about her mother. For a couple of years, we had enjoyed several really meaningful phone calls with Arlene as she struggled to reunite with her daughter. Barbara said she didn’t want to speak for an article, and so we wished her well.
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Several months later, Arlene’s perseverance paid off. She got her daughter back, and Barbara moved in with her. We told Arlene how thrilled we were and explained how happy our readers would be to learn the news, but she asked us not to write about it. She wanted time with Barbara to help her recover from what she’d been through. So, for more than a year we kept quiet about Arlene’s reunion with her daughter, checking in with her once or twice to see if there was any news. Then, yesterday, we looked up Arlene’s number again, hoping to have another conversation with her and to find out the latest.
We were stunned and saddened to hear that she is gone. She was a brave and persistent mom, and we’re glad she had what time she did after she fought Scientology and was reunited with her daughter.
Arlene, we will miss you. And Barbara, we wish you the best.
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