In Loving Memory Of Rickel Knox

February 26, 1988
September 25, 1995

Rickel Knox was born on February 26th 1988 in Kingston New York. She grew up on her Main Street home with her mother.
Rickel attended the Edson Elementary School in Kindergarten and beginning of First Grade. Rickel loved riding her bike, roller skating, playing with her friends and going to Church every week. She was a bright, smart, young girl with many hopes and dreams.
On September 21st 1995, Rickel was kidnapped while roller skating outside her home. The next day the police caught the suspect of the kidnapping, Larry Whitehurst, her mother's ex-boyfriend, who admitted to kidnapping Rickel.

Rickel Knox Memorial Playground

In October, a small tree was planted in memory of Rickel at her school. A large ceremony was also held in her honor, on planting the tree. Today her tree stands tall and healthy, reminding everyone of her.
Her memory will always shine on...

For Rickel

When God calls little children
to dwell with Him above, We
mortals sometime question the
wisdom of His love. For no
heartache compares with the
death of one small child, Who
does so much to make our world,
seem wonderful and mild, Perhaps
God tires of calling the aged
to his fold, So He picks a
rosebud, before it can grow old.
God knows how much we need them,
and so He takes but few to make
the land of Heaven more beautiful
to view. Believing this is
difficult still somehow we must
try,The saddest word mankind
knows will always be "Goodbye."
So when a little child departs,
we who are left behind must
realize God loves children,Angels
are hard to find.

Author Unknown

With Love

~Ashley