It still saddens me that Jhessye's body was never found and has no final resting place where those who loved her can bring flowers, balloons and honor her. Was there ever a memorial held for her in place of the wake or funeral? Is there anyplace on earth where her name is etched in stone, where she is memorialized?
I wonder this because my fiance who died was cremated and his mother has his remains. I have no place to go to and pay my respects or to mourn. I can't bring him flowers or tend to his grave. Surely Tycora and the people who truly loved Jhessye would like to have a place to go to pay respects and to remember her. As it is, she just disappeared and all traces of her are gone, only the ugly details of the crime in the news remain.
There should be something, a headstone, a statue, a cross, with her name and her beautiful little face. I would love to see something dedicated to Jhessye such as a butterfly garden with a statue of a beautiful little girl just like Jhessye.
I have said this many time before, I know, so forgive me. But Jhessye just speaks to my heart because I taught kindergarten and first grade and my female students were beautiful little girls just like Jhessye. I taught in the inner city so all of my students were black and my little girls were just the most gorgeous, sweetest, charming little things.
As a mom who had only a son, I was thrilled to have over a dozen little girls to dress up and spoil. I let my students congregate in groups and my girls decided to make one giant group called the "Butterflies". I bought them ribbons and barrettes and pretty things for their hair and loved dressing them up.
So yeah, Jhessye's case really gets to me.
