Rylee Nicole Ritchie, age 14

Lost to gun violence on April 28, 2019 in Muncie, Indiana.

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  • Nickname:
    19 sugarpeas
    2 rylee bug
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    19 quiet but comforting
    9 Very sweet
    5 sweet
    6 very talented at art and writing stories
    6 we really loved reading in class.
    7 Always was kind to everyone
    5 quiet sweet stood up for herself and others
    4 A wonder to be around. A kind soul with great intentions. A beautiful smile and welcoming laugh.
    5 she was the literal definition of "chaotic good", very cute with those tight curls
    4 super sweet and deserved the world
    4 always knew how to brighten up a gloomy day
    3 BEAUTIFUL
    3 kind heart kind mind and the sweetest girl I've ever met
    4 stood up for me when I couldn't
    2 see you in heaven girly love you ryry
    2 helped me become a better person, a huge role model for me
  • Occupation:
    4 8th Grade Student At Delta Middle School.
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  • Schools attended:
    3 RES
  • Comments:
    8 sleep in peace knowing there are people whoo will love you
    3 We all miss you Rylee rip my friend.
    3 We will all miss you and your laugh, Ry. Rest easy
    2 rest easy, rylee.
    3 rest easy girly, we love you and miss you .
    2 Rest In Peace Reyes we miss you we all love you
    3 We all love you girly r.i.p 💓
    4 Rest In Peace beautiful we all love and miss you
    2 I miss you already girl:/
    2 Rest easy Rylee your missed greatly
    2 Rest in peace Rylee ilysm and always will
    2 we miss and the delta group loves you
    3 We Miss You Already
    2 Rest In Peace
    3 Rest easy Rylee 😥 you will be missed 💔😭
    2 we all miss you so much love you girl
    3 MISS YOU RYLEE EVERYONE WEAR A STICKER
    2 Rylee I can't believe this happened to you. This is so crazy. Fly High!!!!!!! I love you BFF
    1 Rest in peace we all loved you
    2 R.I.P Rylee
    2 You never deserved this. You are missed 😭😭 fly high
    1 We will miss you fly high❤️
    2 You were my best friend ❤️ I miss you ❤️ rip
    3 Fly high Rylee! Miss You!!! I will miss you everyday every second and every mintue. DMS misses you!
    2 You most definitely did not deserve this.. Hope ur dancing in the sky ❤❤ miss ya
    3 baby i miss you but your in a better place and we love you🥺❤️
    1 I miss you so bad from kali
    1 I miss you rylee
    1 miss you rylee
    2 you will never be forgotten Babygirl . never 💞💞
    1 rip rylee
    1 rest easy beautiful girl!!💔📿
    1 My Condolences for this Innocent Young Lady!!!!
    1 We love you, Rylee! ♥️
    1 im sorry for ever arguring with you rylee
    1 Rest easy baby Rylee. Love you
    1 God Bless you precious Angel
    1 Rip Rylee fly high angel rest in peace.
    1 R.I.P RYLEE
    1 Rylee, my heart is breaking i miss you with all my heart. Fly high angel.
    1 RIP love
    1 love you Ryry I wear a sticker everyday my rooms covered in them rest easy
    1 thanks for being there for everyone I hope to be half of what you are
    1 you'll live on in all of our hearts
    1 rip rylee i will miss you some how you always found a way to make me happy
    1 RIP rylee I miss ya love ya sis
    1 I miss you so much, i love you so much, fly high baby
    2 Hey, we all miss you, hope your still reading in heaven
    1 August 2019 still wear a sticker everyday and I will till I die love and miss you girly
    1 its early september and I still miss you so much.
    1 its september now and i miss you so much right now we love you angel
    2 it's october now. almost halloween. we could of made our pumpkins together. i miss you rylee.
    1 its october now, i miss you so much ... love you angel ❤️❤️
    1
    1 It's thanksgiving now. I'm thankful for you, rylee. I miss you so much.
    1 hey there rylee, me and phil miss you, hope you're doing well up there
    1 Its December now rylee, i miss you so much and i hope your happy up there, i love you ❤️❤️
    2 love you little sis. from your only bro.
    2 It's February now. I miss you so much. Our 2 years coming up
    1 Its almost your birthday, i love you so much ❤️❤️
    1 Happy birthday you gorgeous Angel❤️💖
    1 hey, everything in the world is crazy rn. hope you're doing fine
    2 worlds going crazy I really hope your good I miss you so much
    2 cant help but imagine how yous be grown up
    2 i still cant believe thid happened. i still wear a sticker
    2 im gonna wear a sticker till i die i miss you
    2 i never see anyone wearing stickers anymore but maybe they dont have one
    3 i still tell my friends about you
    2 your birthday is soon and i still think about you every day. i miss you. rest well
    2 2023, still love you ry
    2 it's 2023 now. you would've been 18 this year. you're getting so big, my love. I miss you so much.
    1 Its June 2024 now and I still think about you every single day. Such a kind soul gone too soon.
    1 I still can't believe you're gone. It hurts me every single time I think about it.

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