I love doing this stuff, so here we go!
Brenda Marie House - (Hanks) McLemore
We miss Brenda more than words can describe. Brenda was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, and cousin. Now my children have children of their own
- children that will never experience the love that Brenda would have given them. She was a loving, giving, and trusting woman and we believe
that that is what got Brenda murdered. Brenda had dreams, she wanted to be a beautician and was very talented when it came to doing hair, manicures, and things like that
. Unfortunately, Brenda's dreams were stolen from her. Our lives have not been the same since Brenda's dreadful murder and we feel that Brenda can not be totally at rest until this is solved. Likewise, we will not rest until those responsible are held accountable for their crime.
Life is about choices
; the choices you make in life determine your outcome. Brenda may not have always made the safest choices but it was the bad choices made by someone else that took her from us. It has been 13 years since Brenda was taken from us and it's time that someone paid for their bad choice to commit such a horrid crime. There is someone out there who knows something
and how they can live with that is beyond my comprehension.
In these past years since Brenda's brutal murder it has been hard for me and my family. My mother and father have lost their health from the stress caused by Brenda's murder and the knowledge that her killer(s) is still out there. We have spent many sleepless nights full of anger and tears. *That sentence sounds a bit strange- try "We suffered through many sleepless night filled with anger and tears"* My family wants Brenda back, but
we know that can never happen. We can no longer celebrate holidays the way we used to because something is missing
- Brenda. And she was the icing on our cake. It is made even harder because we know that whoever did this is still out there and there are people out there who know what happened to Brenda. *That sentence combined two things that have no relevance- of course people know what happened to her, but you need to explain why you put that there.* It is hard to trust anyone
because there is always a constant voice in the back of my mind *no comma here* asking me if the person I'm talking to knows anything about who murdered my sister. We need closure *use a semicolon or "and" here* we need the sick person who did this to face the consequences of their actions.
Now that the case is reopened, it has brought a lot of hope to our family. Hope isn't all that is needed to bring justice for Brenda though. If anyone out there knows what happened to Brenda, we are pleading with you to please come forward. Our family deserves the peace and rest that can only come from closure, and Brenda deserves justice.
I have asked myself what I would do if they finally catch my sisters killer(s). My family needs closure and we want to sit down and ask the person responsible for Brenda's murder why they did it
. Our family knows that there are many questions we deserve answers to. Why would you steal Brenda from her family and how could you take someone so kind and gentle from the world? In the past 13 years our family has never given up hope and there has not been a day that has gone by that Brenda hasn't been on our minds or in our hearts. I'm constantly thinking about the justice that Brenda deserves
. It has been said that there are no tears in heaven but there certainly are tears here on earth
- many of which are shed by Brenda's family. Please be compassionate and come forward if you know anything.
To whomever did this to Brenda, you know what you have done. Your time will come and you will pay for your crime. I will never give up trying to bring peace for my sister and my family. Brenda didn't deserve what was done to her and if it takes the rest of my life, I am going to see somebody pay for their crime. Brenda will never be forgotten
and we are keeping faith that justice will be served for Brenda. I can assure you that if you don't answer in this lifetime you will have to answer to God. There is no forgiveness for this except by admission *no comma here* before it's too late. I'm pleading with you, give us some closure, confess your crime. Please, finally show some compassion. It has been 13 years, put yourself into our position, you have a mother and a father, possibly even siblings and children, how would you feel? Has your crime not already been cruel enough? The Bible says, “He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” Proverbs 28:13
I would also like to say
that my heart goes out to the two young boys who found Brenda's body. I can only imagine how horrible that had to be for you and I'm sorry that you had to go through that. I would also like to thank you at the same time. If it hadn't been for these two young boys there is no telling how long Brenda could have been there.
We are hopeful that with new advances in technology that some of the evidence that was found can be of further assistance now than it was 13 years ago and if it wasn't for you two boys finding Brenda we might not have any of that evidence. *AHH that sentence is sooo long! Divide it up, please.* Bless you, and thank you for finding my sister.
We miss and love you Brenda and we will never give up on trying to find the person who did this to you and bring them to justice.
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(Oh, a general note- you're very repetitive. It's late here so I don't want to be completely breaking this down and analyzing it, but just think about that and maybe try to fix it.
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There you go!
I'm very sorry to hear about your MIL's sister. That's terrible and I wish you the best in getting those people/that person who did this to her put in jail.
