"The mind cannot accept, and the heart refuses to grasp, the death of one so young, who is suddenly taken from us by cruelty and malice by some unworthy person ", said the Rev. Frank Harrington, "When a child is lost, one feels that part of the future is gone."
"She was one of the only children who ever talked to me who didn't ask for anything, said McReynolds, Boulder's resident Santa. "Instead, she gave."
"I know that she was well-liked by the students," said a mother of one High Peaks student. "She was a very talented, bright spark."
"She was just a normal, happy child," said her uncle, Jeff Ramsey. "Just a good kid"
"The child was so considerate of her peers," said a neighbor who sometimes babysat for JonBenet and Burke."
"JonBenet is a pleasure to have in class," her teacher wrote. "She is a confident, positive student who works hard on all assignments. JonBenet's mature behavior makes her a positive role model for the other students."
"She gave it [the stardust] to me for my beard, and that just shows that she was thinking about giving and not just getting," said Bill McReynolds.
"She had an angel's spirit, which is unusual not only among adults, but children, and I'm just devastated that she's gone," McReynolds said.
On Friday, they recalled her as a mature, generous, sweet young girl who loved singing and dancing.
JonBenet occasionally would arrive at the office and take her father out to lunch with her family, Wagner said. "She was a charming little girl," Wagner said.
Indeed, JonBenet doted on her older brother, McReynolds said. "Last year, she wanted to make sure I spent enough time with him," McReynolds said. "And she always wanted to make sure everyone was having a good time, which is why I was so surprised that she was so young ... I'll really miss her angel spirit."
Life looked like it was going to be good for the little girl. She had told people she wanted to become a professional ice skater or maybe an artist. In November she was named to the "Star's Honor Roll" at High Peaks Martin Park Elementary School for winning an "I Caught You Being Good" award.
"She loved that little dog," says Joe Barnhill, a retiree who lives across the street from the Ramseys. "She would lie down on the floor and let the dog lick her face, and she would laugh and laugh. It tickled me to see such joy and happiness."
JonBenet Ramsey rarely cried.
"That baby was a little angel,'' said Shirley Brady, who worked as a housekeeper and baby sitter for the Ramseys in Atlanta.
"She always woke up with a smile. You wouldn't know she was up because she hardly made any noise, but you would find her in her crib, laughing and cooing.''"She's such a precious beautiful kid" said Diane Brumfit
Eller said: "This is a beautiful young girl, as you can see. Very vibrant and, from all reports that we have at this time, very precocious and a wonderful child."
"She was a beautiful little girl", neighbor Diane Brumfit said, "But her personality - she was very engaging and charming."
"She just had that inner glow", said McReynolds, "I went home and said my wife, I think I've seen an angel"
"The truth of the little girl is not in the facts.", McReynolds said, "There really is no way I can define her spirit. She was a very precious child."
It was [the pageants], say all the people who knew, such a small part of JonBenet's life, a part that has taken on a life of its own with her death.
The JonBenet they knew was the one trying to keep up with her big brother, Burke. "She was a tomboy with scrapes on her knees, just like any 6 year old", John Andrew Ramsey said.
"Her teacher says she is so outgoing that she will never have trouble delivering an oral book report!"
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