Richard H. Williamson, IV, MY ANGEL IN HEAVEN
September 21, 2001, was the day that ended the life of my 16 year old son. He was a Junior at Scott County High School in Georgetown Kentucky. He was popular, and loved sports, art, and most of all loved his girlfriend Crystal. Richie was an ordinary kid. He had a temper, when he didn't get his way. However, there were NO SIGNS of what he did that night of September 20th, 2001. I was on the way home from work. (between 11:00p.m and 11:45 p.m.) I had to stop at store first.
I ended up behind fire trucks, police and and ambulance. I had no idea that I was following them to my house. I was stopped at the top of my hill. (my house is 3 houses down). I couldn't see what was going on; but when I asked, they said there had been a problem, and that we couldn't proceed until clearance was given because a weapon had been used. Apparently noone was home except the victim. So they thought. As soon as clearance was given, they stopped right in front of my house. I immediately ran in front of my house and they grabbed me and escorted me straight into the ambulance. I waited for an entire hour or more and was told nothing. The police had been around back with their flashlights, annoying both my husband and dog. My husband proceeded out the front door and was wrestled to the ground, thinking he may have been the one to shoot our son. My 14 year son in his bedroom came down after to see what was going on and was took separately for questioning. Everyone was separated to make sure no different story was given. After and hour or 2 not being told nothing, I was finally able to leave the ambulance and approache by the coroner and introduced, our mouths dropped. Your son, Richard, has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head with a shotgun. There was not much left of him. My basement was proof of that. We were in so much shock. There is no time limit on earth to heal. It has been over a year and still it is hard. Richie was also to be a father last year, when his girlfriends parents made them "abort"
their baby. I found a poem he wrote and I am enclosing it. I am showing this because Richie was also a great poet. He loved to write poems. Anytime he got angry, he used his poems to described how he felt.
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