| Cheyenne Marie Simmons August 4, 1995 - October 3, 2004 |
| Cheyenne Marie Simmons, 9 years of age, along with her mother, was killed in an altercation with her mother's boyfriend, Troy Gordell, on Sunday, October 3, 2004, at Cheyenne's home in Pottsville, Texas, near Hamilton, Texas. Cheyenne was a fourth grade student at Ann Whitney Elementary in Hamilton at the time of her death. A massive manhunt was launched in search of Gordell who fled the scene. He was found on a ranch in the area and numerous members of law enforcement personnel from the area surrounded him. Military equipment was brought in to help in the search and apprehension but as the |
| In Memory of our |
| lawmen and equipment moved in, Gordell took his own life. The headlines for the Hamilton Herald-News for Thursday, October 7, 2004 read: Gunman kills self Monday: Mother and daughter murdered Sunday A caption in that publication read "In one of the most horrendous crimes ever committed in Hamilton County...". |
 |  |  |  |  |  |
If roses grow in Heaven,
Lord please pick a bunch for me,
Place them in my daughters arms
and tell her they're from me.
Tell her that I love her and miss her,
and when she turns to smile,
place a kiss upon her cheek
and hold her for a while.
Because remembering her is easy,
I do it everyday,
but there's an ache within my heart
that will never go away.
Author unknown
Lord please pick a bunch for me,
Place them in my daughters arms
and tell her they're from me.
Tell her that I love her and miss her,
and when she turns to smile,
place a kiss upon her cheek
and hold her for a while.
Because remembering her is easy,
I do it everyday,
but there's an ache within my heart
that will never go away.
Author unknown
