My love to Onica Kelly Wright...8/28/74- 4/24/1998

As her family we are all aware at this time of year, that it's been 22 years since we lost our sweet sister Onica. Sometimes I still find it hard to talk about her or even remember my childhood, because all of those memories include her being right beside me. She was my partner in crime (literally), my best friend, roomate, and some days my worst enemy. We were yin and yang...and I like to think that over the years I have become more like her. She was forever bubbly, full of energy and very social. She was sun-shiny but could pout like no one else when she wanted to get her way. She was feisty but very loving and kind. She was always ahead/part of fashion trends and was a boy magnet at way too young an age.
Part of me is very sad that I wasn't with her when she left this world...that I didn't get to help her and comfort her, to tell her that I loved her and to say goodbye. But I want all of you to know that I still feel her with me. A lot of that is because of all of you. I see little bits of her in each one of you and and am reminded of how blessed I am to have sisters. Sisters that I love, admire, and hope to become more like as I progress in this life. Sisters that have been there for me through all of it and still love and hopefully, at times, can admire me for my strengths and look past my blaring weaknesses. I love you all, so dearly. I love our parents who's loss of a sweet daughter I could never imagine living through. You've struggled with it, tremendously, but ultimately I hope you feel stronger and closer to Heavenly Father because of it. We can be with her again someday. I know it's true. We can honor her life by making the best choices we can, and by forgiving ourselves of the bad ones. I know we are God's children and that he loves each of us, unconditionally. I believe that Onica is with him helping him on the other side.
You really are my sister-soul mates, my examples and my best friends.
Here's to Becca, Heather, Ariana, Janelle, Onica, Amy, Jessica and Kimbriana and of course our lovely parents Jerry and Christine.
Love to you all!
Rachelle
PS...someday I will find a picture of Onica and put it up here too. So sad, cried all morning when I couldn't find one.