In Loving Memory Of Chynna L. Dickus Who Was Born January 22, 1980 And Received Her Angel Wings July 24, 2006
Chynna It's been only two years now That you were taken away from me, My one and only precious daughter Murdered by some cruel soul now free.
Being brutally stabbed to death On that dreadful July day, It breaks my heart more than anyone could know My precious Chynna was taken away.
Time will never heal the pain I feel Every moment my heart still aches, I think about you with every moment And with each breath I take.
How I wish you were still with me I remember how you loved butterflies, I find myself still calling out to you But your sweet voice now has no reply.
My life is now very difficult As things will never be the same, Birthdays and Christmas while giving out gifts I wish I could still call out your name.
I can remember holding you in my arms As a baby, for the very first time, Who would have known that this short time later The pain in this heart of mine.
Remembering many years ago When you were just a child, I'd hold you gently against my breast And rock you for a while.
I remember when I'd stroke your cheeks And wipe away your tears, I'd hold you close with my loving arms And gently calm your fears.
I am so sorry this had to happen This was a senseless and brutal attack, How I wish I could go back in time And bring my precious daughter back.
I want you to know Chynna How much I've always loved you, And you'll live on in my heart forever This my precious child is true!
I love you and miss you! Love, Mom
In loving memory of my precious daughter Chynna L Dickus Who was born January 22, 1980 And received her angel wings July 24, 2006
Chynna was my one and only daughter. She was taken away July 24th, 2006. Chynna, 26 and her stepson Blake, 10 were brutally murdered in their new home. They had just moved in about a month before. And Blake was over for his weekly visit. Little did they know something terrible was going to happen that afternoon? No one heard or saw anything, but someone took Chynna and Blake's life. They were found brutally stabbed to death that afternoon. Who was the last to see them alive? Who killed them?
Chynna L. Dickus was known for making homemade gifts and sending handwritten notes to friends. Nicknamed "Betty Homemaker" by her husband, she was remembered as someone always concerned about bringing comfort to those around her. "She had a tender, servant's kind of heart, and I'll always remember that about her," friend Lesa Burris said. Chynna Dickus, 26, and her stepson, Blake Dickus, 10, were found dead by Stephen S. "Sean" Dickus on Monday night in the home they shared.The couple had recently returned from a mission trip to El Salvador with other members of Grace Assembly of God. On the trip, Chynna Dickus worked with a medical missions team to treat children.
Chynna Dickus cared about people and cried easily, Burris said. She talked about the excitement of moving into her new home but, at the same time, remembered the poverty she saw in El Salvador."She said, 'There's all these kids who have nothing, and we come home and we have everything,'" Burris said.
Chynna Dickus, who was an only child, looked forward to starting her own family, Burris said. She had a special fondness for her stepson, talking to Burris about how she and Sean Dickus had been able to spend a lot of time with him this summer, Burris said.
"Chynna treated Blake as if he was her actual son and took care of him in that way," said Lance Fischer, who is a co-worker of Chynna Dickus' mother, Marcia Anderson. Chynna Dickus would make cakes with special cartoon characters for Blake's birthday.
She was trying to make a particularly unique cake for Blake a few years ago, and when it didn't turn out, she walked back to the Wal-Mart store near her home and got ingredients to make the cake from scratch, Burris said."She was so excited about decorating it and making it special," she said.
Chynna Dickus often sent cards to Burris with handwritten notes just to let her know she was thinking of her. Burris was surprised when she received a card from her remembering Burris' anniversary with her husband.
She had a knack for remembering people's birthdays and anniversaries, Sean Dickus said.
Chynna Dickus was fond of adding personal touches to gifts. When Burris sent her a picture of Burris' family around Christmastime, Chynna Dickus turned it into a homemade tree ornament and dropped it off at the Burrises' home along with a tin full of fudge, candy and cookies, Burris said.
"She enjoyed just doing those things that touched people," Burris said.
The woman who recently became a greeter at her church laughed all the time and was described by several people as bubbly. "She just had such a glow about her, and it's just going to be unreal that we won't see her anymore," Burris said.
Chynna Dickus had a close relationship with her mother, and the pair would often spend time together, Anderson's co-worker Lance Fischer said. "When she wasn't at work, she was basically where (Chynna) was," Fischer said. Anderson said she had returned home from work when she opened up the door and saw a police deputy and chaplain, Fischer said. "She said, 'I don't know what I'm going to do without Chynna in my life. I thought I was the one who was going to die first so I wouldn't have to worry about it,'" Fischer said.
