« Claudine Ryce Dies of Heart Attack | Main | Mother and Son Together Again »
January 22, 2009
Friends Mourn Death of Claudine Ryce
Topics: General
Don & Claudine with Roy and Sylvia at a seminar in Clearwater. (the date on the photo is not accurate).
Good evening everyone -
It is with a heavy, sad heart that I send this e-mail to let you know that Claudine Ryce has died of a heart attack. The words below are from Lee Condon.
Cammy
Subject: In Loving Memory of Claudine Ryce
Last night we lost a very dear friend. Claudine Ryce passed away. As I was starting to write this message I received a call from Lissa Udell who is a crimes against children agent. She wanted to break the news to me knowing that it would be best coming from a friend. In her words, "Claudine really made a difference in this world. She did so much, along with Don, to fight to protect children. This is a huge loss". Along the way she earned the respect, admiration and love of so many. I have watched her and Don open their wounds after losing Jimmy to continue the cause to insure law enforcement has the tools needed to locate missing children and to make sure children, parents and community understood the dangers facing children and what to do to prevent abductions. Those of us who knew her were truly blessed and will miss her dearly.
May God bless her and her family.
Lee
I will have more information tomorrow regarding the funeral and will send that out as soon as I get it. Again, we have a family that needs our prayers and our love.
Cammy
Cammy Newell
Program Coordinator
Fox Valley Technical College
Criminal Justice Division
Child Protection Training Center
Appleton, Wisconsin
800-648-4966
920-735-2592 Direct line
920-735-4757 Fax
Mother of murdered Miami boy Jimmy Ryce dies
MIAMI — The mother of a 9-year-old boy whose 1995 murder received national attention has died from a heart attack.
A spokeswoman for Jimmy Ryce's family says his mother, 66-year-old Claudine Ryce, died Wednesday.
Jimmy Ryce was kidnapped after exiting his school bus near the family's rural Miami home. Claudine Ryce and her husband, Don, participated in the three-month search.
Authorities arrested ranch hand Juan Carlos Chavez after the boy's backpack was found in his trailer. Chavez confessed to raping Jimmy, shooting him and then dismembering the body, placing it in planters and sealing them in cement.
Chavez was found guilty of murder. He is on death row pending appeal.
A state law bearing the boy's name keeps sexual predators in custody even after they finish their sentences if they are considered a danger.
___
Posted by admin at January 22, 2009 11:00 AM
