Editor, Gazette-Journal:

On behalf of Machelle and James Walker, I would like to express our gratitude to the citizens and businesses of Gloucester County. As many of you know, we held a fundraiser in their daughter’s name this past weekend at Botetourt Elementary. We had an amazing turnout and came real close to our goal.

I am truly touched by the generosity of the people in this county in our efforts to help the family in a small way by easing some of the financial burden of their loss. I have lived here now for six years and been driving a school bus for the school system for the same six years. Although the passing of Rhenae has broken our hearts, I have been overwhelmed by the support of everyone in our efforts from our fellow bus drivers and the employees of the school system who donated their belongings for our sale. Thank you to our horse friends at Mystic Stables and Becky Visner, one of our fellow drivers, for bringing their horses out for the kids to ride. Glouce...