3 Cheerleaders Scholarship Fund
The Three Cheerleaders Scholarship Fund honors Tayloré Hall, Alicia Rix and Jae Lynn Russell, cheerleaders for Sylvan Hills and Northside High Schools, who were killed in 2004 at the intersection of Highway 5 and 89 in Cabot, now known by local residents as “Angel’s Crossing.”
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Tayloré Hall
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Tayloré was great at sports and ran circles around the boys. She was as fearless as they come, yet gentle as a butterfly. She played softball, basketball, soccer and volleyball and was good at all of them. If she made it her goal to succeed at sports or in her studies, she didn't give up. She also had a kind heart for people and a way to make people happy. She thought everyone needed someone. She became a strong follower of Christ, and she always lived life to the fullest.
Mallory Kyzer, Taylore’s mom, says her daughter would be so honored to have the scholarship fund make a difference in people’s lives just as she loved to do while here on earth. She adds, “the loss of |
Taylore' has really made us and others realize that life is too short to take for granted and that each moment spent with a loved one is an important one. The scholarship named in her honor has been an inspiration. I feel like she will always live on and there will be people in school because of it, and she will have been a part of their success.”
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By Becky Russell
Jae Lynn never failed to captivate those who knew and loved her. At an early age, it became apparent that she possessed a vivid imagination and an unquenchable curiosity. As she grew and developed into a beautiful teenager, those qualities in her personality remained and were a source of frequent amusement for her family and friends. Jae Lynn was a typical teen and an intensely free-spirited individual. She worked hard at the sport of cheerleading and she gained a great deal of self-confidence
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as her skills improved. One of her greatest loves of the sport wasthat she was always surrounded by people with the same interest. Jae Lynn’s mom, Becky says, “There are no words to express the loss and sadness we feel with her absence. I feel like the whole world should miss her and it does not seem possible that it continues to move on without her. The work with the scholarship is my way of keeping Jae Lynn with us. And if someday I see one of our scholarship winners have a successful life, I will say, ‘Way to go, Jae Lynn! You had something to do with that!’”
As profound as the sadness of these parents and other family members, they have found that working together, forming a fund in their daughters’ names and reaching out to other young people has helped them deal with their grief. It is a testament to the goodness, warmth and talent of these girls that not only their parents, but friends, neighbors, co-workers, fellow students and even strangers are contributing money to build the funds that honor them and pave the way for other young people to fulfill their college dreams. | |