You will be forever young and beautiful. rip renia This memorial website was created to remember our dearest Renia Yookhan who was born in California on November 28, 1995 and passed away on October 26, 2009 at the age of 13. You will live forever in our memories and hearts.
Renia Yookhan had a heart of gold . Her smile could make anyone's day, and she always knew how to make someone laugh . She was loved beyond belief and is greatly missed now that shes gone .
Renia was always being bullied at school and outside of school . She was called names and picked on non-stop. The bullying continued at school, when she was on AIM , and as well as her private Facebook account. It never seemed to end .
Though the bullying put Renia in alot of emotional pain and depression - she seemed happy overall. She would manage to put a smile on her face and always kept her head up high. Renia would smile like nothing was wrong , when infact her world was crashing down.
Her friends would always be by her side as well as her family . But that just wasnt enough for Renia ....
No matter how much her friends loved her and cared for her , she would always think that she was a problem for them. She felt as if she was "holding back" her best friend and as if she was ruining everyone's life. Renia blamed herself for every tiny problem her friends had at school . Since she was always called names, she thought that she would ruin her friends' reputations.
Renia just didnt see how much she meant to everyone. She couldnt see what an amazing person she really was , and how much her family and friends truely loved her .
On October 26, her bullies delivered their final laugh and Renia hung herself in her friend (Nareh's) house.
Earlier that day , Renia and her best friend Nareh ditched first period with a couple of their friends. They cracked jokes, and laughed , and simply had fun. At the end of the period Renia went up to Nareh telling her that she loved her like a sister and that she would never want to hurt her . Renia told Nareh that she was going to go to her second period, so Nareh went to hers.
She did not go to second period like she said she would, she just walked straight out of the office and went to her best friends house. Renia had already made a plan to commit suicide in her best friend's home. Afterall , it was close by to school and no one was home. She had already made up her mind ... the pain was overflowing for Renia, and she just didnt see the light at the end of the tunnel. She saw no hope for clearing her name , and having her heart broken by a guy she really seemed to love just made it so much worse. She hated herself for "holding her best friend back", and she thought that if she had died, her friends and her family would be better off without her. Renia just didnt see how much she ment to everyone... she didnt see how much her family loved her . She didnt see how much her parents would miss her, and how sad her best friends would be without her.
Renia and Nareh shared lockers at school, and Nareh was pretty worried when Renia didnt show up. She asked a couple friends if they saw her, and none of them did. A couple of Renia's freinds did say that they saw Nareh run up to them (looking all worried) and asked them if they saw Renia.They went looking for Renia during snack time but they didnt find her. During third period, Renia sent a text message to her friends saying , " ily bye".
Nareh told the principle and the staff that she was missing. She warned them about how she thought Renia was going to commit suicide and naturally, the school got police to look for her.She called Renia 26 times that day, trying to get a hold of her. But Renia wouldn't pick up.
The confusion in Renia's eyes said it all ... she had lost controll. Her heart was too full , and she felt so small. The girl who once seemed unbreakable ... finally gave up.
Renia's death came as a shock for everyone . Her family misses her greatly as well as her best friends. No one ever thought that someone like Renia would take their own lives. Renia was an amazing person and she was loved by so many. She had a wonderful family and parents who were always there to support her. She was the best friend anyone could ask for and always brightened the day. Renia had so many dreams and goals, but unfortunetly she was so caught up in teen drama. She was a bright young woman and its a terrible life that was lost, and spreading rumors does not help.
Please know that the rumors you are hearing about Renia and her best friend are not true. Renia was too hurt to go on living her life. Her best friend and her DID NOT plan to commit suicide together. Her best friend infact tried helping Renia get through all the pain. She was not there when Renia commited suicide either, no one was. The house was empty so please dont believe the rumors you are hearing about Renia's best friend assisting her in her suicide. There is also a rumor going out about Renia's parents abusing her. That is not true. Her parents loved her with all their heart , and deeply miss her. They were always there for Renia, and I know for a fact that they would do anything to see their little girl smile. I have not come on here to defend Renia's best friend or her parents, I just want people to know the truth and learn a lesson. Bullying hurts, and Renia tought us that. Please just let Renia's friends and family greive in PEACE ! There is proof that Renia's best friend did not assist Renia in her suicide, infact her and the rest of her friends tried stopping her. And there is proof Renia's parent did nothing but love and care for their daughter. Stop spreading the rumors about Renia, her best friend, and her parents. Those are not true.
If theres any of you out there who are thinking of doing what Renia did, please dont. I beg of you. The pain after a loved ones suicide is so stigmatizing. And it is one of the worst pains a family has to go through. Renia's death has affected so many lives , and Renia will be greatly missed.
Please dont ever forget Renias story. She has taught us that bullying hurts and she has also showed us how lucky we are to have our loved ones in our lives.
RIP RENIA.
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http://tribute.perfectmemorials.com/riprenia/
http://virtualheaven.com/memorial/heaven/479/
http://renia-yookhan.gonetoosoon.org/
