IN LOVING MEMORY OF FALYSSA VAN WINKLE (DECEMBER 14, 1979 TO OCTOBER 6, 1990)

             Falyssa Van Winkle was murdered by James Powell on this date, October 6, 1990. James Powell was executed by lethal injection on October 1, 2002. Let us not forget this 11 year old girl and hear from her father whom not only justice was served but he also criticized the Death Penalty Abolitionists.

 

Falyssa Van Winkle (SOURCE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32946261)

Birth:	Dec. 14, 1979 Lake Charles Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, USA
Death:	Oct. 6, 1990 Newton County Texas, USA
Falyssa was a sixth-grade student at FK White Middle School. She loved French class and she was on the school honor roll. Falyssa performed in class plays and had many friends. Falyssa was laid to rest wearing a Gunne Sax dress with lace and sequin trim, lacy socks, and a purple headband. Purple was her favorite color. Falyssa, her mother, and stepfather had been in the process of repainting her bedroom purple and lavender when she died. She was also interred with a pearl necklace, a rainbow pin, and her favorite doll. The necklace and pin were given to Falyssa by her first boyfriend, who was the brother of her best friend. They had been dating for two weeks. The doll had been given to Falyssa by her grandmother when she was 4; it was a musical doll that played "It's a Small World," one of Falyssa's favorite songs.
Burial: Consolata Cemetery Lake Charles Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, USA
Created by: Shalom, Rivka Record added: Jan 15, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 32946261

QUOTE 1: Her father, Mike Van Winkle, after watching Powell die, offered thanks to "the citizens of Texas for having the courage and conviction to demand that there be consequences for those people who refuse to abide by the most basic rule – that you cannot abduct, violate and strangle 10-year-old girls. I am extremely satisfied that Mr. Powell is now assuming room temperature," he added. 

QUOTE 2: Van Winkle criticized death penalty opponents for favoring sparing the lives of murderers. "Powell deserves the compassion of a cockroach," he said.

AUTHOR: Mike Van Winkle is the father of Falyssa Ann Van Winkle – She was murdered by James Rexford Powell on October 6, 1990. James Rexford Powell was executed by lethal injection in Texas on October 1, 2002.