We miss you Kem

A friend from high school posted a blog today pointing out that one of our fellow classmates went missing 10 years ago today. Actually as I type this she was being seen for the last time. I believe it was about 10 pm that she was last seen. We were 4 or so days from starting our senior year when we found out. Our little town was in turmoil. We were all scared to death. Of course the rumors were flying. Eventually the FBI were called in. They even did a Unsolved Mysteries show about her disappearance. We started our Senior year with a bit of sadness, but knew we had to continue. Everything we did through out the year we remembered Kem and continued to hope we would see her walking through the high school hall. Her mom went on the Montel show and talked with Sylvia Brown. I don't know what came of this, but apparently nothing much. There were several different leads that were investigated through out the year. As graduation approached we still knew nothing. We planted a tree on the school grounds so that others would know about Kem and how much we loved and missed her. Anytime we wore our caps/gowns we all had yellow ribbons on as well. During our awards day ceremony we carried yellow roses and presented them to her family. Our class sponsors did not want us to include Kem's memory as much as we did, but it was what we as a class wanted. We left an empty chair for her where she would have sat alphabetically and had black and gold (our school colors) balloons on it. We did the same during our graduation ceremony. We even released balloons and made it part of our ceremony.

Through the years we have occasionally heard rumors of other leads, but they never panned out. Anytime I hear of remains being found in the surrounding area I think of Kem. In a way wanting to know but really for her family. I think someone told me her parents have recently filed legal paperwork to have her declared dead, so that they could have a ceremony. This could very well just be rumor.

Anyway...today is 10 years since Kem was last seen. We miss you Kem!


here is a link to the FBI site http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/ramer.htm

Everyone please remember her family as I'm sure this anniversary is not a good one for them.