| Location | Edwardsville |
| Age | 9 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 06/02/1999 |
| Date of Death | 24/01/2009 |
| Visitors | 1,196 since 04/10/2009 |
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Taylor Nicole Pinkas Rogers, born Feb. 6, 1999, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at 1:45 p.m., at
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center in St. Louis. The daughter of Jodi Pinkas, of
Edwardsville, she resided with and is survived by her great aunt Debbie Dycus, of Edwardsville, who
had been her loving caregiver/guardian for the past nine years. She is also survived by Kenneth
(Lindsay) Dycus, of Hamel, Matt Dycus (Natalie Isaak), of Edwardsville, Kirsten Dycus; two half
sisters, Jaidyn and Jazdyn Miles; grandparents, Scott Pinkas, of Edwardsville and Debbie Reed, of
Glen Carbon; an uncle, Kevin Pinkas of St. Louis; great grandmothers, Bernice Pinkas of Edwardsville
and Alta Berniece Thomas of Glen Carbon; aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and her amazing, loving and
dedicated pediatrician, Dr. Jamil Rana. She was preceded in death by her great grandfathers Frank L.
Pinkas and James R. Thomas. Taylor was born healthy and typically developing but was the victim of
Shaken Baby Abuse/Abusive Head Trauma at the age of 10 weeks. Not expected to live, she survived
defying all odds. Her struggles were many but her accomplishments even greater. She was confined to
a wheelchair, unable to move her body or speak, but her smiles and laughs spoke volumes. She loved
listening to her music, having Kirsten play with/for her and going to the beach in Florida to listen
to the waves crashing to the shore. She was known to many in the local area, across the State of
Illinois, the United States and internationally as an icon in the efforts to educate on and end
Shaken Baby Abuse/Abusive Head Trauma. In her short life Taylor attended four national shaken baby
conferences, two of them in Canada. With the help of her Aunt Debbie, Taylor educated many students
in local school districts, daycare providers, and professionals on the dangers of shaking a baby and
how to cope with a crying baby. Taylor also testified before the House and Senate in Springfield,
Ill., and without saying a word she helped bring about change and awareness with the help of Senator
William Haine and his legislative assistance Cheri Frizzo. Taylor was a third grade student at
Albert Cassens Elementary in Glen Carbon and previously a student at Leclaire Elementary in
Edwardsville, Hamel Elementary and Midway Elementary. She loved going to school to be with her
peers, dedicated teachers and staff, therapists and everyone she encountered at school. She also
loved riding the bumpy bus to school when she was well enough. Her life was short but she gave great
joy to her family and everyone she met and they will forever remember her beautiful smile,
determination, courage, strength and purpose. Her legacy will live on in the continued efforts of
those dedicated to SBS/AHT education and prevention. Rest peacefully now and soar on your beautiful
angel wings with all the other SBS angels who have gone on before you. Memorials may be made to the
National Shaken Baby Coalition or the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome in Taylor’s memory.
For those who want to make a donation in Taylor’s honor: (For a tax deductible contribution 501 c
3): National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, 2955 Harrison Blvd No. 102, Ogden, UT 84403-indicate in
honor of Taylor Nicole Rogers. The donation will then be directed to the family or to the Family
Scholarship Fund, so one of these choices should be specified also.) For donations that are not tax
deductible (501 c 3 is not in place yet): The National Shaken Baby Coalition, 652 Frederick Street,
Edwardsville, IL, 62025-1223.
FOR YOU ANGEL XXX
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Sometimes it's hard to understand,
To see the reason why,
Sometimes it's hard to find the words,
To say that last goodbye.
Sometimes it's hard to look ahead,
With eyes still filled with tears,
But all our cherished memories,
Will live on through the years.
And though there are no answers,
The questions still remain,
Sometimes we just can't comprehend,
Or understand the pain.
Sometimes it's hard to look beyond,
The rainclouds in the sky,
Though all our cherished memories,
Will stay as time goes by.
Sometimes when we close our eyes,
The only thing we see,
Are moments that are long gone by,
Of how things used to be.
Sometimes we need to just let go,
Let tears fall as they may,
Reliving cherished memories,
That never fade away.
Love always beautiful mandy.x.
night sweetdreams angel.xxx.
What kind of place would heaven be with all its streets of gold, if all the souls, that dwell up there like yours and mine, were old? How strange would heaven’s music sound when harps begin to ring, if children were not gathered ‘round to help the angels sing. The children that God sends to us are only just a loan, He knows we need their sunshine to make the house a home. We need the inspiration of a baby’s blessed smile. He doesn’t say they’ve come to stay, just lends them for a while. Sometimes it takes them years to do the work for which they come. Sometimes in just a month or two our Father calls them home. I like to think some souls up there bear not one sinful scar. I love to think of heaven as a place where children are
A teddy just for you XxX
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Here is a little Teddy..
And it's made with love
I'm going to send it straight to you TAYLOR..
In heaven up above
Cuddle up with Teddy..
As it's time for bed
So rest your tiny Angel wings
And just remember what I said
Here is a little Teddy..
And it's made with love
So give your teddy a goodnight kiss..
Precious Angel up above
LV MANDY.XXXXXX.
Footsteps of Angels
✻ ❃ ✻ ❃ ✻ ❃ ✻ ❃ ✻ ❃ ✻ ❃
When your heart climbs a mountain,
And your soul finds a sweet peace.
Then you hear footsteps of angels,
You're heart beat is increased.
When Your eyes see what you have been,
And changes now and then.
You have heard footsteps of angels,
As you begin to grin.
Your heart melts at the site of a blind child,
Bending down, giving him a hand.
You feel a lift from heaven,
And join in with their band.
When the sea calls your name,
As you stare out over it's shore.
Admiring it's beauty and knowing what it is for,
It is really angels at your heart's outside door.
When life you give for all you care,
And time for you is late.
Just listen for angels footsteps,
They will carry you to heaven's gate.
✻ ❃ ✻ ❃ ✻ ❃ ✻ ❃ ✻ ❃ ✻ ❃
lv always mandy.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.
IF HEAVEN HAD A PHONE
I CANNOT DIAL YOUR NUMBER
I CAN NOT GET THROUGH TO YOU
I CALLED THE OPERATER
SHE DONE AL SHE COULD DO
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THER IS NO CODE TO HEAVEN
NO I CARNT PLACE MY CALL
THER IS NO NUMBER LEFT TO CALL
I NO I,V EXAUSTED THEM ALL
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IF HEAVEN HAD A PHONE
I COULD RING YOU EVERY DAY
IF HEAVEN HAD A PHONE
THER IS THINGS I NEED TI SAY
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IF HEAVEN HAD A PHONE
I,DE TELL YOU WE MISS YOU SO
AND HOW MUCH WE PRAYED TO GOD
TO SEND YOU STRAIT BACK HOME
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IF HEAVEN HAD A PHONE
THERS THINGS I WANT TO SAY
THINGS I NEED YO TELL YOU
AND THINGS I NEED TO NO
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IF HEAVEN HAD A PHONE
I COULD RING YOU EVERY DAY
SEE MY LIVE HAS LOST IT,S MEANING
SINCE YOU WERE TAKING AWAY
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BECAUSE THER IS NO PHONE
ARE YOU LOOKING OUT 4 ME
IVE GOT QUESTIONS I WANT TO ASK
THER ANSWERS I NEED TI HEAR
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IF HEAVEN HAD A PHONE
I,D RING YOU EVERY DAY
AND HEAR YOUR VOICE AGAINE
AS IF YOU NEVER WENT AWAY
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I NEED TO SPEAK TO HEAVEN
PLEASE I NEED A DIRECT LINE
OPERATER SAYS NO NUMBER
OUT OF LOOK TRY AGAIN NEXT TIME
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IF HEAVEN HAD A PHONE
HOW AMAYZIN THAT WOULD BE
I COULD PHONE AND TALK TO YOU
AND YOU COULD TALK TO ME
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IF HEAVEN HAD A PHONE
I COULD RING YOU 24/7
THEN WE WOULDENT HAVE TO MOURNE
CAUSE WE COULD TALK TO YOU IN HEAVEN
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IF ONLY IF ONLY IF ONLY
IS ALL I SEEM TO SAY
I ONLY WANT SOME ANSWERS
ASS TO WHY YOUR NOT HEAR TODAY
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Tributes For Week Starting 9th November
FOR MONDAY
Your presence I miss,
Your memory I treasure,
Loving you always,
Forgetting you never.
FOR TUESDAY
Loving you is easy,
We do it every day,
Missing you is a heartache,
That never goes away.
FOR WEDNESDAY
No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God can tell us why.
FOR THURSDAY
Memory is a lovely lane,
Where hearts are ever true,
A lane I so often travel down,
Because it leads to you.
FOR FRIDAY
Wings Of The Angels
A gentle wind blew cross the land
Reaching out to take a hand
For on the winds the angels came
Calling out a mother's name.
Left behind, the children's tears
Loving memories of the years
Of joy and love, a life well spent
And now to God a mother's sent.
On angel's wings, a heavenly flight
The journey home, towards the light
To those who weep, a life is gone
But in God's love, 'tis but the dawn.
FOR SATURDAY
If I Had One Last Day
If I had one last day
To tell you what's inside
I'd tell you that I'm sorry
For all the times I've lied
I'd tell you that I need you
To hold my hand today
I'd tell you that I love you
I'd ask you, please, to stay
You'd look at me and smile
The way you always would
And say "I'd love to stay,
If only I really could"
Then you'd laugh the way you did
Whenever I was blue
You'd wipe my tears and whisper softly,
"Don't cry, I love you too"
If I had one last day
I'd love you from the start
I'd stop hiding how I feel
I'd say what's in my heart
If I had one last day,
I'd say my last good-bye
And that even though you are far away,
In my heart, you'll never die.
FOR SUNDAY
Cry Not My Friend
When you wake up tomorrow
And I am no where to be found
When you scream out my name
To the emptiness around
When every beat inside your heart
Is skipping and unsure
Cry not my friend for I am here,
Inside your love so pure
When the waves that used to touch our feet
Have gone back out to sea
When everything you once held dear
Was lost when you lost me
When the sun that once lit up your face
Is setting far away
Cry not my Friend for time shall pass,
But my love for you will stay
When age arrives and children play
And pain creeps up on you
When loved ones show you happiness
That your life never knew
When all of your expectations are met,
No matter what the pain
Cry not my friend, for I am waiting
To hold you once again
When beauty in your eyes turn grey
And all of the rainbow, white
When strong undying hearts
No longer feel an urge to fight
When winter snows become more pain
Than beauty in your heart
Cry not my friend, for I am here
And we will never ever part
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Thoughts Today, Memories Forever
love always mandy.xxxxxxx.
NIGHT BEAUTIFUL.X.
*♥* SENDING ALL MY LOVE TO YOU *♥*
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REST IN PEACE ANGEL
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✿SWEET DREAMS
LV ALWAYS MANDY.XXXX.
beautiful angel.x.
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ღ♥ღ Our angel in the sky
ღ♥ღ Our thoughts are always with you
ღ♥ღ Our angel in the sky
ღ♥ღ We love you
ღ♥ღ And always miss you
ღ♥ღ And many a day we cry.
ღ♥ღ You are some one special
ღ♥ღ our angel in the sky
ღ♥ღ why did god have to take you
ღ♥ღ how many days we ask why.?
ღ♥ღ There maybe distance between us
ღ♥ღ The distance may be far
ღ♥ღ But distance can never take
ღ♥ღ The feelings we have inside.
ღ♥ღ Oh our sweet Angel
ღ♥ღ We look for you in the sky
ღ♥ღ Hoping we could just see you
ღ♥ღ And wishing that you are nearby.
ღ♥ღ We cherish all the memories
ღ♥ღ Of you our sweet angel
ღ♥ღ Now living in the sky.
lv mandy.xxxxx.
HUGS FOR YOU TAYLOR HUN.X.
*♥* SENT WITH LOVE TO YOU ANGEL *♥*
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Thinking of you is Easy,
We Remember you each day.
The heartbreak that we feel
Just never goes away,
♥⊱♥⊰~⊱♥⊰⊱♥⊰~⊱♥⊰⊱
Nothing is the same no more
As we try to carry on,
We want the way it was before.
We found out you were gone,
♥⊱♥⊰~⊱♥⊰⊱♥⊰~⊱♥⊰⊱
Yes we have our memories,
We also have the pain,
But all we ever wanted ..
Was to have you home again.
♥⊱♥⊰~⊱♥⊰⊱♥⊰~⊱♥⊰⊱
Love as always taylor
mandy.xxxxxx.
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