Sweet, sweet Rachael. If we can only adjust to the separation.......we miss you but we have a GREAT hope! Jesus has promised that we will be with each other FOREVER. Maggie misses you greatly but we wait with great anticipation for the rest of forever. We are praying for your mom.

I was fortunate enough to know Rachael during her senior year. While she wasn't in any classes that I taught, she made the effort to get to know me. Rachael forever had a beautiful smile on her face and was one of those people that you liked right from the start. She was a phenomenal person as well as a strong leader in her faith. I earned a great deal of respect for her and I loved how she had her own personal style and identity without compromising school standards. I am deeply saddened that such a beautiful life was cut short so senselessly. Rachael's legacy will live on in our school and in our lives. We love you Rachael!

Rachel was a very special person in my life. She always trusted the Lord in everything she did and said. Rachel was a great person to hang out with. She and her family will be in my prayers and thoughts.

Rachel was an awesome young lady. She was always ready to say a prayer or forgive a friend. She was a Christian girl who loved the Lord with everything she had. I will pray for her parents and will always remember her. No one could ever replace her. She was special and will never be forgotten.

Rachael and I met in kindergarten at a summer family conference. One of my first memories is running up and down flights of stairs together and standing in the balcony of an empty auditorium pretending to give speeches. During the week of the conference we made our craft projects together, shared our snacks, and walked in pairs wherever the class went. Her mom was my first Sunday school teacher at the church our families attended.

Rachael grew up into a lovely, talented, and intelligent young woman. She possessed maturity, sweetness, and deep love for God and her family.

Rachael Hill was a very beautiful young lady, whose determination to make a difference for Christ was a shining example to all who knew her. She just wanted to bring glory to God, and she did that with every breath. Rachael was Vice President of her senior class, an accomplished classical pianist, and MVP of her high school volleyball team. But most of all, Rachael loved her parents and friends with a deep and unshakable love. Rachael's chosen quote and favorite Bible verse in her high school yearbook tell a lot about her character, and reveal a lot about God's grace; her chosen quote was from C.S. Lewis; "God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain, but without stain." Her chosen Bible verse was Psalm 46:10, "Be still, and know that I am God." A better parting witness cannot be found. Rachael would want everyone to be comforted, to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior as she did, and to remain strong.

We were so grieved for your family when we heard about this horrible tragedy. Knowing your family for many years, I know where you draw your faith. The last time I remember seeing Rachel was in the nursery at the Richmond Family Conference with my niece Maggie Woody. The only comfort at all that we have is that we will be together again. We immediately prayed for your whole family when we heard this news. We pray and hope that you know that we are thinking of you and that one day you will awake and find that the Lord is beginning to heal you and your familiy. We love you and lift you up.

Rachael, you are missed greatly. But we all know where you are, and we know you're much better off up there. We're sorry to see you leave so soon, but we'll all see you again someday. Until then, enjoy heaven. <3

I only met Rachael twice but was touched by her bright spirit. I currently attend Grove Ave Christian School where she graduated from. This loss has hit are school hard and is going to take time for us to get back to our normal lives. Rachael we love and miss you and the Hill family is in my prayers.