April Wilson says thank you to Greeley
By Vanessa Dominguez
April Wilson, the mother of Kayleah Wilson, stopped by Culver’s Restaurant on Monday to offer her thanks to the Greeley community for all of their support during her horrible ordeal. “I just want to say thank you to everyone that helped, even before this with the searches”.
The two day event at Culver’s was organized by the Greeley Gazette and Pirate 104.7FM to raise money to help the Wilson family. All profits from restaurant sales for both Sunday and Monday will be donated to the family. Joe Gibbs, the owner of Culver’s, said attendance was up over 20% on Sunday. Gibbs traveled from Des Moines, Iowa just to attend the fundraiser. Gibbs said it was “the right thing to do when a town loses someone at such a young age“.
Many of those in attendance expressed a desire to do something to help as well as the depth to which the community has been affected by Kayleah’s death. “It’s a horrible thing to happen…we prayed for her…a thing like this makes you love your babies more” said Lisa Martinez of Greeley.
While the reason for the event was a somber one, the event itself provided some light hearted moments and the beginnings of healing. The Pirate Radio morning team, The Big Kahuna and Dutch, urged folks to “have a butter burger for breakfast” and Doug Kershaw stopped by to donate an autographed fiddle to be auctioned off on eBay. About mid-morning the king himself, Elvis (a.k.a. George Gray), showed up to pose for pictures and encourage folks to stop in and help out.
Twelve year old Kayleah Wilson went missing after leaving her home March 28th to attend a friend’s birthday party. Her body was later discovered in an irrigation ditch. Police have classified her death as a homicide. Her ex-boyfriend, 18 year old Robert Laurencio Montoya was arrested on March 22nd for sexual assault on a child.
In an interview with Pirate Radio, April Wilson said that her daughter was only 12 years old “but look at how many lives she has touched“. April also related how she and Kayleah used to do simple things together like watch television at 6 o’clock every night. “She was my only baby girl, so we were very close.”
Near the end of the event, April was presented with a Ford Escort courtesy of Weld County Garage and 6months if insurance courtesy of Joey Maynes of Farmers Insurance.
The Greeley Police Department and FBI are working together to make sure they find and prosecute whomever is responsible for Kayleah’s death. If you have any information in regards to the Kayleah Wilson case, please call (970) 350-9600 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (970) 350-9600 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
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what the heck is going on here? have you people gone crazy? pouring money and gifts out to this mom who at best was neglectful to the point of losing her daughter’s life? you reward that ? I have no idea what point any of this circus is trying to make or what the purpose of all of this was. You folks need some help yourselves.
Odeysseus,
If we could all be so pure as you to judge everyone else’s parenting skills. And, further more convict a grieving mother.
It’s obvious at 2am you don’t have much else to do an dbased on your comments – not much heart either.
I applaud the Greeley Gazzette (and others in the community who do have a heart) for reaching out to a mother who’s daughter was – MURDERED. What horrible pain she must suffer through.
How pathetic you are to forget THAT.
I totally agree!! she was neglectful during this child’s entire life. Foster care, welfare, free housing….Seriously, I saw April on the news last night & almost threw up at her comments. She does not seem concerned at all. But I bet she seemed concerned when she was DRIVING away in her new car and a jar full of money. Watch, she will be able to eat at Culvers for free for life now too. I will not spend another dime in that place. Does she have to report her new found income to social services? Maybe culvers should have given her a JOB instead. I wouldn’t gripe if she actually earned a living. This is total BS. Child cold in the ground and mommy has more income in 2 weeks then she has earned in 20 years.
Sick! Sick and wrong!!! Just look at the videos on you tube…look up Kayleah Wilson and see what kind of Mother April is…Encouraging Robert to dirty dance in Kayleah’s face back in October…bull —- she didn’t know about them sleeping together…bet she got a video of that too!!! And Ginger admitting having a tarp, latex gloves, and rope in the trunk of his car!!! Back in October…Then to beat all at her memorial sits up front laughing and flirting with his young girlfriend…How long before it happens to her??? Come on People April is not as sweet and Innocent as the media portraits. Hmmmm with all this free money and gifts how long before it happens to another one of her kids???
This newspaper needs a Facebook page titled “Kill the Greeley Gazette.” Please. Somebody please start it. The way this story is written is embarrassing. Jane, when is somebody at this newspaper going to act like a real reporter and ask April Wilson some tough questions about her parenting skills, instead of this newspaper devoting their time and space to giving her cars and money. It’s not pathetic, Jane, it’s called journalism. I guess we have to remember Mr. Reese is leading this effort. That explains a lot.
HAVE YOU PEOPLE EVER HEARD THE EXPRESSION “WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES” IF GIVING SOMETHING TO SOMEONE MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD IT ISN’T UP TO ANYONE ELSE TO TELL EVERYONE HOW STUPID IT IS. PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR COMMENT AND I WILL WRITE ABOUT YOU WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE MURDERED IN YOUR FAMILY. SHAME ON YOU ALL.
GUESS WHAT EVERYONE FIRST OFF GINGER IS NOT HER BROTHER SECOND OF ALL THE TWO YOU SEE DANCING IN THE VIDEO IS KAYLEAHS BROTHER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND NOT THAT IT MATTERS TO YOU ALL BUT KAYLEAH IS WHITE THE GIRLFRIEND IS ASIAN, AND I WAS AT BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MEMORIAL AND THE BROTHER WAS LAYING HIS HEAD ON HIS GIRLFRIENDS SHOULDER NOT LAUGHING AND JOKING OR MAKING OUT LIKE OTHER COMMENTS I HAVE HEARD. YES APRIL WAS GETTING HELP WITH HOUSING BECAUSE SHE WAS ONLY GETTING CHILD SUPPORT FROM THE YOUNGEST SONS FATHER NOT KAYLEAH AND HER BROTHERS DEAD BEAT FATHER YOU TRY LIVING OFF OF 184.00 A MONTH SEE IF YOU CAN DO IT. ANOTHER POINT IS THAT APRIL HAS NO WAY OF GETTING THE MONEY THAT IS IN THE FUNDS SET UP FOR KAYLEAH IT IS IN A TRUST FUND AND NO FAMILY MEMBER HAS ANY CONTROL OVER IT EVERYTHING THAT IS TAKEN OUT HAS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR. LIKE THE GOOD BOOK SAYS DO NOT JUDGE A PERSON UNTIL YOU WALK A MILE IN THIER SHOES.
Judy and Who Knows, surely you realize the hypocricy of your statements when you defend the Gazette’s reporting and the paper’s philosophy as put forward by its owner, Brett Reese. He is the most judgemental, mean-spirited, vicious, negative, name-calling individual Greeley has ever seen. He routinely personally attacks individuals and people in Greeley. Have you bothered to read his attacks on this site against a plumber who won three rulings against him in court? Yet when somebody dares to criticize this newspaper or its reporting, you lecture us about walking in somebody else’s shoes? Perhaps you should have the same conversation with your boss and owner, Mr. Reese. And perhaps your newspaper and Brett’s wife, the “editor,” should have the same standards in rejecting some of the personal attacks that routinely are published in this paper. The two of you are quite funny in quoting the Good Book and not judging a person.
If who knows was referencing her quote to the Bible when she/he wrote, “LIKE THE GOOD BOOK SAYS DO NOT JUDGE A PERSON UNTIL YOU WALK A MILE IN THIER SHOES.” that is not in the Bible. However, It is in many good books.
To What a joke, I agee with you regarding Brett. It’s sad that we can’t take a good article for what it’s worth due to the fact that the source has proven to be so malicious.
My bad about the quote do not judge a person until you walk a mile in his shoes………… what I was trying point out is that this mom should NOT be PERSUCUTED by some idiots. I really dont care what Brett has done what gets me is the fact that a woman lost her daughter who can honestly say that they have not made a mistake in raising thier child??? none of us can I know I have made mistakes, as far as April getting money from donations and a car maybe you guys should contact MICHEAL BILLY WAYNE WILSON IN UKIAH CALIFORNIA. 95482 as to why when April asked him for money for a car she was told NO when she asked him for money to support both thier children Mackenzie and Kayleah she was told NO maybe some of you instead of putting down April why dont you put some of the blame on Kayleahs DEAD BEAT FATHER who cared so much about his children he made no effort in contacting them for 9 yrs oh excuse me he sent a christmas card one year with 100.00 for both of them. and in those 9 yrs he has paid no support April is the one that had to track him down and beg him for money which he turned his back on her, and BOTH of the children, and when the state of Co. found him he would quit his job so he did not have to pay child support. WHY DONT YOU PUT SOME OF THE BLAME ON HIM?????? And for all those that are wondering how I know all this well he is my BROTHER who turned a deaf ear to me also when I told him and begged him to help April. As far as the children being in state care yes her boyfriend was accused by Kayleah of touching her BUT WHAT NO PAPER HAS EVER DISCLOSED WAS THAT HE WAS CLEARED OF ANY CHARGES, HE PASSED A POLYGRAPH TEST, AND EVEN WHEN HE DID PASS IT HE WAS KICKED OUT OF HER HOUSE. INSTEAD OF PUTTING ALL THE BLAME ON HER BLAME THE FATHER ALSO LIKE I POSTED IN THE LAST POST I MADE SHE WAS ONLY LIVING ON 184.00 A MONTH AND THAT SURE IN THE HELL DID NOT COME FROM MY VERY LOVING BROTHER. I GAVE YOU HIS FULL NAME AND THE CITY HE LIVES IN WHY NOT CONTACT HIM AND ASK HIM WHY HE DID NOT HELP APRIL? WHEN SHE NEEDED IT.
GUESS WHAT!!! I am a single parent of 4 children, 2 who are still under 18…and I get 0 ZERO in child support, never have..But you know what I do get?? A PAYCHECK from A JOB!! If there is a will there is a way. Even at one time, I had 2 jobs. I have NO sympathy for April. She is capable of getting a job just like the rest of us.