Photo of Vanesha before Marriage

Photo of Venesha

Photo of Venesha

Venesha 20's

Photo of Venesha

School Photo - age 13

Photo of Venesha

Photo of Venesha

Bridal Shower Photo

School trip Connecticut - middle school

Venesha 20's

Venesha 20's

In London

20's

Photo of Venesha - 20's

Photo of Venesha

Portrait of Venesha Richards

Portrait of Venesha

Graduation photo

Portrait of Venesha Richards

Portrait of Venesha Richards

Portrait of Venesha

Portrait of Venesha Richards

Venesha with the dog
Venesha at weddding

Uncle walking her down the isle

With Mother at wedding

With Mother at wedding

With Grand Aunt at wedding

Wedding photo

Venesha at her wedding
With Brothers at mom 2nd wedding

Venesha with Brother and Sister

Mom & Sibling

Family Picture

Venesha with Siblings early '90s

Brother's wedding with niece

Venesha at disney

Great Aunt at Venesha wedding

Wedding Reception

With Sister and little brother

With niece on the tour bus

With Brother

With mom, 1st in America

Graduates with Mom

With Siblings, age 12

With Brother and Sister - in England vacation

Her Uncle in England

Kayla

Sibling photo

Sibling photo

Sibling photo

Kayla with Venesha's Sister

Venesha with the girls

With Brother and Sister

Graduation with family

Mom's Wedding

With Baby sister

With niece

With nephew by lady of liberty

Photo of Venesha

In loving memory of Venesha Richards

Venesha with her daughter

Venesha and family

Venesha and family

Venesha and family

In memory of Venesha Richards

In memory of Venesha Richards

Venesha's family

Venesha's family

Fishing trip

Venesha's family

Venesha holding her daughter

Venesha holding her daughter

Venesha with her loved ones

Shoveling the snow

In loving memory of Venesha Richards

Venesha with loved ones

Venesha with loved ones

Venesha and family

Venesha and family

Venesha and family

Venesha and family

Venesha and family

Venesha's family

In loving memory of Venesha Richards

Venesha and family

Venesha and family

Venesha and family

Venesha playing a card game

Venesha with her family

Venesha's family

Venesha's family

Venesha's loved ones

Venesha's loved ones

Venesha and family

Venesha holding her daughter

Venesha and family

In loving memory of Venesha Richards

Venesha and family

In memory of Venesha Richards

Venesha's Family

Venesha with her husband and daughter

Venesha with her husband and daughter

Venesha with her husband

Venesha holding her daughter

Venesha with her family

Venesha's husband and daughter

Venesha with her husband

Venesha holding her daughter

Venesha holding her daughter

Venesha's daughter

Kayla, Venesha's daughter
Photo of Venesha

Portrait of Venesha

In Jamaica

Early year in Jamaica

With Brother early year

With her brother early year

Early year

Jamaica

With Brothers in Jamaica

With Mom

Sibling photo - in Jamaica

With Brother, 1st arrival in America

With Cousins

With Brother in immigration office

Portrait of Venesha

In loving memory of Venesha Richards

In memory of Venesha Richards

Portrait of Venesha Richards

Venesha's family

Venesha's family

Portrait of Venesha Richards

Venesha and family

Portrait of Venesha Richards
In memory of Venesha Richards

In memory of Venesha Richards

In memory of Venesha Richards

In memory of Venesha Richards

In memory of Venesha Richards
In memory of Venesha Richards
In memory of Venesha Richards

New Jersey Living Memorial, A Grove of Remembrance
Empty Sky: NJ State 9/11 Memorial
Boston Public Garden 9/11 Memorial
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove
During the Brunswick Church of God's annual Labor Day picnic, Venesha Richards was where she loved to be -- surrounded by children.
"She was playing ball with the kids. . . . You always would see her with the kids," said Ivette Cox, a family friend.
As the church's assistant youth director, Mrs. Richards, 26, spent a lot of time around young people.
"What I loved about her most was that she was so energetic," said Cox, who referred to her as her niece. "When she was pregnant you couldn't tell that she was pregnant even when she was big. She would walk and dance and you couldn't believe it. She was vibrant."
Mrs. Richards enjoyed an active lifestyle, her family and friends said. Among her favorite things to do were to travel -- having been to Europe and more recently to Mexico -- and to chaperon children from her church on an annual South Jersey camping trip.
Mrs. Richards, who moved to New Jersey from Jamaica when she was 9, graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin Township and later received her bachelor's degree from Berkeley College in Woodbridge in 1995.
She landed a job as a secretary at Marsh & McLennan on the 100th floor of the World Trade Center, working in the risk management division. She also was to receive a graduate degree in computer science and information technology at Pace University in New York next year.
"She was the best friend I had. We talked about everything," said her mother, Lelith Bergen of Franklin Township. Because she cared for Mrs. Richards' infant daughter while she was at work, Mrs. Bergen said they saw each other every day.
A whiz with computers, people often turned to her for help. Mrs. Richards helped design and print her church programs. Last month, she helped her mother organize a fashion show fund-raiser by printing the tickets and programs.
The last time her mother saw her was the day before the Sept. 11 attacks. "My last words to her were 'I love you,' and I didn't know it would be the last time I would say that," she said.
Mrs. Richards, who lived with her husband, Hopeton, and her daughter, Kayla, in North Brunswick, spoke about her family often, especially her daughter.
"Not a day would go by that she didn't talk about her family," said Hopeton Richards. They were both looking forward to celebrating their daughter's first birthday on Oct. 24.
"The one thing she really wanted to do was celebrate her daughter's birthday," her husband said. "She wanted to see her walk."
In addition, to her mother, husband and daughter, Mrs. Richards is survived by three brothers, Omar Rogers of North Brunswick, Shaun Rogers of Lawrenceville and Naquan Bergen of Franklin Township; a sister, Queena Bergen of Franklin Township; her father, Stanley Rogers of Baltimore; her maternal grandparents, Hagle Brown of Jamaica and Lloyd Grant of Franklin Township; and her paternal grandmother, Ida Rogers of Jamaica; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at Brunswick Church of God, 48 Lee Ave., New Brunswick.
Profile by Alicia Grey published in THE STAR-LEDGER.
RIP PRETTY VENESHA. You will
RIP PRETTY VENESHA. You will never be forgotten.
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