Riley Martin Plaud

Riley was born to Kimberly White and Frank Plaud on January 27, 2005. He was raised by his very loving mother, Kimberly and his “Papa” James that he adored deeply. He is survived by his identical twin brother Noah, step-mother Amanda, biological father Frank, their two kids Makayla and Gabriel, as well as his grandparents Martha and Barry, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Riley was everything to his family and those that loved him at his school. A bright shining light and a force to be reckoned with. He brought great joy to us and will be deeply missed. Our lives will never be the same without our Riley.

We pray that he is in Heaven peacefully enjoying life without any disability, and without the hardship of his continued labored breathing. We pray that he has everything that he didn’t have here on Earth that created a struggle of any kind.

“Serenity prayer”

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference, living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; taking this world as it is and not as I would have it; trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will; so that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with You forever in the next. Amen.

− Reinhold Niebuhr