The scathing obituary written by Patrick Reddick, along with his siblings, appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal but has since been removed from its website.
But here is the full text of the scathing obituary:
“Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick born Jan 4, 1935 and died alone on Sept. 30, 2013. She is survived by her 6 of 8 children whom she spent her lifetime torturing in every way possible. While she neglected and abused her small children, she refused to allow anyone else to care or show compassion towards them. When they became adults she stalked and tortured anyone they dared to love. Everyone she met, adult or child was tortured by her cruelty and exposure to violence, criminal activity, vulgarity, and hatred of the gentle or kind human spirit.
On behalf of her children whom she so abrasively exposed to her evil and violent life, we celebrate her passing from this earth and hope she lives in the afterlife reliving each gesture of violence, cruelty, and shame that she delivered on her children. Her surviving children will now live the rest of their lives with the peace of knowing their nightmare finally has some form of closure.
Most of us have found peace in helping those who have been exposed to child abuse and hope this message of her final passing can revive our message that abusing children is unforgiveable, shameless, and should not be tolerated in a “humane society”. Our greatest wish now, is to stimulate a national movement that mandates a purposeful and dedicated war against child abuse in the United States of America.”
Patrick Reddick, seen here with his wife, Gayle, has received calls from ‘all over the world’ after the obituary for 78-year-old mother, Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick, went viral.
Media reaction published by ABC News:
Media reaction published by Daily News:
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Media reaction published by USA Today:
The Reno Gazette Journal which initially published the scathing obituary wrote this note to readers:
"An obituary that appeared in the Sept. 10 Reno Gazette-Journal and on RGJ.com was a paid placement that was submitted via our self-service online portal.
From the text of the obituary, it is clear that the date of death is inaccurate. The Washoe County Public Guardian’s office has confirmed that Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick did, indeed, recently die.
We’ve removed the online listing of this obituary as we continue our review of the circumstances surrounding its placement. Once we’ve completed our review, we’ll determine what, if any, further actions are required.
— John Maher, president and publisher,"
JTNews19 comment to the above videos:
The above videos do not not provide all of the information during its interviews with the people on the street because the obituary is not the first time that the children have taken action against their abusive mother. As written by an Examiner article,
"Katherine, her brother Patrick Reddick, and the other surviving children, were removed from their abusive mother’s home and grew up with four siblings in a Carson City orphanage. While they had been estranged from their mother for more than 30 years, the pain endured by their mother’s abuse lasted a life time.
Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick’s horrifying abuse of her children included emotional and physical abuse, beating them with a metal-tipped belt. From 1963 to 1964, six of her eight children were admitted to the Nevada Children's Home.
In 1987, Patrick Reddick and his now 57-year-old sister Katherine testified before the Nevada Legislature on bills to enable children to terminate parental rights. Former state Sen. Sue Wagner, who was the author of the legislation to support children against abusive parents met with Katherine and Patrick and said that their story of abuse by a mother was one of the reasons Nevada became one of few states to address the topic of children being able to terminate parental rights."After Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick ’s death, Sue Wagner says that "I'm very happy that they now are free of their mother.”
Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick's daughter Katherine, 57, is a psychology consultant for a school district outside Austin, Texas.
Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick's son Patrick, 58, says about his mother that she was "a wicked, wicked witch."
Additional Resources:
The U.S. Department of Human Health and Human Resources has a brochure for Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights. The website also provides a Search Feature to search by state and child abuse and neglect topics.
Additional Resources:
The U.S. Department of Human Health and Human Resources has a brochure for Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights. The website also provides a Search Feature to search by state and child abuse and neglect topics.
