Janette White Hawk

Janette E. White Hawk, 49, of Cheyenne, Wyo., died Dec. 12, 2021, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyo.

She was born on March 17, 1972, in Wolf Point to Patricia Valkenburg and Walter J. Belcher. She had a very special relationship with her grandmother Cleo, who died in December 2013.

She moved to Cheyenne in 1998 where she could be close to her children and grandchildren. She furthered her education by getting a degree in psychology, but really wanted to study law so she could help women and young girls in trouble. She spent the last few years working for a couple of law firms.

She loved to spend time with family and enjoyed her pets. She also had a special love for elephants. She could pretty much do anything she set her mind to until her disability prevented her from completing the task at hand. She loved drawing, crocheting, beading and writing, especially poetry. She loved people and never turned away a soul in need. She enjoyed witnessing to the women in jail and sharing the Gospel.

She is survived by two daughters, Krystal Nichols of Cheyenne and Sheray Nichols of Sheridan, Wyo.; one son, Timothy J. Duckworth of Cheyenne; adopted son, Randy Birthmark of Wolf Point; mother, Patricia Whitright of Wolf Point; father, Norman (Melissa) Harada of Cheyenne; brothers, Travis Harada of Cheyenne, Jeremiah Whitright of Wolf Point, Joseph Whitright of Denver, Colo., Shaun Hoffman, Johnny Belcher and Jesse Belcher, all of Wolf Point; and five grandchildren.

A memorial service was celebrated on Saturday, June 25, at the Lakeview Chapel at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home in Cheyenne.