The following are from an interview given by John and Patsy Ramsey, which you can read fully at http://thewebsafe.tripod.com/03222000ramseytodaypt3.html
Patsy spoke of a handprint and JonBenet in her classroom
Question: What was JonBenet like as a little girl?
Patsy recalled taking JonBenet to a reunion of 'Miss West Virginians'
JonBenet liked to play a game she called "presenting" with her mom
JOHN RAMSEY: JonBenet had no stage fright.
Her brother, John Andrew says 'she was a tomboy with scrapes on her knees like any other 6 year old'
"JonBenet is a pleasure to have in class," her teacher wrote in many reports. "She is a confident, positive student who works hard on all assignments. JonBenet's mature behavior makes her a positive role model for the other students."
A teacher said before her death 'JonBenet will never have trouble giving an oral book report'
A teacher remembers how once a child brought treats for the classroom to eat but there wasn't enough to go around - it was JonBenet who suggested that the teacher 'cut the treats in half to be fair'
One pageant organiser recalls 'if JonBenet won she would act if it was the first time she had won, and if she lost she was the first person to congratulate the winner'
Suesan Rajabi, Miss Colorado USA 1996, remembers JonBenet as 'sweet and funloving', she also says, "I've seen little girls who seemed to be in pageants against their will, but that wasn't true of JonBenet. She loved to perform, she loved the costumes." [ credit to http://www.pageant.net/iran/ ]
Former Ramsey family neighbour Bill McReynolds said "She had an angels spirit, which is unusual not only among adults, but children, and I'm
just devastated that she's gone,"
"That baby was a little angel,'' said Shirley Brady, who worked as a housekeeper and baby sitter for the Ramseys in Atlanta.
"She always woke up with a smile. You wouldn't know she was up because she hardly made any noise, but you would find her in her crib, laughing and cooing.:
"She was a beautiful little girl", neighbor Diane Brumfit said, "But her personality - she was very engaging and charming."
"She loved to sing and dance," said the woman, whose child was a playmate of JonBenet's. "She was compassionate. The other kids at school always wanted her to go with them to the school doctor. Kids really liked her."
LaDonna Griego, a Thornton child beauty pageant organizer says JonBenets personality remains the thing she will remember. She said JonBenet often brought Barbie dolls to share with girls backstage.
Like most 6-year-olds, JonBenet had a mischievous side, said Judith Phillips, a former pal of JonBenet's mother who once photographed Patsy Ramsey and her two children - JonBenet and Burke - for a traveling exhibit called "Motherhood."
"I never would smoke a cigar or drink a beer around her, because wagging a finger she would always say, 'Dad, that's not good for you.'" - John Ramsey
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John is asked about the medal he wears around his neck
Mr. RAMSEY: It's--this medal JonBenet won at her last little pageant. It was the Christmas pageant in early December, and JonBenet had won the Overall Talent award. And she took it off and came over and put it around my neck. And it was just her way of saying, 'Dad, I did really good in my talent.' And after she died, I--I thought--I wanted--I want that medal. That's the one thing of hers I want. And Pam went over to the house, Patsy's sister, in those early days to get some things so we could go back to Atlanta for the funeral. And she came up to me, she says, 'I don't know why, but I had this strange sensation I needed to give you this medal.' It was this medal. And that was, to me, a message that JonBenet delivered that said, 'I'm OK.' Because only she and I knew the significance of that medal. And only she knew that--that that's what I wanted.
She was four years old at this point. This was made in preschool for Mother's Day. It just--it makes me feel good to put my hand there and know that she was there. This was a classroom contract, and the children all had to list things that they thought would be important in the classroom. JonBenet had number one, to be polite. And number two was to share toys. Number three said, be nice to your friends.
Ms. PATSY RAMSEY: She was a ball of energy.
Mr. JOHN RAMSEY: She was a spark plug. She was the spark plug in our family.
She loved it. As soon as we got back to Colorado, she said, 'When can I do that? I want to do that, too. I want to do that, too.'
PATSY RAMSEY: Yes, she loved that. She--that's what she picked up and--and keyed in on from the night of the Miss West Virginia pageant, which she would make me narrate, you know, narrate. And she called that "let's play presenting." So I'd say, "Presenting JonBenet Ramsey. And JonBenet is wearing a pom-pom on her head and high heels"
"Some kids you always have to keep an eye on," she said. "With JonBenet, you could let them alone to play."
"She was playful," Griego said. "She was always everyone's best friend."