| Location | Whitburn |
| Age | 15 years |
| Date of Birth | 1991 |
| Date of Death | 9/2006 |
| Visitors | 3,943 since 11/09/2006 |
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Cornelius was a boxing champion seen as one of the most promising talents in the UK. He was tragically killed in a car crash which left his friend fighting for life.
Hewas a front seat passenger in a Renault Clio which collided with another car and hit a wall on the Whitburn to Greenrigg road.
The former Whitburn Academy pupil, known to most people in his home village of Fauldhouse as Neily, had already won the Scottish Amateur Boxing Championship title for the 13-14 and 15-16 age groups, and was described by his coach as a future world champ.
He will be sadly missed by his Mum Karen, Dad Henry and sister Sharlene.
He was a real happy-go-lucky guy who lived life to the full. Ever since he turned 13 boxing has been his life. He wanted to be a professional and he was really focused on that. He had become so mature too - you would have thought he was 19 or 20.
The whole family were really proud of him - we kept all the cuttings on him when he appeared in the local papers.
I was so close to him. We've had to stick together over the years and he's always been there for me. I don't know what I'll do without him. The whole family are just waiting for him to walk through the door as normal. It's so difficult to come to terms with the fact that he won't.
Neily had left school in June to focus on realising his dream of becoming a professional boxer. He was looking forward to moving up to the 16-17 age group after his 16th birthday on September 9.
Colin McNeil, a former Scottish amateur welterweight champion who represented Scotland at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, paid tribute to the boy he saw as his "prodigy".
He said: "He was some character and some talent. He was as good a boxer as any of the men that I've sparred with in Scotland. He's an exceptional talent. He could have become a world champion, I've got no doubt he could have.
"The whole village is in shock and I'm so devastated by this. He's such a loss to the village. He was my wee prodigy and he had the world at his feet. There'll never be another Neily Baxter - he was just so special."
Pat Toner, who runs Fauldhouse Amateur Boxing Club, added: "He was one of the most promising boxers in Britain. Every year he was just getting better and so far ahead of the rest in Scotland."
Whitburn Academy rector David Williamson said:
"Neily was well-liked within the school and will be remembered particularly for his skill at boxing, a sport he both loved and excelled at.
Missing You
Words cannot describe how much it still hurts when i think about you. You were just "SIMPLY THE BEST".
i really do not know what to say am sitting here thinking how i can put it into words. You know how i fell now and how i felt then and nothing will ever change. i just love and miss you so so much.
a hope your behaving yerself as always lol
Love You So So Much
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CHAMPION
IN TILL THE DAY WE MEET AGAIN IN MA HEART IS WHERE A KEEP U FRIEND XXXLOVE U ALWAYS AND FOREVER XXXX
NEILY THE REAL DEAL BAXTER
Nothing is the same any more we all miss you loads neily. Look after your Mum Karen, your stepdad Henry, your sister Sharlene and your Gran Margaret because they need you beside them even though they can`t see you, you can still be their gaurdian angel and protect and comfort them just like you did on this earth. We will all see you again one day. GOODNIGHT NEILY R.I.P xxx
R.I.P. NEILY
R.I.P. Neily a didny ken yu that well but yur always in ma heart luv u loads ya wee cuz Amanda Cee . . . . xxxx
TROO LEGEN
Miss u hunners neily boy , we all do , wish u were still here with us m8 ! see u again one day m8 R.I.P Neil " The Real Deal " Baxter . GONE BUT U SHALL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN M8
neily boii xxx
neil .. hings huv chinged so much .. nuffins da same just shows u how much u affectd every1. hope u made it safley up der ... nikkis missin u hunnerzzz as well as every1 else. RIP NEIL ... p.s u gt nikki ta wear a rangers tap :P well dun xxxxx
TOO YOUNG FOR HEAVEN
REST IN PEACE DEAR CORNELIUS, SUCH A TRAGIC LOSS. WE ARE THINKING OF YOUR FAMILY AND KNOW THE PAIN THEY ARE FEELING. MY STEP-SON WAYNE WAS MURDERED IN JUNE AND LIKE YOU WE STILL THINK HE'S GOIN TO WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, HOPE U AND WAYNE MEET UP.
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