I received a letter soon after the funeral. It was from the closest friend that Jeannette had at work. The friend sent me a poem that was given to Jeannette before she died. The poem was sent to Jeannette via e-mail on January 27, 2009 at 7:18 P.M. I am sure my beloved Jeannette was overjoyed at receiving the poem.
I will share it with you.
JEANNETTE
Her love for life touched us all
When she came into any office she instantly lit up the room
Working with her you never heard her say no
No tasks did she ever turn down
Juggling four beautiful children and a demanding career would be enough to run
anyone down
No matter how tough the day was she always had that warm smile
She lent an ear to everyone
Always had time
Her laugh was infectious
She met so many things to so many of us
She was a friend to all
Even in her last days on this base she was working for others
She gave her everything to this base and to the friends she made there
She cared so much for people she barely knew
She leaves us all better for spending the short time we knew her
God saw in her what we all did
She was like a shooting star in all our lives
She flared in to the 146th
For seemingly a second her light brightened all our eyes
Then as quickly as she came in God took her back
He took the star away from all of us
Yet we all should be grateful for that momentary brightness that shown in your eyes
She was a dazzling rose in a garden
And a heart of gold
To say we will miss her is an understatement
She has etched a place in our hearts
She may not be a Commander
Or in charge of the Flight
But she did what all true leaders do
Lead by example
And loved being a member of the 146th
When she left us
When she first got sick
None of us here ever thought
Not for one second
That we would be saying goodbye to her
Her positive attitude always led us to believe other wise
Now that she has left it is all to hard to say good bye
But we must move on
With a heavy heart
And never forget
Her smile and her laugh
That warmed all our hearts
It is not good bye more like, Till We Meet Again, Jeannette
I will share it with you.
JEANNETTE
Her love for life touched us all
When she came into any office she instantly lit up the room
Working with her you never heard her say no
No tasks did she ever turn down
Juggling four beautiful children and a demanding career would be enough to run
anyone down
No matter how tough the day was she always had that warm smile
She lent an ear to everyone
Always had time
Her laugh was infectious
She met so many things to so many of us
She was a friend to all
Even in her last days on this base she was working for others
She gave her everything to this base and to the friends she made there
She cared so much for people she barely knew
She leaves us all better for spending the short time we knew her
God saw in her what we all did
She was like a shooting star in all our lives
She flared in to the 146th
For seemingly a second her light brightened all our eyes
Then as quickly as she came in God took her back
He took the star away from all of us
Yet we all should be grateful for that momentary brightness that shown in your eyes
She was a dazzling rose in a garden
And a heart of gold
To say we will miss her is an understatement
She has etched a place in our hearts
She may not be a Commander
Or in charge of the Flight
But she did what all true leaders do
Lead by example
And loved being a member of the 146th
When she left us
When she first got sick
None of us here ever thought
Not for one second
That we would be saying goodbye to her
Her positive attitude always led us to believe other wise
Now that she has left it is all to hard to say good bye
But we must move on
With a heavy heart
And never forget
Her smile and her laugh
That warmed all our hearts
It is not good bye more like, Till We Meet Again, Jeannette
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