Peace be with you and all that you have touched....
Jennifer Caitin Spies, of Bainbridge Island, died on Aug. 5 at home after a long illness. She was 20.
She was born May 5, 1989, in Kansas City, Mo., to Kirk and Laura Spies and moved with her family to Bainbridge Island in 1999. She attended Bainbridge Island public schools and Seattle Central Community College. She enjoyed cooking, fashion, writing poetry, music including piano, board games, being with friends and chocolate. In addition to her parents, she is survived by brother Todd; sister Jordan of the family home; maternal grandmother Ellen McCarthy of Topeka, Kan.; and maternal step-grandmother Jo McCarthy of Shawnee, Kan. She also is survived by uncles Michael McCarthy of Eugene, Ore., Jerry McCarthy of Euless, Texas (Ralph), and Jamie McCarthy (Terry) and Mark McCarthy (Dean), both of Kansas City, Mark Spies (Bobbie) of Lee's Summit, Mo., Paul Spies (Debbie) of South Carolina, and Greg Spies (Kim) of Kansas; and aunts Mary Lynn McCarthy (Diana) of Kansas City, Mo., Jose Campion McCarthy of Eugene and Ann McCarthy Whiteaker (Mark) of Independence, Mo.; along with numerous cousins.
She was preceded in death by maternal grandfather Edward McCarthy and paternal grandparents Elmer and Virginia Spies. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Bainbridge Commons, 370 Brien Dr.
The Spies family wishes to thank the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Center of Seattle; Menninger Clinic of Houston, Texas; and the pharmacists and staff at the Bainbridge Island Safeway.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council, www.artshum.org. Comments can be made on Spies Facebook page at http://profile.to/jenniferspies.
She was born May 5, 1989, in Kansas City, Mo., to Kirk and Laura Spies and moved with her family to Bainbridge Island in 1999. She attended Bainbridge Island public schools and Seattle Central Community College. She enjoyed cooking, fashion, writing poetry, music including piano, board games, being with friends and chocolate. In addition to her parents, she is survived by brother Todd; sister Jordan of the family home; maternal grandmother Ellen McCarthy of Topeka, Kan.; and maternal step-grandmother Jo McCarthy of Shawnee, Kan. She also is survived by uncles Michael McCarthy of Eugene, Ore., Jerry McCarthy of Euless, Texas (Ralph), and Jamie McCarthy (Terry) and Mark McCarthy (Dean), both of Kansas City, Mark Spies (Bobbie) of Lee's Summit, Mo., Paul Spies (Debbie) of South Carolina, and Greg Spies (Kim) of Kansas; and aunts Mary Lynn McCarthy (Diana) of Kansas City, Mo., Jose Campion McCarthy of Eugene and Ann McCarthy Whiteaker (Mark) of Independence, Mo.; along with numerous cousins.
She was preceded in death by maternal grandfather Edward McCarthy and paternal grandparents Elmer and Virginia Spies. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Bainbridge Commons, 370 Brien Dr.
The Spies family wishes to thank the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Center of Seattle; Menninger Clinic of Houston, Texas; and the pharmacists and staff at the Bainbridge Island Safeway.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council, www.artshum.org. Comments can be made on Spies Facebook page at http://profile.to/jenniferspies.
11 comments:
Hi Mum,
It's quite hard to try to find the right words in such situations. Life is complicated i guess and i like to keep only the happiest memories of people i met. To me, Jenn was a misterious and pretty young girl, a real good guide and someone i enjoyed spending some time with. I don't know how close you were from her and your sister nowadays but i give you all my support if you ever want to write to me or anything. I haven't talked to you in a long time and if it could be the occasion to talk again that would probably be the only good thing coming out of those sad times.
I don't quite kow how your suppose to say it in English but i give you my condoleances and i am sharing some of the pain.
Love
Jérémy
Ann & Family,
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family during this most difficult time. We pray that in some way you may find God's peace in the midst of such tragedy.
The Fears Family
Dear Mark, Ann, and Family,
Gary and I are so sorry about the loss of Jennifer. It is so hard to
understand. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you. Thank you for letting
us know.
Sincerely,
Donna and Gary O'Nan
Thanks Mark for sharing those beautiful pictures of Jen. One can only imagine the pain she must have endured in this life time. I know that she is at peace now, and pray that you all can find comfort in those times that Jen left you smiling and laughing. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Bobbi & Bob
jenn we all miss you so much i loved it when me and corey came out 1 summer and then like that day she died my hair and gave me the best mow hawk ever i will always be thinking of you jenn, i love you, so much!! love,
liam
Dearest Mark and Ann and Family:
I just at this moment read this news and went to your blog. It brought tears to my eyes. She is such a beautiful young girl and a precious picture of Ann with her. I can see Ann's love for her in her eyes, a special niece. I can only imagine how yours and the entire family's hearts are hurting. These things are so hard to understand when they happen to our loved ones and to our close friends. I am glad that Ann is able to be with her sister. I know Ann will be of great comfort to her and vice-versa. Did she have any sisters or brothers? We will be keeping you all in our prayers. I think it is always even extra hard on the young ones like Corey so we will be saying some special prayers for him.
You may or may not know Mark that my dad committed suicide when I was nine years old and I was so affected by it, I couldn't even talk about it until I was in my thirties. It just wasn't talked about in families in those years. I was so devastated about this happening in our family that it really affected me but I kept it all very hidden deep inside and spent many hours of private crying. My dad, however, was an alcoholic and after trying AA and other things was never able to overcome I guess. He was also a hemophiliac which all these years later I have wondered might have had something to do with it as well as that wasn't talked about either. It is a long story but just wanted to share that I do think it is helpful to talk about it with your kids and each other if they/you are needing to. It is so sad that she had so much life ahead of her and when we are this young our brains are wired a little differently.
Know that you are all in our hearts and prayers. Give Ann a big hug from us. We love you guys. I know God loves and wants the best for all of you.
Blessings,
Sandra and Larry
Sorry to hear of your loss. We are thinking of you. Love, Weldon and Neva
There is nothing that anyone can do to prepare for such a tragedy. This is a strong and resilient family that I know will get through this tough time. Even though I was only around Jenn a handful of times, I could see how much joy she brought to those around her.
I love you all,
Kaitlin
Thinking of you with love...
Dorothy Kelly
"Laura: I stumbled across your daughter's death notice completely by accident. I'm so sorry to read that she has passed. Please know that I am praying for you and your family at this time. My deepest sympathies to you and your family." Linda Adams (Lees Summit, MO)
Laura,
It is hard to express how deeply sorry I am for your loss. I know that nothing can help or ease the pain, but wanted all of you to know you are in my thoughts and prayers. I remember when Jennifer was just a tiny little one.
~
Karen Gorski,
Kansas City, Missouri
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