Those who wait for the Lord
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| Slumber Falls wants to celebrate the life of
Jeannette Marquis by establishing this memorial page and inviting your
submissions of thoughts, poems, and memories of this beautiful young
spirit that was tragically taken from us.
You can submit your written contributions to this page by emailing memorial@slumberfalls.com
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Jeannette Lorraine Marquis
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| As Jeannette’s camp counselor, her first year and last year at camp,
I remember her well. I have
fond memories of her as a junior high camper as she created and
coordinated our family group’s entire skit for the talent show. I remember being impressed by her creativity and leadership
skills at such a young age. She
was a camper I always remembered. I
saw her from year to year after that, always the first to tell me hello
with a bright smile and warm hug. Her
senior year at camp I was fortunate to have her in my cabin again as we
all stayed in Muehl. I
remember many moments with her at this camp, like the time she whispered
to me as I was sleeping at naptime anxious to show me her prom pictures,
or when I caught her jumping up and down on my counselor’s bed, and
the day of her 17th birthday that we all got to spend with
her. Jeannette was a humble
spirit that brightened the lives of many at Slumber Falls.
She was a beautiful person and I will always remember her.
Sara (Stark) Morgan |
| She is not gone; she has just gone on, and we will meet and rejoice in
her beauty and spirit again.
Mark Hansen |
| I met Jeannette one summer during Senior High camp and I can tell you I have never met someone with more happiness to share with other people. We were all part of a group of kids who had grown up going to the same sessions of camp for years and it was always great getting to see each other for that one week during the summer. It was always like we never left each other. She was an amazing person and my life is better having known her. We would all play the "cup game", serenade the boys cabins, fight over the "cute" boys, and always end up crying as we sang "Friends are Friends Forever" at the last camp fire. She will forever be with us especially at Slumber Falls Camp. Lindsey Dresner |
| Jeannette will forever be in the hearts of all the people she touched.
There aren't words for me to express what an influence she has always
been and will always be on my life. More than my best friend, she
is my soul sister and I know I will see her again someday in heaven
Brittany Sullivan |
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I can hardly explain the feelings I have for Jeannette through
writing, it just doesn't suffice.
The best way to explain my feelings is through music, so here are a
few songs and excerpts from songs that explain everything.
Aerosmith - I Don't Watn to Miss a Thing
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping While you're far away dreaming I could spend my life in this sweet surrender I could stay lost in this moment forever Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure Don't want to close my eyes I don't want to fall asleep Cause I'd miss you baby And I don't want to miss a thing Cause even when I dream of you The sweetest dream will never do I'd still miss you baby And I don't want to miss a thing Lying close to you feeling your heart beating And I'm wondering what you're dreaming Wondering if it's me you're seeing Then I kiss your eyes And thank God we're together I just want to stay with you in this moment forever Forever and ever Don't want to close my eyes I don't want to fall asleep Cause I'd miss you baby And I don't want to miss a thing Cause even when I dream of you The sweetest dream will never do I'd still miss you baby And I don't want to miss a thing I don't want to miss one smile I don't want to miss one kiss I just want to be with you Right here with you, just like this I just want to hold you close Feel your heart so close to mine And just stay here in this moment For all the rest of time Don't want to close my eyes I don't want to fall asleep Cause I'd miss you baby And I don't want to miss a thing Cause even when I dream of you The sweetest dream will never do I'd still miss you baby And I don't want to miss a thing Don't want to close my eyes I don't want to fall asleep I don't want to miss a thing
Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
(I can't stop loving you)
I've made up my mind To live in memory of the lonesome times (I can't stop wanting you) It's useless to say So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday (Dreams of yesterday) Those happy hours that we once knew Tho' long ago, they still make me blue They say that time heals a broken heart But time has stood still since we've been apart Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
I feel wonderful
Because I see the love light in your eyes And the wonder of it all Is that you just don't realize How much I love you
Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven...
Kenny Chesney - There Goes My Life
There goes my life.
There goes my future, my everything. I love you. Baby good-bye.
you had a gift of bringing out the best in people... i miss it so
much. i still love you and will miss you forever. i wish i could
have one last dance... one last goodbye, one last kiss. i would give
anything to be able to see you again, just to be able to hold you
again. i would gladly trade my life for yours... you are such a
wonderful person, you will be in my heart forever. "friends are
friends forever".
Jason Mullins
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I have not written anything for this memorial in the past two years because I did not think I could find the words to describe our friendship. While that still might be the case, I feel that my remembrances are long past due. Camp relationships are difficult for people to understand who have never gone to camp. At camp, a person can impact the rest of your life in a matter of days. Jeanette and I would meet for only a week in the summer, but it is amazing the catalyst affect a place like Slumber Falls can have on a friendship. We had an instantaneous bond the first summer we met. We stayed up talking for hours in our cabin, mainly about boys. Every year when we came back to camp, it was as though no time had passed. Our lives seemed to oddly follow the exact same path, hers in Allen and mine in College Station. When we would stay up late catching up on each other’s lives, we ended up sharing very similar stories. The people with whom I can reminisce are few and far between, which is why I appreciate this wall. Jeanette had such a great impact on so many of our lives, and it is only right that she be remembered for that. I keep those memories alive through the pictures of our fun times at camp, which are posted at http://community.webshots.com/album/203066987cxwnZQ/0 The Dance By Garth Brooks For a moment, all the world was right How could I have known you’d ever say goodbye? I’m glad I didn’t know the way it all would end, the way it all would go Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain, but I’d have had to miss the dance Wave on Wave (mainly because Jeanette loved Pat Green) By Pat Green It came upon me wave on wave You’re the reason I’m still here Am I the one you were sent to save? It came upon me wave on wave Fire and Rain By James Taylor I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I’d see you again. We had some amazing times at camp that I will always remember. So, here’s to you, Jeanetti Spaghetti, from your Holly Bear. Holly Licht December 12, 2005 Jeanette was my little sister in our Zeta Tau Alpha sorority at Texas State. |
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I met Jeannette when I was 10 years old, and I've never known a person
who was a better influence, or a better friend in my 23 years here. I
probably spent 3 days a week for years sitting on her front steps until
the sun went down, and the porch light flickering was the sign for her
to go back inside. She was such an amazing person because you could just
sit and do nothing with her, and have the time of your life. Her
personality was magnetic, I've never met anyone who has had a negative
word to say about her, because she lived her life with a smile and did
everything she could to make everyone around her feel the way she did.
I haven't ever submitted anything on here because it's impossible to put into words the impact Jeannette has had on my life, and on all the other people she has been friends with, or even just met briefly. 4 years later I still don't have the words. I love her and miss her every day of my life, and hopefully I'll get to see her again when the time comes. -Jeff Cavanaugh November 4, 2007 |
