AaNina Maria Starlyn, (1954 - 2018) - ForeverMissed.com Online Memorials

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free. I'm following the path Allah laid for me...

63 years old
Born on July 31, 1954
Passed away on January 24, 2018

AaNina Starlyn (Anita Warren) was returned to Allah on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, in Overland Park, KS. Funeral services were held at the Islamic Center 8501 E. 99th St, Kansas City, MO on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Burial followed at 10301 James A Reed Rd., Kansas City, MO.
AaNina Starlyn was born Anita Warren on July 31st, 1954 in Kansas City MO. She graduated from the former West Sr. High School in 1974, and despite her disability AaNina attended Kansas City Kansas Community College where she received her Associates Degree in Sociology in 1989. She was also a graduate of the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired. AaNina taught braille reading/writing to the blind, and her knowledge base was also utilized as a tester of products for the blind. She was a homemaker and loving mother to four children.
AaNina was preceded in death by her first son Baby David Anthony, two husbands, and Nathan her faithful Service Dog of 15 years. AaNina found her spiritual home in Islam in the year of 1987 and attended Al-Inshirah Islamic Center in Kansas City, MO. Remaining to cherish her memories are her children Cherisse Battles of Houston TX, Shaft Rouse of Ozark MO, Jewuell Robinson of Tallahassee FL, and Candice Robinson of Loganville GA. AaNina is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by her mother Roberta Warren of Kansas City KS, and her sister Bonita Hollins-Bowens of Jacksonville FL.
The family of AaNina Starlyn acknowledges your love, support, prayers, and all expressions of kindness shown during this season of bereavement. We also extend our thanks to the staff of KU Medical Center, as well as Asana Hospice and Palliative Care.

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July 31, 2023

Happy 69th Heavenly Birthday♥️
Our loss was Heaven’s gain, dear Sister. But that doesn't make this day any easier. On this day that honors you, I pray the Heavens above are rejoicing in your name and reminding you of how special you are. I love you and can't wait to hug you again one day.
Your Bunny❣️

January 24

Today brings tears of sadness. As time unfolds, another year, my silent thoughts of our times together hold memories that will last forever.
You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.

January 24, 2023

Allah looked around His garden and found an empty place.
He then looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face.
He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest.
Allah's garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best.
He knew that you were suffering,
He knew that you were in pain,
He knew that you would never get well on earth again.
He saw the road was getting rough and the hills were hard to climb.
So He closed your weary eyelids and whispered "Peace be Thine."
It broke my heart to lose you, but you didn't go alone.
Part of us went with you the day Allah called you home..
5 years gone but not forgotten ❤️

July 31, 2022

Happy heavenly birthday. I miss you.

June 6, 2022

I'm overwhelmed and misunderstood. Today I wish AT&T 5g reached heaven, I would love to talk to you. I know I can't have you back my Sister. When my time on this earth ends, wait for me by the stairs at Heaven’s Gate..

January 24, 2022

Four years ago Allah looked around his garden and found an empty place.
He then looked down upon the Earth and saw your tired face.
He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest.
With the help of his angels they flew you to your heavenly place.
Allah's garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best.
He knew you were suffering and he knew you were in pain. He knew that you would never get well on earth again.
He saw the road was getting rough and the hills too hard to climb, He closed your weary eyelids and whispered “Peace be Thine”.
It broke my heart to lose you but you didn't go alone, part of me went with you the day Allah called you home.
You are missed.. I love you my Ann...

January 24, 2022

Time heals all wounds, but the hole in my heart will always remain. I love you, and I miss you Mommy.

August 1, 2021

I dream of you sometimes
Healthy, youthful, happy
I dream of your voice
Cheerful, amused, definitive
I dream of your face
Smooth, cinnamon, proud
I dreamt that you were here to be cheered
Happy birthday, Ma

January 25, 2021

It's the third anniversary of when you received your wings. I'm a day late with my tribute but it's the thought that counts.
Your life was a Blessing.
Your memory is a Treasure,
You are loved beyond words and missed beyond mesaure.
I love you always,
Your Bunny

January 24, 2020

If roses grow in Heaven, Lord please pick a bunch for me. Place them in my Sister's arms and tell her they’re from me. Tell my Ann I love and miss her.

January 24, 2020

Missing you today Mama. I love you.

August 1, 2019

Last night I dreamt of you. Not the last version of you. The 26 year-old you. Fiesty, fierce, nail-filing you. I dreamt that you weren't impressed with my job, or my boss's charisma, or my car, or my crib. You said it ain't shit because I didn't bring what you asked for. I awoke ambivolent. In those seconds between sleep and awake, I beat myself up that I forgot to stop at the store in my rush to get to you. In the dawn, I beat myself up that I forgot you are gone. That I can never bring you another can of Nestea Lemon... Miss you, Ma. Happy Birthday...

January 24, 2019

Just a memory, fond and true.
Just a token of love's devotion that my heart still misses you.
The years of your life were numbered when the messenger whispered low,
"The Master has come and called for thee." You answered: "I'm ready to go." One year has passed since that sad day.
There's many a day your name is spoken and many an hour you're in our thoughts.
A link in our family chain was broken.
You're gone from this earth, but not from our hearts.
These three little words, "Forget me not" don't seem like much but mean a lot.
Just a line of sweet remembrance to show you my dear sister, I think of you.

July 31, 2018

May the Angels sing to you the most joyous chorus of "Happy Birthday"
Put your arms around her Lord don’t leave her on her own. Today it is her first birthday away from home.
My thoughts are ever with you though you have gone away..
Those who loved you dearly are thinking of you today.
Till roses lose their petals, till the heather has lost its dew, till the end of time, my Sister I will remember you.
Rest Peacefully

March 4, 2018

You're heavy in my thoughts today.. Your wings were ready but my heart wasn't. I love you Sis

January 31, 2018

My dear sister,
It's been a week since you entered the Heavenly Gates.
You're thought of in love today, but that is nothing new.
I thought about you yesterday, and days before that, too.
I think of you in silence, I sometimes speak your name.
Now all I have are memories and your picture in a frame.
Your memory is my keepsake, with which I'll never part.
Allah has you in His keeping, I have you in my heart.
I love you, rest peacefully.. your Bunnie

January 27, 2018

I never knew AaNina or your family but wanted to share words of encouragement. It’s never easy to see those we love pass away. We can take comfort in knowing that it was never God’s original purpose for us to die. Revelation 21:3, 4 tells us that in the near future God will eliminate death, tears, and pain. Until that time— deep sympathy— Julia

January 25, 2018

It is important for me to confess...my journey through life so far has been symbolic of the very pain and anguish I once endured as you wrestled a many Combs through all that hair of mine of which you adorned so. Even then you taught me so very much, and yes, I am your inattentive-sensitive Shaft DePrell... except now, I am ever so attentive.

January 25, 2018

On behalf of your team at Comcast we pay our respects to your Mother I'm pretty sure she was an amazing person because Cherisse your an amazing person. Peace and Blessings to you and your family. God Bless.

January 25, 2018

Grandma even though we never met we love you. Thank u for our dad ..rest in heaven love kye kye and zariah age 13 and 15

January 25, 2018

Ma was a character, lol! Her laughter, tears, successes, failures, ups, and downs blended and fit together to create a strong, beautiful, intelligent, and complicated woman. My love and respect for her endured much that is better remembered, even when the lessons learned weren't to be cherished. We cannot choose our mother just as we cannot choose our child. However, we can choose to refrain from letting disappointment outweigh the blessings shared between mother and child. This chosen lesson is an eternal blessing I am proud to say that Ma and I shared!

January 25, 2018

I Am Free
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free. I'm following the path Allah laid for me. I took His hand when I heard Him call; I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day, to laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way; I found that peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss; Ah yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow, I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I've savored much; Good friends, good times, A loved ones touch.
Perhaps my time seems all too brief; Don't lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift your heart and share with me, Allah wanted me now, He set me FREE..

January 25, 2018

Mommy, you are truly and dearly missed. I feel blessed to have had someone as strong as you as my Mother. I wished that I could be there at your side at your moment of passing, but like always, you wanted to do things by yourself and for yourself. I feel blessed to have been able to spend 10 days loving on you and caring for you at the sunset of your life. Your memory will live on in those of us who loved you. Like I told you the last time I saw you, it's not "goodbye", but instead, it's "I'll see you later".

January 25, 2018

To all who visit this memorial who were not bestowed with the presence of our mother prior to her departure... you need only to envision an individual who does not wallow in her despair and her shortcomings. Many remained transfixed, and looked on in utter amazement, as our Lord and Savior accomplished many, many feats at her beckoning.

January 25, 2018

Thank you for your role in my existence, and for teaching me the lessons that are painful to teach a child.

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January 24

Today brings tears of sadness. As time unfolds, another year, my silent thoughts of our times together hold memories that will last forever.
You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.

July 31, 2023

January 24, 2023

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Sometimes I Really Don't

January 24, 2021

There are times that I remember badly
Sometimes I really don't
There are times that I remember your smile
Sometimes I really don't
There are times that I remember fondly
Sometimes I really don't
There are times that I remember your scent
Sometimes I really don't
There are times that I remember you've passed
Sometimes I really don't want to

Happy Birthday, Ma!

July 31, 2020

Lately I've been reminiscing about you. The version of you I experienced, versus the version of you I never experienced. Motherhood is complicated, and adding medical impairments makes it even moreso. You survived our childhood as long as you could. Giving us both your best and worst. This viewpoint is shared by most folks, giving bizarre childhoods a sense of normalcy. And, thereby, soothing some of wounds. Today would have been your 66th birthday. I wonder how you would have spent it...?

Dreamt of her last night...

May 8, 2019

As a child, my mother taught me the powers within one's dreams. As a teenager, I started teaching myself to control, rather than fear, my dreams. As a result, I have simultaneously grown stronger and wiser over the years. So last night, when I dreamt of going places and sharing experiences with Ma that have never and will never be, I languished. It was so wonderful to communicate with the healthy version of my mother from my childhood. When she held my hand as a guide, and listened to my vivid descriptions of the world's contents. To rise from such a blissful abyss into such a painful consciousness today... grateful to be alive, yet disappointed that my bladder dragged me away from my temporary nirvana... Keep enjoying "our day", Ma

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