Updated March 2018
This site was created in memory of my mom Dana "Danni" Schaul. She was born on November 22, 1945. and passed away on November 15, 1998. We will remember her forever. She was a moral compass and always inspiring to her friends and family and really anyone who crossed her path. Small in frame, she had a huge heart and a larger than life personality and presence. My mom was adored by friends and family and her community. She was the 'life of the party'. Her loss was devastating to the people who knew her. - Jordan
The following tribute was created and shared on Mother's Day (May 11, 2014) by Jordan, her oldest son.
המס הבא נוצר וחילק ביום האם ( מאי 11, 2014 ) על ידי הילד הכי ישן שלה ירדן כארלטוןסצ'אאל
"There are a lot of things I learned from my mom that didn't resonate with me until I reflected on her life several years after she past away from cancer at 53. Often, the galvanizing force among her many friends and family, she was the perpetual event planner.
My mom saw the cup half-full. She was a dreamer and a star gazer. She was mindful and thoughtful and high energy---She was courageous strong and and disciplined. My mom lived more in one day than many live in a life time. Indeed, she cherished every waking moment. She was a consummate fashionista, obsessive about health an fitness as a professional dirtitian. And she had the determination of a Navy Seal.
She was blessed to wake up, gratefullnfor everything, generous to her friends and particularly patriotic. She never took our liberties or freedom for granted. It wasn't until I visited some of the poorest places on Earth that I realized this gift, but my mom had such great intuition about so many things that few people contemplate. Upon her request we played patriotic songs (including America the Beautiful) at her memorial service."
Mourner's Kaddish
Yit'gadal v'yit'kadash sh'mei raba (Cong: Amein).
May His great Name grow exalted and sanctified (`Cong: Amen.)
b'al'ma di v'ra khir'utei
in the world that He created as He willed.
v'yam'likh mal'khutei b'chayeikhon uv'yomeikhon
May He give reign to His kingship in your lifetimes and in your days,
uv'chayei d'khol beit yis'ra'eil
and in the lifetimes of the entire Family of Israel,
ba'agala uviz'man kariv v'im'ru:
swiftly and soon. Now say: (Mourners and Congregation:)
Amein. Y'hei sh'mei raba m'varakh l'alam ul'al'mei al'maya
(Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and ever.)
Yit'barakh v'yish'tabach v'yit'pa'ar v'yit'romam v'yit'nasei
Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted, extolled,
v'yit'hadar v'yit'aleh v'yit'halal sh'mei d'kud'sha
mighty, upraised, and lauded be the Name of the Holy One (Mourners and Congregation:)
B'rikh hu.
Blessed is He.
l'eila min kol bir'khata v'shirata
beyond any blessing and song,
toosh'b'chatah v'nechematah, da'ameeran b'al'mah, v'eemru:
praise and consolation that are uttered in the world. Now say: (Mourners and Congregation:)
Amein
Amen
Y'hei sh'lama raba min sh'maya
May there be abundant peace from Heaven
v'chayim aleinu v'al kol yis'ra'eil v'im'ru
and life upon us and upon all Israel. Now say: (Mourners and Congregation:)
Amein
Amen
Oseh shalom bim'romav hu ya'aseh shalom
He Who makes peace in His heights, may He make peace,
aleinu v'al kol Yis'ra'eil v'im'ru
upon us and upon all Israel. Now say: (Mourners and Congregation:)
Amein
Amen
There are a lot of things I learned from my mom that didn't really resonate with me until she past away from cancer in 1998 at nearly 53. She was way ahead of her time, but she lived every moment and day to the fullest. She loved life. She loved her family and friends. She saw the cup half full. She was a dreamer and a star gazer. She learned to train her mind. She was an amazingly strong and courageous individual with great self-discipline. She was always on the go. She lived more in one day than some live in a life time and cherished every challenge in life as an opportunity. She was a small framed former Homecoming Queen and fashionista, but she had the courage of a Navy Seal.
Yes, she was a dietician and an exercise fanatic, and very health conscious, but her psychological stamina and ability to put her worries away was a tremendous skill that I have yet to learn. She was a fighter and a leader and she rallied her family, friends and community in times of need even when she herself was physically compromised. This, I guess, is why her loss was so devastating to so many who knew her.
I didn't understand it then, but I now know why she was particularly patriotic. She felt so blessed to be born in this country where our freedom reigns supreme. She never took our liberties for granted. It wasn't until I visited some of the poorest places on Earth that I realized this gift, but my mom had such great instinct about so many things. Upon her request we played patriotic songs (including America the Beautiful) at her memorial service.
She would have been so moved by the country's response to 9/11. It was as though she had a sixth sense.
Here is America the Beautiful by Willie Nelson and his celebrity friends. I got to interview Willie's daughters and even though I love this rendition, I like him even more as a human being.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1fihSpdEx8
