Dear Jeannie,
I often think of you and your smile, your laugh, how we joked around, how I’d often pick you up at the train station and you’d spend the day with me and my family. We would all have a great time together. Miss you and your special presence.

I’m thinking as others do about how long it’s been and how much, after five years, I still can’t believe you’re gone!!! There are many times, places, things, and happenings that remind me of you Jeannie. Wishing you were here but hoping you’re enjoying where you are. Love you always, your friend always Lisa C. Xoxoxo

I cannot believe it has been five years. Not a day goes by that you are not in my thoughts. I still have the box of mallowmars you bought for me the last time I saw you. I know it seems silly, but it means a great deal to me.

So today, I was out in Cutchogue, it was chilly and I wanted to search for something warm to wear. I pulled out a scarf I hadn't seen in a year and said to Joe - oh it's my "Jeannie scarf". It was hers and a gift from Grace right after Jeannie passed away. I smiled, put it on and felt warm and happy. We went out and had a lovely day. Later tonight, Joe checked his email and saw that there had been a tribute for Jeannie posted on this site. I immediately felt sad - I had lost track of the date. Wow how could that have happened. Yet on this 5 year anniversary week, I know, that Jeanne of all people would be thrilled I would be out and about and enjoying life - My friend, I miss you all the time. Thoughts of you always make me smile. Love you - Christine

Jeannie, I'm amazed the five-year anniversary is just a few hours away.
There is still the empty space here on Earth. No one can replace you.
Your memorial card has remained on my refrigerator door for nearly five years, held there by a small magnet that says "Shalom".
Your photo reminds me to try to live each day in a spirit of peace... and it reminds me that tomorrow is not guaranteed.
I wonder what life is like for you, in the Heaven of heavens.
Tomorrow I'll light a candle: a tribute to you, a reminder to me.
All thanks to God for all that you were, and for all that you are.
Matthew 22:30 "At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. They will be like the angels in heaven."

Hi jeannie---its like time stood still......I feel as sad as I did when you left us.......wish it could be different. I think of you every day..........love you and missing you forever!
Lisa Cortina

Miss you. That's all.

Three years have gone by and I still think, when we have nice weekends, this is a day Jeannie and I would have gone to brunch or dinner or a movie or all three. Perhaps a Rangers game or concert. I miss this so much. Or just calling each during work to complain about things - bonding over idiocy, as you would have said. Say Hi to Roseanne for me. Miss you...Bob

PS: The Rangers are really good this year!

Thinking of you Jeannie and always miss you!!!
Grace, I was thinking the same thing watching the news on Wednesday... What would Jeannie say?!

Think of you so often Jeannie. Look at the beautiful glass paperweight you brought me from Italy every day at my desk. So grateful to have been supportive neighbors to each other for so many years and to have enjoyed good conversation and the knowledge that someone who cared was one flight away.
RIP dear friend

Miss you everyday my friend...

Hey J. Miss you, love you.
By the way, I can just imagine what you are saying about our newly elected president.

....reading all the tributes left yesterday, I'm having many if not the same sentiments....not a day goes by I don't think of you and miss you so much..I still feel you went off on one of your grand trips and I'm waiting for you to come back and tell us about it.....there's a permanent hole in my heart but I know you're in a good place with your mom! Love you always, Jeannie!

Jeannie -- hard to believe it's been two years. Miss you every day. xoxoxoxo

Love you

Not a day goes by when I don't think of you which gives me comfort and makes me sad. I so often "see" you in a crowd but then it isn't you. Is it a "trick" on my mind or just another reminder how you are always with me. I miss you as much today as I did 2 years ago. Love you my friend...

Love
Christine

Dear Jeannie.. When I think of you, I'm sad you're not here but you still make me smile every time. Love and miss you.

Hi J! Today is 2 years that you left us. I think about you every day. I know you are enjoying watching Luca and laughing at the truly funny things he does and says. We miss you in 'your' bedroom here in warm, sunny FLA. Love you and miss you.

Just today I was in a store and saw a sweater in that perfect shade of red, and thought, "Jean would love that."
Impossible that it's been two years. Miss you.

Hey Jeannie

Miss you so much and think of you all the time. Bob and I still laugh at some of the fun memories we have shared with you and all the times you made us laugh. That is a gift you have given us forever.
Always with love, Debbie

Jeannie, I am still sad that you are not with us. I wish you got to meet Tommy and Henry. I wish Joey had more time with you. Love you sis

It feels like you've gone off on one of your big trips or adventures, and that you're going to come back and tell me all about it. It hasn't seemed real that you are gone and not coming back.
Miss you.

Jeannie -- Hard to believe you've been gone for a year. I miss you every day.

Impossible to believe it's been a year since I last saw you. Miss you every day.

Forever remembered, forever missed. To the world you are just one person, but to one person you are the whole world.
I try always to remember, don't cry because life is over, smile because it happened.
Miss you all the time.

Debra

I just miss you Jeannie, wish you were here, wish I'd had a clue that our time together was so short, even if it was so very sweet. You were the best and the world is a better place because you were here.

Miss you sis, hope you liked the pancakes

I have been reliving the past 10 days thinking about everything that was taking place last year at this time. For me pretty much right now at this hour, on this Saturday, would have marked your passing. Not a day has passed that I haven't thought of you nor missed you. Who would have known a year ago today how much my life would have changed. I'm happy to be able to always feel you with me. The world is not the same without you. You are so missed by all whose life you have touched. Love you & miss you J.

For you always

Hi Jeannie, I think of you often. Already a year has passed since our last visit. I was barely keeping up with you as you charged down corridors (in the name of exercise), and as usual you made me smile, when I was supposed to be cheering you up. Where did all that energy come from. I miss you often.
Thinking of your family, hello to Grace, Luca, your dad and all the Denaros.

Love,
Olivia

Dear Jeannie:
Think of you so often - feel your energy as strong as ever. You are amazing!
Blessings to all.

Wow....it's almost a year and we're missing you as much as when you first left us.....thought about you a lot on Sunday with the NYC Marathon going on and thinking how much you enjoyed this time of year! Life's not the same without you, Jeannie....wishing you could still be here with us but hoping all is better where you are!!! THinking of Grace and the family too at this time!

With much love always, Lisa and Family
xoxoxo

We were talking about your mom, and you told me you hold a torch for her and "as a matter of fact, I'm one of the BEST damn torch holders you've ever seen". Jeannie, we can light up the night with the glow from the torches held aloft for you.
I will light a candle for you this weekend and weather permitting, perhaps a torch. xxxooo

Hi Jeannie, Just remembering you now in particular because we would both be turning 50 together. I meant to write here in April (since I turned 50 the month before you! And thought of you!). I always think of you as so young and vibrant, with amazing energy that could never be beaten. I always looked up to you, knowing we were the same age, yet you seemed so much younger than me in so many ways. Miss you girl!

Hey Jeannie....every game that the Rangers play we look for you in the stars cuz we know you're up there screaming and being the greatest fan....we love and miss you a lot!
Lisa and Declan!! xoxoxo

The Rangers are going to the finals!!! I keep thinking you have something to do with this. I miss you so much and will wear my Adam Graves shirt in your honor!!

I know you are watching over the Rangers -- keep watching! Angela, I am wearing Jeanie's tee--shirt, the one that reads: Believe in Blue!

I'm so glad that Jeannie's friends come back by this site every so often to write. For those who are interested a tree at the Cornell Arboretum will bear a plaque with Jeannie's name. We are going to Cornell the weekend of July 19-20 to put the tag on the tree. Anyone is welcome to come join us.

Good news. The Rangers won game 7. I know it made you happy. Only 3 more rounds to go. We could use a good fan looking out for us. Miss you

Jeannie - I can't sing Happy Birthday to you on your voicemail so instead I will sing to the heavens so your spirit can hear :-)

Hey Jeannie---Happy 50th Birthday a day late and Happy Easter to you and Roseanne.....this is a very special day for you and one you would have been very keen to celebrate in a big way...you are missed more than you'll ever know!! Thinking of you and your family on this day, Grace!! We love you and miss you forever, Jeannie! Your friend always, Lisa C.

Today, April 20, 2014 would mark your 50th birthday. I remember us talking about what you wanted to do and where you wanted to celebrate. It's not right that you aren't here to do the things you wanted. It doesn't make sense. Too young to be taken away from us. As I spend today with Carlo and his family to have a big Easter dinner, which you would have loved to eat, we will celebrate you and raise a toast on your behalf. Happy 50th Birthday my beloved sister and friend, Jeannie.

Over 30 years have passed since I met Jeannie, and I can't begin to count the number of times Jeannie reminded me to send a card to celebrate someone else's birthday or special event, or called me to make sure I had remembered to call my mother to wish her a happy passover. I am spending the day honoring her and thankful for how much she enriched my life and the lives of her family and friends. Happy 50th birthday Jeannie, I love you my friend.

Happy Birthday dear Jeannie. Missing you and wish you were here to celebrate the "BIG 50" with all of us on this joyful holiday. A heartfelt toast to you today...SALUTE!!
Love and Peace.

Perhaps it is fitting that your 50th birthday falls on Easter Sunday. As we sit down to dinner with family and friends in our homes or restaurants, the most elegant table of all will be set for you and Roseanne in Heaven.

Happy Birthday, Jeannie!

Dear Jeannie,
Happy 50th wherever you are. Missing you so much! Missing sending you cards and getting cards from you. You never forgot a birthday or holiday. Your thoughtfulness made all if us feel special. Remembering the many times you came in the spring to visit us and happily offered to help me plant flowers. It doesn't seem real you are not here with us, I know so many family and friends are thinking of you today. My thoughts are with you Grace and the whole Denaro family today.

Happy birthday Jeannie Jean. I am visiting Berlin with my men and thinking of how you would have turned 50 today. I miss you and send you lots of love.

Happy birthday, Jeannie. I thought of you this Easter morning and how I dragged you around shopping for an Easter outfit for Logan four years ago. Thank you for always being patient, honest and most of all, a true friend. I miss you. Life isn't the same without you. On today, your birthday, I will raise a toast to you and eat a Snickers from Logan's Easter basket in your memory. xoxoxoxo

Here's Luca's latest J: in science Luca is learning if how you put a liquid in the freezer it becomes a solid, or as Luca says "it becomes a salad"

Yesterday I ran my first half marathon and I though of Jeannie often during that long run. I would have loved to share the experience with her, she was such a great inspiration in the running arena. That's ironic given that we took a PE class together at Cornell many years ago and at the time. she was one of the most fitness adverse people I knew! She nicknamed our instructor 'Tony the torturer'. Obviously that changed and she became a fitness fanatic. Jeannie, I think Tony would be proud of us both!