November 4, 2023
November 4, 2023
Sorrow doesn't last forever, but memories do.
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Jessica Jacobs, 36, born on August 21, 1979 and passed away on November 3, 2015.
Jessica was a special person and unique in every way. She left this world so suddenly and way too soon. She was and continues to be very loved.
Jessica's wish was to be cremated and we have honored that wish. There are plans in the works to do a remembrance/ celebration of life at some point and when those are finalized I will post on Jessica's Facebook page, as well as here. Please understand the family is extremely shocked about her sudden passing and we are doing the best we can to respect her memory as we go through this painful process. We thank you very much for your patience.
In lieu of flowers, we ask that tribute donations be made to BARCS (Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter). You can donate directly to BARCS at link http://baltimoreanimalshelter.org/donate (for BARCS to send acknowledgment on your behalf to us please use my address which is 305 3rd St. Colonial Beach, VA 22443. You can also make contributions if it is more convenient at my PayPal account paypal.me/JenniferJacobs Sorry for the copy/paste (please note: Jessica). All funds donated will be forwarded to BARCS in her name. It is my intention that through either of these methods I have the opportunity to thank everyone personally. BARCS is an organization that was very near and dear to Jessica's heart. She would be happy to know that in her passing, she was helping these animals. I believe if she could, she would have taken them all home herself.
Thank you again for your kind and loving support. It is appreciated more than words can say.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
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August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023
Happy celestial birthday, Jess. Time moves forward, but memories move backward. Think of you often and loving you always. Mom
November 3, 2022
November 3, 2022
DEAREST DEENNA AND JENNIFER,
MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU BOTH TODAY.
IT IS NEVER EASY FOR YOU BOTH WHEN THE ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH COMES ALONG.
BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER!!
MUCH LOVE,
CATHY LAWLER
MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU BOTH TODAY.
IT IS NEVER EASY FOR YOU BOTH WHEN THE ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH COMES ALONG.
BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER!!
MUCH LOVE,
CATHY LAWLER
August 23, 2022
August 23, 2022
Hey Jess. Your old lady Mom, thinking about you so frequently and missing you always. Hoping you have become accustomed to your wings by now. Love you forever.
August 22, 2022
August 22, 2022
HAPPY BELATED HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY JESSICA!!!!!
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO YOU, DEENNA AND JENNIFER!!!
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO YOU, DEENNA AND JENNIFER!!!
November 3, 2021
November 3, 2021
That call all those years ago in the middle of the night was a nightmare that didn't end when I woke up. Still miss you, Jess. I wonder if you are driving the angels crazy. Love you always, Mom
November 3, 2021
November 3, 2021
DEAR DEENNA AND JENNIFER,
MY HEART AND LOVE ARE WITH YOU TODAY AND ALWAYS.
MAY YOUR PRECIOUS DAUGHTER AND SISTER CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER YOU BOTH!!
MY HEART AND LOVE ARE WITH YOU TODAY AND ALWAYS.
MAY YOUR PRECIOUS DAUGHTER AND SISTER CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER YOU BOTH!!
August 21, 2021
August 21, 2021
I still hear you sometimes when I have a problem that is computer related or anything mechanical. How many times did you say, "get out of here mom, I'll do it" and in a snap, it was done. I miss you for that, but I also miss your sense of humor, sarcastic as it once was. I hope and pray that you are resting in peace.
August 21, 2020
August 21, 2020
Happy Heavenly Birthday to my baby girl. Will miss you always until we meet again. Much love still. Mom
January 19, 2020
January 19, 2020
Don't know what it is about today that has you so persistent in my brain. You're always with me, but today is different. I miss you so much, my beautiful baby girl. Love, Mom
August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
To a great love of my life. That we were both certain you would be looking down at me when it was my time to go. Joking and giving me a comedic farewell. Knowing that we would most likely not be a couple but would still be inseparable when my card was drawn, and my time ran out. To the girl who was always plugged into the newest music and latest fashions and trends. Who could walk into a thrift store with $20 and walk out looking like Jacki O. To one of the best conversationalists I knew with a memory that was legendary amongst her friends.
I could write on forever, but I must leave room for everyone else. Since my window faces your building, I look over there and imagine you are still in your unit with Linus and Barry. I am so heartbroken over your premature passing, it’s like a dull ache in my soul, always nagging, never healing.
Happy Birthday, Jessica. Wherever we go when this body stops, I do hope it’s a wonderful place with plenty of news, weather, and sports to keep your mind active and keen. Plenty of music to soothe your soul. Plenty of politicians to keep your blood pressure high, and plenty of brainy friends to endlessly banter with.
I miss you Jess, every day, I miss you. You were deeply loved and will never be forgotten.
Frank
I could write on forever, but I must leave room for everyone else. Since my window faces your building, I look over there and imagine you are still in your unit with Linus and Barry. I am so heartbroken over your premature passing, it’s like a dull ache in my soul, always nagging, never healing.
Happy Birthday, Jessica. Wherever we go when this body stops, I do hope it’s a wonderful place with plenty of news, weather, and sports to keep your mind active and keen. Plenty of music to soothe your soul. Plenty of politicians to keep your blood pressure high, and plenty of brainy friends to endlessly banter with.
I miss you Jess, every day, I miss you. You were deeply loved and will never be forgotten.
Frank
August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019
HAPPY HEAVENLY 40TH BIRTHDAY JESSICA!!!
MUCH LOVE TO DEENNA AND JENNIFER!!!!!
CATHY LAWLER
MUCH LOVE TO DEENNA AND JENNIFER!!!!!
CATHY LAWLER
November 3, 2018
November 3, 2018
DEAR DEENNA AND JENNIFER,
IT IS NEVER EASY AND LOSING A CHILD IS THE HARDEST LOSS OF A LIFE TIME. MY THOUGHTS, PRAYERS AND LOVE GO OUT TO BOTH OF YOU.
LOVE,
CATHY
IT IS NEVER EASY AND LOSING A CHILD IS THE HARDEST LOSS OF A LIFE TIME. MY THOUGHTS, PRAYERS AND LOVE GO OUT TO BOTH OF YOU.
LOVE,
CATHY
August 22, 2018
August 22, 2018
“God Beholds”
She was smart, funny, compassionate and caring. She was strong, stubborn and would never back down from a fight. She was sometimes brutally honest. If she believed in something she held her ground.
She had a certain strength about her. When things got tough she would sometimes say things like “I need to MANUP!”
She was somehow able to laugh and be happy even when she was facing the hardest of times and impossible odds. She was always able to care about people and animals and things. She worried about recycling and stray cats all the way to end.
She had qualities and virtues that I don’t possess and I will take a lesson from her for the rest of my life. I’m a better person for having known her like I did.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA!! I will always love and miss you.
She was smart, funny, compassionate and caring. She was strong, stubborn and would never back down from a fight. She was sometimes brutally honest. If she believed in something she held her ground.
She had a certain strength about her. When things got tough she would sometimes say things like “I need to MANUP!”
She was somehow able to laugh and be happy even when she was facing the hardest of times and impossible odds. She was always able to care about people and animals and things. She worried about recycling and stray cats all the way to end.
She had qualities and virtues that I don’t possess and I will take a lesson from her for the rest of my life. I’m a better person for having known her like I did.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA!! I will always love and miss you.
November 3, 2017
November 3, 2017
It was 2 yeas ago today that I got that fateful call. It was so sudden and the shock was mind numbing. I had just talked to Jessica the day before and I thank God that I returned her call after work, though I was tired and didn't wait until the next day. We had a great conversation and she said "Talk to you soon, love you, mom" ... that night, she was gone. The sadness lingers, sometimes worse than others ... Jessica will always make me smile.
August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017
Remembering Jessica on her Birthday.
August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017
Jess Jakes and I shared homeroom and some classes, and we just clicked. We laughed and talked about life, and boys, and school gossip as I braided her long dark hair into elaborate medieval styles, and she patiently doodled the most gorgeous dahlias. She taught me about local Fells Point bands that I just was never going to be cool enough to go see, and (I think ironically) introduced me to glam rock and electronica. To this day, I carry her kind of pen -- I just pulled it out right now -- which she claimed was the best ever - Pilot Precise V5, blue, extra fine. ("None of this 'fine' crap, it's gotta be extra fine.") We lost track after high school, until 3 years ago, not long before she passed away. I wish I had a chance to come to Baltimore to see her again. She was plagued by so many health problems, any of which alone would be enough to take down most people, but she still had the spunk to go off about the crazy bikers who almost knock her down on the street, and her wonderful boyfriend. I'm glad we reconnected before her death, and think of her often.
August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017
Happy spiritual 38th birthday, Jessica. I'm not sure, but hope you are working on your angel wings.
July 26, 2017
July 26, 2017
Always thinking of you, Jessica, in everything I do.
Love You Always
Love You Always
November 3, 2016
November 3, 2016
It has been a year ... never a day goes by that I don't think of you. You were a light that faded back and forth from bright white to shades of gray and now all your suffering is over. I am happy for you my sweet baby girl that you no longer suffer, but sad for the emptiness your passing has left
August 21, 2016
August 21, 2016
Happy 37th Birthday, Jessica ... I miss you. I love you.
January 14, 2016
January 14, 2016
I'm sorry I never got to know you. But I'm lucky to know your boyfriend, Barry. And I know how much he loved you.
Barry... All the best.
-Greg and Liz
Barry... All the best.
-Greg and Liz
January 9, 2016
January 9, 2016
There will be a get together in Jessica's honor this Thursday the 14th 5pm til 8 or ? @ The Side Bar http://www.sidebarbaltimore.com/about.php . @218 E Lexington. Come celebrate Jessica's life with me, "One last drink with Jessica". I'll bring some finger food and there will be donations to BARC excepted in Jessica's name .
December 19, 2015
December 19, 2015
Jess passed away too soon. She'll always be young & beautiful. My prayers go out to Barry, her friends & her sister. Her name means "The Lord's gift" - and she truly was. She will be sadly missed. Wendy
December 19, 2015
December 19, 2015
I am so sorry about Jess. She was so easy to talk to and I miss our long conversations. She loved Barry immensely and I know he is lost without her. Our prayers go out to Barry and her friends. May peace be with you Jess. Love, Nina
November 26, 2015
November 26, 2015
Jessica was special, there is no doubt about it. She was funny from the very beginning. Jessica started playing piano when she was about 5 and got a keyboard for Christmas. We started getting her lessons because she expressed such an interest and seemed to catch on so quickly. Every Saturday morning, I took her for piano lessons and she excelled. We bought her a piano for her 16th birthday. She knew that Beethoven's fur Elise was one of my favorite pieces and anytime that she knew I was upset with her about something, she would sit down at the piano and play. It always made me smile.
November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015
My thoughts, prayers and love are with you all at this very sad time in your lives!!!! although death frees the loved one to move forward in the universe it also leaves behind the loved ones that must feel the pain of mourning Jessica's death. May God surround you all in His loving arms and help you as you travel this painful road!!
November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015
A very unique, smart and wonderfully sarcastic individual. She was kind of my left brain in a right brain kind of way. I know I should have been back to help her with support for what she had given to me, but I know she understands as anything electrical doesn't work the same lately even this far away. Keep it up JJ. Miss ya. Glad I saved your voice mails. XXX. See ya soon as you already know. Foz
November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
To the Family of Jessica,
Please except my deepest condolences. Although I didn't have the pleasure of knowing Jessica, I was touched because she was my age. I can't imagine having my life cut so short. I hope that you'll find comfort in knowing that you can see your loved one again during a time when "death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." (Revelation 21:4)
Please except my deepest condolences. Although I didn't have the pleasure of knowing Jessica, I was touched because she was my age. I can't imagine having my life cut so short. I hope that you'll find comfort in knowing that you can see your loved one again during a time when "death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." (Revelation 21:4)
November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
We are so sad to hear the news about Jessica. She was a unique, funny, lovely, bright and determined girl. She was a loyal friend to many people. If we can do anything for you Jen please let us know. Jessica will be in our hearts and prayers always. xo Mimi and Tommy
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November 4, 2023
November 4, 2023
Sorrow doesn't last forever, but memories do.
August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023
Happy celestial birthday, Jess. Time moves forward, but memories move backward. Think of you often and loving you always. Mom
November 3, 2022
November 3, 2022
DEAREST DEENNA AND JENNIFER,
MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU BOTH TODAY.
IT IS NEVER EASY FOR YOU BOTH WHEN THE ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH COMES ALONG.
BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER!!
MUCH LOVE,
CATHY LAWLER
MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU BOTH TODAY.
IT IS NEVER EASY FOR YOU BOTH WHEN THE ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH COMES ALONG.
BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER!!
MUCH LOVE,
CATHY LAWLER
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When Jess clearly didn't want to be where she was! Even with the world famous Max Weisman.
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Big party in B103 at The CopyCat #2
Big party in B103 at The CopyCat
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Jessica had a very special bond with Linus.
August 21, 2017
Linus is fat & happy, miss you
MY FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 22, 2015
JESS, ONE OF THE FIVE FINGERS OF MY HAND THAT DESIGNATED ONE OF MY PRIME BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD !! I,M MISSING A FINGER AND IT HURTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!