THE REMEMBER HER PROJECT

Author: Rebecca Smith

  • Janet Gifford Meyers

    Janet Gifford Meyers

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    Date of Birth

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    January 21, 1960

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    Date of Death

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    April 17, 2001

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    Location

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    New Port Richey, Florida

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    Cause of Death

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    Maternal Mental Health

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    Who She Was

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    Her Story

    [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Janet Gifford-Meyers, 41, of Safety Harbor, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (April 17, 2001). She was born in Miami and came to the Tampa Bay area in 1985 from Washington, D.C. She was a senior project manager for the Pinellas County Economic Development Department and was a former assistant city attorney for St. Petersburg. She also had worked for the St. Petersburg law firm of Robbins, Gaynor & Bronstein. She was a member of Temple B’nai Israel of Clearwater and the American Bar Association.

    Survivors include her husband, Steve; a son, Robert Sanford Meyers, and a daughter Rebekah Laya Meyers, both of Safety Harbor; her father, Paul Gifford, Fort Lauderdale; her mother, Marilyn Gifford, Clearwater; and a brother, Kent Gifford, New York City.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”profile-links-header”]

    Memorials

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    Articles

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  • Aimee Ziegler

    Aimee Ziegler

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    Date of Birth

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    November 11, 1971

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    Date of Death

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    April 2, 2012

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    Location

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    Bozeman, Montana

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    Cause of Death

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    Maternal Mental Health

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    Who She Was

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    Her Story

    [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”profile-story”]She was born on November 11, 1971 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of David Robert and Kathleen Mary (Cullen) Ziegler.

    Aimee graduated with a Bachelors from the University of Missouri, Columbia and later graduated from the University of Kansas with her Masters in Social Work.  Aimee helped start the WRAP program through a partnership between Bert Nash and the Lawrence School District.  She was originally placed as a WRAP Social Worker at Free State High School.

    For the past three years she served as a guidance counselor at Free State High School. She also coached Soccer and Basketball.  She was a volunteer youth sports coach for Kaw Valley soccer.  She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and was a volunteer at the Rummage House.

    She married Aaron Allen Polson on June 16, 2001 in St. Louis, Missouri.  He survives of the home.

    Other survivors include her parents, St. Louis, MO; three sons, Owen Polson, Max Polson, Elliot Polson; brother, David Ziegler, St. Louis, MO; sister, Sara May, St. Louis, MO; grandmother, Eleanor Ziegler, St. Louis, MO.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”profile-links-header”]

    Memorials

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  • Sara Porter

    Sara Porter

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    Date of Birth

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    July 1, 1977

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    Date of Death

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    March 13, 2017

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    Location

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    Brooklyn, New York

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    Cause of Death

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    Sepsis

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    Who She Was

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    Her Story

    [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Sara Elizabeth Porter, March 13, 2017 of Brooklyn, NY.

    Loving wife of Dominic Gillette. Dear mother of Mateo, Luca, and Jonas. Daughter of Richard and Judith Porter. Sister of Richard Jr. (Jennifer) and Brian. Aunt of Olivia and Richard III (Ben). Also survived by many cousins and dear friends.

    Sara attended Roeper School from 1983 through 1995 and graduated from the University of Michigan 1990. She started working in television as an assistant to Conan O’Brien and moved to Follow Productions where she produced several Food Network programs. In 2015 she became a stay at home mom.

    Sara loved her life and the family she made with Dominic. She loved deeply and without conditions. Sara will be with us until we join her.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”profile-links-header”]

    Support Her Family

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    Memorials

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  • Amy Lam Wai Chi

    Amy Lam Wai Chi

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    Date of Birth

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    ~1982

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    Date of Death

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    August 1, 2016

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    Location

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    New York City, New York

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    Cause of Death

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    Aortic Dissection

    Hemorrhage

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    Who She Was

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    Memorials

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    Articles

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  • Sarah Forslund Mooers

    Sarah Forslund Mooers

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    Date of Birth

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    September 6, 1970

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    Date of Death

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    June 16, 2002

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    Location

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    Nevada City, California

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    Cause of Death

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    Stroke

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    Who She Was

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    Her Story

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    Sarah Ellen Forslund of Nevada City, California, died suddenly of a massive stroke on June 16 at age 31.

    Sarah is survived by her husband Thomas Mooers, and their infant son, Wesley Donald Forslund-Mooers and by her parents, Robert and Kathleen Forslund of La Crosse Wisconsin, her sisters and their husbands, Amy and Jason Markus of Silver Lake, Oregon, and Janet and David Dixon, their son, Michael, and daughter, Ellen, of Plainville, Massachusetts, and by her grandmother, Rita Purpora of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

    Also by her loving in-laws and their families, Donald and Stephanie Mooers of Piedmont, Michael Mooers of Oakland, and Jeffrey and Linda Mooers of Lafayette.

    Sarah was a graduate of St. Benedict College in St. Joseph, Minnesota and Green Corps Field School for Environmental Organizing in Boston. She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains.

    She worked in Vermont for Northern Forest Alliance and for California Futures Network and for Green Corps. She was a dedicated, caring and effective environmental advocate devoted to the betterment of our world. Sarah was a woman of strength, character, and grace whose presence, friendship, and love was shown in everything she did and was highly valued. She was dedicated to her family and her work and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her.

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    Memorials

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  • Trishawna Quarles

    Trishawna Quarles

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    Date of Birth

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    August 1, 1977

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    Date of Death

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    September 16, 2011

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    Location

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    San Luis Obispo, California

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    Cause of Death

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    Sickle Cell Disease

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    Who She Was

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    Her Story

    [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Trishawna Wendy Quarles was born August 1, 1977 in San Luis Obispo, CA to Barbara Farley-Williams and Arthur L. Farley. Trishawna was the beloved wife of Aaron Samon Quarles. Having known each other since elementary school, the love-struck couple was joined in holy matrimony on June 2, 2001.

    Despite health challenges, Trishawna graduated from Cal Poly State University with a Single Subject Teaching Credential and Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She fulfilled her lifelong dream by working as an English teacher at Santa Maria High School. She was highly regarded by her students, fellow teachers, and administrators and was heralded for both inspiring her students and increasing their levels of expectation. Trishawna also took an interest in her students outside of the classroom and served as an advisor to the Step Team and Black Student Union.

    Trishawna received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age of 7 and served in her local church. Even from a young age, she was a person of sound principles, high moral values, and dignity. Trishawna touched the lives of many and will be greatly missed.

    Trishawna departed this life on Friday, September 16, 2011 at the age of 34.

    She was preceded in death by her brother, Jeremy Wright and leaves to cherish her memory the following: husband, Aaron Quarles and their son, Dorian Quarles of Nipomo, CA; mother, Barbara Farley-Williams of San Luis Obispo, CA; father, Arthur L. Farley; step-father, Donald Williams; step-mother, Dorothy Farley; 2 brothers: James Farley of Tulare, CA and Raymond Williams of San Luis Obispo, CA; 5 sisters: Toni Matthews of Lakewood, WA, Tracee Baxter of Honolulu, HI, Lakisha Bradley of San Luis Obispo, CA, Lisha Haiola of Hinesville, GA, and Natasha Farley of Tulare, CA; 2 aunts, VerGena Robinson of San Pablo, CA and Joanne Jackson of Washington as well as a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”profile-links-header”]

    Memorials

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    Articles

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