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This is sad as shyt. Man, his blog tells it all. Great poem (song?) at the end.

http://www.aesdesigns.com/plog/

Edited by auto208562 2006-04-12 3:39 PM

Thanks for all of the well wishes everyone. Yeah, it really sucks to be a widower at 35. You say your "I do's" and expect that you'll have a long time to drive each other nuts Jen's goal was to beat Leukemia, and that she did. The transplant grafted well and she had been in remission since. Unfortunately, all of the side effects conspired against her and she lost her very courageously fought battle. Currently, I'm flipping through the whole emotional picture-book; Peace and agitation, relief and sorrow, blah, blah, blah. Someone asked me this past weekend (quite retorically) why these terrible diseases happen to such good people. Not one to let a retorical question lie, I replied "Because if these diseases happened mostly to bad adults, we wouldn't bother trying to find a cure for when innocent children are affected by them." Maybe not my most well thought blurb, but it made the point to me.

My Sifu (martial arts teacher) has a favorite saying that he uses to encourage all of us to strive for continuous improvement. "The rising tide raises all of the ships in the harbour." In other words, just one person who raises the bar for themselves raises the bar for everyone that they encounter. For many who knew her, Jen was that rising tide. Jen's best attribute is that she never accepted mediocrity from herself. Her "worst" attribute was that she never accepted it in anyone else either.

Below is the obituary that was run in a few local papers.

-Frank

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Jennifer Rae Taylor-Aponte of Mechanicsburg, PA, died Sunday, April 9, 2006 at home surrounded by her family and friends. Born September 24, 1968 to the late Raymond J. Taylor and Gloria Taylor-Lichte of Warren, PA. Jennifer graduated from Warren Area High School in 1986 and earned her Master of Science degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1992. She later went on to graduate from Penn State with a Master of Business Administration degree. She was most recently employed at Vectron International in Mt. Holly Springs, PA.

Surviving are her husband Frank Aponte, whom she married in August of 1996, her mother, her brother Randall Taylor of Bergen, NY, three sisters Mrs. Michael (LuCinda) Menard, Coudersport, Mrs. Michael (Lorie) Carr and Julie Taylor-Park, Warren, many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and her two canine companions Otis and Milo. Jennifer enjoyed gardening, cycling, scuba diving and volunteering at a local animal shelter.

On Saturday, April 15, 2006 a memorial service will the held at 3:00PM at the First United Methodist Church, Market Street, Warren, PA. Memorial Contributions can be made to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Central PA Chapter, 800 Corporate Circle, Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110 (www.lls.org) or The Helen O. Krause Animal Foundation, Inc., PO Box 311, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (www.helenkrause.org).


Edited by scuba-punk 2006-04-12 5:50 PM

My heart breaks for you Frank. Blessings to you and your family. Know that many hold you in their prayers. So sorry for your loss.

Kori

Thought and prayers for you and your family, Frank. Please take care of yourself.

Frank, you and Jen are an inspiration, even to those, like me, who haven't had a chance to get to know you at BT. Your love is awesome, amazing and something that death can't separate. I'll be praying for you.

Thinking of you. You & Jen lived a more full and meaningful life in the short period that you had each other than many do in a lifetime.My heart goes out to you.

Frank,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Jen and family.
Yoshi and Dexter

Edited by dexter 2006-04-16 2:42 PM

Frank, I wish I had the right words. You were so blessed to have had time together.  You are in our thoughts and our prayers.  Cindy and Mark

Frank, I'm sorry for you loss. I'm not a religious fellow, but I will pray. I live in GA and my wife is from GA. She's 30 years old. I can't imagine her loss and i can't know how you are feeling. But be well. Bless you and your house.

Heartfelt regards to you and your family Frank.

i have been MIA on here for a while and saw this post at the top and linked to your blog. I was at work and scanning through the entries. My eyes were welled with tears as someone walked over to ask me a random question and asked if i was ok. I had just looked at the pic of one of your dogs in the hospital room and all i could think of was how my husband and i would do the same thing.

But I am so terribly sorry for your loss, Frank. I lost my dad almost 4 yrs ago from complications of the "cure" for leukemia. I threw myself into more TNT events and that helped me a lot. I feel for you - while a dad isn't the same as a spouse, the loss is just as painful. My thoughts are with you and your furry kids. While time heals all wounds but not the pain, your memories and good thoughts will last forever.

-sharon

Frank, please accept my sincerest condolences for your loss.  There are many here at BT and, I am sure, at home, who feel your loss and hold you in their prayers. 

I've been reading this for almost two weeks and I still can't find the right words.  Every time I try, I just well up.  But I had to let you know that you are in my prayers.  Having lost three family members to this...and my best friend is going thru this right now...I had to at least let you know that you have been thought of constantly and I hope and pray that things will get better soon.  She's in such a better place now.  Thank you for sharing your experience.  My heartfelt condolences go out to you and your family.

Frank,

I've been lurking in the shadows for a long time now, but I check in every now and again. I just read this and wanted to add my deep sorrow for your loss of your precious Jen. Words cannot express my heart right now.

Frank, thinking about you and the pain and mix of emotions you undoubtedly are feeling. Sorry for your loss.

Kelly