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This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Jamie Kathleen Rensimer who was born in Peoria, Illinois on September 11, 1996 and passed away on August 10, 2007 at the age of 10. We will remember her forever.
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Christmas / KATHLEE ROSS (GRANDMOTHER)
Jamie,
If I could be with you I would. All the wonderful ways you are growing now. I have to stay here awhil to help your brother Isaac.. He wouldn't understand if I was gone also. Life is not fair, you can into this world "special" Yet yo...
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Angel Girl / KATHLEEN ROSS (GRANDMOTHER)
An angel came for a season.
She stayed around for awhile.
She touched our hearts and face and hands.
Freely she gave and free now she flies.
She runs now with the wind blowing her hair.
She dances on moonbeams and combs her long hair.
She deli...
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Papa's Girl / Casey Flanigon (Personal Assisstant )
Jamie K.,
You are the closest thing to a daughter that I have ever had in my life. I had you in my thoughts during Army training. I held onto the mental pictures you gave me, and I relied on them for strength.&nb...
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From your Angel / Carrie Rolett (Aunt)
Don't grieve for me for now I am free,
I am following the path that GOD laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard him call,
I turned my back and left it all.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now w...
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Thanksgiving Day / Kathleen Ross (Maternal Grandmother )
Jamie,
It's Thanksgiving Day.. It's hard to believe you are not here with us. I Thank You for being my teacher Jamie. So much you gave. The only thing I can be thankful for is that you are in no more pain. You endured so much pain in ...
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We Miss You Jamie / Carrie Rolett (Aunt) Read >> |
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Jamie / Kathleen R. (Grandmother) Read >> |
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Happy Birthday Jamie / Kathleen R. (grandmother) Read >> |
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God Bless Sweet Angel Jamie Looking Over All Of Us Right Now / ~. Stevie (passerby) Read >> |
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Beautiful Jamie / Michele Adam (passerby) Read >> |
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SHE HAS YOU IN HER WINGS ALWAYS / MELISSA HARRIS (A PASSERBY ) Read >> |
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A Beautiful and A Sure Hope / DI Gordon Read >> |
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God Bless you and keep you / Debbie Schultz (angel mom to 4 and g'ma angel lost 5/10/07 ) Read >> |
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Visitor / Tammy Blackmon (None) Read >> |
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God's Most Precious Gifts / Dianne/Mom Of Angel Nicholas White Read >> |
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| Her legacy |
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I Am the Child
I am the child who cannot talk. You often pity me. I see it in your eyes. You wonder how much I am aware of... I see that as well. I am aware of much... whether you are happy or sad or fearful, patient or impatient, full of love and desire, or if you are just doing your duty by me. I marvel at your frustration, knowing mine to be far greater, for I cannot express myself or my needs as you do. You cannot conceive my isolation, so complete it is at times. I do not give you answers to your everyday questions, responses over my well-being, sharing my needs, or comments about the world around me. I do not give you rewards as defined by the world's standards... great strides in development that you can credit yourself. I do not give you understanding as you know it.
What I give you is so much more valuable... I give you instead opportunities. Opportunities to discover the depth of your character, not mine; the depth of your love, your commitment, your patience, your abilities; the opportunity to explore your spirit more deeply than you imagined possible. I drive you further than you would ever do on your own, working harder, seeking answers to your many questions, creating questions with no answers. I am the child who cannot talk.
I am the child who cannot walk. The world sometimes seems to pass me by. You see the longing in my eyes to get out of this chair, to run and play like other children. There is so much you take for granted. I want the toys on the shelf. I need to go to the bathroom, Oh, I've dropped my fork again. I am dependent on you in these ways. My gift to you is to make you aware of your great fortune, your healthy back and legs, your ability to do for yourself. Sometimes people appear not to notice; I always notice them. I feel not so much envy as desire, desire to stand upright, to put one foot in front of the other, to be independent. I give you awareness. I am the child who cannot walk.
I am the child who is mentally impaired. I don't learn easily, if you judge me by the world's measuring stick. What I do know is infinite joy in the simple things. I am not burdened as you are with the strife and conflicts of a more complicated life. My gift to you is to grant you the freedom to enjoy things as a child, to teach you how much your arms around me mean, to give you love. I give you the gift of simplicity. I am the child who is mentally impaired.
I am the disabled child. I am your teacher. If you allow me. I will teach you what is really important in life. I will give you and teach you unconditional love. I gift you with my innocent trust, my dependency upon you. I teach you of respect for others and their uniqueness. I teach you about the sanctity of life. I teach you about how very precious this life is and about not taking things for granted. I teach you about forgetting your own needs and desires and dreams. I teach you giving. Most of all, I teach you hope and faith. I am the disabled child. |
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Biography
Jamie Kathleen Rensimer, 10, of Peoria, passed away at 5:13 p.m. on Friday, August 10, 2007, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Jamie was born on September 11, 1996 in Peoria, daughter of Holly Rensimer. She survives.
Jamie is also survived by her brother, Isaac Rensimer at home; grandmother, Kathleen Ross of Peoria; grandfather, Gerald Rensimer of Chillicothe; great grandfather, Odell Ross of Sallsaw, OK; great grandmother, Vivian Ross of Sedona, AZ; aunts, Shelly (Tim) Fishel of Edelstein, Carrie Rolett of Rock Falls and Theresa Rensimer of Iowa City, IA. Her paternal great grandparents and one cousin, Brandon Fishel, preceded her in death.
Jamie attended Memorial Christian Church in Peoria and formerly attended Seven Circles Heritage Center. She was active with the Easter Seals Timber Pointe Outdoor Center, Heart of Illinois Special Recreation (HISRA) and PARC.
Jamie enjoyed camping, swimming, horseback riding and listening to Lite Rock 107. She loved spending time with her grandparents, watching movies and eating chocolate and pizza. She enjoyed her time with Carmen Wade and all of her favorite camp counselors. While at camp, Jamie won the “Cutest Camper Award” and the “Boy Magnet Award”. Jamie was also a former Ambassador for Easter Seals.
Jamie was a blessing to most people she encountered. She was feisty, but sweet; cuddly; sassy; a ladybug and a wiggle worm. She was an angel.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at Memorial Christian Church in Peoria, with Rev. Arvil L. Bass and Rev. Carol Lakota Eastin officiating. Visitation will be held two hours prior to services at the church. Cremation rites will be accorded, following services, and a private interment will be held at Chillicothe City Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jamie Rensimer Fund at CEFCU.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Clary Funeral Consultants in Peoria. |
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