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- Category:
- Common Interest - Families
- Description:
- Jana was unjustly taken from us on July 3rd, 2008.
Please send her family and friends warmth and peace in this horrendous time of tragedy. We will keep the page updated with information as we get it. - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
Basic Info
- Name:
- We LOVE you, Jana Lynne.
- Category:
- Common Interest - Families
- Description:
- Jana was unjustly taken from us on July 3rd, 2008.
Please send her family and friends warmth and peace in this horrendous time of tragedy. We will keep the page updated with information as we get it. - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
Contact Info
- Email:
- Location:
- Hays, KS
Recent News
- News:
- This week marks the anniversary of Jana's death. Her family encourages all of you to visit the 1100 Torches website to see the progress being made to build her legacy. Our initial goal was to document 1100 stories of community service. We are very close to reaching that goal.
Thanks to the many of you who have contributed torch stories to the 1100 Torches initiative. We have representation from 17 states and three foreign countries. Currently, we have a total of 1061 torches. If you have not yet shared your story of volunteerism, this anniversary would be the ideal time to help us reach the original goal of 1100 - http://www.1100torches.org/1100others401-1100.html (or see links below).
We would also like to announce that Darrell Hamlin, a local writer, is writing a book about Jana's life and her legacy. Darrell is looking for input from Jana's family and friends. This is an opportunity to share your favorite personal story about Jana. He will include as many as possible. To participate in the book project go to the 1100 Torches website homepage and click on the book project icon, or click here http://www.1100torches.org/submit_book.php (or see links below).
In closing, Jana’s family would like to thank everyone for their tremendous outpouring of support through this most difficult year. In the spirit of Jana’s light, let’s all continue to work together to create a better world.
For those of you who are not members of the group "Action for Jana, Action for our World", there is now a website for the organization that has been created for Jana's cause:
www.1100torches.org
Please take a moment to visit the site.
Thank You!
Jana's funeral will take place at Liberty Hall in Lawrence at 2pm on Wednesday, July 9th and will be followed by a celebration of Jana's life at the Replay Lounge beginning at 8pm. Donations will be taken at the door and given to one of the many funds created in her name.
It has been confirmed that Fito was caught last night in New Jersey and arrested; sometime in the night he did hang himself. We are all so grateful to have some closure and are happy that there won't be a trial in which we have to relive this horror.
Again, I cannot express enough gratitude for the love and support that we have all received in the past couple of days. It's certainly something that none of us can believe we are living through. We have to wait for a few things to be completed before we can schedule the funeral; I will post the information as soon as possible.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, please contribute to:
Jana Mackey Support for Public Advocacy Fund
c/o Dean of Law
Green Hall
1535 W. 15th St.
Lawrence, KS 66045
There has been an outpouring of support from friends and other members of the Lawrence community. We appreciate every word of kindness and every tear. Thank you and we will keep you updated with any information concerning events to celebrate Jana's life.
http://www.law.ku.edu/events/jana_mackey.shtml
Also, if you have any photographs of Jana we would love to add them to our collection to be used in her memorial, please email them to me or post them on the group page!