For Christmas 2007 Jessica's mom put together a children's book about Jessica. Individualized copies were given to Jessica's young niece Kiara and nephew Quinn, who would only remember her through pictures, and also for the twin girls Jaycee and Jacque who, born six weeks after her death, would only know of their Aunt Jessica through stories told about her. Here is that book . . .
Remembering
Aunt Jessica
by
Linda Hovestadt Clark
Dear Quinn, Kiara, Jaycee and Jacque,
This is the true story of your Aunt Jessica,
whom you may not remember very well.
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Aunt Jessica was the
youngest sister
of your mom and aunt
Janelle Clark
and Melissa (Clark) Taylor.
Melissa, Jessica, Janelle
August 2006
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Jessi was born in Waterville, Maine.
She lived with her sisters and
mommy and daddy (Grammy and Grampy Clark)
in Jefferson, Maine.
Grammy, Santa, Jessica, Melissa, Janelle and Grampy
Christmas 1993
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Janelle, Jessica, Melissa
September 1989
Jessi loved to learn!She loved to read!
She could hardly wait until she was
old enough to go to
school like her
two big sisters,
Janelle and Melissa.
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Jessi loved
playing T-ball
and soccer
and softball
and basketball
and she was very good
at all of them.
Jessi went to
JeffersonVillageSchool
and then Coastal Christian School.
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She was very well-behaved in school
and her teachers loved her!
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Jessi went to church and
Sunday school every Sunday.
She loved Jesus and wanted to learn
more about Him.
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When Jessi was in the sixth grade,
the family moved from Maine to Utah.
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Jessi earned a new nickname her first day at GrantsvilleMiddle School. . . "JACK!"
Jessi was very smart
and got good grades
in school.
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When Jessi was 14, she started to get sick with cancer.
She spent a lot of time in the hospital
and had chemo and radiation.
She had several big operations
and a bunch of smaller operations.
Jessica at Primary Children's Medical Center
March 2000
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Even while fighting cancer,
Jessi did great in school
and still played basketball and softball.
She had many, many friends
and was busy ALL the time.
She was HAPPY and SMART
and LOTS OF FUN!
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She graduated from
GrantsvilleHigh School in 2003
and went off to college
at UtahStateUniversity
to study wildlife biology.
Jessi wanted to be a wildlife biologist like Grampy.
She loved working with wild animals.
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She loved to camp and hunt and fish, too.
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One day Jessi met
Scott Tayon and it was
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
for both of them!
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Jessi and Scott were married in August 2006
. . . and you were there!
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Aunt Jessi and Uncle Scott were very happy together
and loved each other very much . . .
but Jessi started to get sick again . . .
and God didn't want her to suffer any more . . .
so He took her to Heaven.
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Quinn and Kiara,
Your Aunt Jessi
loved YOU very much,
and spent part of
her last day on earth
with you.
(left) Quinn and Jessica
April 2006
(right) Jessica and Kiara
June 2006
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And Jaycee, Aunt Jessi picked out your name.
And Jacque, you were given Jessi's nickname, "Jack."
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