Consider Shanna’s Birthday 💛(& Linger by Cranberries) Repost from 2021

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For today’s post, I want to honor a young girl who passed away at the age of 15.

 I met Shanna back in 1995 – we were all watching fireworks at a park in Colorado. She and her family  came to my house the next day for lunch. We stayed in touch via snail mail (remember that? I know Daisy Smiley face does).  

Here are my square-up photos in honor of Shanna- to lift up the feeling of bereavement:

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Previous Priorhouse Posts are here, 2017 here and 2018 here 

January 24th is Shanna Frazee’s Birthday. Sadly, she died at the age of 15 (1980-1995).

Linger

 

#SquareUp Day 24

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50 thoughts on “Consider Shanna’s Birthday 💛(& Linger by Cranberries) Repost from 2021”

    1. yes / cindy – way too young
      and maybe a takeaway today is for all of us to celebrate
      the air in our lungs and life we have
      great day to be alive
      😊

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  4. Beautiful tribute for such a profound loss. There’s something so tragic when a person, one who has their whole lives ahead of them, dies. We all lose a bit of brightness, promise, and hope in our world.

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    1. hi D
      thanks for chiming in –
      and sometimes when a young person does it does not feel fair – but glad i was able to meet her – it was appointed

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  5. This is terrible. Very sorry for your loss. 15. All the promises of a smiling life to come that never will.
    C’est affreux. My condolences to all her family and friends. 🙏🏻

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  7. A beautiful, poignant tribute to Shanna. “Shanna’s essence lingers”. A beautiful message. And, yes, her birthday would have been today. I just now looked up Josh Groban singing “Remember me”. “Remember, I will still be here, As long as you hold me, in your memory.” Thank you, Yvette.❤️

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    1. thanks so much for abstains that Groban song snippet! it fit so well – and have you heard Kenny Chesney sing
      “who you’d be today”
      whew – that beautiful song comes to mind too
      – 🎵💕

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    1. thanks sorryless
      and yes – i have written about her before and kept this year’s post short / but back in one of my posts i mentioned the cranberries linger song connections – it was played on the radio a lot when i met Shanna and i ha e her my CD to take back home with her – along with some hiking boots
      anyhow / very sad when the young leave us

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  15. Very sad to hear about your friend Yvette. It’s sad for anyone, but when a young person leaves us, with so much promise in their future, yet never experiencing it, it is doubly sad.

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    1. Ugh! That is another tragedy and sorry for your friend’s loss!
      Shanna’s mother did start working on a book but then paused it because it didn’t feel like the right time
      Maybe it will never be…
      And I send good vibes her way and prayers for all the parents who grieve for the loss of children 💜

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  18. So sad Shanna had to leave at the early age of 15. She looked like a bright, happy, warm and beautiful soul! I’m so glad your paths crossed, even for a little while. No doubt her presence touched many lives. 💜😢rip Shanna.

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    1. Renee – thanks for your beautiful comment and I feel honored that there was a God appointment to meet her and then to stay in touch with her mother
      And maybe she will be on my welcome team when I get to heaven

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  19. So sad. Prayers up. Always grateful when people remember to share stories of loved ones over and over again. It keeps them in our lives. Different, but still in our lives.

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    1. Hi – very well said – different but still in our lives
      And I recently took a CPR training and the instructor was so awesome and somehow we ended talking about loved ones we lost — his sister and my nephew
      And he mentioned how important it was to keep their memory alive

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      1. It is. I have said this before, but…a person dies twice. the first time upon his death here on earth, the second is the last time someone utters the name. So…as long as we continue and #saytheirnames they live on in our hearts, and others minds.

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    1. Thanks so much for reading this post, Amy!
      I am glad I had the chance to meet her and video record her before she left this earth!

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