Jennifer Louise Howard
July 6, 1970 ~ September 5, 2013
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
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Jennifer Louise Howard of Asheville passed away Thursday, September 5 at the age of 43.
She is survived by her mother, Jerilynn (Robert) Hoy, father, Norman (Maxine) Howard; brother, David (Oksana) Howard, and maternal grandmother, Helen Brezil.
Although Jenny spent most of her life in northern Virginia, she grew to love Asheville, a place that matched her temperament and interests. She loved walking around the lively downtown district, participating in volunteer activities that enriched the lives of others, studying the texts of her Jewish religion, and exercising her body and spirit in yoga classes and the dance collective. A woman of great generosity and compassion, she exhibited a tremendous love of learning and a spiritual connection with God, and her kindness touched the lives of all who knew her. She will be greatly missed, but will stay in our hearts forever.
A graveside service will be conducted by Rabbi Batsheva Meiri at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Riverside Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to NAMI—the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Western Carolina Chapter, 356 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting the family.
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I feel very blessed to have met Jenny. She was a sweet, funny and kind soul. I send my prayers to Jerri and Bob and all her family and friends. I will keep a place in my heart for Jenny always. Love Marlene
I danced with Jenny many times at AMC and honored her beautiful movements. We were going to meet for lunch this week and I am so very sorry to hear of her passing. May Hashem watch over you sweet one. Hope you continue to dance in Heaven. Shalom.
I am just catching up on reading newspapers from the weekend. I am so glad I saw Jenny’s obituary. I am still stunned by such a loss!! She would come to me for Reiki healing touch about twice per month, for a while now. I cared about her deeply. I know she is free at last, and that gives me comfort. My heart goes out to the others wo loved her.
Dear Howard Family,
We don’t always have to know a family to feel empathy for them when they lose a loved one in death. I wish to express my condolences as you endure this great loss. Our loving Heavenly Father is the ‘God of all comfort’ (1 Corinthians 1:3,4 and he can and will help you through this difficult period, because he cares for you…’
Sincerely,
I knew Jenny from her frequent attendance at the Asheville Movement Collective where we danced together many times.
A poem for Jenny:
Eyes of blue – a deep clear well,
Kindness, love, your gaze a spell.
Sweet hesitation when about to speak,
Lean in – though the sound is meek,
The words share perceptions wise and clear –
Love and acceptance was present here.
Jenny, I will miss you.
with love, Idelle
I lost touch with Jenny in the mid nineties and was sorry to hear of her death. I heard she died some time ago during our 30th high school reunion over the weekend and I found this obituary. I went to school with Jenny and always appreciated her sense of humor and friendship. She was always making jokes. I remember she could stick her shoulder blade way out of her back so it looked like she had this growth and would do it in the middle of a test and crack me up. I’ll remember those days of shared friendship with fondness and not the troubles she faced bravely after college. I miss her.