Saturday, March 19, 2011
Until We Meet Again
To cap off the conclusion of Jessie’s funeral services, family and friends gathered at Dynasty Banquets. Joyous memories were shared amongst all. It was one last shared celebration with our beloved Jessie.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
A beautiful day it was for Jessica
You could not have asked for better day. On January 3, 2011, it was a bright sunny day. Friends and family gathered at Owen-Ruzich Funeral Home in Whiting, IN, for her last viewing. The chapel overflowed with loved ones.
Jessica’s Pall Bearers were:
* John Hajduch, a dear 1st cousin
* Joe Mark, a dear best friend and member of The Brotherhood
* Gabriel Rodriguez, a dear best friend and member of The Brotherhood
* Eric Sandoval, a dear best friend and member of The Brotherhood
* Freddy Vega, a dear best friend and member of The Brotherhood
* Paul Vega, a dear brother
Jessica’s funeral mass was beautiful inside a spectacular Catholic Church, St. John the Baptist Church.
The lector of the First Reading was Joy Villa-Chavez, a dear best friend and member of the Ferocious Five.
The lector of the Second Reading was Vivienne Teodoro, a dear best friend and member of the Ferocious Five.
After the funeral mass, the procession which was delightfully escorted by up to 10 police squad cars from all neighboring Indiana towns. (The individual who organized this is owed a huge thank you from all of us, and we know who you – THANK YOU.)
We were blessed to have Fr. Kalecky preside over the mass and the grave site memorial.
A reception was hosted at Dynasty Banquets in Whiting, IN. Pictures from the reception will be posted separately.
A beautiful day to celebrate the life of a beautiful person.
Jessica’s Pall Bearers were:
* John Hajduch, a dear 1st cousin
* Joe Mark, a dear best friend and member of The Brotherhood
* Gabriel Rodriguez, a dear best friend and member of The Brotherhood
* Eric Sandoval, a dear best friend and member of The Brotherhood
* Freddy Vega, a dear best friend and member of The Brotherhood
* Paul Vega, a dear brother
Jessica’s funeral mass was beautiful inside a spectacular Catholic Church, St. John the Baptist Church.
The lector of the First Reading was Joy Villa-Chavez, a dear best friend and member of the Ferocious Five.
The lector of the Second Reading was Vivienne Teodoro, a dear best friend and member of the Ferocious Five.
After the funeral mass, the procession which was delightfully escorted by up to 10 police squad cars from all neighboring Indiana towns. (The individual who organized this is owed a huge thank you from all of us, and we know who you – THANK YOU.)
We were blessed to have Fr. Kalecky preside over the mass and the grave site memorial.
A reception was hosted at Dynasty Banquets in Whiting, IN. Pictures from the reception will be posted separately.
A beautiful day to celebrate the life of a beautiful person.
Friday, January 14, 2011
A Father’s Tribute to His Daughter
Below is a tribute my father read at the service on Sunday, January 2, 2011. I wanted to share with all of you.
A Tribute
In today’s Gospel, we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord Jesus. The Magi bringing their gifts were following the star without really knowing where they were going.
That star does not always represent the birth of a newborn child. It can also symbolize a personal tragedy such as an illness or even death. That star today is my loving daughter, Jessica, who succumbed to a very rare cancer for which there is no known treatment.
She passed away silently to the Elysian fields of yore to join her mother, Marie, and her brother, John.
She is like a flower dropped before reaching her full blossom to give birth to the sleeping fruit waiting to be born.
On the day before she died, I sat beside her, she looked at me with glazed eyes, clasped my hand with gentle fingers and with trembling lips whispered how she loved me, her brothers and sisters, and her nieces and nephew – and that she is resigned and glad to join her mother and brother.
Although we are pierced and wounded by this tragic event, we have no fear for we know that God is holding us in his arms – for we look down and see only one set of footprints in the sand.
A Tribute
In today’s Gospel, we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord Jesus. The Magi bringing their gifts were following the star without really knowing where they were going.
That star does not always represent the birth of a newborn child. It can also symbolize a personal tragedy such as an illness or even death. That star today is my loving daughter, Jessica, who succumbed to a very rare cancer for which there is no known treatment.
She passed away silently to the Elysian fields of yore to join her mother, Marie, and her brother, John.
She is like a flower dropped before reaching her full blossom to give birth to the sleeping fruit waiting to be born.
On the day before she died, I sat beside her, she looked at me with glazed eyes, clasped my hand with gentle fingers and with trembling lips whispered how she loved me, her brothers and sisters, and her nieces and nephew – and that she is resigned and glad to join her mother and brother.
Although we are pierced and wounded by this tragic event, we have no fear for we know that God is holding us in his arms – for we look down and see only one set of footprints in the sand.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Jessie's obit
Vega, R.N., Jessica C. age 40, beloved daughter of Jesus and the late Marie [Hajduch] Vega, cherished sister to the late John, Charles (Cathy), Judy, Cathy (Chris), Paul, Coye, David, Jennifer and Joseph, dearest niece to Lorenza Vega, Sr. Crescilde, Remedios Vega, Ramon (Clarita) Vega, John (Anna Rose) Hajduch, Helen (Michael) Svonavec, and Raymond (Georgia) Hajduch, loving aunt to Marie, Rachel, Alex, Audrey, Emilia and others, dearest friend to many, warm-hearted godmother to many and dedicated mother to Widdo Poopie, Hairy Potter, Cleo, Thumbalino and Elston. She was a graduate of St Edward, Good Counsel HS, and UIC College of Nursing. She was loyal to her nursing career in the VA Hospital system (Lakeside and Jesse Brown). Jessica was one of the Ferocious Five and an honorary female member of the Brotherhood. Jessica lost her 7-month battle with cholangiocarcinoma on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Visitation Friday 5 9pm, Saturday 2 - 9pm and Sunday 12 7pm at Tohle Funeral Home 4325 W. Lawrence Ave. Chicago. Visitation Monday Jan. 3rd 9 10:30 am from Owens Ruzich Funeral Home 816 119th Street, Whiting, Indiana to St. John the Baptist Church Mass 11:00 am. Interment St. John St. Joseph Cemetery, Hammond Indiana. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the McNulty-Kelly Scholarship Foundation c/o St Edward School, 4343 W. Sunnyside Ave, Chicago, IL 60630-4146. Info 773-685-4400 or www.tohlefuneralhome.com
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