Dear Mr Agnew,

I had the honor of working with Jane many years ago at Thomas-Dale doing the musicals. She was always a joy and inspiration to be with. Her talents were many including making me smile at her enthusiasm and her voice. She will be missed but kept fondly in our hearts.

Sincerely,
Brian Thomas

To Jane, a person who saw the world as few people do. With verve, wit, and a style all her own, she truly lived life on her own terms.

Heaven just got a little brighter.

AN ANGEL HAS SOARED TODAY

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Our Jane has returned to her God, her Mother, and
her Honey Dog. She was not here as long we would have liked. But we know that her silent suffering has passed and she is in a better realm.

We do not think that it is coincidental that she passed on September 11 as so many other heroes did seven years ago. She will not be broadcast over and over on the television, nor will there be a national memorial to honor her. Jane's heroism in accepting here fate without complaint, with a smile on her face, concern for others, and a fun-loving attitude, made her our "FACING THE CARDS YOU ARE DEALT HERO."

Her support for forty years has been her father. He has done a remarkable job. Especially considering that he lost his beloved wife and has carried on alone. He never complained, moaned, nor asked "Why Me?" He not only cared for her medical needs, but also saw to it that she got out to dinner and fun events when her health allowed. The "APPLE DID NOT FALL FAR FROM THE TREE."

Our tribute to Jane will be to ensure that DAD has many more years of health, fun, and love. His worry for her is over. Go in peace and love DAD. Be assured that you have done all and more for your family.

A LOVING FRIEND AND ADMIRER

To Jane's family and friends,

I and the rest of the Burke-Lawrence family would like to share our most heartfelt feelings with you at this time of loss. We never had the privilege of meeting Jane but just from reading the other condolences, I'm sure we would have enjoyed knowing her also. You are all in our prayers and Jane is now with Our Father in heaven.

With love,
Barbara Burke Harper

My dear, dear friend Jane meant the world to me. We met at an ice cream social on our first day as college freshmen 27 years ago and have been fast friends ever since. Her sense of fun and ability to see the best in people never deserted her, even during her hardest battles to stay well. I am grateful that she and I got the chance to travel together so much in recent years - she's the best travel companion a girl could ever have. I grieve for Jane along with her family and friends, but I am sure she is with her beloved Honey Dog now.

With love for Jane and her family,
Patrice

As Jane's most recent roommate for 3 years, I got to witness first-hand on a daily basis the great inspiration that Jane truly was and still is today through the memories she left us. Through all the time I spent with Jane as a roommate, she had a lot of physical struggles, but she kept up such a great attitude and accepted the cards she had been dealt in life without ever seeming to deal with depressing thoughts. Through the many hours each week she spent on home dialysis, to the seeming never-ending wait for a call saying she finally had a kidney match available, to the discovery that she could not have that transplant she had waited on so long because her body had to first rid itself of infections caused by her diabetes, Jane was weary, but was always upbeat and always able to crack a joke and a smile no matter the circumstance.

Jane was also a very loyal person as I saw the long term friendships she had with old schoolmates and childhood friends, to sticking with me as a roommate when I was close to losing my house due to a gigantic sinkhole on our street after Tropical Storm Gaston and the 2 years of construction that followed outside our front door as the crews rebuilt the road.

There is no need to mourn for Jane as I fully believe she is in a much better place now free of disease and dialysis machines, but to her father Mr. Agnew and her sister Martha I give my best wishes and hope you keep the many great memories of Jane close at hand.

Bill O'Connor (Richmond, VA)

Please accept our sincerest sympathies for your loss of Jane, on behalf of myself and the Hume-Lee Transplant Program at VCUHS...Jane was a unique and genuine individual and everyone taking care of her liked her and wished her well...we were indeed pleased that she was able to get a few good years from her kidney-pancreas transplants...it was an honor for us to be able to care for her for these past 10+ years...she will be missed...

Jane's Family,

I knew Jane in high school and in college we became close friends. Jane was always her own person and so important to so many of us. It's difficult to find words to say how much she'll be missed.

Julie Cloninger(Richmond, VA)

To friends and family of Jane Agnew

My name is Matt Elmes and I was a neighbor of Bill O'conner and was introduced to Jane during her stay there. She was a great neighbor and had a wonderfull spirit. I new that she had kidney disease and that it was serious but she always had a very positive attitude. I saw her last about a year ago in Richmond. She was is great spirits and living in the Fan. She was a wonderfull person and will be missed. My sincere condolences to frineds and family. Matt Elmes

Jane and I had been the closest of friends for the last 8 years. We've shared our joys and sorrows together as well as our birthdays every year. I grieve along with her close friends and family. I take comfort in knowing she is reunited again with her Mother and her cherished pet Honey Dog.
Robert O'Connor (Richmond, VA)

Mr. Agnew and family,

I am sooo sorry to hear about Jane. I know Jane was a fighter all the way. A lot of memories come back to me of our childhood days and she definitely was a girl who never let anything stop her. I will always keep her in my prayers.