AshleyRose was an organ donor. AshleyRose passed away June 7, 2014. She would have been graduating from St. John Fisher College in Elementary Teaching/Special Ed. She passed away from a brain aneurysm at the age of 25. The worst day of mine and my families lives, and I relive it every day. She loved family and they adored her. She was beautiful, energetic, had an infectious laugh and smile. When you met her you would never forget her! She lit up every room she walked in to. She put everyone’s needs above her own. The hard part was never being able to say goodbye. She was on life support till the very end. She was always the one decorating the house for Holidays. She loved making different meals and loved cooking. Her main focus was setting goals for herself and accomplishing them. She was doing her student teaching in about three of the inner city schools. VOA was one of them. She loved working with kids and they adored her. She also volunteered at the Boyscouts of America where she helped in the after school programs. To say we miss AshleyRose is a tremendous understatement, as she holds part of all our hearts. AshleyRose has 2 brothers and 1 sister. She also has nieces and nephews who loved her so very much. Birthdays would be full of presents and balloons for the kids. She never forgot your birthday and would buy gifts ahead, she loved showing me what she purchased. She loved giving because it made her so happy. Her dad was Stephen whom she adored so much and sadly he joined her up in heaven on 11/16/21 at the age of 70. I could go on and on about her. I hope one of these days I can meet one of the recipients. I know it is hard on them but that is my one wish. I was writing the last 6 years to them. To know they are alive because of her is a great joy! She helped save the lives of 3 people through organ transplants and improved the lives of 2 people through tissue donations. God Bless All! We do a Golf Tournament each year to raise money for students who are majoring in Elementary Teaching/ special Ed. We have an endowment at Fisher. The scholarship is in her name. So far we have given out 6 scholarships and 1 more this year in AshleyRoses name. We are definitely keeping her memory alive. Thank you and sending all my love to Heaven to my beautiful Angel. Love your Mom and family.
