Individual Details
Jennifer Elsie OTT
(18 Nov 1975 - 29 Jul 1993)
A honor student, a senior at Bixby High School with a 3.92 grade point
average which included six honors classes. A cheerleader, active in
gymnastics and ballet, played clarinet in the Bixby High School band. An
active member of the Riverview Baptist Church. Died of residual (of a
ventricular septal defect) pulmonary stinosis.
Jennifer passed away at home at 3:00 am in the arms of her mother. We were
blessed to have her as a child. I look forward to being with her again
someday. I believe her mom and sisters do also. She is to always be one of my sweethearts.
Until you've lost a loved one,
Words cannot explain
The grief, the hurt, the heartache,
The total ache of pain
No one heard the footsteps of
Angels growing near,
That took from earth to Heaven
The daugher and sister we loved so dear,
An eighteenth birthday.
A graduation day,
Were days never meant to be,
Only treasured memories of the
Years you share with us,
The tears in our eyes,
We can wipe away,
The aches in our hearts will always stay,
Not just today but every day,
We remember or "Jennifer" with love
TO THOSE I LOVE
IF I SHOULD EVER LEAVE YOU WHOM I LOVE
TO GO ALONG THE SLIENT WAY, GRIEVE NOT.
NOR SPEAK OF ME WITH TEARS, BUT LAUGH
AND TALK OF ME AS IF I WERE BESIDE YOU
THERE. I'D COME..I'D COULD I BUT
FIND A WAY!
BUT WOULD NOT TEARS AND GRIEF BE BARRIERS?
AND WHEN YOU HEAR A SONG OR SEE A BIRD
I LOVE, PLEASE DO NOT LET THE THOUGHT OF
ME BE SAD...FOR I AM LOVING YOU JUST AS I
ALWAYS HAVE
YOU WERE SO GOOD TO ME!
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I WANTED STILL
TO DO...SO MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU!
REMEMBER THAT I DID NOT FEAR..IT WAS JUST
LEAVING YOU THAT WAS SO HARD TO FACE...
WE CANNOT SEE BEYOND...BUT THIS I KNOW;
I LOVED YOU SO...'TWAS HEAVEN HERE WITH YOU!
IN MEMORIAM
Jennifer Elise Ott was born November 18, 1975 in Tulsa Oklahoma and departed
this life on July 29, 1993, at the age of 17, to begin her new life in Heaven. She left fro m her home while in the arms of her mother and in the presence of her father. The reason fo r her unexpectd departure was due to
pulmonary hypertension, an apparent residusal effect of her heart surgery at the age of 11.
Jennifer, a senior at Bixby High School, maintained a 3.92 grade point average which include d six honor classes. She was a member of the International Club, French Club, Fellowship o f Christian Athletes, Students Againist Drunk Drivers, and was the Secretary of the Nationa l Honor Society. In the past, she was the Vice President of the Sophomore Class, played clar inet for the Bixby band, and was a cheerleader for three years. Jennifer was active in gymna stics at Cheers To You. She also was an active member of Riverview Baptist Church where sh e worked with children and participated the youth ministry.
The most important things to Jennifer were her family, friends, and her church. Her constan t gentlemess and sweetness will missed by those who knew and loved her most. As an organ don or, Jennifer will continue to live through the lives of others.
Jennifer was survived by her parents, Don and Seretha Ott and two sisters, Jill and Julie Ot t , all of the home. She left behind a grandmother, Emma Ott, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 19 au nts and uncles; and 22 cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Ceci l and Grace Ritchie; her paternal grandfather, John Ott; and an uncle Norman Ritchie.
A honor student, a senior at Bixby High School with a 3.92 grade point average which include d six honors classes. A cheerleader, active in gymnastics and ballet, played clarinet in th e Bixby High School band. An active member of the Riverview Baptist Church. Died of residua l (of a ventricular septal defect) pulmonary stinosis.
DEATH: Headline: Bixby Honor Student Dies
Publication Date: July 30, 1993
Source: Tulsa World
Page: B14
Subjects:
Region: Oklahoma
Obituary: Jennifer, 17, visited a doctor earlier in the week and was thought to have had th e flu, said her father, Don Ott. She had been having trouble eating all week and had stayed h ome to rest, he said. Results from a medical examiner's report were not available late Thurs day. Jennifer planned to graduate from high school in May 1994 and go to Oklahoma State Unive rsity to study sports medicine. She maintained a 3.92 grade-point average while taking six ho nors courses. She was a member of the International Club, French Club, Fellowship of Christia n Athletes, Students Against Drunk Drivers and the U.S. Achievement Academy. She was secretar y of the National Honor Society at her school. Jennifer served as vice president of her sopho more class, played clarinet for the Bixby band, and she was a cheerleader for three years. Sh e was also an active member of the Riverview Baptist Church.
Jennifer returned on Saturday from a weeklong church camp at Falls Creek near Davis in southe rn Oklahoma. Her father said she had been suffering from anxiety attacks after being broadsid ed 14 weeks ago by a driver who ran a stop sign. While Jennifer escaped the accident with min or injuries, the other driver died, her father said.
Services for Jennifer will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Riverview Baptist Church in Bixby. Bi xby Funeral Service is handling arrangements. She is survived by her parents, Seretha and Do n Ott of Jenks; two sisters, Jill Ott and Julie Ott, both of Jenks; and a grandmother, Emma O tt of Albuquerque, N.M. Memorials can be made to the Hemophiliac Foundation.
average which included six honors classes. A cheerleader, active in
gymnastics and ballet, played clarinet in the Bixby High School band. An
active member of the Riverview Baptist Church. Died of residual (of a
ventricular septal defect) pulmonary stinosis.
Jennifer passed away at home at 3:00 am in the arms of her mother. We were
blessed to have her as a child. I look forward to being with her again
someday. I believe her mom and sisters do also. She is to always be one of my sweethearts.
Until you've lost a loved one,
Words cannot explain
The grief, the hurt, the heartache,
The total ache of pain
No one heard the footsteps of
Angels growing near,
That took from earth to Heaven
The daugher and sister we loved so dear,
An eighteenth birthday.
A graduation day,
Were days never meant to be,
Only treasured memories of the
Years you share with us,
The tears in our eyes,
We can wipe away,
The aches in our hearts will always stay,
Not just today but every day,
We remember or "Jennifer" with love
TO THOSE I LOVE
IF I SHOULD EVER LEAVE YOU WHOM I LOVE
TO GO ALONG THE SLIENT WAY, GRIEVE NOT.
NOR SPEAK OF ME WITH TEARS, BUT LAUGH
AND TALK OF ME AS IF I WERE BESIDE YOU
THERE. I'D COME..I'D COULD I BUT
FIND A WAY!
BUT WOULD NOT TEARS AND GRIEF BE BARRIERS?
AND WHEN YOU HEAR A SONG OR SEE A BIRD
I LOVE, PLEASE DO NOT LET THE THOUGHT OF
ME BE SAD...FOR I AM LOVING YOU JUST AS I
ALWAYS HAVE
YOU WERE SO GOOD TO ME!
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I WANTED STILL
TO DO...SO MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU!
REMEMBER THAT I DID NOT FEAR..IT WAS JUST
LEAVING YOU THAT WAS SO HARD TO FACE...
WE CANNOT SEE BEYOND...BUT THIS I KNOW;
I LOVED YOU SO...'TWAS HEAVEN HERE WITH YOU!
IN MEMORIAM
Jennifer Elise Ott was born November 18, 1975 in Tulsa Oklahoma and departed
this life on July 29, 1993, at the age of 17, to begin her new life in Heaven. She left fro m her home while in the arms of her mother and in the presence of her father. The reason fo r her unexpectd departure was due to
pulmonary hypertension, an apparent residusal effect of her heart surgery at the age of 11.
Jennifer, a senior at Bixby High School, maintained a 3.92 grade point average which include d six honor classes. She was a member of the International Club, French Club, Fellowship o f Christian Athletes, Students Againist Drunk Drivers, and was the Secretary of the Nationa l Honor Society. In the past, she was the Vice President of the Sophomore Class, played clar inet for the Bixby band, and was a cheerleader for three years. Jennifer was active in gymna stics at Cheers To You. She also was an active member of Riverview Baptist Church where sh e worked with children and participated the youth ministry.
The most important things to Jennifer were her family, friends, and her church. Her constan t gentlemess and sweetness will missed by those who knew and loved her most. As an organ don or, Jennifer will continue to live through the lives of others.
Jennifer was survived by her parents, Don and Seretha Ott and two sisters, Jill and Julie Ot t , all of the home. She left behind a grandmother, Emma Ott, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 19 au nts and uncles; and 22 cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Ceci l and Grace Ritchie; her paternal grandfather, John Ott; and an uncle Norman Ritchie.
A honor student, a senior at Bixby High School with a 3.92 grade point average which include d six honors classes. A cheerleader, active in gymnastics and ballet, played clarinet in th e Bixby High School band. An active member of the Riverview Baptist Church. Died of residua l (of a ventricular septal defect) pulmonary stinosis.
DEATH: Headline: Bixby Honor Student Dies
Publication Date: July 30, 1993
Source: Tulsa World
Page: B14
Subjects:
Region: Oklahoma
Obituary: Jennifer, 17, visited a doctor earlier in the week and was thought to have had th e flu, said her father, Don Ott. She had been having trouble eating all week and had stayed h ome to rest, he said. Results from a medical examiner's report were not available late Thurs day. Jennifer planned to graduate from high school in May 1994 and go to Oklahoma State Unive rsity to study sports medicine. She maintained a 3.92 grade-point average while taking six ho nors courses. She was a member of the International Club, French Club, Fellowship of Christia n Athletes, Students Against Drunk Drivers and the U.S. Achievement Academy. She was secretar y of the National Honor Society at her school. Jennifer served as vice president of her sopho more class, played clarinet for the Bixby band, and she was a cheerleader for three years. Sh e was also an active member of the Riverview Baptist Church.
Jennifer returned on Saturday from a weeklong church camp at Falls Creek near Davis in southe rn Oklahoma. Her father said she had been suffering from anxiety attacks after being broadsid ed 14 weeks ago by a driver who ran a stop sign. While Jennifer escaped the accident with min or injuries, the other driver died, her father said.
Services for Jennifer will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Riverview Baptist Church in Bixby. Bi xby Funeral Service is handling arrangements. She is survived by her parents, Seretha and Do n Ott of Jenks; two sisters, Jill Ott and Julie Ott, both of Jenks; and a grandmother, Emma O tt of Albuquerque, N.M. Memorials can be made to the Hemophiliac Foundation.
Events
| Birth | 18 Nov 1975 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK | |||
| Christen | 8 Jul 1984 | Jenks, Tulsa County, OK | |||
| Death | 29 Jul 1993 | Jenks, Tulsa County, OK | |||
| Burial | 2 Aug 1993 | Stillwell, Adair County, OK |