IN LOVING MEMORY OF KANDA JACOBS

"OH LORD" HOW WE MISS OUR KANDA GIGGLES

KANDA AND SHARI (NOVEMBER 99) ONLY PICTURE WE COULDLOCATE OF SHARI AND KANDATOGETHER

 

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COUSINS IN HEAVEN DESIGNED BY CARLA ANGELS,

 OUR KANDA AND SHARI  (OUR ANGELS)   

OUR ANGELS: "SHARI AND KANDA"

CARLA, THE (COUSINS IN HEAVEN PIN) IS JUST PERFECT AND OUR FAMILY AGAIN THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE A DIFFICULT TIME SOMEWHAT EASIER.  WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO WEAR THIS BEAUTIFUL CRAFTED PIN IN MEMORY OF

OR SHARI NORTON MCDANNEL HARLAN -7-6-64---7-6-05 AND KANDA MICHELLE JACOBS -5-24-73---4-13-04.

 

 Our family has endured so much pain as we have lost  two beautiful young women within 15 months, OUR SHARI, 41, AND OUR KANDA, 30, but since KANDA already has two designed pins by Carla's Angels and a web site, this story is about OUR SHARI .

 

  Born July 6, 1964, Shari stole the hearts of our entire family with her easy way, feeling at home everywhere as though she belonged to all of us.   She was a very happy child, growing into a very busy teenager, playing a flute in the band since 5th grade and marching as a Majorette. 

 

  She had great dreams, most of those she fulfilled, although she went a different direction accomplishing what she had planned for her life, much tougher, but in the end, everything she planned became a reality. Being a single mom and working full time, Shari  took college courses at night, studied, pursuing her dream until she received her Masters Degree. 

 She raised her daughter, Karissa, in Evansville, Indiana and eventually moved to Tampa, Florida, getting the job of her lifetime.  

 

She was

so very happy, loved living in Florida, became a grandma of a gorgeous baby boy.  It just seemed life was SO GOOD, SO VERY GOOD and all her previous hard work was worth everything she had endured to get to where she was, but  LIFE CAN BE SUCH A MYSTERY WITH SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

 

Shari was diagnosed with breast cancer in the spring of 04, but she was very optimistic, finishing her Chemo, so happy thinking she was through with the treatments and could go back to a normal life, but  within just a month or so, she became very ill and the cancer had then spread to her liver.  Even knowing this diagnosis, she still tried to stay positive, continued working as much as possible, but  we lost our precious Shari on her 41st birthday of 05.

 

Riding with her friends on her Purple Harley Motorcycle, Shari so very much made every moment of her life count just as with all the traveling she did in the short  time she had on this earth.  She was a very positive person even as she fought her battle with cancer.

 

Shari started a web site which is also linked to Kanda's web site.  As she shared her journal with all who visited, it was very easy to see that she was planning to be cancer free upon completion of her Chemo, explaining in detail everything happening in the year of her treatment for breast cancer.  

 

Please feel free to visit and sign the guest book on Shari's web site: at:   http://www.caringbridge.com/fl/shari