My (Pete) favorite story of all time was the night that Paul and Jamie came and spent the evening at our house. We ate a fantastic meal and shared some fun, lively, and loud conversation. After dinner we cranked the tunes and the four of us danced our booty’s off. We danced so hard that Paul and I were sweating buckets and grinning ear to ear. If you look up “trip the light fantastic” in the dictionary there is a picture of the four of us with socks and no shoes dancing our fool butts off. I am sure we were listening to the Party Channel on XM or satellite. I can’t remember an evening of more spontaneous fun and feeling so comfortable acting like a complete nut. She helped all of us live louder and fuller.
– Pete Kindem
One of my (Aunt Holly – On the left w/ John) first memories of Jamie was when she was a baby and would squeal with joy as her daddy spun her around up in the air. She showed no fear even then, a hint of her adventurous spirit.
When we visited in PA over many Thanksgivings when she was a little girl she always greeted us with a huge smile and hugs, so happy to see us and so welcoming. I remember all the cousins playing football together each year too. Jamie was quick and competitive and they shared lots of laughs trying to best each other.
She had such a big infectious laugh. She laughed often and was so fun to be with.
Even when she was hugely pregnant with the twins she kept her sense of humor. I remember her at her baby shower, and at Kiersten’s baby shower shortly thereafter, not complaining, even though we knew she had to be very uncomfortable, but instead joking, laughing and sharing her infectious joy. And at the first “baby
picnic”, a designated time to get the big and littlest cousins together, pregnant with Reagan, taking turns with Paul getting up and down being mom to the twins, we knew she was tired but even so she was lovely and graceful. She was always a joy to be around.
– Holly FitzGerald
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