To the Editor:

Since the passing of our beautiful daughter and sister, Jessica we have received an outpouring of love, kindness, comfort, and support from family, friends, and the surrounding communities. There are no words to express the deep and sincere gratitude we feel, for it is the only reason Tim, Stephen and I can put one foot in front of the other each day.

We would like to thank you all for the many cards and letters of kind words, phone calls, thoughtful visits, and warm meals. We appreciate the professional, respectful, and courageous actions of all of those at the scene of Jessica’s accident. The overwhelming presence of those who attended Jessica’s services helped us to celebrate her short but fulfilled life. And to all of those who helped at St. Joachim’s Parish Hall to create the perfect place to celebrate our beloved daughter, with faith, tears, joy, food, and abundant love, we thank you. Tim and I have always cherished our life in a small community and now it is even clearer of the blessing we have.

Throughout Jessica’s life, her love for children has been a guiding force, such that we have created the Jessica Bolognani Scholarship Fund. The monies raised for this fund will help support the community’s youth through the Valley Youth Sports Program. It is our hope that Jessica’s memory be preserved through the opportunities this scholarship fund will create for many of the valley’s children. This fund will allow children the opportunity to participate in a wonderful program that Jessica herself supported through coaching and refereeing. Scholarships will be available for registration fees and personal clothing allowances. Already over the past month there have been many activities going on to raise funds for her scholarship. We thank all of those who are participating, as it would mean the world to Jessica.

Again, we would like to express our deepest gratitude for the abundance of love that we feel from all of you. In her short years, Jessica had given and received much love, which made her into the beautiful, kind, and loving woman we all knew.

With love and appreciation,

Tim, Debbie, and Stephen Bolognani

Readsboro