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Jeffrey Wright Obituary
Jeffrey "Jeff" LaVere Wright 42 years old died peacefully in his home from complications due to cancer on December 31, 2011. Jeff was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Bonny G. Wright and Lee Roy Wright on June 3, 1969.
Survived by his wife Melissa A. (Kruger) Wright, his children Braydon S. Harris, Makenna M. Kruger, Savanah L. Kruger; mother Bonny G. Wright; siblings Michael (Tina) Wright, Gary (Sheron) Gray, Sherri (Dee) Marsden, Daniel (Jill) Wright, Corri (Randy) Hawks and the many nieces and nephews who held a special place in his heart. Preceded in death by his father, Lee Roy Wright; sister Bobbi Gray; brother Michael Gray and grandparents.
"That Little Ache"
The one you feel when you are away from the person you adore; a knot in the pit of your stomach, relieved only by the understanding that the one who caused it endures the same wonderful pain - Jeff's description of love.
My love, Jeffrey LaVere Wright, passed away December 31, 2011. His only request was that we not approach our loss with heartache and sorrow, but celebrate the life he had. Honor his memory by living our lives fully and with as much joy as we can find. A twenty year heart and lung transplant survivor, Jeff would swing his feet off the bed every morning, thankful for another day, another opportunity. Find a little F-U-N in every day."
A selfless, generous and compassionate man Jeff added to every life he touched. He was a devoted son, husband, father, brother, and friend. His first thoughts were always, "how can I make life easier; how can I make things better and more enjoyable?" Jeff never did anything for himself in which he didn't think to ask, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Five years ago Jeff wrapped his arms of warmth and strength around my daughters and I, adding us to his family. Our lives were filled with unconditional love, patience, adventure, growth and knowledge. He never treated us as anything but his own.
Jeff leaves a legacy of great friendships, integrity, hard work and love. His endless passion for skiing and the out of doors offered tremendous contributions to the skiing community. He put his "heart and soul" into telemark skiing, earning him the title of "Godfather" sponsoring a number of events and helping to organize T.E.L.E. Kids.
Jeff was an artist, a craftsman, and a salesman by trade; leaving his mark through his craftsmanship and wood working throughout Utah. In his spare time he became my teacher. I will never catch another fish without hearing the echo of his guidance in my brain, "cast to the right now babe, get it right up on that bank….. SET!" He knew every oxbow and riffle of the heavenly rivers we devoted so much of our time to.
I could never capture in one effort all of the things that made him so special and unique, but I know that he was cherished by all who were lucky enough to know him. In his own humble words, "I'm just some guy who fell in love."
Jeff, I love you so much, thank you for teaching me how to enjoy life, for making me a better friend and parent. Thank you for always showing me the meaning of partner. You are my love story, my very best friend and confidant. I will try, as you wish, to focus on the positive and find the good in this. I love you!
Jeff and I wish to extend a special thanks to Dr. Ross E. Morgan. He and his staff always treated Jeff with the utmost dignity and respect.
A celebration of Jeff's life will be held on Saturday January 7, 2012 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at Noah's of South Jordan. 322 West 11000 South Room # 300 South Jordan, Utah 84095
801-357-9258.
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Memories and Condolences
for Jeffrey Wright
Sponsored by Melissa Wright.
Kenneth Atkin
June 18, 2025
Another day missing the “godfather”. Only wish he were here for this part of the journey. ❤
Kenny Atkin
March 8, 2025
I think about Jeff everyday. But a few days ago I couldn´t remember what year he left us. Looking up the information I noticed this was still active. It is truly a testament to how much of an impact he had on those lucky enough to have known him.
It goes without saying I was in tears reading the notes and thinking about the "good old days". Lots of things have changed since he passed. Many for the better. But what I wouldn´t give to know the Godfather was still here, always looking out for me. I miss you Jeff!
Diana Mauriks Lussier
January 1, 2025
Took some west coast powder turns for you today!
Sunny Kruger
December 31, 2024
this day every year i struggle with your loss. i know youre watching me grow and holding my hand through every hardship. thank you for being my dad. Miss you
Tina Wright
December 30, 2024
Hey Jeff,
Life of 2024 was hard and we are really ready to move on! Time...time is so important. I've learned the hard way this year learning who is really important in my life and who isn't and my family is always there for me. Every family is different and they have their own priorities. I always wish for more time. I wish I had the time to spend with you and Rhea. People are put in your life for a purpose. Spend more time with the ones that deserve you and love you.
I'll keep wishing and use my time wisely.....
Tina :)
BONNY WRIGHT
December 29, 2024
THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT GOES BYE I DON'T THINK OF YOU. I HOPE WHAT THEY SAY IS TRUE THAT I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN. YOUR MOM WILL HOLD YOUR HAND AND NOT LET GO.
Mike Wright
July 23, 2024
We all sure do miss and love you brother!!
Tina
July 22, 2024
Tina
July 22, 2024
Tina
July 22, 2024
Tina
July 22, 2024
Family <3
Tina
July 22, 2024
Hello,
I can't believe how fast life gones on. I always wish for more time. Now Mike is buying time. We are lucky to have good health. We cherish each day every day. I wish I had spent more time with you. The only thing you have control in life is living happy and healthy and live our lives to the fullest each day.
Does this picture remind you of your father? It's your big brother.
Miss you to the moon and back.
Corri
July 20, 2024
Just thinking about you. I miss you so much!
Coleman Motley
December 30, 2022
Great friend, skiing partner and coworker on The Alta Race Crew
(not to mention Hanging out with at the P-Dog bar after a hard days work) Love & miss you Jeff
Diana Mauriks Lussier
December 29, 2022
Jeff popped into my mind the other day. I was filled with so many memories of days on the telemark circuit with the crew. He was an exceptional man. It was an honoured to know and spend time with him. So grateful
Rik Kruger
December 31, 2016
There is a new wee one born into our family Jeff. He carries both our names. Names given him to carry with respect; for you, his Father and I. You were so loved by all and I have no doubt that memories will be passed down to Erik Lavere Gutierrez so that he may know of you and the soft spot you had in his Mamas heart.
Rik Kruger
January 2, 2016
Still in my thoughts and heart Jeff. Happy Anniversary.
Rik
January 3, 2015
I'm so glad Melissa chose to let this book carry on. Though I may have much I would like to write, I would only be doing so for the sake of others. At this time me thinks a simple I miss You and I Thank You is what I need to share. Oh the many wishes!
August 25, 2014
I so miss your hugs and I Love you Mom
Corri Hawks
August 23, 2014
Just thinking of you, I miss you so much!
June 16, 2014
Thinking and dreaming of you constantly. I miss you babe.
May 26, 2014
What a weekend No wear to go but hear Took flowers to Bobbi , Mike , grandma and grandpa. I miss you I think of you every day. On Mothers Day I read some of your cards You always knew what to say to make my day Miss your phone calls .Miss I Love you Mom. Love you Mom
January 29, 2014
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Rik Kruger
December 31, 2013
I am 6 months shy of 60 now and however premature it is of me to be reflective to a point of being consumed with the past, I find comfort there. I spent the day with your beloved Melissa and mine too as it happens, felt her sorrow, gave her a hug as only a dad could and felt your absence in her. We put some WOW into the wonderful home you provided for the little family you took to heart and changed forever with the love you shared with them. I have you in my thoughts always and reflect on all the aspects of you I came to love as a friend, and welcomed with open arms, member of my family. As I wrote, 60 is but a stone throw away and in that time I have met so many people, many of the names forgotten but the faces still with me. You are in the top drawer of my chest of remembered and revered people, you will never be forgotten Jeff, you have been and will always be missed and the loss of you will always bring a tear to an old dudes eyes as is the case right now. I told you face to face thatI would have traded places with you in a heartbeat so you could see the girls grow up and the face of your loving wife grow full of wrinkles. I still dream of the what if's on that notion and see you and them here and there living the rich life you shared with them and all who knew you from the place where I hope you are with the hope of course that there is such a place as Heaven. I am still there for the girls as promised, any time any need and will be till I ask you to take me on another great adventure the likes of which I have only dreamt of. Love you Jeff.
Savanah Kruger-Wright
December 31, 2013
Jeff was the greatest dad anyone could ask for.
One of my favorite things about Jeff was his personality.
He loved to tease me and MaKenna. I love him and
Wish he was still here to see Greta, Henri, and TABITHA SPARKLES!!!!
The fact that my mom met him means someone is extra important in my life.
I love, miss, and cherish you so don't go away. EVER!!! Love you.
December 25, 2013
I MISS YOU HON! I MISS I LOVE YOU MOM
Rik Kruger
June 17, 2013
I had the chance to tell you this in person and I think it worth repeating. I could not have chosen a better man for my daughter to fall in love with or a better person to stand up as father for her children. It is a rare man that will take the title of Dad and truly earn it for a another persons kids. It is rarer still that such a man would give heart and soul to those kids along with all the love they could ask for.
Yet another reason why I loved you and took you to heart as a son.
savanah wright
June 16, 2013
joyful
extraordinary
fun
fantabulous
loving
energetic
valuable
entertaining
reliable
enthusiastic
wonderful
radical
Inspiring
goof
hilarious
totally awesome tease
happy fathers day!
I love you!
you are a totally awesome tease ;)
June 3, 2013
Happy Birthday big brother. I love you so much. Not a day goes by that I don't think about you, I miss you so much.
May 29, 2013
I miss your phone calls, Miss your hugs , Miss i love you mom,
May 28, 2013
Just takin the time to say I miss you Jeff.
ashlynn hawks
May 17, 2013
I miss you so much..:( thinking a lot tonight... just wish I could hug you. I love you uncle Jeffy. Always and forever. -ash <3
March 23, 2013
I love you Jeff, I wish I could tell you all about my school, and my friends. miss you forever!
Corri Hawks
March 17, 2013
I miss you way to much, I love you.
Favorite picture ever.
Ashlynn Hawks
February 25, 2013
This is for you..
Every time i see this picture it never fails to put the biggest smile on my face and the warmest feeling in my heart. I miss you so much, its crazy. Its unreal that its almost to a year and a half... I hope your doin good.. Smiling,laughing, having the best time. You deserve the best and i hope that's what your getting. Your my star in the sky.. I look up to you more than amyone i know. Your truly amazing. I love you, always in my thoughts. ? ? ?
February 15, 2013
MISS YOU LOVE YOU
MOM
Bonny Wright
January 30, 2013
For the past year your family and friends were able to express their thoughts and share the part you played in their life, there were so many.
There are others like me that have found it hard to write down what they feel. Denial is the word I'm looking for.
In 1989 you got sick and after many tests you were told you had approximately six months to live and needed a heart and lung transplant. Right in the doctors clinic you had a massive heart attack and ended up in the trauma ward. I was told you probably would not live past the weekend. “That was not in the cards”
After a 26 month uphill battle your pager went off and Stanford had found you a match. At the time you were living close to Stanford and were able to fly in the helicopter, sitting right next to the pilot and that night there was a full moon. Every month you would still look forward to seeing the full moon. I wasn't able to be there with you until the next morning and I told you to clasp your hands together tightly like I was holding your hands, the next morning when I walked into your hospital room you had tubes that went everywhere and you looked over, clasped your hands together and gave me a thumbs up.
For almost 20 years, you lived life as a gift, you never complained and everything you did you did well. It was approximately two years after you had your transplant you told me something that you had never told anyone. “When I was in the trauma room two men were standing in the door way dressed in white and looked over smiled and turn away, so I always knew I was going to be ok”. Neither one of us has ever really ever gone to church much but it does make you feel like there is something else there and if there is something, I hope that you are the first person I see.
Love you bud, miss your hugs and your daily phone calls.
God's Garden
God looked around his garden and he found an empty place, he then looked down upon this earth and saw your tired face.
He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest. God's Garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best.
He knew that you were suffering; He knew that you were in pain. He knew that you would never get well on earth again. He saw that the road was getting rough and the hills were hard to climb,so he closed your weary eyelids and whispered "PEACE BE THINE".
It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn't go alone, for parts of us went with you the day God called you home.
Tina Wright
January 2, 2013
Mike and I are always thinking about you. I cherish each and everyday while I am here. Life is precious and I wish you were still here with us. We know you tried fighting to stay with us.
It has been a year now We miss you.
January 2, 2013
Happy Anniversary! I think I can still feel the burn in my cheeks from the hours of humongous smiles I had the day I married you! I love you and miss you babe!
December 31, 2012
Miss you and know you are with your dad and looking out for Tracie. Love to you and great to have been a part of your life - Love, Your step-mom Diana in Oregon
Miss you buddy.......
Andrew Rappl
December 31, 2012
December 10, 2012
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us" Henry David Thoreau. Jeff, you live within all of us, are in me noggin and a part of my life every day because of memories you helped make and because I purposely made a mouse pad and screen saver with your picture on it to look at and remind me of you, your influence on my family, the love you shared with us and the example for me to follow in an attempt to be a good and humble human being. Doing my best to keep your girls looked after, so far I haven't had to threaten any would be boy friends on Makenna's behalf, but I remember your "load a shell in the chamber" gesture.
Trevor Wright
December 9, 2012
You are many things to me: a friend, an uncle, a boss, a mentor, a roommate, a father-figure, and above all else a role-model. You taught me so much in our time together, and if I could only teach my future children half as much as you've taught me, I will have been successful. I think of you always, so much reminds me of you, and as sad as that makes me sometimes I'm really glad it does; It shows me how important you are to me, and how much of an influence you have on me. You've shown me the importance of working hard and playing hard but more importantly valuing family, and being there for them. You are the ultimate friend, you blurred the line between family and friend. Your capacity for love and kindness is tremendous. You are and always will be my greatest example. You are Amazing. Thank you Uncle Jeff. I will always love you!
December 7, 2012
Jeffrey I am abetter person from knowing you... Coleman
December 6, 2012
Hope you and Lee are having fun with Tracie!! Love and Miss the three of you. Darlene and David Alter Klamath Falls
December 5, 2012
Remembering a exceptional man love and miss you. Patty
December 5, 2012
Remebering an exceptional man. Love and miss you. Patty
Makenna Kruger
October 6, 2012
I love you Jeff! Forever and always my Dad <3
Corri
January 14, 2012
I miss you so much it hurts. I love you with all my heart and soul.
Josh "Bones" Murphy
January 11, 2012
What can be said in a space so small of a man with a heart so large? Jeff was a wonderful man and I was proud to call him my friend. My thoughts are with his family, both old and new. Godspeed.
Willis Richardson
January 9, 2012
Damn this is a great loss. I used to teach tele at the Canyons when it was Park West. Jeff was in one of the classes from college. We always tried to make one day during the year to ski. Every time I saw him usually at a swap or on the mountain he never failed to say how much he loved my class and how much I had taught him. I guess because he thought I was crazy. He always talked about his family and showed it when I saw him with them. There are not many people like Jeff. I just remember him always smiling. I have made a donation in his name to the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center.
Papa Kruger
January 8, 2012
THE BOOK OF JEFF WRIGHT
I stand here with you, as one of many, broken hearted souls, gathered together to honor the life of Jeffery L. Wright.
Our shared memories and this celebration of Jeff's life can all be thought of as chapters in a book, a book filled with our many individual tales and stories; The Book of Jeff Wright.
Had Jeff not brought Our Families and His Friends together as he did, I would not be here looking into your tear reddened eyes, witnessing your many individual expressions of love or hearing the stories and memories shared among us.
We are all of us, characters in his book; each of our stories as special and meaningful as the next, precious in the telling, precious in the experience that added to his book.
To become a character in this book, one needed only two virtues; honesty and sincerity. Any other self assumed flaw in oneself was of no importance; Jeff accepted you and gave you his all without question.
His warm generous nature was magnetic; you were pulled to him and felt connected to a life full of purpose and adventure. Weave your life, your tether rope, into his and trust a secure knot of friendship and your journey with him began.
My personal journey with him will live on in my memory for the rest of my life, because it changed my life. Our journey restored my dwindling passion for adventure in the wild, took me to dreamt of rivers and places I would never have seen without him as my guide. Doors were opened to a friendship I will cherish and blessings touched my family beyond my humble words of gratitude.
From the first time I pushed off the bank of Henry's Fork in response to Jeff's “Ready Rik?” and stepped into his Clacka and his world, Jeff became my best friend and teacher.
I watched in awe as Jeff embraced his gift of being alive. I felt honored to have him share his world with me and quickly became a fellow adventurer, longing for the next invite, dreaming of the last.
We, Jeff, Melissa, Tres or Rappl and I, shared in a few epic trips. On a few of these floats, flippin a fly or the promise of a “TOAD” was of little interest to me. Listening to the stories from these guys, sharing in a day on “The Love Boat” or watching them navigate a river like we navigate our commute each day was so enriching.
If I had caught a fish I would have probably been booted off the Clacka cuzza crying like a little girl, due overwhelming happiness from a perfect day, spent as close as three people on a boat can get.
From days like those and time with Jeff, I learned that each new day should be met with gratitude and not wasted. Each new day would bring a chance to add another chapter, see a little magic, make another memory.
He taught me to give myself to the day, because if you choose to be out there, by some gift of a moment, you might witness another breath taking sunrise or sunset, maybe witness the wonders of nature, like watching a mother Osprey struggle to pluck an injured fish from the river, take air and fly off toward her nest filled with hungry chicks, chirping her echoing victory call.
All this is yours as you drift downstream in the company of close, trusted friends or family who share in the moment with equal wonder and praise for the simple things in life.
My most cherished chapters in the Book of Jeff, are those where my Daughter Melissa and her Daughters, Makenna and Savanah, wove their tether ropes with Jeff's into a knot secured by love, honor, trust and mutual support.
Watching them blossom into a family could have become a book of its own with chapters written about their devotion to one another, the love that grew and the trials they faced and conquered.
In my cherished chapters there are stories which include me being warmed to the core by sitting on the side lines watching loving moments unfold, such as Jeff cradling a sleepy Savanah on his shoulder with his face pressed against hers and whispering sweet little words of love and praise for her involvement in the days events, as he carries her from the marshmallow melting, scary storytelling, fire pit and off to bed.
Or
Jeff detecting his being watched by the proud loving eyes of Melissa, as he meanders through a crowded room,
pushing past the merry makers with his eyes fixed on hers as he smiles, knowing once he is at her side they will share a kiss, say I love you and while holding hands, do their best not to be separated again through the course of the evening.
Or
Jeff and Makenna walking streamside, with Jeff's arm lovingly placed over her shoulders, shoulders now high enough to keep him from bending to the side as they wander to the next hole.
Each with rod in hand, high hopes in their hearts that Jeff's lessons will help Makenna catch and land a mighty, beautiful, Brown. Bringing forth a pride that cannot be expressed, a moment of triumph and of course, the inevitable, proof of the moment, one of many wonderful moments, captured for later storytelling,…..a photograph.
One step into the doorway of the home that shelters the Wright Family will be like having a book placed into your lap. You can't help turning back the pages in your mind because of all the stories represented and moments captured.
Placed with purpose in protective frames, on the mantle, on the walls, the shelves and any place you might imagine; a photograph.
These photographs, your photographs, your memories, Jeff's life and those he touched, all contribute to one of the finest books I have ever been privileged to be a part of and a proud character within.
I raise a toast with profound pleasure and immeasurable pride, for being one of, we fellow characters with our fellow stories in
The Book of Jeffery L. Wright
I drink to his memory, his life and his legacy.
Rik Kruger, proud father in law and friend.
Diana Mauriks
January 7, 2012
Jeff you will be missed but not forgotten my friend. So many fun adventures skiing with you and the tele crew. You impacted me and those around you in so many ways. Thank you for believing in me when I had forgotten how.
Celebrating Life
January 7, 2012
Mike Jentzsch
January 7, 2012
To all those who were fortunate enough to share in Jeff's Life. I think it's fair to say I really did not know Jeff personally, but his zest for life and love for others have been an inspiration to others far beyond those close to him, including myself. I will always carry his example with me. May we all find the joy he fostered every day.
Tina Wright
January 7, 2012
Melissa,
You came into the Wright family about the time I did. I never got to know Jeff very well but all the time we got together with the family he was so happy…I could feel his vigor for life. Mike had told me about his health issues and a little about him as time went by. The time that we spent with you, I felt your love for each other. Melissa, you are such a strong person, I am so happy that Jeff found the love of his life and he loved and cherish your girls as his own. He will be missed so much! ~God Bless You ~
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Tres Wangsgaard
January 6, 2012
Whether I was dragging you up to a 10,400 foot elevation lake in the Wind River Range on what you once called "Another God-forsaken Wangsgaard-a-thon" or you were dragging me off to some Little Cottonwood Canyon secret powder stash that was always, and still is..."just one more ridge further"...we were always having fun:
Shredding Spanky's Ladder in Blackcomb... Colt 45 on the Platte...Cheeseburgers at the Sunset Grill in Alcova... Poutine in Fernie... My first Montana drift on the Madison... Rainbows on the Reef...Browns on the Green, it 2 states... More pow than we could pack in a lifetime at Targhee...Ice-off at Strawberry... Salmonflies on the Henry's Fork...Green Drakes on the Provo...Spinner fall in Island Park... Getting kicked out of the cirque by Snowbird patrol...Pulling into Missoula, MT on fumes... Ping Pong & pancakes at the Raging Elk... snow ghosts on Big Mountain...Cicada's on Catwalk Shoals... bats on Jones' hole...hoppers on Sixth water...Diamond fork, and whatever works there (always something different)...Huntington creek...The big bows of Ham's Fork...P.O.A. tickets at graduation...all those days at the oars in the 'clacka... goblin valley...Moab...Alta... Lower fish creek... Cat skiing Targhee...Farmington Canyon backcountry...Lake Powell on Memorial…the bear scare at Ethel Lake (hey that was a BIG porcupine) luckily 2-Pac had our backs with the 9mm... LJ's vinyl stream walker... Bonnie always lovingly checking up on you…dawn patrol runs skinning pink pine or pole line...Lighting that P.O.S. hibachi 6 times with toilet paper and a car cigarette lighter on Diamond mountain...the two hour quest for food in Swan Valley that ended 2 hours and 30 miles away in Victor, ID: Knotty Pine - best pulled pork ever! I'll never forget our adventures & misadventures. You always loved sharing your knowledge and teaching, above all else you taught me what it means to have a true friend.
You and your family will always be in our hearts.
I love you brother and will miss you.
January 6, 2012
BONNY,TREVOR,CORRI JUST FOUND OUT TODAY. AM SO SORRY TO HEAR. ANYTHING I CAN DO PLEASE CALL ... GRANDMA CHERRIE
Ashlynn Hawks
January 6, 2012
My dear Uncle Jeff.. you've been in my thoughts a lot today. I can't stop thinking about when I was younger and we would always cruise listening to rap music and you would rap to me<3 I know your doinn great wherever you decided to go and do. Words cant describe how much I miss you. No matter how far, no matter the distance,, I will always love you. You have changed and impacted so many peoples lifes, including mine. <3 I'll see you soon, xoxo. We'll hit the slopes together... Muahh!
Debbie Mitchell
January 6, 2012
Melissa, Braydon, Makenna, & Savanah.. I'm soo sorry for you loss. I can only think of how blessed you all are for having his love and that you truly represent him in how you live. I'm soo blessed to have you as neighbors, and am grateful for the hi's and waves he ALWAYS sent my way when he saw me. I'll always treasure the extra gifts of giving that he sent my way in shoveling my walks b-4 I got to and going the extra mile in salting them with the best salt. I don't know if I can eat the dear steak that is in my freezer, as every time I open the freezer door and see that item, it's always reminded me of how he gave it to me, and I smile. So for now, I'll just continue to save it and smile. I am soo glad that he had your love, and he radiated it as he lived. I know you'll feel of his love in the comming day's, and one day will be reunited with him. How blessed he was as well as you for truly having a pure love for each other. Your love for each other is truly one that I felt and saw, and am grateful you found each other.
with love,Debbie
THOMAS IRVINE
January 6, 2012
SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS
January 6, 2012
Melissa & girls, I was so sorry to hear of your loss. I was so glad when Jeff came in to your lives. He was such a kind loving man, who obviously adored you and the girls. You were truly loved and he was loved just as well right back. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Aunt Kathy & Jim
My main skweeeeeze
January 6, 2012
Ready Reff, Ret's Row
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David, Robynn & Erin Kenney
January 5, 2012
Jeffrey was a very kind, loving and friendly man. He will be missed dearly. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
We Love You All.
Erik Kruger
January 5, 2012
Erik Kruger
January 5, 2012
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Ortega Wedding 2009
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Ray Jessen
January 5, 2012
Melissa, Bonny, Corri and family,
My heartfelt condolences to you and to everyone Jeff touched with his unselfish love and kindness. I am so happy he found you Melissa, and that he was able to share his love with you, the girls and your family.
He wasn't only the best man at my wedding but he is the family I chose to share my life with since we were 16. A brother like no other!
Like everyone who was close to Jeff, I feel I am wealthy man because of the love and happiness he brought into my life and my family's life.
Jeff was my best friend, business partner, consummate road trip organizer, dedicated climbing partner, want to be back country guide (not always good with a map), patient snowboard/ski instructor, unconscious trend spotter, spend $1,000.00 on a new sport salesman, illustration of why not to buy a brown VW, great white hunter, go to the dance club or a concert side kick, self proclaimed comedian, a quiet example of the importance of organ donation, I can fix or build anything craftsman, unselfish - help anyone (and their family) with anything – friend, dedicated family man and overall partner in crime. We covered a lot of ground together. I promise I will follow your example and FUN everyday!!
There is emptiness inside but I will always be full of extraordinary memories! I will always love my buddy LaVere.
Erik Kruger
January 5, 2012
As his Father in law I can say no finer man could have been chosen as a husband for my Daughter, no finer man as Father to my Grand Daughters, even if I had an army of searchers with a list of requirements. Melissa found him on her own, introduced him and he quickly became our Mr. RIGHT. Imagine being a man with a best friend and son in law all wrapped in in the same wonderful people package. Now imagine that people package removed. Thanks to the maker for the memories, the light to see us through the shadows.
I am adding a couple quotes here I think Jeff might have liked; " Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same."� unknown
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
Henry David Thoreau
Love is mans greates gift and my gifts from Jeff are abundant.
Rik Kruger
January 5, 2012
Melissa,
I was so sad to hear of your loss. I remember the first days of you meeting Jeff when working at Infusion. My heart goes out to you and your children. You are a strong women and your children are fortunate to have you for strength. Jeff sounds like an amazing person. He will be with you always and forever.
With Love,
Christy Coe
Sherrie Reed
January 5, 2012
Jeff was a person who did not take life for granite, he loved living. He was an exceptional and strong person to have overcome so many obstacles in his lifetime and still have that beautiful smile and sense of humor. What a inspiration to all of us. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Sean Warner
January 5, 2012
So sad to hear this news, it has been a few years since we have talked but I will always remember the good times riding to school in the VW Rabbit and having to scrape ice off the windshield with a cassette tape case.
January 5, 2012
Dear Melissa and Girls,
I am deeply sorry for your loss as it was so evident how much love you shared with each other. When you and Jeff started dating and became serious, I could see the happiness in your heart and soul - that is rare! May the wonderful adventures you shared with each other continue to fill your soul. Blessings to you and family during what must be very difficult.
Deanne Birch
Vilija Avizonis
January 5, 2012
Dear Melissa and family, It was truly my priviledge to meet and know (albeit briefly) such a man of great spirit, energy and life. My heart goes out to you.
Ladd Hansen
January 5, 2012
First I would like the Wright family to know that our thoughts are with them during this time of sorrow.Jeff was a remarkable man and has touched so many hearts during his travels. We will miss you Jeff, and by the way the deck is still standing and will never fall because of the craftsman you are. I am sure you are building something right now."Rest In Peace"
"Love Ladd and the entire Hansen family"
January 5, 2012
Melissa, I never had the pleasure of meeting you but I know from what I've heard, you are amazing. Thank you for being there for Jeff. I am so happy he found the love of his life. He touched me in a profound way that words cannot describe. He will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. My thoughts are with you, your girls, Bonnie and his family.
~Summer
January 4, 2012
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