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Jeremy Gillitzer Obituary

38 years old, Born August 23, 1971 And passed away suddenly on June 1, 2010. He was preceded in death by beloved grandfather, James Greenstein. Survived by mother, Diane; grandmother, Valerie Greenstein; brother, Nathan (Gwen); nieces, Megan & Natalie; special aunt, Joyce Greenstein & family friend, Bob Pfeifer. Prayer service 11 AM Friday, June 4, 2010 at The Roseville Memorial Chapel, 2245 Hamline Ave. N. Visitation one hour prior to the service. Memorials preferred to donor's choice. The Roseville Memorial Chapel 651-631-2727


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Published by Pioneer Press on Jun. 3, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for Jeremy Gillitzer

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J

May 1, 2011

Jeremy, I wish I can keep this Guest Book of yours open longer, as it would be closing on June 3 2011. But I believe that you will always hear me and my prayers for you, since God is always with you. All my prayers to you always, God Bless...
Mucho amor :D
~J

J

May 1, 2011

Jeremy Hermano...it's been 11-months now since you left...I miss you a lot...Hope all is well up there Amigo, I'm sure you're watching over me. I'll be flying overseas on Tuesday morning to visit my relatives back home. I'll be there till June...I wish I would be at your home town for your Anniversary, but I'll be there in Spirit...with you. Hopefully I can fly by some day to pay a sincere visit to your Mom and Family some day. But I'll pray I'll be there in Spirit with you. Please pray for my travelling :) Gracias Amigo, Le debo mucho a usted......I'm always praying for you.
Dios te bendiga Hermano....
Mucho amor :D
~J

1996

J

April 21, 2011

J

April 21, 2011

Jeremy...wishing you a Happy Easter up in Heaven from down here. May this month of Lenten season and Easter bring you everlasting joy and happiness. It's been almost a year since you left us. Please pray for us all down here, and remember us all who followed you through your journey. We just didn't make it home with you yet. I have so much to thank you, even while you're already at home. Thank you for praying and watching over me and my friends and helping us win the basketball finals two weeks ago. Please pray for me while I go overseas to visit my relatives back home, and be with me a mi Hermano. I hope I'm not asking too much from you, but I just hope you'll always remember me until I meet you again in the next life. I pray dearly also for your Family and friends. I wish I would be there in MN for your Anniversary, but I'll still be overseas. I pray especially for your Mom and Grandma, for good health always and that they'll also have a safe Happy Easter. I also thank your Family for being so kind and supportive of me too. Thank you Jeremy, hermano. Miss you heaps...I'm praying with you always.
Dios te bendiga Hermano....
Mucho amor :D
~J

J

March 22, 2011

Thinking of you especially at this time of Lent. It's been almost a year since you left us. I miss you Jeremy, my Latino Brother in heaven. Please pray with me Amigo...
Dios te bendiga Hermano...
Mucho amor :)
~J

J

March 1, 2011

Jeremy Amigo, just want to light this candle for you for the beginning of another month. May this candle pass my prayers unto you, and that you'll always have eternal happiness also. I also pray for your Family and Friends that God will always be with them every day. I believe also that God is always with you in that better place you're at. Please pray with us also, that God will re-unite us all with you in his time.
Dios te bendiga Hermano....
Mucho amor :)
~J

J

February 24, 2011

Jeremy te echo de menos mi Amigo, espero que te veré en la próxima vida, y espero que todavia te acuerdas de mi en la otra vida también....
Dios te bendiga Hermano....
Mucho amor :)
~J
[Jeremy I miss you my Friend, I hope I'll see you in the next life, and I hope you still remember me in the afterlife also....
God Bless you Brother....
Much love :)
~J]

C S

February 8, 2011

Much love and light to you and your family and friends. Rest in peace, Jeremy.
C.

J

February 1, 2011

Hola Jeremy hermano,
May this candle continue giving you Eternal light, peace and happiness in heaven Jeremy for another month has come. May this candle also bring our hopes and prayers to you from down here, for you are always missed by your Family and friends down here. If ever we see a star that twinkles up above, we will know it is you and that you're with us when we think of you. Please pray with me also for my distant Family Aunt who passed away on Thursday January 27 2011, that she will also rest in peace and that she will also join you in Heaven too. Gracias Jeremy. Siempre estás perdido hermano......Dios de bendiga......
Mucho amor ;)
~J

J

January 25, 2011

Hi Jeremy,
Te hecho de menos my Latino brother...........
Just thinking of you for during Australia Day here in OZ [January 26, 2011]. I know you're with me now and that you get to see OZ from a better view, and that you'll also see the fireworks with me at the city later on. Thank you for praying with me for my friend for he is now recovering from his injury. Dios te bendiga hermano........
Much love ;)
~J

J

January 1, 2011

Hi Jeremy,
Happy New Year brother :) Finally, I made it back on the computer. Hope this candle will also give you more light and Blessings up there for the start of a new year. Hope you're having a great time with your Granddad and other beloved ones up there in heaven, and also enjoyed watching the fireworks from every other country down here. Thank you for being with me while watching the fireworks at the city. Please pray for us all especially throughout the new year, as we continue praying for you up there. Sending you all the Love, Blessings and best wishes from all of us down here... HAPPY NEW YEARS and God Bless you always :) I miss you more since it is now 2011……… Much love ;)
~J

J

December 23, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
It is now the morning of December 24 2010 here in OZ, and so I want to greet you in advance. Wherever you are right now and for Christmas and New Years, you are always my friend :) Friends and Family are the greatest gifts I can have for Christmas out of anything material. Just want to wish you a Merry Christmas up there in heaven, with lots of joy and memories of us that will always stay with you. I hope and pray that you'll always remember us all who accompanied you through your journey here on Earth, before God took you home with him. I hope and pray also that I'll see you there when I make it home. I pray that you'll also be with your Family in Spirit this Christmas. Merry Christmas Jeremy and God Bless you always brother :) Much love ;)
~J

J

December 16, 2010

God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So he put his arms around you and whispered “come with me”. With tearful eyes I watched and saw you pass away. Although I loved you dearly, I could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God broke my heart to prove that he …ONLY TAKES THE BEST….
Hi Jeremy,
Although this year 2010 has brought me some sadness, I am going to miss 2010, because it is the year since I last communicated with you physically and also the year when you had to go. I am going to miss you more since 2011 is coming near, but I know you’re always beside me whenever I think of you and need you. Please pray for me that I may have more wisdom to know that your Soul is in heaven and happy and that your Spirit is always here for me and your Family. Please be with me this coming New Year, as I celebrate with my Family and friends. I know you’re always with me especially whenever I think of you. Missing you by the days…… We’ll see each other again sometime brother…. God Bless you.
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

December 1, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
I just want to light this candle for you for it is the first day of the month [December 1 2010], the month where Season of Advent [Christmas] starts. May the Lord God, Bless you during this season of Advent, with eternal light, happiness and joy in heaven. You are missed by your Family and friends here on Earth this year for Christmas, but we all know you're still always with us in Spirit. May God Bless you, as we are always praying for you and with you... I miss you very much...see you again sometime brother... :)
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

November 25, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
Missing you every day especially for this season of Advent (Christmas), and you’re in my thoughts and prayers. I just got back on the computer. It is now Friday [November 26 2010, 12:50am] over here as I’m typing this. I want to pray that God will Bless you and your home for Thanksgiving Day, for your home is where you are right now, in heaven with God. I also pray that may your Family and friends also have a safe and Blessed Thanksgiving Day on Earth. Happy Thanksgiving Jeremy and may God Bless you always. You are missed down here, but your Spirit is always with us. Missing you and praying that I’ll see you again sometime brother…….. :)
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

November 8, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
Thanksgiving Day is almost coming I guess. I hope you're well up there. Please include in your prayers my Cousins' friend Eric, who passed away on Sunday [April 23 1992 - November 7 2010] from cancer. God has called him home to join you and my Cousin, Anton (whom also passed from cancer) in heaven, and I'm sure you're all in good hands with God right now. Thank you for praying for us and I'm also praying for you too always. Miss you heaps as much as I miss my cousin. I'll see you too again sometime brother......... :)
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

November 6, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
I hope your life up there is full of joy and happiness as I'm always praying for you. I'm coping with my asthma as I have been most of my life. Please include my prayers and my Cousins' prayers, for their friend Eric, who has been battling with cancer for 3-years, that God will give him all the strength he needs. I also believe that my cousin is also with you up there in heaven. I also believe that you're also praying for me and I always want to thank you for that. Much love brother, I'll see you again sometime :) I miss you heaps......
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

November 1, 2010

“Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep… and so we shall always be with the Lord” [1 Thessalonians 4: 14 – 17]

Hi Jeremy,
I’m praying for you especially on All Souls Day [November 2 2010]. I also believe that any dream I may have had with you is because while I’m asleep, though my Soul is still in my body during sleep, my Spirit can wonder anywhere as fast as the thought of the mind. And so my Spirit might sometimes meet with your Spirit while I’m asleep. The only difference is that your Soul is already saved and taken home by God to a better place. And only you can see and hear me most of the time while I’m awake. May your faithful Soul always be in eternal peace in that much better place with God. God Bless you brother and I’ll see you again sometime….
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

October 31, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
May this candle bring you more eternal light up there as it is the first day of the month [November 1]. And as it is also 'All Saints Day', and then 'All Souls Day' on the following day, I also thought about you and continued praying for you along with my faithful departed loved ones. I know you're in such a better place right now, but I always pray you will always have eternal light, life, peace and happiness. May God be with you always, as your Spirit will always be with your Family and friends. I miss you man, I actually did dress up with the skeleton suit for Halloween LOL. Please pray for me also for my asthma, and I'll also pray that I'll stay strong too. Thanks a bunch brother, I'll see you again indeed. God Bless you :)
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

October 25, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
I miss you man. Please pray for me that my asthma is not going to come back. Coughs really bad and it's been four weeks now. But I'm sure I'll be okay. I'm praying for you too always. Thanks brother. See you again sometime.......God Bless
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

October 21, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
I just realised that August and October this year [2010] has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. I also realised that August is the month of your Birthday and October is the month of my Birthday. LOL. I miss talking to you brother. I'm praying for you always. Please pray also for my friend's Grandfather, who just passed October 21 2010. I feel your Spirit with me and in my heart and your Soul in heaven. God Bless you man. I pray I'll see you again............
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

jeffrey vogel

October 11, 2010

Jeremys family has my very deepedt sympathy. I got to br friends with Jeremy on facebook. I will miss him.

J

October 6, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
Just want to thank you and your Family for the Birthday card sent to me. I’m sure you’ve been praying and sending me wishes from heaven. I hope your faithful Spirit enjoyed the barbecue with me and my Family last Sunday. I’m always praying with you brother. I miss you man. I’ll see you again brother…….May God always be with you.
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

October 1, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
It's my Birthday [October 1 2010] but I also thought about you. I went to visit my cousin at his grave earlier (Friday noon) and lit a candle for him since it's my Birthday. I also lit another candle for you. I prayed for you too since it is the first day of the month. May God always be with you and that your faithful Soul always have eternal life, light, peace and happiness. And may your faithful Spirit also always be with us to guide us on our way to join you one day, through God's mercy. Please pray for us and with us brother, for we miss you dearly. I hope and pray that I'll always see you again brother..........God Bless you always. May your faithful Spirit also join me and my Family on Sunday for my birthday.
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

September 29, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
I miss you man. I was thinking about you and my cousin up there with you too, instead of my birthday on Friday since I’m still sick from the flu. I actually visited my cousin (Wednesday) and I’m glad I did that despite the cold, and I prayed for you also. Please pray with me that this flu coughs will go soon. Thanks brother and thanks also for being with me at my doctor. I’ll see you again……………God Bless you and my cousin always.
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

September 25, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
Just want to say I miss you heaps. Please pray with me for my birthday on Friday. I realised it has come so close now and I still remember your message of greeting to me last year. I’m also always including you in my prayers that God will always be with you up there and that you will always have eternal peace and happiness. Thank you for everything too especially greeting me last year. You are always in my thoughts and prayers. Missing you lots man. See you again Brother………….
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

September 20, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
Just want to wish your Grandma a very Belated Happy Birthday. I pray that she will have many more Birthdays to come ahead, with many Blessings, best wishes and good health also. I also pray for your Mom too for good health as well. I pray that God will always be with you up there in heaven, and that God will always be with your Mom, Grandma and the Family. I miss you heaps man. See you again brother…………
Peace, love and prayers
~J

J

September 13, 2010

Hi Jeremy brother,
My older cousin had her new baby [09-13-2010]. I'm sure you've seen the little new born before I did, while I was on my way to hospital to visit :) Hope your life up there is great and that you're always happy. I miss you heaps man and always praying with you. May God always be with you. See you again brother........ :)
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

August 31, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
I light this candle for you for the first day of the month [September 1 2010] and that may this first day of the month be Blessed for you and continue sending more eternal light, peace and happiness to you. As it is now the first day of spring here in my city, you are in my thoughts that you are in the flowers, the trees that I see during the spring season. I also pray that while your Family are praying for you and with you, that I will also be there in spirit for them and praying with them and with you. May you always be with us in spirit, till our souls will re-unite again sometime, somewhere. May the good Lord our God Bless and keep you, and always be with you eternally. We miss you down here brother. I’ll see you sometime man ……..
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

Janet

August 27, 2010

Jeremy, when we were at Melrose your gentle spirit was a blessing.
On the days that I struggle I will pray to you and hope I can find peace on this difficult journey.

Kat, Taylor & Chloe

August 23, 2010

We just wanted to let you know you are not forgotten on this day which would've been your 39th birthday. We hope your story will help others who are suffering as you did and that you are now at peace...

J

August 22, 2010

Hi Jeremy,
I just want to light this candle for you and wish you a (^)(^) Happy Birthday (^)(^) [Monday, August 23 2010]
I know you’re in heaven brother, but although we can feel your presence, I also know your spirit is still with us and only you have the eyes and ears to see and hear us. May your family, relatives and friends celebrate your Birthday with you, your spirit. Hope your life up there is full of happiness and peace and that God is always with you. You are missed by many down here, but your spirit is always with us so that our souls will reunite with your soul up there somewhere, someday.

Happy Birthday brother with all my prayers to you. See you sometime man :)…………….
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

August 17, 2010

Hay Kuya, gi mingaw man kaayo ko nimo......
[Translation: Hey Brother, just wanted to say I been missing you......] Hope you're life up there is great and full of happiness. Please pray with me man, I'm going to get checked up if I might have a stomach ulcer. It's been killing me since Sunday. I'm staying strong brother :) See you again sometime.....
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

August 10, 2010

Hi Jeremy brother,
I don’t know how to thank you and your Family so much. I feel Blessed for knowing you and your Family. I got the mail on Tuesday afternoon. At least I have something to remember of you. I wish I can tell you how much to thank you, but I know only you can see and hear me especially when I pray with you. I hope and pray that I’ll see and hear you sometime again and get your message. I hope your life up there is full of happiness. Thanks again so much brother with all my hugs and prayers to you. See you again soon man….
Peace, love and prayers,
~J

J

August 1, 2010

Hey Jeremy brother,

Today was my late cousin’s Birthday [August 1]. Had a great day with the whole Family and celebrating his Birthday with him, his Spirit. I also prayed for you because it is the first day of the month. I’m sure my cousin is also celebrating his Birthday up there in heaven. I hope you still remember him when I showed you a picture of him before you left, and when I told you about his battle with cancer. Please tell him I said Happy Birthday from down here. I’m sure his spirit celebrated his Birthday with the Family down here. I also continue praying for you too up there and with your Spirit down here. May this first day of the month be Blessed for you and send you more eternal light, peace and happiness. May God always be with you up there brother. See you again indeed………..

Peace, love and prayers,
~J

Jeremy, please be by my side brother while I pray with you, and guide me also on my way to join you one day brother

J

July 31, 2010

J

July 31, 2010

Hey Jeremy brother,

I'm so sorry I wasn't there on Friday July 23 2010 for the prayer service at the Roseville Memorial Chapel. If only I didn't live so far away, I would have been there. But I prayed to God that I would be there in spirit for you.

I thank your Family for sending me your Memorial Cards, with the prayer for you:
“To us you will exist
in the flowers
in the trees
and all things of nature
God has given us.

You are now
in a world of peace and
happiness forever.

Pray for us as we pray for you,
and somewhere sometime
we shall join”
AMEN.

Though you’re now in heaven, I know your spirit is still here with us. I know you’re always by our side, praying for us, and also guiding us on our way to join you one day.

I’m always praying with you. See you again sometime indeed brother……
~J

Tye

July 26, 2010

...reading your blog wishing I knew about you sooner. Another caring heart by your side wouldn't have hurt a bit. RIP beautiful.

Viewer

July 24, 2010

I didn't know Jeremy. I saw his story on television. My prayers go out to his family and friends.

Jeremy, please smile for me in heaven brother

JR Bacalso

July 24, 2010

J

July 24, 2010

Jeremy brother, I dreamt about you and having lunch with you there in MN, and when I woke up and checked my email, your Mom messaged me and told me that she was on Inside Edition. I quickly had a look at the news and I was happy to see her. Your Mom is lovely. I just hope and pray that the people who knew you and watched that news headline will always remember you and acknowledge your tough struggles through your life you had here on Earth. But I believe that your new and everlasting life up there is now way better than it is down here. *always praying for you brother* See you again sometime indeed brother.............
~J

J

July 21, 2010

Hey brother,

I just thought about lighting this candle for you since I went over to my cousin and lit a candle for him earlier during the afternoon (Wednesday).

I was happy to hear from your family that they got my mail the other day with that memorial card. That was in loving memory of you man. I'm glad they were happy as a sign of my support and also a sign of appreciation from you (from above), from their thanking of me. I hope and pray that it made you happy up there brother, I'm sure life is way better up there than down here....*praying for you always*………. see you sometime again indeed brother……….
~J

JR

July 14, 2010

Dear Jeremy,

This is another song I posted on your Facebook wall the other day. The song is called ‘Tears in Heaven’ (by Eric Clapton). I can relate to you with this song. I also used to play this on guitar and piano.

‘Tears in Heaven’ (with lyrics) – Eric Clapton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6t4Zs5Yq_k

This song I dedicate to you brother is for the hope you’ll remember all the people who love you when they go to heaven. May God always be with you brother. Peace and love eternally.
-JR

JR

July 11, 2010

Dear Jeremy,

I also posted a song on your Facebook wall. The song is called ‘Who Am I’ (by Casting Crowns), also one of the songs my youth sings in our local Church.

Casting Crowns – ‘Who Am I’ (with lyrics)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQzhdWJFHbI

I dedicate that song for you. May God be with you always brother. Much love.
-JR

JR

July 11, 2010

Dear Jeremy my brother in Christ. Today is your forty days since you left this world. I prayed for you at Mary MacKillop’s tomb at Mary MacKillop’s Memorial Chapel at the city (North Sydney). Although I wasn’t feeling well due to the cold, I feel blessed for using all my energy to go there in the morning and pray for you and also for my beloved ones. I know and I believe through God that you are in heaven and in good hands with God. I also believe that you’ve been watching us down here and praying for us while we pray for you and with you.

I also went to visit my cousin at his tomb during mid-day and lit a candle for him and so I also want to light this candle for you too. Later in the evening (Sunday night) here, I asked my parents to join me in praying for you for your forty days. I am grateful that my parents spared the time with me for praying and that God also heard our prayers for you. I just want to offer our prayers for you together with your beloved family’s prayer for you. I hope and pray that each and every prayer we offer you will feed your soul in heaven and also your spirit that will always be with us.

You will always be missed eternally by your beloved family and also by all the people whose hearts you have touched immensely. I miss you so much for being a great friend and caring and I’ll always remember you like my brother/cousin. It was also grateful seeing you in my dream, as a sign that you heard me and been watching over like a guardian angel. We’ll see each other again some time, for sure brother.

May all the peace, love and prayers from me and my family, be unto you and your beloved family always.

Missing you eternally brother.
-JR

R.J. Pfeifer

July 8, 2010

Eternal rest grant unto Jeremy, O' Lord, and let your Perpetual Light shine upon him. And may all the souls of the faithful departed through the Infinite Mercy of God; May they all Rest In Peace. --Amen--

JR

July 6, 2010

Oh God... PG, I dreamt about going to MN and meeting your Mom, Grandma, the rest of the family and then your biological Dad. And then I think I was squatting outside in Roseville where you had your memorial and I looked up and saw you. My dream was kind of scattered though and I can't remember what your Dad looked like and/or what you were wearing, but I remember you talked to me. I guess that was a sign you heard me and was actually with me while I went to see my doctor yesterday. I just wish I know more :( But it was good seeing you in that dream. I hope I'll see you again soon, in spirit. Missing you by the days brother.....
-JR

JR

July 5, 2010

Hey PG,
Hope you had a great day on July 4 celebration with your Family in spirit. Thanks also for being with me while I went to see my doctor earlier. I know you are with me in spirit always. I'm sure you have now seen how nice my doctor is too. Missing you by the days, even though while working and partying. See you sometime brother.......peace love and prayers always,
-JR

JR

July 3, 2010

Hey PG,
I wish you and your family a safe and happy Independence Day [July 4] over there. I know you’re celebrating Independence Day with your family and friends in spirit.

Peace love and prayers for you and your family always…..missing you eternally brother…..see you sometime/anytime. I will always be here to pray for you and with you.
-JR

May your star shine upon us now. Though your soul is in heaven, you are still with us in spirit.

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

July 1, 2010

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 30, 2010

Hey PG,
It’s been one month now since you left Earth. May this candle build more eternal light for you in heaven. Though your spirit is still alive, I’m always praying for your soul up there in heaven. You are missed more by the days, from here to heaven and back forever and eternally. See you sometime brother, always praying for you and with you……
-JR

Desi Rae McGowan

June 30, 2010

Rest in peace Jeremy , finally you are at peace . You changed so many lives , including mine . You are deeply missed, by many people and always will be . There was only one of you , no one can replace your wonderful smile and heart of gold . You will always be a beautiful ray of light in the darkness .

My thoughts and prayers are with Jeremy's family friends , I can't imagine how you feel right now, loosing someone as wonderful as Jeremy . My thoughts and prayers are with in this during this very difficult time .


Rest in Peace , Jeremy .

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 29, 2010

Hey PG,

the photo I just posted for you is Hopia (Hope) my 3yr old dog. Missing you heaps brother, from here to heaven and back eternally. It's been almost a month now since I read your last update. I know you're at peace right now and also with me in spirit.

It's been grateful knowing and still having you as an awesome friend. It's also been grateful getting to know and keep in touch with your nice Family and close Family Friends too.....

See you sometime PG, always praying for you and with you.....

Peace, love and prayers,
JR

Missing you heaps, from here to heaven and back eternally. This is Hopia (Hope) my 3yr old dog.

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 29, 2010

Marty Lee Martinez

June 27, 2010

Jeremy, I'm still heartbroken and in shock. I had hoped, with all my heart, that you would win this horrible, painful battle. I will always remember how brave you were on your journey. Peace

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 23, 2010

Hey PG, I miss communicating with you brother :( I miss hearing from how you are going. I'm just starting to save up so that I can fly there and visit you at where you're laid at rest. I want to bring you something that has a Paul Frank monkey.

I know you've been watching me for 3 weeks now. I just also hope and pray that your Family, especially Diane, are in good health right now and still praying for you too.

Always and forever, I'm going to miss you, but for sure I'll see you sometime while I'm awake or asleep, and even before I die myself, Lord knows when.

Peace, love and prayers brother.....
-JR

Kim

June 22, 2010

Jeremy, I am so sad to hear that you passed away. I know you are in a much better and more comfortable place. I cherish the moments we spent together and I thank you for changing my life. God made us cross paths for a reason. I will always remember you and bring you every season of 'Bewitched' when I see you in heaven.
I've been in treatment with Jeremy multiple times and was one of the patients who he actually could connect with. I know this is a lot to ask but if anyone could tell me where his burial plot is I would love to bring him flowers and something that has the Paul Frank monkey. I need to say a last goodbye to the man who has changed my life forever and has made my recovery so much more meaningful.
I'll miss you Jeremy and am so sorry that you had to suffer for so long. Rest in peace.
[email protected]

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 20, 2010

Hey there PG, I just thought I might want to light this candle for you too, since I went to visit my cousin earlier today (Sunday) for his anniversary on Monday 21 June. I paid him a visit in advance since I will be at work on Monday.

I only went by myself for a few minutes and then told his eldest sister (my older cousin) after wards that I visited him. The rest of the Family will be visiting him on Monday.

I said to my cousin and to God, 'if this candle goes off by the wind after I leave, may this light keep shining eternal light for my cousin in heaven'. I tried so hard not to cry after I said that, but I did. I cried in front of my cousin at his grave. I also thought of you and I said to my cousin that I believe he has met you in heaven now.

I miss my cousin by the days since his passing in 2008, and I also miss you too PG as the days are passing. I know that you and my cousin want us all to be happy that you'se are now at peace and no longer suffering. But deep down inside, it's hard to not be sad especially losing someone you know and love, even for a good friend like you PG.

All I can do is keep praying for you, no matter how painful it's always going to be, but I know that you and God are with me as I'm compromising well with daily tasks. And I'll always believe that you and my cousin are watching over me and hearing me from heaven.

I will be visiting you at your grave as I have promised you as soon as I fly there, and since I'm still alive myself. I'll see you some time guardian angel, anywhere, while I'm awake or asleep.

May God be with you always and eternally. Peace and love brother,
JR

Jym Shipman

June 17, 2010

I will miss you!

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 17, 2010

Oh Jeremy brother, I guess I'm not the only one still grieving for you. I miss communicating with you :'(:'( I know it's been about 16days since you left, but still I am in shock ever since, although I compromise well with daily tasks. You really have been an inspiration in many ways, and I believe that you now have the eyes and ears to know how much you've impacted so many people's hearts while you were still here on Earth. I believe (and always will believe) that even though your Soul is at peace with God, your spirit remains alive with us through love and prayers.

Although we are still blind and deaf to hear what you want to say to us right now, because we are still unborn in eternal life, but I know and I believe that only you can hear and see us all down here from heaven (or even read everything on your Facebook wall page). I also believe that you're praying for us to be saved as well.

My promise to you will be to visit you at your grave, when I have the chance to fly there. I guess it's the only place here on Earth where I can visit you, your spirit. I really wish I could see you on your Birthday in August, but God has saved your soul too soon. I'm sure you know what my intentions are right now, especially paying you a visit. I pray for your Family/Friends there to stay strong, no matter how painful it's always going to be and to keep praying, for God will always be with them.

Rest in peace brother, we'll see each other some time....*puts head down and cry* That song, 'You Are Not Alone' (by Michael Jackson) is still stuck in my head :'(

Diane, Valarie, Jeremy's Father, Nathan, Joyce, Pfiefer, Marcia and Daralyn and all of Jeremy's beloved ones, my support and prayers are on you always and forever. Peace and love ?
I'm doing this for you Jeremy brother

Jen Lim

June 12, 2010

Dear Jeremy,

I may not have know you personally, but I can tell that you're such a sweet and lovely person. May you rest in peace...

Barbara Hawkins

June 11, 2010

Diane, Nathan, Val and Joyce,

It has been years since I saw Jeremy. I remember him as an infant; he was beautiful and perfect in every way. An unexpected joy. Diane my heart grieves for you; a mother should never have to say goodbye this way to her child, and we know they will always be children to us. You have had more than your share of pain. Nathan, I am sorry for your loss. Val, you were a perfect mother to Diane and I am sure you were the unfailing grandmother to Jeremy. Joyce, you were always a calm and dependable anchor and I am sure you were there in those times of trouble. I know it is hard for all of you to say goodbye, but like the others have said before me: He is at peace now. My prayers are with you. May his memory in the upcoming days and years bring you happiness.

Marcia Rosenthal-Almquist

June 10, 2010

Diane, Nathan, Val and Joyce,

I was so very very saddened when I learned of Jeremy's passing two days ago. I would have been at his memorial had I known sooner.
Jeremy was such a beautiful soul. Diane, I will always remember him as the beautiful, wide-eyed and innocent young boy that he was. It seemed he carried those pure and childlike qualities into his adult life. He was so brave to share the struggles with his illness with others. I feel he has found peace now in his new life. I know he will be terribly missed. Good Night Sweet Prince...

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 10, 2010

Jeremy brother, it's now been 9-days since you left us. I miss you so much and I miss hearing from you and seeing your status updates, coz it was just how I could see how you're really doing. Yet, it's also sad, coz it's going to be my late cousin's 2-year anniversary this coming 21 June since he left as a result of cancer :'( I still miss my cousin and I miss you too as much as I miss my cousin :'(

On his funeral, his younger sister sang this song, 'The Day You Went Away' (by Wendy Matthews), which was right at the end of the Memorial Service while his coffin was being carried. Everybody (including me) broke down in tears just hearing that song, so I thought about posting it on your facebook wall, in loving memory of you :'(

I will be going to the Church near my work early in the morning just to pray for you as well as for my other beloved ones now in heaven. I know and I believe that you can really hear my cries and prayers for you brother and guardian angel.

Jenny

June 8, 2010

I'm so saddened to hear of Jeremy's passing. I wish peace for his soul and for the ones left behind.

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 8, 2010

Hey there Jeremy, dear friend/dear brother, it's been a week ago now since your soul had been saved by God and that you are now no longer suffering. It's still very sad and so heartbreaking about your passing:( Yet in my heart, I know that your spirit is still alive within my heart and also in the hearts of all those who love you especially your Family/Friends. I also believe that your spirit is watching over us like our guardian angel and hearing our cries and prayers for you, and that you're also praying for us down here that God will also save us in his time.

I continue praying for you together with my beloved ones there in heaven. I trust God that you are in good hands, and that someday we will see each other. I offer my love and prayers to you and to your beloved Family/Friends. With God and through God, I keep hope alive that our love and prayers for you will keep your spirit alive, for you are our guardian angel. You are dearly missed, and I also hope and pray that you will always remember us too while you're in heaven. I'm sure my dear cousin has now met you there in heaven too.

I also wish all the strength for your beloved Family/Friends especially how they are coping right now. Be with us and around us always dear Brother, our guardian angel. We miss and love you so much. See you someday dear Brother

Christopher

June 7, 2010

Dear Jeremy,

It is with great sadness I am only able to speak to you now after your passing. I recently came across your story and was captured and felt great hope for you as it inspired me in my own fight. I know you are now at peace and hope that you are able to finally be happy. My prayers go out to your friends and family. Your story will live on.

Sam Thomas

June 6, 2010

Jeremy - even though we had never met I feel so saddened that you have passed away as if you are a family member or close friend. Your story and your very being touched the hearts of so many. It always pained me that I couldn't have done more to support you but I'm glad you were never afraid to get in contact when you needed to. Rest in peace...

Missy Libres

June 5, 2010

Jeremy - I did not know you personally, but your story touched me. I hope you are in peace now. I wish you did not have to go through so much with the horrible disease you suffered from. My condolences to your family and loved ones.

June 4, 2010

My heart goes out to Jeremy's family and friends. God Bless.

Jenny Marchiniak

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 4, 2010

Dear Jeremy brother, I really wish I was there for your Memorial, if only I was there in Minneapolis right now. That would be one of my greatest regrets I have for you that I will take with me to my grave and beyond my grave :'( I also regret for not being there for you and your family during this heartbreaking tough time.

I hope and pray that you know that so many people loved and care for you so dearly. You will be missed by many people who love you from all over the world.

And to the Family of Dear Jeremy, if you are reading this, I am really really sorry for Jeremy's passing. I can imagine how tough it is for all of you right now, since this is breaking my heart so much. It brings me back during me and my Family's difficult time of my late cousin, which we all still grieve till today:'(

I really wish I was there right now to support you for Jeremy. I just hope you will all stay strong and continue praying for him. I want to extend all my love and prayers for Jeremy to you, and also share my heartbreaking pain with you:'(

I will always hope and pray for Jeremy my brother, that you are watching over us right now and always, hearing our love and prayers to you. I place all my trust in God that you are now in good hands and at peace.

Another regret I have is when I didn't get to have the chance to say 'I love you' to someone right at the moment before their passing. I just wish I can hug you right now brother, but my hope is that you can also see from up above all the love we have for you. You will be dearly missed brother. Please remember me while you're in heaven brother:'( R.I.P. Lots of love from your fan and friend Jermaine Pharrel (JR)

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 4, 2010

Dear Jeremy, may this candle give you eternal light to light up the darkness and also eternal life that your Soul remains alive. May your Soul stay alive within all our hearts, for you have touched so many people's hearts during your precious life. May your Spirit remains with us all, for you will always be remembered and loved by those who love you dearly. I hope and pray that you will hear our prayers to you while you watch over us, and that you will always remember us all who love you dearly. I also hope that you are now in a better place, in the hands of God. Rest in peace my Brother, much dearly love by your fan and your friend, Jermaine Pharrel (JR).

brian olson

June 4, 2010

it's very hard to say good-bye to someone who's been such a big part of you life for so long. i've learned alot,we've laughed alot-many good times with you and your wonderful family. I'll miss you forever but i know your in a better place resting in peace. love always, brian

Trinity Reyes

June 3, 2010

Jeremy, you were my childhood friend since we were in kindergarten. I will treasure the fond memories I have growing up with you. I'm sorry that you had to go through so much pain with this horrible disease. At least you are not suffering anymore. Please know that your family is in my thoughts and prayers, especially your Mom, Nathan, your Grandma and Aunt Joyce. You were my friend for over 30 years; I'll never forget you. Rest in peace, Jeremy.

Lisa Franzen

June 3, 2010

My love and prayers to all who loved Jeremy!

Joyce Greenstein

June 3, 2010

Dear Jeremy --

I will always remember the good times over the bad, and the happy over the sad. I'm so very sorry I could not help you in any meaningful way. It was more important to me than you'll ever know. It will be a regret I will live with for the rest of my life. I'll never forget the impact you've made on my life and the lessons I've learned from you. May peace be with you always and forever in eternity.

Your Heartbroken Aunt, Joyce

Mary Pederson(Rode)

June 3, 2010

Diane & Family,
My Deepest Sympathy to you @ the lost of your Son and brother. May God's Loving arms comfort you during this difficult time. Take comfort knowing that you will one day be reunited with him in heaven. God Bless and Comfort you.

Joyce Greenstein

June 3, 2010

Dear Jeremy --

I will always remember the good times over the bad, and the happy over the sad. I'm so very sorry I could not help you in any meaningful way. It was more important to me than you will ever know. It will be a regret I will live with for the rest of my life. I'll never forget the impact you've made on my life and the lessons I have learned from you. May peace be with you always and forever in eternity.

Your Heartbroken Aunt, Joyce

Kristen Bockhaus

June 3, 2010

Jer... I hope you find the peace you so desperately sought and you so rightfully deserve.

Amanda Pfluger

June 3, 2010

I met Jeremy in the hospital at Methodist about 2 years ago. I didn't get to know him to well, but i could tell, he was an amazing guy. Hearing this has inspsired true recovery for me. He shall always be in my heart and memories. Im glad he is in a better place now, and doesnt have to suffer from this sick disease any longer.

Robert Pfeifer

June 3, 2010

Dear Jeremy....May the Infinite, Eternal, Unfathomable and Inestimable Mercy of God touch your Soul, have Mercy on you, and may you rest in peace forever in Heaven. Now at last, God can give you the Wonderful Divine Love and Peace you've really needed. I will always remember the good times of your life. So long till we meet again. We will continue to pray for you and likewise, we hope you will pray for your Family, Relatives and Friends here on Earth. Adios Amigo!

June 3, 2010

I'm glad to know that your in a much better place. I wish I got to know you more, then just from your visits through our store and our brief chats while you went through my lane. Some of us actually cared. Your family is definetly in my prayers.

June 3, 2010

Diane and family, Please accept our deepest sympathies. Please know that you are in our prayers. Sincerely, Vicki McNeill

Robyn Hansen

June 3, 2010

Jeremy - May you finally find the peace you have been looking for for so long. Rest in peace, old friend!!

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 3, 2010

Dear Jeremy, I am deeply sorry for all that you have been through. I am also sorry for not making it to your Memorial on Friday 4 June 2010; I really wish I was there in Minneapolis right now. I just want to give you my Condolences and my support for your Family and Friends over there. You have touched so many people's hearts during your precious life and I hope and pray that your happy memories will stay with you forever.

I also hope and pray that you will rest in peace in God's hands, and that your Spirit remains with us and in our hearts for we will always remember and love you eternally. While you're watching over us, I hope and pray that you can hear our prayers and love to you, and will always remember us. Rest in peace my Brother, for you are now in a better place and no longer suffering. We love and will be missing you dearly Brother. Love from your fan and friend, Jermaine Pharrel (JR).

Jermaine Pharrel (JR) Bacalso

June 3, 2010

Dear Jeremy, may this candle give you eternal light to light up the darkness and also eternal life that your Soul remains alive. May your Soul stay alive within all our hearts, for you have touched so many people's hearts during your precious life. May your Spirit remains with us all, for you will always be remembered and loved by those who love you dearly. I hope and pray that you will hear our prayers to you while you watch over us, and that you will always remember us all who love you dearly. I also hope that you are now in a better place, in the hands of God. Rest in peace my Brother, much dearly love by your fan and your friend, Jermaine Pharrel (JR).

June 3, 2010

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all! The Oral Surgery staff

Leia Chlian

June 3, 2010

My friend Jeremy - We were such a sweet and gentle person, you are going to be missed terribly. Thankfully, you are at peace.

Dawn Kohl

June 3, 2010

I was there the day you asked Jesus into your heart & I am really glad you did:) Will miss you ~ but I know you are in good hands now:)

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