Jan Carol Schoemaker

Adventures... Visits to South Florida,Naples,North Bay Village to visit Sissy and Doug,South Beach and Del Ray. New York during fashion week. Searching for best pizza in Manhattan.Looking for the best paint in Miami Art Stores. And then there was the ice storm which we hunkered down together for a few wks! And it was just us and we were having fun,telling stories and cooking way too much! Always trying to discover new art and creating it. Books galore. Newspapers and politics. We were on the...

Jan and I were friends at a very young age, around 5 or possibly younger. Jan had the most fun doll house in her front yard and it was our play house. We had a blast as we both were quite mischievous! We would crack and break sticks and imagine we were doctors! This was fun for us as little children but as some of you may have noticed we never made it into medical school! I am sharing a fun pic of the two of us in the first grade with Cousin Tuney and our friends. Cousin Tuney was the...

Jan has been a dear friend for over 30 years. She was adventurous, fun-loving and spirited. Jan wanted to live life to its fullest everyday and she did that well! Her sense of creating and her talent for art, dance and music were very uplifting. She was always ready to try something new. She was also the best guidance counselor I´ve ever known. Her positive attitude, intuitive nature, and great listening skills were major assets to all who had the pleasure of knowing Jan. And her...

We were truly blessed to have met, and known, Jan Schoemaker. A most incredible person .. Jan was in a class all her own. Thoughtful, caring, beautiful inside and out, whether in casual conversation, or deep, she was right there. Jan was loving, giving and, an Angel with a smile that would melt your heart, and a laugh that would envelop you ... and bring you in. The day Karen, and I, met Jan was the day that our lives changed ... all for the better. We grew closer with each passing day, and...