JANICE-BURNS-Obituary

JANICE BURNS

Washington, District of Columbia

1940 - 2019

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September 22, 2019
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Washington, District of Columbia

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  JANICE BETH JAEGER BURNS (Age 79)  Public health advocate, Peace Corps volunteer and globetrotting adventurer. Janice Burns passed away peacefully on September 22, 2019 in Boynton Beach, FL. She was preceded in death by her father Edward and mother Mildred of Blairstown, NJ, sisters...

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I will always miss her God Bless her family

Wonderful, beautiful friend. She will be missed . God Bless

Wonderful friend since kindergarten Beautiful and smart

A good friend in high school and college. I miss her

Thanks for fond memories you´ve added to my memory bank! Love you!

Thanks for your kindness while among us on earth. Your lovely daughter still lights up our lives. Such a devoted friend to my daughter Vimla. Continue to rest in peace.

This is a late entry but I would like to share my remembrance of Janice.
We met in July 1962 when we began Peace Corp training together in preparation for going to Malaya (now Malaysia). It was a heady time and we were an enthusiastic group of people. I also kept up contact --often times loosely--as we both lived in the Washington, DC metro area. After she moved away we exchanged Christmas greetings and kept up annually that route. I remember Janice as a fun, talented and engaging...

Janice made everyone who met her feel better for having known her! my husband and I met her in Pakistan in the 1960's and continued to meet her from time to time over a period of 30+years! I deeply regret her passing - too soon for someone who gave so much of herself during her life! she will be sorely missed!
My condolences to her family whose memories of her will hopefully help to "fill the gap" that will no doubt follow such a full life led by Janice!
Very best wishes and...

Since our first meeting at St. Joseph college, our friendship grew and deepened through the next 61 years. Her generosity knew no bound. She opened her heart and home to us, to accommodate us during our frequent visits to Georgetown University where our daughter had matriculated. Her love was shared with our whole family, and she always felt very much "at home" with everyone of us. However, to her, the most important part of her life was her children: Alix, Thad, Eric and Taya, were part of...