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for Jake Shulman
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Debra Tibbetts Brenner
January 23, 2024
Happy Birthday Jake!!!!! Sorry for the delay. It's been a ... year. By now - hopefully you have met up and are (if I know you two ) having a poker game with drinks by the heavenly hot tub! Yes, your pal Bruce Brenner lost his battle with neoglastoma this last fall. He' s resting body is in San Antonio near his beloved mom in the same Jewish Cemetery. So this year I remember so fondly the amazing "bro-love" you guys shared. I think of your mom often and wish for her all of the best. My kids send love. Had a drink in your honor and lit a candle for you with prayers on the 20th.
T shall never forget you my dear. Rest well.
Debra Tibbetts (Brenner)
September 27, 2022
Still remember Jake and his contagious laugh. His smile. His larger than life personality. Happy New Year. Blessings to you always. I miss him.
Debra Tibbetts (Brenner)
J
September 25, 2022
I can hardly believe it's been 18 years since that terrible day. You are still loved, and you are still remembered!
William Casperson
October 19, 2020
A few memories of Jake popped into my head as my dog slept on my feet while at the computer, like Jake's golden retriever used to do.
William Casperson
October 19, 2020
A few memories of Jake just ran across my thoughts as my dog started yanking on my computer power cable, as I remember his golden retriever doing.
Debra Tibbetts (Brenner)
September 28, 2020
May his name be sealed in the book of life. Thinking of you Mrs Farb and of Kenyon on this holy night Yom Kippur
Charles Ward
September 21, 2020
Prayers to our dear friend Carolyn Farb.
Bruce Brenner
September 21, 2020
Thinking about my friend today, looking back at some old pictures brings back some great memories.
I still feel your presence, .....I miss you buddy.....
Debra Tibbetts (Brenner)
January 13, 2020
Remembering Jake on his birthday on the 9th. Hope you were able to gain comfort in so many wonderful memories of happy times with Jake. I speak of him every year to my kids and how much fun they all would have swimming in our pool with Prince. Much love
Debra Brenner/Tibbetts
January 9, 2018
Thinking of you today. Prayers for comfort and happy memories. JAKE lives on in our hearts. Please know I keep you in my prayers.
Bruce Brenner
November 12, 2017
Thinking about my friend today, I think about Jake and still feel like I can talk to him...
You are in my thoughts and prayers...
Bruce
Marc Kagan
February 13, 2017
Dear Miss Carolyn Farb,
I am truly sorry for your loss children are not suppose to predecease their parents. Perhaps you might find comfort in this verse: "They are not dead who live in lives they leave behind. In those whom they have blessed they live a life again."
Debra Tibbetts
January 13, 2016
Happy Birthday Jake. We still remember and still miss your larger than life presence. Much love and Huggs to Mrs Farb.
February 4, 2015
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.
Debra Tibbetts
January 9, 2015
Today and always, may loving memories bring you peace, comfort, and strength.
Happy Birthday Jake. We still miss you so much.
mica
September 24, 2014
Yesterday, my son (8) asked what programming was. I told him all about Kenyon and how he was the smartest kid I knew growing up. Today he downloaded 3 apps to teach him programming. I admit I don't think of him everyday, but when I do I remember him fondly. He was special!
Laura Freedman
August 27, 2014
It's almost been a year since I last wrote something on here for you, but I do think of you often. Lorenzo is starting school now and I wish that y'all could have met. He has your middle name. I miss you so much and often wonder if things would be different if you were still here. One day we will all reunite and be a family again!! Rest Easy!! We miss and love you!
December 11, 2013
I drop over to use the Cumput4er here . Carolyn, and came acrss Jake . again . My Thought for you and Jake , I do miss seeing you . have been busy . to see the photo of Jake Brings back alot of years we hagve kno we3ach other . My Deep Prayers to you and Jake , Bless , Respects, Jean Bass ANderson, Houston,Texas. Try t locatyou . Jean
Bruce Brenner
December 1, 2013
Carolyn,
You are in my thoughts and prayers today as I find myself thinking about my friend Jake, I miss him. I miss him a lot.
debra tibbetts brenner
September 27, 2013
Jake,
Years pass and it seems I still can hear your roaring laugh. I have so many memories etched in my mind. I share you with my kids. We still have your photo on our fridge. We all miss you. I feel blessed to have known you. I will always remember.
Laura Freedman
September 26, 2013
Kenyon,
You are still in my thoughts and prayers.. I miss you and love you! Wish you were still here with me!
Deborah Colton
January 9, 2013
Happy Birthday, Jake.........from all of us who knew your kind and open heart, your vast intelligence and your strong motivation to accomplish great feats. I know you are doing wonderful things for all of us in the universe from above. You will never be forgotten. Thanks for being you.
Robert Mark Megna
June 30, 2012
Dr. Farb,
I never had the pleasure of personally knowing Jake but I feel that I know him in a way since his birthday and mine are only a day apart, although in different years. I know that the loss of a child is incomprehensibly painful for a parent and hope you take comfort in the radiance of his eternal soul which will always shine its light upon you, his loving mother. Hearfelt sympathy to you and your family!
Karen Greenwalt
April 13, 2012
Mrs. Farb,
Jake is alive in our hearts. Please know this.
Laura Freedman
April 12, 2012
Time has passed but your memory has not faded.. still missing you and you have not been forgotten
Art gallery cocktail party on Westheimer, 1986
david alan chase
February 19, 2009
Carolyn,
I happened on this news completely by accident, while googling old Texas friends. It's been over four years now, but I know well that an event like your son's passing is never very far from your conscious mind. I met you in Houston on several social occasions, and always found you to be absolutely friendly and gracious. I was a hairdresser at Clay Ellison Studio, and tried valiantly to acquire you as a client, but your admirable and deserved loyalty to your stylist at the time precluded that. There exists so little of the kind of character that you've always exhibited in this world, that it's wonderfully reassuring to know that it still exists....I'm so sorry for the early exit of Jake from this mortal coil.....and wish you the very best, always.
Andrea Rhodes
November 6, 2008
It is amazing how quick the years pass ... time has not forgotten my friend, Jake. He will always be my strength & he keeps me going when I feel I can't go any further. I miss him more than I can express in words. I thank God, he gave me an angel, yes, that angel is Jake.
Debra Brenner
October 29, 2008
To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to die.
~Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground
Another year has passed, and I know that Bruce and I miss him as much today as we did the moment we first learned. We often sit by our pool and it seems he will come sauntering out with another smile, another brilliant idea and another wonderful life story to tell. We keep Jake close in our hearts. We remember you in your sorrow. Our friends live forever in our hearts.
Posey Hagarman
August 22, 2008
Dear Carolyn,
As the anniversary of Kenyon's death draws near, I want to belatedly thank you for sharing Kenyon with me. They were some of my happiest days. I can't imagine your loss.
Sincerely,
Posey Hagarman
Andrea Rhodes
February 2, 2008
Dear Carolyn,
So many wonderful memories of your son are forever in my thoughts. As time passes, I can only recall the wonderful times we had together and realize how short time is. I will forever be grateful for the understanding and encouragement he gave to me in order for me to become the person I am today. My thoughts and prayers are with you always.
Regards,
Andrea
Bruce Brenner
January 28, 2008
Hi Carolyn,
I have a picture in my office with Jake in it and found myself kind of day dreaming about some of the conversations that he and I used to have back then.
I just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you today.
Bruce
D. Tumlinson
January 25, 2008
Luv ya always Jake, take care, and now fly on the wings of eagles. You are truly free to fly and spread your goodness across the world.
Goodbye
D.Tumlinson
SUSAN GORDON
December 8, 2007
THOSE WHOM THE GODS LOVE DIE YOUNG .
I AM SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS .
SUSAN GORDON
Bruce Brenner
September 26, 2007
Dear Carolyn,
My thoughts and prayers are with you, please know you can call me anytime if you ever need anything or even just want to talk. Jake was my very dear friend and I miss him greatly. He will always be in my heart.
It seems like just last week when Jake and I were talking about the software project I had just started working on a few years ago. I remember seeing that fire in his eye as we talked about it.
It has been seven years since the picture we took on his 30th birthday, I remember his birthday party like it was just last week too. I think of him often, but days like today really take me back.
Always in my heart,
Bruce
Jake's 30th Birthday
September 25, 2007
Debra Brenner
September 25, 2007
Ms Farb,
Here, another year has passed. My angst returns and yet my fond memories cause a smile. These words seem to sum it up best:
~Marcel Proust~
People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no relation to true immortality but through which they continue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. It is as though they were traveling abroad.
Bruce, Lyndsay and I, along with our other children, lift a toast to Jake and to his life and to our memories which shall keep him alive in our hearts as long as we live.
Sharon Rubinstein
September 24, 2007
When a soul is sent to heaven, in fact – when any soul is sent to heaven,
Everyone thinks good thoughts about that dear soul.
Everyone talks highly about their departed ones,
Everyone remembers their loved ones' good deeds.
Our dear Jake has no need in that.
All those amazing thoughts,
All those magic moments,
All those feelings of grace and wonder were there all along.
If you ever been a friend to Jake, a family member,
a lover or lucky enough as I've been –all of them. Then you know.
You know what it was like to be a part of Jake's life, you know he was one of a kind.
Tender, beautiful words and thoughts were there for him always.
When you thought about Jake, feelings of appreciation,
Gratitude and joy were there; In his living time. Just, as it is now.
We all thankful for having Jake in our life;
Even for as short as it was.
Sharon Rubinstein
September 24, 2007
When a soul is sent to heaven, in fact – when any soul is sent to heaven,
Everyone thinks good thoughts about that dear soul.
Everyone talks highly about their departed ones,
Everyone remembers their loved ones' good deeds.
Our dear Jake has no need in that.
All those amazing thoughts,
All those magic moments,
All those feelings of grace and wonder where there all along.
If you ever been a friend to Jake, a family member,
a lover or lucky enough as I've been –all of them. Then you know.
You know what it was like to be a part of Jake's life, you know he was one of a kind.
Tender, beautiful words and thoughts were there for him always.
When you thought about Jake, feelings of appreciation,
Gratitude and joy were there; In his living time. Just, as it is now.
We all thankful for having Jake in our life;
Even for as short as it was.
Sharon Rubinstein
Tel Aviv, Israel
September 4, 2007
Dear Jake,
I can still only imagine you as off somewhere else, traveling at great distance, about to return with hilarious tales from your journey.
It is always so difficult to approach this anniversary without your wit and the twinkle in your eyes.
I thought of you while reading Hemingway. "We have come now to the sad time in our lives where we begin to lose people our own age. Very few people ever really are alive, and those that are never die, no matter if they are gone. No one you love is ever dead."
With love,
Jannie
Avi Rozental
November 30, 2006
One day I pick up a book in an Israeli book store, it is called "what she wants"
The author's name seemed familiar to me so I bought it, it was interesting and funny, when I finished reading the book I still felt like I knew the writer.
I checked the book again and then I saw it -
" This book is dedicated to the memory of
Jake Kenyon Shulman, one of the dearest men in my life
who has recently passed away unexpectedly at the age of 34.
God bless his soul
This book is also dedicated to an amazing woman,
Dr. Carolyn Farb of Houston TX.
Who is always an inspiration to me.
Representing wisdom, strength, caring and grace above all.
Near or far I am your friend.
…"
Google helped me realize the bitter truth.
I knew were I knew Sharon. She was Jake's girl.
They lived together in Natania. I used to mange the grocery store below the building.
They were the most beautiful couple in the whole area.
Jake didn't know much Hebrew, but from what I could tell he knew enough to understand what I said, and I always got his sense of humor despite his heavy accent.
As a father I feel for your pain and wish no more sorrow for you.
Avi Rozental
Jay Levine
November 29, 2006
Carolyn: I had heard that Richard had passd away several months ago and was searching online when I came across this tribute to your son. I am very sorry for your loss.
Jon King
November 28, 2006
My thoughts and prayers are with you as I am sure Jake is now at home with the Lord.
Debra Brenner
September 25, 2006
Ms. Farb,
Today I am sad, I am smiling, I have happy memories and I have pain. It has been 2 years and yet it still feels so surreal. Bruce, Lyndsay and myself all speak of Jake often and miss him dearly. Each person has a special relationship with those in their lives that no one else can quite comprehend. Jake was such a deep and permanent part of our lives. Even though he is not here physically, he is most definately here with us in spirit. We shall always hold him close and remember him lovingly.
I know that today is a bittersweet day for you even more so. I can offer that there are so many of us who still love Jake and will always remember him with such. My deepest sympathy to you. You are in our prayers and thoughts.
With utmost sincerity,
Debra Brenner
Jim Bishop
September 6, 2006
Dear Carolyn,
Words fail me, even more than usual. I just now learned of your great loss. It seems like only yesterday when you pointed out Kenyon among the crowd at Billy's service. And only a day or two before that, it seems, that I was taking him to the dojo when he was a young teenager. All of these things seem to have occurred within the blink of an eye after seeing him as a newborn at the Methodist Hospital nursery, and you were so proud.
I know he was the love of your life and can only hope and pray (and perhaps nag) that you continue to live life as fully as you always have, for I have no doubt that's what Kenyon would have wanted for his dear Mom.
Your old friend,
Hannibal Smith
May 3, 2006
I express my sympathies.
Yahel Ben-David
April 16, 2006
Dear Caroline,
Ken (that’s how we called him), lived at my home in Tivon (Israel), for some months, when he immigrated to Israel in the early 90s.
Later on, I helped him to rent an apartment of his own, nearby.
My best memories of him, where from a dive-safari to Sinai (Egypt) with a group of friends. I must still have some photos from that great trip, buried at my parent’s attic somewhere. A while later, Ken moved to his fancy apartment in Netanya. I got to visit him there only once. A bit later we lost track of each other. Since then I tried to get in touch with Ken numerous times.
At one time I was about to call you to ask about his whereabouts, but somehow never got around to that. I just went over some very old computer files, where I found some of Ken’s “security related” research. I was shocked to learn about his passing when I Googled for his name. What a horrible loss. I always excepted to see some headlines about Ken, but never this. I’m so sorry for your great loss.
Michelle Rae
January 4, 2006
Dear Ms. Farb,
I was directed to your site by a mutual friend who wanted me to see how beautiful you are - inside and out. And I do see exactly what he means.
So, of course, I did not know Jake, nor are you and I acquainted.
Still, I am compelled to share that I am so sorry for your loss - as one mother to another. I cannot imagine anything more devastating than what you have had to endure.
My heart goes out to you - and I admire you very much for your work, and your strength in carrying on with such positivity.
You chose such singularly lovely, wise lines to mark your son's passing - lines that someone who thinks of others and seeks to share light, even in the darkest of times, would choose.
They have brought wisdom and light into my day (a stranger), and I thank you for that.
Again, I am so sorry for your great loss.
Blessings...
Peter Cromwell
December 11, 2005
Hi there
Jack - Houston TX Sep 2003
October 6, 2005
Jake and Sharon in Cancun Oct. 2003
October 6, 2005
Jake in Cancun Oct. 2003
October 6, 2005
Jake and sharon in Cancun Oct. 2003
October 6, 2005
Robin Gray - Williams
September 27, 2005
Dear Carolyn I probably shouldn't write this now. I just found out about Jake today. I no longer live in Texas. A friend of mine saw your Memoriam and called me this morning. Jake was beautiful, extremely smart and had an amazing smile and laugh. I have not seen Jake in 6 years but think about him from time to time with a smile and fond memories. I now have three children of my own and find it difficult/overwhelming to imagine what you are going through. I am unable to find words that would mean anything to you. An untimely death of someone so beautiful and warm upsets me and makes me angry. You and your family are in my prayers. One day we will all see Jake Kenyon Shulman again with that big smile and bigger than life personality. Until then, Respectfully, Robin Gray
Jean Bass Anderson
August 29, 2005
Carolyn-
My prayers are with you! May you be blessed with thy spirit to know that your son is now home with his Heavenly Father.
Karen Greenwalt
August 27, 2005
To the Farb and Shulman families,
I only knew Jake briefly (in the late 90's), and I had not seen him in ages, but I was shocked and saddened by his passing. He was so much fun to be around. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your families.
July 11, 2005
Jake Shulman, taken by Jean-Daniel Lorieux
July 11, 2005
Ricky Gentry
July 10, 2005
Thank you for beeing such a great friend. I'll miss the crawfish boils with Prince in the back yard. You are a prince .
Anne Hodgdon
July 9, 2005
Dear Carolyn,
It has been many years since we've been in touch - certainly 40, anyway. My brother Marc said you'd written a book, so I "googled" you to see how you were doing. Never in a million years could I have imagined I would read an obituary on your beloved son, Jake. I am so tremendously sorry for your loss. I pray that the love and support of your family and friends has helped sustain you through this personal tragedy. Hopefully, the fulfillment you receive through your wonderful fundraising endeavors will keep you busy and engaged during your time of healing. Please give my best to Beverly and Bobby.
Warmest regards,
Anne (Goldberg) Hodgdon
(Joyce & Marty Goldberg's daughter)
Andrea Hill
July 8, 2005
Dear Carolyn,
I will never know how it feels to loose a son, however, I do know how it feels to loose a friend. I can never express to you my deepest sympathies in the loss of your son and a dear friend of mine. There is not a day that passes without Jake crossing my mind. The life he lived was to short for such a wonderful man but the love and the hope he gave to others will never be forgotten. Jake was such a special person, I wish I would have told him more often what a difference he made in my life. I will forever be grateful to God for giving me the opportunity to have had Jake as a friend and to be able to share his life in the matter in which he allowed me to. Jake is my angel and always has been. He will always be there to watch over me and give me the strength and encourgment when I need it, with the passion only he can. He will forever be missed by me in person but forever be with me in spirit.
Thank you Carolyn for giving me the greatest gift I could ever ask for...your son.
David Shapiro
June 27, 2005
Dear Carolyn,
I knew Kenyon in high school at EHS. I wanted to wish you the very best. I recently moved back to town and had not heard. I'm very sorry for your loss.
Best wishes,
David
Richard Envie
June 25, 2005
Just wanted to say this is a fun site and God Speed to you!!!1one11
richardenvie@yahoo.
com
Mira Golden
June 15, 2005
Dear Carolyn,
Bert and I would like to express our deepest sympathies in your great loss of your son, Jake. We did not know until recently and feel so sadly that we did not. Please know that you are and have always been such a very special person to us and you will always be in our prayers. You touch so many lives that you will never even know and you and you alone can do that with such care, grace and love. We never met Jake, but I can remember you talking about how much he loved to cook. I miss our times of working together on fund raisers, but always remember them with fondness. We pray the coming days will be made easier for you by God's great grace. Please know that you are loved.
Always your friends,
Mira and Bert Golden
Elizabeth Bruni
April 19, 2005
Dear Carolyn,
My deepest condolences to you and your family.
Elizabeth Bruni
Christopher Conyers
December 11, 2004
Dear Carolyn,
I will never forget your son. He was a brother to me. He was a true gentleman. I met Jake in 1996 and we had wonderful times together. He had a wry and fun sense of humor. Quite a character. I would like to offer my deepest condolences for your loss. A person like Jake will always be remembered. He was a wonderful man.
It was an honor to know him. God blessed us all with a friend like Jake.
You are in my prayers.
marisa talty
November 30, 2004
I just learned from Neli Rigo (Rome Italy) about the passing of your beloved son. I cannot find the words to express the sadness I feel and the confort I would like to give you, but I can't.Along with my brother, Franco Regis, I wish you to find the strength and the courage to overcome these terrible times. We love you Carolyn
Neli Rigo
November 29, 2004
Dear Carolyn,
I was so happy to receive your e-mail about your book and came to visit your website. How fast happiness can turn into sadness. My heart feels very heavy looking at the picture of your beloved son. I am a mother too and I can imagine the pain you are going through. I pray to God to give you strength and guidance.
Love
Neli Rigo
Reggie Bibbs
November 17, 2004
Dear Carolyn,
I was sorry to hear about the lost of your son.You are in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep looking up from which your help comes. I know your son is very proud of you and he would want you to be happy and not sad.
Your Friend Reggie Bibbs
Bridget Bonk
November 16, 2004
Carolyn, I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family. Please know that you are in my prayers.
Jan Cato
November 11, 2004
Dear Carolyn,
My heart is breaking for you. As the mother of boys, I think I share your feelings of joy and fear watching these precious creations grow to go and face the world. There are so many dangers out there, but boys feel charged to face them with courage. We, the mothers, watch with pride and longing to guide every step. How unbelievable that you, who have been such a help to our community and such a friend to so many; you, who seem to have the ability to reach everyone in need, have to endure this terrible hurt.
I have read the letters about your wonderful son and gazed at his handsome face. I only wish I had known him.
I am thinking of you with a heavy heart.
Jan Cato
Sabrina Wiener - Bradley
October 26, 2004
I am so sorry to hear about Kenyon's passing. I had not seen him in decades; we lost touch when we were just children.
The Kenyon I remember had amazing blond curls and an incredibly sweet smile. More memorable were his dapper plaid pant suits. I have so many pictures of the two of us at my birthday parties and such.
I smile each time I think of him. He was full of personality and spunk. I remember he chased me around the townhouse until he became my first kiss, on the cheek of course –we were only six years old (days apart in age).
I can image this must be a very difficult time for you and your family. My prayers are with you all.
Sabrina Wiener-Bradley
John Dziejak
October 23, 2004
I just heard of Kenyon's death and I am deeply saddened. Kenyon and I were great friends at one time and I wish we could have stayed in contact longer. We shared many of the same challenges in this life and I empathize with him and his family. However, I am certian that now he is in a better place and is watching over us all. Rest in peace Kenyon ... you will be missed and always remembered. To his mother and family, you're in my prayers.
Bernice Blum
October 23, 2004
Carolyn, The spirit of Jake will live on. He is among the people that got to know him and love him. My heart is heavy. I wish you strength.
With Love, Bernice Blum
Trevor Gipson
October 22, 2004
Spoke with Todd Frazier and learned of my old friend Kenyon's passing. Back in my freshman year at The Episcopal HS he was my best friend. I enjoyed spending the night at his house (it was so big!) and loved the wild times we spent together or with friends. You'll be missed bud - God Bless you and rest in peace.
Carol Ericsson
October 15, 2004
Friday, October 15th 2004
Dear Carolyn,
Last Saturday, I was sitting in a comfy chair in the River Oaks Bookstore visiting with my friends, when you came in with a friend to purchase a book. I noted that your usually happy face was pale and troubled and sad, but said nothing. After you left, Jeanne asked me if I had heard the terrible news? What a shocking and terrible and heart-wrenching loss for all of you. A parent's worst nightmare. I am so sorry.
I remember a darling little boy eating a hot dog with his mom and dad on a hot Saturday afternoon in 1978. We shared a table at that Town and Country James Coney Island and had a wonderful visit and laughed and laughed at his antics, not quite being able to jam that hot dog and bun dripping with cheese all into his mouth at the same time. It is a picture that I carry in my mind and will always remember with fondness and a smile.
Out of Psalm 17 - I pray that Jake will be as the apple of G-d's eye and peacefully hidden under the shadow of His wing. And I also pray that G-d will give you His everlasting comfort and love as you live with the unbearable. You are in my thoughts and prayers and please call me for anything.
Carol Ericsson
Jake Messinger
October 14, 2004
Wow, I discovered this sad news totally by mistake. Kenyon and I (i called him Kenyon cuz I'm Jake too) used to run around with the same guys way back in the mid 80's.
I taught at UH for 7.5 years in the College of Business and never knew he was a student there. I wish we had kept in touch.
I remember Kenyon as a fun and adventurous kid.
Stephanie Cemo
October 11, 2004
Ms. Farb,
I just learned of Kenyon's death today from a mutual friend of ours. I am deeply sorry for your loss. Kenyon and I were friends in high school and had many fun times together. I remember them as though they were yesterday. You are in my prayers, as is Kenyon.
sharon Rubinstein
October 2, 2004
Dear Carolyn,
I've just heard from Dawn about Jake's death,
I still can't believe it. The word "WHY" keeps pounding in my head.
Why him, why?!
So much pain.
He was unlike any man, I loved him so much.his brain was a fountain of knowledge, the smartest person I've ever known, he always made me laugh and even when we were so far away from each other for long periods of time we used to have hours of phone conversations into the night, Jake was very much into his Jewish heritage and always said we should have our children in Israel, he thought it's a good place to grow children.
We met in the summer of 1993 and we lived together in his apartment in Natanya (Israel).
About two years later he returned to Houston, we met again in 1997, it was far more than love, it was a strong undependable everlasting friendship.
Jake was one of a kind. I could never forget him,
He is the kind of person who leaves a mark on you forever.
It's so hard to grasp that he is gone, there are no words to express my sorrow. Absolutely none.
His date of death – the 25th of September was "Yom Kippur" the Jewish holiday of forgiveness, it is said that only saints die on this day.
A Year ago I came to visit Jake, he was very happy, told me about his plans for the future. when we last spoke he described all his new plans which included coming back to Israel and working with the Israeli government to stop terrorism. Documents which I got from him and transferred to certain parties regarding these plans were given high interest.
Jake had the kindest heart, he cared so much about people and always talked about his dearest parents and how much he loves and adores them.
It's hard for me to send my condolences because I believe it is inconsolable.
I pray to god to help you in your sorrow.
I'm with you in my heart.
Sharon Rubinstein
Tel Aviv, Israel
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Whitelaw
October 1, 2004
Ms. Farb,
Our prayers are with you during this very sad and difficult time.
Terri Ward McBride
October 1, 2004
Dear Ms. Farb,
All Jake's friends here at TradeStar Investments would like to send our deepest sympathy to you and your family. We have spent the last few days sharing so many stories and good times. Jake will always be remembered and missed. I pray for God to comfort and keep you close during this difficult time.
Lanie Rose
September 30, 2004
Carolyn,
I wish for you the strength to bear the unbearable.
Alfred Dell'Ario
September 30, 2004
Dear Carolyn,
I only found out today about Kenyon's death from Nicole. I know how difficult this is for you and remember well the comfort you provided me when Gary died. I only wish I were closer so I could do the same. Rest assured that my thoughts and prayers are with you.Love, Alfred
Sam and Jackie Simpson
September 30, 2004
Dear Ms. Farb,
Our deepest sympathy for the loss of your son. We pray for your strength. love sam and jackie
david lewis
September 29, 2004
Dear Carolyn,
I was so sorry to hear of Jake. I was at Clay's Saturday through Monday-I wished I had known then. I kept thinking of you while I was there but stayed too busy I thought to call or come by. Wish I had. The depression must be overwhelming. If there is anything I can do to ease your pain I will do it. David.
jason dellario
September 29, 2004
Carolyn, Please accept my deepest sympathy for you and your family. My thoughts are with you.
nicole dellario
September 29, 2004
Carolyn, I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family. Although I had not seen Kenyon for many years, we did speak recently and laugh about so many old and fun times together. He will be greatly missed.
Alfredo Medina
September 29, 2004
The family at HCCourt would like to send our deepest and sincere sympathy for your loss, you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Jay Hamburger
September 28, 2004
DEAR CAROLYN......
I feel so sad about the loss of your beloved son......it's not in the Natural Order of Things, and I am so sorry that you must bear it. Know that my spirit is with yours. JAY
Missy Brochstein
September 28, 2004
Dear Carolyn & Richard-
I was so very sorry to hear of your loss. You are both in my thoughts and prayers.
Elizabeth Kempner McFarland
September 28, 2004
Dear Ms. Farb,
It was with great sadness to read the news about Kenyon. I remember him as a generous, kind friend. While it has been years since I last saw him I remember fondly how he would make us all laugh especially during lunch in the lower school cafeteria.
Lizzie Kempner McFarland
Eddie Knebel, Jr.
September 28, 2004
Carolyn, you are in my prayers.
Elizabeth Grotte Acklin
September 28, 2004
Kenyon was such a great friend to me and to many others... his witty charm and amazing sense of humor kept me laughing and on my toes. He will be greatly missed. Carolyn, I pray for your comfort and peace during this time of great loss and sorrow. You are in my thoughts and my prayers.
MaryMartha Lappe
September 28, 2004
All of us at HSPVA want to send our sincere sympathy for your loss. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.
The HSPVA FRIENDS Board of Trustees
Debra Danburg
September 28, 2004
Carolyn, my heart goes out to you. Please know that your friends are here to lean on in this terrible time of grief. Love, Debra
Joshua Berry
September 27, 2004
We are so sorry for your loss. Kenyon was the kind of person that could pick up a freindship right where it left off no matter how many months or years had passed. He was and is a special person that touched many peoples lives for the better. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you.
With love,
Joshua, Robin, Peter and Aaron Berry
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