Janis A. Collamore

Janis and I were high school friends. We both liked sports and joined intramural basketball and played games after school. She was very sweet. I am sorry to hear that she has passed. God bless her.

Ray and family I have always felt bad that we didn´t see more of Jan but we respected her privacy. God Bless, wait till Brenda sees her! So sorry for your loss and would love to celebrate her life with you!

Janis, you loved life with great gusto! I always enjoyed your company. You introduced me to folk music. The Kingston Trio became our favorites. If I remember correctly, when you and I were walking up Outlook Rd. on our way home after school, you loved to sing, " The Lion Sleeps tonight." So many times in my life when I was stuck trying to make a decision, I would think of this wonderful saying of yours, "Indecision is so exhausting!" When we were in high school, you loved to have coke and brownies for breakfast!
My memories of you are all delightful and always put a smile on my face. We shared our childhood at Walton School, junior high school and WHS. You always hosted our sleep-over parties. Very little sleep and lots of laughter was had by all. Your mom was so brave! Your dad made us pancakes for breakfast and then without any further ado, he drove us home to sleep for the rest of the day. We loved those sleepovers in your playroom! Other favorite times are of your dad taking a car load of us skiing in NH, Gunstock, I believe. We´d get up at the crack of dawn on Saturday, ride up north and ski all day. What a super dad you had to take us all skiing. How about ski camp at Mt. Pero? So many fun times skiing there. The old stationary 1940 Ford drove that rickety rope tow and carried us back and forth up the slope. Remember that time when it was so blizzardy and cold in our bunk rooms that our toothpaste froze and we could scratch our names on the ice on the insides of the windows? We had no heat, water or electricity and all of the pipes froze, The only vehicles that could make it up the hill to rescue us, were hearses! We trudged into the hearses, were driven down the mountain to the funeral home where the undertaker´s wife had made a big pot of soup to feed us all! After we had eaten, we were back in the hearses being driven to the girls´ dorms on Plymouth State College campus. The students were on break so we slept in their rooms and stayed there until the pipes thawed and we had electricity back at the lodge. Laugh, laugh, laugh. We had no idea how serious things were. That adventure was really epic! I am sending you a big hug. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the Lion sleeps tonight." So glad that you are at peace. Say hi to Brenda. Love, Dithy

So sorry to hear this sad news. Janice was my back door neighbor. Her mother made great cookies! We went to Dolbeare elementary together and all the way through
WHS. Dave Watson

I met Janis while working at the Northshore Education Consortium BUT I got to know her when her when our mutual friend Patrice invited me on the boat! Janis was always the captain. Those were beautiful days on the water. Janis was such a good hearted person and I got to know her better through the difficult days of her friends passing and after. She will be truly missed.
Deanne

I send my condolences to all of her relatives and friends and I think that she was a great person and a great teacher