Today we lost a MENA jewel

[brnidokiegurl 0]

mine just did it took around a hour i think

[derekkj 0]

I have no words. The world is a lesser place without you, Dawn.

[~Jackie~ 30]

[lion_lioness 0]

Thanks Jax for the link

[maggieNomar 0]

Thanks for all you are doing Jackie. I know this is a hard time for you. Hugs.

[~Jackie~ 30]

I don't want to say goodbye.

j

please if you have not done so, sign Dawns guest book. I want her mother to know how special her daughter was to us.

http://www.legacy.com/chicagotribune/GB/Gu...sonId=111912860

[amal 4]

I don't want to say goodbye.

j

please if you have not done so, sign Dawns guest book. I want her mother to know how special her daughter was to us.

http://www.legacy.com/chicagotribune/GB/Gu...sonId=111912860

Jackie, your post in the guestbook made me cry. I hope that her mom will be able to one day come to VisaJourney and see what an impact her daughter made on so so many lives. I wonder if there is a way to print it out and give it to her as a gift? Would that even be appropriate?

[LRA 0]

[anxious 0]

Oh, wow,

I pray she meets Allah in the best of ways. May she rest in peace.

This is truly so sad. My condolences.

[kerewin21 2]

I just started crying at work reading everyone's entries on Dawn's guest book. I pray she can see us from where she is now and that she is happy and at peace.

I've been looking at all the other threads at VJ, but they all seem unimportant when I think about how fleeting life can be and how someone so precious could be taken away from us in an instant.

Edited June 21, 2008 by kerewin21

[MHandMB 0]

I didn't know Dawn that well, but I do remember her being such a positive and helpful person here on VJ. Ever since I heard the news, I have been so incredibly sad. Her husband arrived in the U.S. around the same time as mine, and it breaks my heart to think of them being separated so soon when they just began their lives together.

I know it could happen to any of us at any time, but it seems so senseless, especially knowing the circumstances. My heart goes out to her friends and family. I really hope Hatem is able to pull through and that he realizes that Dawn loved him a lot.

[*Maureen* 0]

mine just did it took around a hour i think

i signed the guestbook about 2-3 hours ago and mine doesnt appear yet, i didnt check anything in the boxes, maybe that's why. if i don't see anything by tomorrow, i will try again.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I signed the book this morning, and my comments haven't posted yet

[Ryan Voss 0]

Hello All:

My name is Ryan Voss. Dawn is and will always be my big sister. Many of you have come to know her at this site during her tenuous efforts to bring her husband home to America. I have known her my entire life; she was my best friend and I cannot believe that she is gone. In my last conversation with Dawn, we had made plans for her and Hatem to join my wife, son and I at my house for a BBQ that should have taken place today. Instead, we mourn her loss and pray for Hatem's full recovery.

I met Jackie yesterday at my sister's service. She presented our family with a beautiful floral display and shared stories and experiences that she had with Dawn. Near the end of the service, she explained how Dawn was a cherished member of this on-line community and at a dinner following the service, she provided my mother a printed version of this thread. You should all know that the kind words expressed on this board mean more than our family can describe.

Reading this board, I see that many people were asking whether a charity had been arranged. For those not aware, the accident that took Dawn's life was caused by a drunk driver with a history of DUI offenses. At this time, the family is asking that any financial contributions be made in her name (Dawn M. Voss Al-Shwayat) to our local chapter of M.A.D.D. which can be reached at the following link: http://www.madd.org/IL/NORTHEAST

Thank You.

Ryan

[LaL 418]

Thank you Ryan, for posting the charity information.