Alanna Jenkins
1983-2020
Alanna Susanne Jenkins, Wentworth/New Glasgow, June 13, 1983-
April 19, 2020. «To shine your brightest light is to be who
you really are.» (Roy T. Bennett). In our darkest hour, our
brightest light has gone out, never to shine again. With an
overwhelming sadness and beyond broken hearts, we are left to grieve
the loss of our beautiful daughter and loving sister to Josh, who with
her partner, «our son-in-law» Sean, and their
wonderful neighbour, Tom, was taken from us in a senseless, tragic act
on Sunday, April, 19, 2020.
From the moment Alanna was born on June 13, 1983, she was the
light of our life that never stopped shining. Being the first
grandchild to maternal grandparents, Bette and the late Charlie Munro,
she was the apple of their eyes and she spent many overnights and
special times with Nannie, Grampie and Sis. She was no less loved by
paternal grandparents, the late Jean and Dan Jenkins, and certainly
held a special place in their hearts. Alanna was a beautiful, strong,
warm and loving soul who lit up a room whenever she walked into it.
That beautiful smile, a special spark and laugh full of fun defined
her. Her greatest loves were Sean, family, friends and especially
being stepmom to Sean’s two girls, Taylor and Mia, as well
as being Nana Lana to sweet little Ellie!
She dearly loved kids, she was like a magnet to them. If you
were lucky to be her friend, you knew she always had your back.
Together she and Sean lived life to the fullest, loving their little
piece of heaven on Hunter Road with their Hunter Road family, all
getting along together so well. They enjoyed four-wheeling, fishing,
hunting, tubing down the river and quite often ending at their place
for a kitchen/man cave party or a bonfire, always with lots of food
and beverages on hand. Oh, and let’s not forget the music
and Saturday night hoedown! They also loved hosting family events,
cooking together for everyone, especially Thanksgiving, which was
becoming a tradition that we all loved and the last couple of years,
Christmas was added to the mix. She loved Christmas and oh what a tree
they had! Family gatherings at the «cottage» were so
special.
One of Alanna’s favourite places, as she would say,
was Chance Harbour Paradise at the cottage with her Chance Harbour
family. Again, she would be the first to get the party started. She
loved dancing and singing and could she sing-60’s,
70’s, up to present day and knew every single word. How many
times have we heard her sing «Delta Dawn» or Billy
Joel’s «We Didn’t Start the
Fire.» She loved to play cards; a good game of crib, wizard
or golf was never turned down.
She loved a trip south of the border, sometimes heading as
far as Boston for a visit, a little shopping and maybe a concert
thrown in and she always did the driving! Together they enjoyed an
annual trip south and several times we all went as a family with
Taylor, Mia, Logan, Ellie and Josh, times to be cherished
forever.
In her professional life, Alanna was a graduate of New
Glasgow High School and later St. F.X. University where mentor and
friend, Margo Watt, lit a fire under Alanna with her Forensic
Psychology classes and field trips. This led her to working at Nova
Institute for Women as a correctional officer and manager for the last
15 years. From all accounts, she was very good at her job and was well
respected in her work environment.
Alanna is going to be so dearly missed by so many special
people: her Nan, Bette Munro, New Glasgow; her beautiful
step-daughters, Taylor (Logan) and Mia, as well as beautiful
granddaughter, Ellie; uncle Wayne Munro (Jill and Henry); aunt Kim
«Sis» (David); aunts: Linda (Hugh) MacDonald; Eva
«Debbie» Edwards; Gladys Lorimer; Elsie Ryan; Doris
(Roger) Dixon; uncle Foster (Dot) Jenkins; uncle Bill (Ingrid)
Crandall; numerous cousins; in-laws, Dale and Audrey McLeod; her
Hunter Road family; our Chance Harbour family; work family; Springhill
family; our Es Drive family and so many special friends who have
been like family over the years! We cannot forget Alanna and
Sean’s two Labradors, Bama and Remi, who perished with
them.
To us, Dan, Sue and Josh and the rest of Alanna’s
family, she was our everything, our beautiful little girl who grew
into an amazing woman. She was our world, our friend, a wonderful
daughter, sister, granddaughter and niece who cared so dearly for
everyone. She was our technical advisor and our voice of reason,
«Dad, you have to social distance; you can’t get
sick.» She was our bright light.
At this time, due to COVID-19, there will be no visitation. A
Celebration of Life will be held at a later date to be determined.
Donations in Alanna’s memory can be made to benefit their
two daughters, Taylor and Mia, and granddaughter, Ellie, where a trust
has been established at: www.gofundme.com/f/sean-amp-alanna or
donations to a local children’s charity in her name.
Arrangements are under the direction of R.H. Porter Funeral Home, New
Glasgow.
We thank everyone who has reached our these last few days and
in the days to come. It has been completely overwhelming. The love
shown to our family is unimaginable. Please hug your loved ones every
chance you get! To the RCMP, our deepest appreciation for doing your
jobs and working relentlessly to find our beautiful girl. And to Tom,
who we will never forget, you gave your life to help your friends.
Goodbye sweet girl, we love you so much! Dad, Mom and
Josh
If We Could Have a
Lifetime Wish
(Author
unknown)
If we could have a
lifetime wish
A dream that would come
true
We’d pray to God
with all our hearts
For yesterday and
You.
A thousand words
can’t bring you back
We know because
we’ve tried…
Neither will a thousand
tears
We know because
we’ve cried…
You left behind our broken
hearts
And happy memories
too…
But we never wanted
memories
we only wanted
you.
19832020
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Alanna Jenkins 19832020..
Décès pour la Ville: New-Glasgow, Province: Nova Scotia