Jennifer Upchurch
In loving memory of Jennifer Upchurch. January 3, 1974 – June 9th, 2013.
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Peace to you, Jennifer.
Hi Jenn — Always know that you matter! We didn’t have the chance to get to know each other well, but I will remember everything you shared with me about running and your experience running a marathon. You are a source of inspiration; I’m so very grateful for the short time we had. You will be missed!
Jenn,
We didn’t know each other that long, but I can surely tell you that I will miss you dearly. I’ve never met someone who gave me such original compliments. You’re truly a great person.
Muffin…I don’t understand but I hope you are at peace and I’m sorry. I’m sorry you felt there was no answer for you other than this and I’m sorry I wasn’t there if you needed me…you are in my heart. I am angry, I am sad, I will miss you and memories of you and I hope you are finally at peace. I love you.
Peace to you runner girl.
Jenn, I hope you found peace. Run strong!
Oh, Squirrely J, I am so sad. I hope you’ve found peace. I will carry you in my heart and thoughts, especially when I run. I will miss you dearly, my friend. Love you, gal.
I am so grateful for the time we had together. You were a kind and thoughtful friend. I miss you.
Peace to you, Pretty… and to all who love you. 🙂
Miss you and love you kid.
Little Jenn…..
We have been friends for over 20 years. I am so grateful that I got to know you and that you reached out to me when you wanted to move back to your hometown. The month that you stayed with me was full of a lot of emotions. Im thankful that you found God again and my only wish would have been that you leaned on your faith a little more to get you through the darkness. Im going to keep my promise to you and run a half marathon and cuss you the entire time as I would when you made me run with you. I know you are at peace. Im at a loss that you didnt reach out to me. I miss you and I love you my friend. I will treasure the circle of life ring you gave to me just a month ago and will hold in my memory what you said it meant to you. Until we meet again my friend, I love you.
Little Jenn…..
We have been friends for over 20 years. I am so grateful that I got to know you and that you reached out to me when you wanted to move back to your hometown. The month that you stayed with me was full of a lot of emotions. Im thankful that you found God again and my only wish would have been that you leaned on your faith a little more to get you through the darkness. Im going to keep my promise to you and run a half marathon and cuss you the entire time as I would when you made me run with you. I know you are at peace. Im at a loss that you didnt reach out to me. I miss you and I love you my friend. I will treasure the circle of life ring you gave to me just a month ago and will hold in my memory what you said it meant to you. Until we meet again my friend, I love you.
Jenn,
You were such an inspiration to our running group and to me. You will be greatly missed.
Jenn, I will always remember your kindness and enthusiam. I will miss hearing about your running experiences. Peace to you and your family.
RIP, baby girl! I will miss you. Run like the West Texas wind.
Rest in peace sweet Jen. I loved watching you run! You were an inspiration.
Peace and prayers for you and your family. You brought many great joy in your life and you will be missed and remembered by many.
My thoughts are with you, Jenn. I am so glad to have met you. You were such a sweet and supportive friend. I wish you peace.
Random thoughts: I didn’t take the time to get to know you well, and for this I am sorry. I wished I did.
Fact: You were an amazing runner who always gave me a run for my money. You were an exceptional runner.
What I knew: You were so thoughtful and loved your family.
Rest in Peace, Jenn.
You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. I am a better person for having known you.
Rest in peace Jenn!! Prayers are with you and your family..
Jenn, you were loved by so many. We will miss you! I will always remember your amazing ability to encourage others. I’ve learned so much through you. I only wish I could share this with you in life. I hope that you find peace. Run strong my friend!
I will always remember you at Boston 2011 and how you seized the day and ran SO strongly!!! I was so proud of you. I will never forget you. Run freely and joyfully, my friend!
You were my family, a chosen sister. You loved me when I had a hard time loving myself. You accepted me and never judged. You were that way with everyone Jenn. Everyone that met you during the 15 years I’ve known you, absolutely adored you. You are a blessing, an angel. I’m honored and proud to have had you as my friend. I wasn’t ready for our time to be over. I love you so much.
Jen, You are loved and missed so very much. I am grateful to have known you and the love and sweetness that oozed from your very soul. Rest in peace sweetheart.
God bless you Jenn . . .
I miss you so much….
To Jenn’s family and friends… so very, very sorry for your loss.
I still can’t wrap my mind around what has happened. Jenn had so many wonderful qualitities. She had an amazing heart and always found the good in others. She would go out of her way to help. She was always deep in thought; even the movies she watched were deep. If you ever watched a movie with her, you learned very quickly not to talk while watching. She didn’t want you to miss a single detail and would rewind it if she thought you missed something important. Popcorn and Cherry Nibs were a must during any movie. I’ll never forget the time I tore open a new package of Nibs at the theater and watched as they flew across the room. The look on her face was priceless! Imagine a movie without them? I went on to buy an $8 box of theater candy. Jenn loved music and often found comfort in lyrics. She was able to pull meaning out of every song. We all know she could run. I have never met anyone who could go weeks without running, then bust out a 20 miler. She never judged a soul. She longed to be loved for who she was. Sadly, she was loved by so many, but was never able to see.
Jenn, you were loved and I will miss you. I will forever wonder if there was more I could have done. I’ll question every decision I made. There are no words to describe the pain, sorrow, anger, and guilt that I feel. I often wonder if after death one becomes somewhat omniscient. Do you know our thoughts? Do you now see that you were loved? I would like to think so. I know that you struggled every single day. You tried, and I know you did. You just simply grew tired. I will miss you. I loved you dearly. You, on several occasions, told me you were broken. I hope you have found peace and feel whole, with a healthy body and mind, safe in the arms of our lord.
You will missed by many my friend. I hope you have found peace.
Jenn… My sweet friend.
I have to admit it always embarrassed me a bit when you called me your Guru. But even at my protest you insisted. I am honored to be the person you chose to ask about finding running friends! And YOU came and really became a part of our group. You made me run faster 🙂
You were an encourager and liked to make others feel special.
You had a wonderful way with words, you made us laugh until we cried, at times we cried together. (even as we ran!)
I pray that your tears have been dried. And you can somehow send to us your laughter. It was beautiful. God bless you little sister. Love and Peace to you
thank you for the bandana
run rabbit run
Jenn, I didn’t like you at first. You came on the Amarillo scene and dominated many of us. Then I got to talking to you at races. You were always the one saying how great someone else did, without recognizing what an exceptionally talented and strong runner you were. When you BQ’ed your first marathon, aside from being jealous, I was immensely proud of you!! I bought your treadmill just before you moved and you told me how you were glad I had it, because someone who loved running as much as her deserved it. I cant help but laugh remembering the both of us putting it in my truck! I’ll think of you every time I use it. Rest in peace, dear Jenn. Please know you were admired and loved by many
Jenn… I think about you all the time. Khloe play with the bears you gave her and it makes me think of you. I wish we could of talked more. I hope that now you are at peace and that you are happy! We will miss you!
Jenn,
May heart has been sad since the moment I heard of your passing. I ache for the pain you felt that brought you to that moment. You were loved by so many. I have memories of times I spent running and talking to you. I can recall driving around town and seeing you running and running and running! You were like the energizer bunny that kept going and going when you ran. You inspired many with your love and passion for running. I remember the first time I met you as well. You had a beautiful laughter. You were kind and sweet. I hope you are truly at peace now. You will not be forgotten.
Kaaren,
John & I were deeply saddened to hear about Jenn. I cannot imagine what you are going through. My heart is very heavy for you. You have endured more than anyone should ever have to.
Please know we are praying for you.
Sheri
Sorry for the shocking news and remembering our good times together as neighbors. You will be missed.
Ed Robison
Squirt you are missed so much. I watched you grow from a little girl to a wonderful grown woman. I’m sorry that you didn’t see that in yourself. You always reached out to me and were never critical of anyone. Such an accepting soul you had. I loved all your posts of inspiration and loved seeing all of your accomplishments. I smile when I think of Jeffrey wearing your hand me downs and how that turned to him giving you hand me downs until he got way bigger than you and you would have swam in them. I remember being in Texas and you making me your favorite Turkey Rueben sandwich, delicious. Then you took off and went running.
I love you Jenn, my sister, until I see you again, peace to you.
You will be missed my friend! You were an awesome runner! Loved driving down Georgia here in Amarillo and seeing you running which made me go home and run (even if I had already ran) You inspired ALL of us here in Amarillo! Also all the sweet comments about my kids you told me Thank You so much! Run Happy bud!!!
Oh jen….I thought things were looking up for u. U will be greatly missed.
I am just so heartbroken right now learning of my friend’s passing. I really wish you would have reached out to me girl. I love you & I hope you have found peace.
JENN you were such a sweet heart when we lost Robert over seas you were there for us. you brought baked goods from work to help us out with breakfast.. even tho you were troubled your self. you listened when I cried you hugged me. gave me support when I needed it, for that I’m for ever great full.. I well miss you. still cant believe your gone. we just talked only 2 months ago, you said you had a great job, I thought for sure things were working out for you…… RIP MY SWEET FRIEND MY HEART IS BROKEN FOR YOUR MOM AND DAD…..
Still can’t believe you’re gone. I check my emails every single day, knowing there won’t be a message, but wishing there was.
My heart is heavy. I miss you.
Little Jenn. It has takene months to tell you how sorry I am. I wish now that I would have been a better friend to you Jenn! I’m so so so sorry that it came to this! I loved you so much Jenn and I will love you forever. Sometimes I feel you with me, and I remember our last hug, and I wish I would have held you a little closer. I will forever miss our hikes! I will forever love and miss you. I should have held you tighter! You will always be my inspiration
Jenn-
I am so sorry we lost touch over the years and I didn’t find you sooner. You will be missed my friend. I hope you are at peace. I love you and will always miss you.
I miss you Jen and hope you find peace where ever you are.
I think of you and your parents every single day. I struggle with I should have done differently to have kept this from happening. So many people miss you.
I miss you. I have so many questions.
Happy birthday, Jenn.
Just thinking of you.
Thinking about you and your Boston run. I will forever remember picking you up from the airport and hearing firsthand every detail of the race. It amazed me that you were able to even function as you had just lost your sister. I miss you.
Cindi
i thought i would be less angry now, if if if if – life were more controllable/predictable…. (sigh) XXOO
Hi everyone: I live in the building where your loved one perished. The landlord never mentioned to us that someone had passed away. We moved in exactly 2 weeks after her death. We found out what happened from a next door neighbor. After receiving the news, I went upstairs to our apartment and cried like a baby. I, too, have had dark days in my life. I always managed to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I wish Jennifer would’ve held on a little longer!!!! I would’ve came to her aid. I know what it feels like to be lonely and feel lost in this world. I would’ve protected her from any harassement she encountered while living in my building. Reading your posts brings me both happiness and sadness. I learned a lot about a person I never met… She was an amazing person who loved to run. R.I.P. BEAUTIFUL….
Thinking only of you Boo Boo…
I think about you daily. I struggle with how I could have done things differently. I’m sad and angry at the same time. I’ll never forget you.
Almost two years. Doesn’t seem possible. You and your parents are in my thoughts daily.
I miss you little Jen. Xoxo
Jenn- I was thinking about you this weekend when I was in The Grove. Lisa O reposted a memory today from two years ago on Facebook about your ring that you gave her. More memories of you came flooding back and I smiled… And then your loss hit me again like it was brand new and I cried. I miss you so much.
I miss you. I recently found a mixed tape you made for me. My heart still breaks Jen. I don’t think I will ever get over you not being here. I owe you so so much. I’m not sure words can express the love I have for you, and equally, I’m not sure I will ever get over the fact that we lost you. I cry selfishly. I hope wherever you might be, that you know I love you so very much.
I miss you…… ??
Thinking of you, missing you.
Jen and I were friends many years ago. 20+ years ago. I never knew why we grew apart. Life happens I guess. She and I had really great times. Great memories. I thought the world of her. In my attempts to find her over the years I was never successful. Until today. I am heartbroken. I had hoped I’d find her again some day just to say Hi. I had no idea this is what I would find in my search. 8 years later…I’m so sad Jen. I hope you have found peace. Sincerely. Truly. You are missed.
I don’t really know how to say what I’m feeling.. other than even no matter how perfect the days become. They will always be a little sadness without you in the world.