Jami was full of energy and I have so many memories from middle school through high school! Cheering at sporting events, bonfires, senior trip and banquet, science/history classes, hanging out in her hot tub, yearbook, are just a few of my favorites! She was the best school mascot! Life is fleeting and I am thankful to have known Jami. 

My prayer for her husband, parents, grandparents and extended family and friends:

Lord, please place your comforting hand on Jami’s family and friends. We don’t understand. Please give a peace that surpasses our understanding. Fill our hearts and mind with sweet memories of Jami. Amen 

Jami and I started grad school the same year and were both new to Tulsa.  My favorite memory of her is when Tulsa got hit with a huge blizzard, and she was all alone in her apartment and going stir crazy and called me. I walked a mile from my apartment to hers in the snow picking up a pizza along the way, and I delivered it right to her door. We ate together watching bad movies and talked all night.  I will also never forget going to Hilton Head with her and parasailing and ocean kayaking together.  I will think of Jami whenever I see a red Miata drive past, when Legally Blonde comes on the TV, and of course, when I read Victorian sensational fiction.  She will be greatly missed. Positive vibes and good thoughts to Josh and her parents. 

It is so hard to just come up with just one memory; there were so many during our homeschooling days!  Jessica and Jami were two peas in a pod.  They had so much in common.  The main one that comes to mind is cheerleading.  They both loved it!  Paula and I coached the cheer squad and we had so much fun!  Jami will forever be in our hearts!

I read the memorials and the social media posts about Jami. I wanted to, in such a bleak time, see the positive and the beauty one person could bring to the world in such a short time. I loved to watch this child interact with her parents. They had a wonderful relationship unlike many today. Jami was going places in life and I have to believe that she, at the end of her journey, made it to where she wanted to be. My fondest memory of Jami was Christmas of '98 at their home in Seneca. Paula and Jami sitting at the dining room table making cute little ornaments and sharing scriptures as they did.  We all need more times like these. These memorials speak volumes of the parents who had such a short clip in time and raised such a wonderful human being. 

I love you kid.  Your will always be with me, in my memories and in my heart.  I miss you Roo!
Love,
Aunt Cindy

We have been blessed with Jami in our lives. 
We feel so empty already without you Jamer.  We love you,
Grandma and Grandpa


I only know the beautiful soul of your Mother Paula.   We have been there for each other and please know she is surrounded by a strong group of women.   She loved you.  We love her.  

Just 2 gals at a luau!!!  Hawaii may never be the same. 

I was so sorry to learn of Jami's sudden passing. We met when I was in graduate school when she joined the program in a large incoming cohort. We shared the same friend groups and worked side by side teaching writing. She was a part of a very special community that I will always value. This picture is from our summer 2008 trip to New Orleans with Michael, Sam, Spring, and Courtney and is how I will remember her--adventurous, intrepid, curious, self-assured.

We will miss you, Jami. 

She was a sweetheart. My kids grew up with her.  I was helping her learn  the eight parts of speech. I told her that  adverbs  describes nouns and she said, why? Fly  high young lady, you were a joy to everyone who met you. 
 

She was always passionate and determined about everything she did-school work to cheerleading! Her love for dogs, especially Herky and Chloe, shopping, Disney, the beach, and how she loved a good blonde joke. I still think of her when I watch Legally Blonde. 

I was the English Department secretary for 26 years and I knew Jami very well. She was a TA in the department so I interacted with her everyday M-F. I retired in 2012. She was so happy and always willing to help. I will miss her smile. Bless her and her family. 

Jami was both a gracious host and guest. Her apartment in Tulsa was open to anyone who needed a place to be fed and loved. Then, when I came to visit for my birthday one year, she made sure that I had the greatest time (there were cupcakes! with twisty candles!) and got more upset than I did when something out of our control went wrong. When she came to visit me in Tampa the first time, I made some sort of chicken dish, and not all of the chicken got cooked all the way. Rather than suggesting we get a pizza, she just politely picked out the undercooked pieces. The second time, I had to go teach for a few hours (she had to dissertate, so it worked out), and when I came back she said she had put away the clean dishes from the dishwasher. Unfortunately, said dishes weren't actually clean--I'm just an obsessive pre-rinser. However, we determined it was okay to eat off plates that weren't sanitary as long as they looked clean. I guess the final thing I'd like to bring up is that she loved me through all of the times that I was selfish or brooding; she consistently looked for the best in me and everyone.

OBITUARY

Jami Sue Hearn

April 22, 1985 – April 1, 2020

McConnell Funeral Home

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