Jaanai Xaeren Dickerson, 19 of Oak Ridge, passed away on June 22.

Jaanai was born on Dec. 6, 1993, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., to parents Claude and Rebecca Dickerson. She had worked for Lincoln’s Sports Grille as a waitress.

Among her interests she enjoyed riding bikes, being with her friends, music—especially playing the tuba, for which she had received many awards—and art, with some of her work being permanently displayed at the Municipal Building. But poetry was her passion.

 

“It’s Just The Beginning”

Note to My Future Self:

 

I hope you are still well.

And I sure as hell hope you didn’t forget.

To never allow yourself to quit. [Read more…]