I am sorry to be the bearer of such horribly sad news. I dont know how well some of you knew Jan, some I am sure longer than I, but we personally wrote each other off list alot over the past yrs. She sent me a pic of her abt this time last yr, sitting on the edge of her swimming pool, and I silly wrote back asking if she was cold, as it looked like her arms were tucked inside her t shirt....she had NO arms! She was born that way. She typed all her emails by her feet. After that I always promised myself to never whine abt any physical defect I had! She was very involved in the I-CAN program....you could do a google search and easily find their site, in fact she planned to attend a meeting next month in Seattle here in WA and we planned to meet! I so wanted to give her a hug. I admired her so much. What a deep loss. She has two beautiful kids & wonderful husband and was just always so UP and positive. She was a great incentive for me often! I still don't believe this, so young. I don't know what any of us can do but I did encourage Dennis to donate her research to a Hist Soc or library. And I did sign the guest book. Nena If any want the details Dennis is sending, email me off list. Thanks. From: Jan Bryant <janican@dixie-net.com> To: Nena Smothers <smothersnena@hotmail.com> Subject: Jan's Obituary Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 03:30:56 -0500 Nena I know that you and Jan corresponded a lot and I thought I would send you this bit of bad news to update your list. It was a big shock to everyone when she passed away. She died last Friday from complications from surgury for a perforated ulcer. The surgery was performed the week before. Below is the link to her obit. Lindsay is beginning to cope, I made Colin stay with his cousins in Alabama. After you read the piece, I will give you the details if you wish. Husband Dennis. This is the posting on her I-CAN web site. X-From_: root Sat Apr 12 08:59:11 2003 X-Sender: jbaughn@mail.bellsouth.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: 12 Apr 2003 10:01:27 -0400 Reply-To: I-CAN <I-CAN@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Sender: I-CAN <I-CAN@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> From: Joyce Baughn <jbaughn@BELLSOUTH.NET> Subject: Re: Jan Bryant Since I can find no way to sugar coat this bitter news, I'll just blurt it out. Jan Bryant passed away late yesterday. We have no details about funeral plans to pass on at this time. The family is in shock, as are we. I-CAN has lost a wonderful friend and great resource. Let's remember the family in our prayers and we will keep you posted as we learn anything further.>Joyce Subject: Jan's Obituary Sorry if this has been posted, I'm on digest --but if you don't have the info yet, here's a link to Jan's obituary in The Birmingham News: http://www.legacy.com/birmingham/LegacySubPage2.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=936726 Janice Kay Smothers "Jan" Bryant BRYANT, JANICE KAY "JAN" SMOTHERS, age 48, of Oxford, MS, formerly of Winfield and Brilliant, died Friday, April 11, 2003. Funeral service is Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 11 a.m. at Miles Funeral Home Chapel. Burial at Union Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Survivors include her husband, Dennis E. Bryant, Oxford, MS; son, Edward Colin Bryant and daughter, Lindsay Jordan Bryant, both of Oxford, MS; mother, Robbie McCaleb Couch, Winfield; father, J. L. Smothers, Winfield; brothers, Jim (Jeanne) Smothers, Johnny (Tina) Smothers and Billy (Donna) Smothers, all of Winfield; sisters, Faye (Richard) Brockmiller, of Pennsylvania and Jackie (Charles) Brown, Birmingham; nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Miles Funeral Home directing. <> Published in The Birmingham News on 4/14/2003. I'm sure it would mean a lot to the family if we took a minute to sign the guest book provided in the link. Thank you. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963