Jill Jacqueline (Lewis) Smith, 62, dearly beloved wife and mother, surrounded by her immediate family, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016, after a lengthy hospital stay, of complications due to ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome).
Jill Jacqueline Lewis was born on December 1, 1953, in Springfield, OH, the daughter of Jacque and Jean Lewis.
She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1972. She attended Defiance College for one year, and after several jobs and a move to Miami, FL, she returned and settled permanently in Ohio.
Deciding to continue her college education, she enrolled at Urbana University and graduated in 1992 with a BA in English. She completed a Masters in English at Wright State University in 1994, and worked at several different jobs until forced into medical disability retirement in late 1997. But her true interest as an occupation and a calling was real estate, and Jill was a landlord for over 30 years.
After maintaining various homes in North Hampton and Springfield, Jill and her family moved to Urbana in January 2001, and over the next six years, she and her husband were foster parents to twenty-one children.
Jill was an active member of the Champaign County Preservation Alliance (CCPA), and her house was featured in the annual summer home tour in June 2015. Her family hosted a number of band parties for the UHS Marching Band, and for many years attended the First Presbyterian Church. Jill like to travel and her favorite vacation spot was Myrtle Beach, SC. She was an avid reader, enjoyed movies and donated to various charities on a regular basis. She had an uncanny talent for interior decoration, and looked forward every holiday season to making her home festive and welcoming. Jill was an outstanding cook, but she also enjoyed lunching at Fazoli's whenever she could. Over the summer months, weather permitting, she enjoyed nightly swims in her pool. Despite suffering from both heart and lung maladies, she was a very vital woman, with a strong work ethic, solid moral character and a fierce devotion to her family.
She celebrated 25 years of marriage with her husband on July 12, 2016, and was looking forward to his retirement, when a week later, she left their home for the last time and began her final hospital visit.
Jill is survived by her devoted husband, Tom; children, Brian (Marissa) Tregoning, Justin Christopher Lautzenheiser, Doug Lautzenheiser, Emily Smith, Amelia Smith and Frances Smith; brother, John (Kathy) Lewis; brother, Jacques (Katherine) Wyatt; dear family friend, John Lautzenheiser; grandchildren, Caroline and William Tregoning and various cousins, nieces, nephews and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jacque in 2001 and her mother, Jean in 2008.
Jill was passionately committed to giving to others and contributed regularly to the World Wildlife Federation, Prison Fellowship, Samaritan's Purse, Billy Graham, Angel Tree, the Nature Conservancy and many more. Jill left an indelible mark on the lives of many people in her brief time on this planet and she will be dearly, dearly missed.
"I sing because I'm happy, I sing because I'm free, For His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me."
Springfield News-Sun - 2016 09-13
Jill Jacqueline Lewis was born on December 1, 1953, in Springfield, OH, the daughter of Jacque and Jean Lewis.
She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1972. She attended Defiance College for one year, and after several jobs and a move to Miami, FL, she returned and settled permanently in Ohio.
Deciding to continue her college education, she enrolled at Urbana University and graduated in 1992 with a BA in English. She completed a Masters in English at Wright State University in 1994, and worked at several different jobs until forced into medical disability retirement in late 1997. But her true interest as an occupation and a calling was real estate, and Jill was a landlord for over 30 years.
After maintaining various homes in North Hampton and Springfield, Jill and her family moved to Urbana in January 2001, and over the next six years, she and her husband were foster parents to twenty-one children.
Jill was an active member of the Champaign County Preservation Alliance (CCPA), and her house was featured in the annual summer home tour in June 2015. Her family hosted a number of band parties for the UHS Marching Band, and for many years attended the First Presbyterian Church. Jill like to travel and her favorite vacation spot was Myrtle Beach, SC. She was an avid reader, enjoyed movies and donated to various charities on a regular basis. She had an uncanny talent for interior decoration, and looked forward every holiday season to making her home festive and welcoming. Jill was an outstanding cook, but she also enjoyed lunching at Fazoli's whenever she could. Over the summer months, weather permitting, she enjoyed nightly swims in her pool. Despite suffering from both heart and lung maladies, she was a very vital woman, with a strong work ethic, solid moral character and a fierce devotion to her family.
She celebrated 25 years of marriage with her husband on July 12, 2016, and was looking forward to his retirement, when a week later, she left their home for the last time and began her final hospital visit.
Jill is survived by her devoted husband, Tom; children, Brian (Marissa) Tregoning, Justin Christopher Lautzenheiser, Doug Lautzenheiser, Emily Smith, Amelia Smith and Frances Smith; brother, John (Kathy) Lewis; brother, Jacques (Katherine) Wyatt; dear family friend, John Lautzenheiser; grandchildren, Caroline and William Tregoning and various cousins, nieces, nephews and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jacque in 2001 and her mother, Jean in 2008.
Jill was passionately committed to giving to others and contributed regularly to the World Wildlife Federation, Prison Fellowship, Samaritan's Purse, Billy Graham, Angel Tree, the Nature Conservancy and many more. Jill left an indelible mark on the lives of many people in her brief time on this planet and she will be dearly, dearly missed.
"I sing because I'm happy, I sing because I'm free, For His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me."
Springfield News-Sun - 2016 09-13
Jill Jacqueline (Lewis) Smith, 62, dearly beloved wife and mother, surrounded by her immediate family, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016, after a lengthy hospital stay, of complications due to ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome).
Jill Jacqueline Lewis was born on December 1, 1953, in Springfield, OH, the daughter of Jacque and Jean Lewis.
She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1972. She attended Defiance College for one year, and after several jobs and a move to Miami, FL, she returned and settled permanently in Ohio.
Deciding to continue her college education, she enrolled at Urbana University and graduated in 1992 with a BA in English. She completed a Masters in English at Wright State University in 1994, and worked at several different jobs until forced into medical disability retirement in late 1997. But her true interest as an occupation and a calling was real estate, and Jill was a landlord for over 30 years.
After maintaining various homes in North Hampton and Springfield, Jill and her family moved to Urbana in January 2001, and over the next six years, she and her husband were foster parents to twenty-one children.
Jill was an active member of the Champaign County Preservation Alliance (CCPA), and her house was featured in the annual summer home tour in June 2015. Her family hosted a number of band parties for the UHS Marching Band, and for many years attended the First Presbyterian Church. Jill like to travel and her favorite vacation spot was Myrtle Beach, SC. She was an avid reader, enjoyed movies and donated to various charities on a regular basis. She had an uncanny talent for interior decoration, and looked forward every holiday season to making her home festive and welcoming. Jill was an outstanding cook, but she also enjoyed lunching at Fazoli's whenever she could. Over the summer months, weather permitting, she enjoyed nightly swims in her pool. Despite suffering from both heart and lung maladies, she was a very vital woman, with a strong work ethic, solid moral character and a fierce devotion to her family.
She celebrated 25 years of marriage with her husband on July 12, 2016, and was looking forward to his retirement, when a week later, she left their home for the last time and began her final hospital visit.
Jill is survived by her devoted husband, Tom; children, Brian (Marissa) Tregoning, Justin Christopher Lautzenheiser, Doug Lautzenheiser, Emily Smith, Amelia Smith and Frances Smith; brother, John (Kathy) Lewis; brother, Jacques (Katherine) Wyatt; dear family friend, John Lautzenheiser; grandchildren, Caroline and William Tregoning and various cousins, nieces, nephews and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jacque in 2001 and her mother, Jean in 2008.
Jill was passionately committed to giving to others and contributed regularly to the World Wildlife Federation, Prison Fellowship, Samaritan's Purse, Billy Graham, Angel Tree, the Nature Conservancy and many more. Jill left an indelible mark on the lives of many people in her brief time on this planet and she will be dearly, dearly missed.
"I sing because I'm happy, I sing because I'm free, For His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me."
Springfield News-Sun - 2016 09-13
Jill Jacqueline Lewis was born on December 1, 1953, in Springfield, OH, the daughter of Jacque and Jean Lewis.
She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1972. She attended Defiance College for one year, and after several jobs and a move to Miami, FL, she returned and settled permanently in Ohio.
Deciding to continue her college education, she enrolled at Urbana University and graduated in 1992 with a BA in English. She completed a Masters in English at Wright State University in 1994, and worked at several different jobs until forced into medical disability retirement in late 1997. But her true interest as an occupation and a calling was real estate, and Jill was a landlord for over 30 years.
After maintaining various homes in North Hampton and Springfield, Jill and her family moved to Urbana in January 2001, and over the next six years, she and her husband were foster parents to twenty-one children.
Jill was an active member of the Champaign County Preservation Alliance (CCPA), and her house was featured in the annual summer home tour in June 2015. Her family hosted a number of band parties for the UHS Marching Band, and for many years attended the First Presbyterian Church. Jill like to travel and her favorite vacation spot was Myrtle Beach, SC. She was an avid reader, enjoyed movies and donated to various charities on a regular basis. She had an uncanny talent for interior decoration, and looked forward every holiday season to making her home festive and welcoming. Jill was an outstanding cook, but she also enjoyed lunching at Fazoli's whenever she could. Over the summer months, weather permitting, she enjoyed nightly swims in her pool. Despite suffering from both heart and lung maladies, she was a very vital woman, with a strong work ethic, solid moral character and a fierce devotion to her family.
She celebrated 25 years of marriage with her husband on July 12, 2016, and was looking forward to his retirement, when a week later, she left their home for the last time and began her final hospital visit.
Jill is survived by her devoted husband, Tom; children, Brian (Marissa) Tregoning, Justin Christopher Lautzenheiser, Doug Lautzenheiser, Emily Smith, Amelia Smith and Frances Smith; brother, John (Kathy) Lewis; brother, Jacques (Katherine) Wyatt; dear family friend, John Lautzenheiser; grandchildren, Caroline and William Tregoning and various cousins, nieces, nephews and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jacque in 2001 and her mother, Jean in 2008.
Jill was passionately committed to giving to others and contributed regularly to the World Wildlife Federation, Prison Fellowship, Samaritan's Purse, Billy Graham, Angel Tree, the Nature Conservancy and many more. Jill left an indelible mark on the lives of many people in her brief time on this planet and she will be dearly, dearly missed.
"I sing because I'm happy, I sing because I'm free, For His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me."
Springfield News-Sun - 2016 09-13
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