Jessica L.-Cawvey-Obituary

Sgt. Jessica L. Cawvey

Normal, Illinois

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Everything Jessica L. Cawvey did was for her 6-year-old bundle of joy, Sierra. Cawvey, who gave birth at 15, earned an associate''s degree in accounting at a community college and was pursuing a bachelor''s at Illinois State University _ all to get a job that would allow her to provide for her daughter. To fund her dreams, she joined the Army. "I remember her saying the hardest part would be leaving her daughter," said Doug Dowell, her sociology professor at Illinois State. Cawvey, 21, of Normal, Ill., died Oct. 6 in Fallujah when a bomb detonated near her convoy vehicle. She was based in Paris, Ill. Cawvey graduated from high school in 2001. "She was a great young lady," said principal Del Ryan. "A very intelligent girl, very responsible, hardworking." Her mother, Sandra, said Jessica was apprehensive when she knew she was heading to Iraq. "She didn''t want to be there," she said. "She was trying to get along and raise her daughter. But she knew it was her duty."

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On this Veterans Day I want to express my deepest condolences for your family. I picked your daughters name and etched it on paper one day, my friend has his bike with name tags of your daughter. Im a vet as well and want you to know she will never be forgotten!!

Thank you always for your sacrifice.

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We would like to express our deepest condolences and also let the Cawvey Family and friends know that we will be sending Care Packages to troops in Afghanistan this week and we'll be dedicating several of these to your loved one. Each package will carry the name, photo and the hometown of Jessica L. Cawvey US Army Specialist. We realize that this is a small tribute, but we do this with all respect and sincerity and we want you to know that it is made possible by thousands of...

I have the upmost respect for women serving in the military. I am sorry for the loss of Jessica although those years ago. I hope her daughter knows how dedicated her Mom was to both she and our nation. I hope she has happy memories of Mom and that they this has not changed after all these years. I wish peace for her family.

To the family and friends of Sgt. Jessica L. Cawvey:
Please accept my remembrance of Jessica on the anniversary of her passing and know that she will never be forgotten.

To the family and friends of Sgt. Jessica L. Cawvey:
Remembering Jessica on the anniversary of her passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

To the Cawvey Family,

I am a graduate of Illinois State University. I read the Alumni Magazine from cover to cover when I receive the publication. ISU was founded in 1857 and when the Civil War broke out four years later, students left to go fight and have in every war since. Sgt. Cawvey and four others from ISU have made the ultimate sacrifice in the Iraq/Afghan War. I am especially proud of Sgt. Cawvey who was trying to better herself and make things easier for her and her...

Tomarrow, Aug 21, 2010, I have the honor of walking in her name in the "Run for the Fallen" in Charleston, IL. I will always keep her in my heart and know that I do this to honor her, but know that it truly is a disservice as this is such a small thing for someone who gave all. Please know that I am so grateful to Jessica for what she has done for me and hope that her family can understand that she is not forgotten. God Bless our troops and thank you, Jessica.