Ms. Jennifer Gail Hallman

Jennifer Gail Hallman, 33, of Lakeland, Florida, went to be with our Lord on Monday, June 19, 2017. Jennifer was born on July 4, 1983 in Fort Irwin, CA to Rachel Humphrey Woodward and Russel Lee Workman (Samantha). She was a 2001 graduate of Plant City High School and she attended Keiser University where she received her Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license and was in pursuit of her RN degree. In addition to her parents, Jennifer is survived by her children, Casey Hallman, Ashtyn Hallman, and Kylee Kincaid; brothers Shannon Woodward (Liza), Adam Woodward, Russ Workman (Brandi), and Jacob Workman; sister Angela Arden (Johnny); maternal grandmother Donna Crofton Humphrey and paternal grandmother, Mary Cutright Workman. She was predeceased by her maternal grandfather, Robert Lee Humphrey, Sr., her paternal grandfather, Larry Russel Workman, and her stepfather, Timothy Wayne Woodward. Jennifer had a personality that was too big for this world. She loved to laugh. She loved to dance. She simply loved life. She also cared deeply for others—especially her family and close friends—and she always put others before self. If you were lucky enough to call her “family” or “friend,” she always had your back, and you could count on that. She had an intuitive wisdom about the way life should work believing that people should first of all be true to self. “Stay true to who you are,” she wrote in a Facebook post. “Keep an open door policy, brutal honesty, and heart on your sleeve.” She often used that rare gift of caring to give words of love and wisdom to others. “The best accessories to wear today” she wrote in a modern-day translation of Colossians 3:13-14 “are compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience and love.” Anyone who knew Jennifer well would attest to the fact that Jennifer truly made a daily effort to put these words of wisdom into practice in her own life, and she was insistent that others do the same. Life was just that simple for her: Be kind. Be humble. And love one another. “Don’t start your day with the broken pieces of yesterday,” Jennifer once wrote. She believed that each day should be lived to its fullest, and she had little room for self-pity and sadness. “Don’t’ live in fear of how things will end up, but live in the moment and be glad it’s taking place,” she wrote in another Facebook post. By far the most significant moments of her life were the days spent with her most precious treasures—her children, Casey, Ashtyn, and Kylee. They were her life and her primary source of happiness. “Without my children, my life would cease to matter,” she once wrote. She loved them unconditionally and there were no limits to the sacrifices she would make to care for them. First and foremost, she wanted them to be happy and she wanted them to have a bright future. “Gaze at the world and dream,” she wrote above one of Ashtyn’s Facebook pictures, “because you can be anything you wanna be!” Other than her children, the two most important people in Jennifer’s life were her mom and her “Granny.” Rachel Woodward was more than a mom. “You truly are my best friend,” Jennifer once wrote to her mom.” Jennifer was also proud to be named after her Granny, Donna Gail. The two of them had a very special bond. “I love my Granny so much. Everything about her person is perfect and beautiful. If by the time I die, I at least mirror just half the woman she is, then I’ll be proud and satisfied…...They just don’t make them as good as they used to.” If nothing else, these words show that Jennifer far exceeded her expectations because she and Granny shared so many selfless and nurturing traits. In the end, it would be her Granny and Pa who would have, perhaps, the most significant influence on her life. For 33 years, Jennifer received a birthday card from them which always ended with the words, “You are loved,” and it was those very words in Granny’s very own handwriting that Jennifer had tattooed on her arm just days before her death. Jennifer Gail died knowing she was loved, and it was SHE—not Rachel or Ramona or anyone else—who got the first dance with Pa in Heaven!

Ms. Jennifer Gail Hallman

July 4, 1983 - June 19, 2017

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