Having one of those days of MEMORIES of close friends from long ago when young.  Missing friends who are GONE but NEVER FORGOTTEN.  I miss EDDIE'S HEART 
Jane Schweizer Fairchild
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BHS Class of 1971
Claude 'EDDIE' Hosea 
August 19, 1953 born in St. Louis Missouri
August 20, 1974 (age 20)
Park Hill Cemetary, Bloomington Illinois
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EDDIE became one of my very best friends during High School, Bloomington Illinois. 
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During the RACIAL RIOTS of 1970 - Eddie would walk me to class as the teachers would lock the classrooms.  And Eddie would be waiting for me to walk me to my next class outside the class room  the teacher would unlock that door and allow us students to go to our next class.

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EDDIE was the most sincere, loving, gentle, kind HEARTS I had ever known in life.  He was a CHRISTIAN - the real first CHRISTIAN that I knew in life and EDDIE's LIGHT SHINED BRIGHT through his SMILE, HEART, and actions.

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I MISS EDDIE's HEART
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GONE but NOT FORGOTTEN. 

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My tears fall today as I plan to go place a flower on Eddie's gravesite and cry tears for MEMORIES of those CHERISHED on this earth.

JANE SCHWEIZER FAIRCHILD - SONG that I wrote to the music - Have told my husband Mark that for my funeral I want this song played from my own POURED OUT SOUL.
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GENESIS 2:7 after GOD created MAN out of the dust of this EARTH - GOD breathed into that DUST to become a LIVING BEING
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Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. –
Genesis 2:7
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As long as I live, while I have breath from God, my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies. – Job 27:3-4
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But there is a spirit within people, the breath of the Almighty within them, that makes them intelligent. -Job 32:8
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For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. –
Job 33:4
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If God were to take back his spirit and withdraw his breath, all life would cease, and humanity would turn again to dust. – Job 34:14-15
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But if you turn away from them, they panic. When you take away their breath, they die and turn again to dust. When you give them your breath, life is created, and you renew the face of the earth. – Psalm 104:29-30
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God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone who walks the earth. – Isaiah 42:5
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This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD. – Ezekiel 37:5-6
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Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. – John 20:21-22
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The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. – Acts 17:24-25
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EVEN WHEN I HAVE to walk through DEATH walking through that SHADOW OF DEATH I will LIFT MY HANDS HIGH and I will PRAISE MY GOD as I DANCE INTO HEAVEN the second I in this PERISABLE OF THIS EARTH become walking into ETERNITY to be GODs BREATHING for IMPERISHABLE inside HEAVEN IN ETERNITY - Janestree words poured out of my soul to write in SONG - MUSIC to WORSHIP MY GOD (Holy Ghost Writer wrote in 10 minutes through JANESTREE POURED OUT SOUL)
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>>> John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. --- JOHN 3:16 GOD SO LOVE HIS CREATION that HE CREATED OUT OF THE DUST OF THIS EARTH that GOD breathed into to become a LIVING BEING - You - Me - that GOD gave us the ONLY WAY to gain ETERNITY IN HEAVEN to be with HIM through the PASSOVER BLOOD OF GODs OWN SON, JESUS, to gain ETERNITY to be with GOD... to gain BREATHING IN GOD in heaven for ETERNITY or ETERNITY in HELL - OUR CHOICE.
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Janestree style for rhythm to wrap around JANESTREE WRITTEN WORDS - Wukaapple
High-Energy Avant-Garde K-Pop Dance Pop Fused With Aggressive Trap and Chinese ethnic traditional music, Powerful Falsetto Male Vocal With Emotional Drive, Strong Beat With Punchy Kick And Snare, Layered Synth Leads, And Rhythmic Bassline, Chinese ethnic violin erhu, zither guzheng, pipa bamboo flute
Anthem-Style Chorus With Crowd Chant Feeling, “Yeah”, “Oh”, And Shout Elements, Includes Build-Up, Drop, And Explosive Chorus, Inspiring And Triumphant Mood, Like Reaching The Top After A Long Struggle, Clean Modern Production, Similar To Stadium Pop Style, Tempo 125–130 Bpm
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Janestree 'C' Copyright this day of GODs poured out NEW MERCIES around my being on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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EVEN the second I have to walk through that SHADOW OF DEATH
Even those last seconds of breathing in,
breathing out
FOR GOD IS the reason I breath as a LIVING BEING
as this being of me is born from the DUST
and one day, one day, I will walk through DEATH
as GOD takes back HIS BREATHING and the DUST OF ME returns back to that DUST
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Even that second
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I will lift my hands HIGH
HIGH
HIGH to the HEAVENS
to Thank MY GOD for HIS BREATHING that HE gave me on this earth.
For HIS GOODNESS
For HIS POURED OUT MERCY
For HIS POURED OUT LOVE
that HE poured out on me of this DUST
as I walked through this earth
and NOW
NOW
This second
I leave this earth
to ENTER into ETERNITY
through the mortal of this EARTH DUST
The PERISHABLE of this EARTH OF DUST
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taking on the IMMORTAL NEW BEING
Becoming part of the IMPERISHABLE in HEAVEN
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through the ONLY WAY,
ONLY PATH,
A very VERY NARROW PATH
on this earth to walk
covered by the PASSOVER BLOOD OF JESUS
JESUS on that cross
Who gave UP HIS OWN LIFE for me to have ETERNITY
through the ONLY WAY, the ONLY PATH, the very narrow WAY to walk,
the ONLY TRUTH written, the ONLY ONE LIFE GIVEN
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JESUS
JESUS
JESUS MY LORD
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to walk into ETERNITY to be with JESUS MY LORD and be with our ABBA FATHER GOD ALMIGHTY
Creator of all of this earth, this universe, this BEING OF ME
On EARTH as it is in HEAVEN
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Even that very last remaining seconds of breathing on this EARTH
As I walk through that valley of DEATH
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MY HANDS will be lifted HIGH TO THE HEAVENS
To worship MY GOD of whom I follow
JESUS
JESUS
JESUS MY LORD
My king of all Kings
My Lord of all Lords
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I walk into from on earth as I walk into HEAVEN
for ETERNITY
ETERNITY
As I will WALK INTO HEAVEN with DANCING
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for now I am breathing in GOD in heaven
with the WORD OF GOD
JESUS the WORD OF GOD
Sitting on HIS THRONE at the RIGHT HAND OF ABBA FATHER GOD ALMIGHTY
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and NOW
NOW that split second
I now breathe in GOD in heaven to be with GOD for ETERNITY
through the PASSOVER BLOOD
of GODs LOVING THIS WORLD so much that HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON
YESHUA
JESUS
to become that PASSOVER BLOOD
From passing from this earth of DEATH
To passing through
to WALK INTO ETERNITY
as this BREATHING OF ME on this EARTH
Has now become BREATHING OF GOD inside HEAVEN FOR ETERNITY
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As I DANCE into ETERNITY TO BE WITH MY GOD
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PRAISE MY GOD
PRAISE MY GOD with all I have within me
As I walk into ETERNITY
and I walk into LIFE ETERNAL
through
Jesus
Jesus
JESUS BLOOD
The PASSOVER BLOOD
to pass through this earth and pass into ETERNITY to be with GOD ALMIGHTY
and GOD BREATHING in ME for ETERNITY
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ETERNITY
ETERNITY
I breathe GOD in my breathing for ETERNITY
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Nothing but the BLOOD OF JESUS
Nothing but the BREATHING OF MY GOD
Walking through
Passing through EARTH
As I DANCE into ETERNITY
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NANCY RENDER SEMINGSON - died early morning on Saturday, March 29, 2026 at Hospital in ER. I hate to share this news but this morning while at church (First Assembly of God, Normal IL on 03/29/2026 through Nancy's niece Christy as Nancy's sister Mary Lou Hill attend same church)
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I was told that NANCY passed away on early Saturday morning March 28, 2026 at the Hospital in ER - My heart is busted.
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I had known Nancy my entire life, we grew up together as she lived directly behind my house on West Jefferson Street, and I lived at 708 1/2 West Monroe Street, as we walked together to attend Grade School at Edwards School
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Nancy and I use to go to her ONE WEEK in summer CHILDREN's BIBLE SCHOOL and would ride the Sunday School bus together as we attended her family's Church together as children at Grace Methodist Church.
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My tears and heart have BUSTED.
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Nancy Render Semingson - Born December 9, 1952 - passed away on early morning on March 28. 2026
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My tears fall as I remember Monica Bailey Taylor and her beloved husband Don.  Monica always was positive throughout High School and life itself.  I remember Monica always accepted me as a person.  I loved being around Monica as she drew out the BEST of me as we attended BHS.  I will always VALUE who MONICA and DON were for all olf us. Thank you MONICA (and DON) being on this earth for us to know.  Thank you for your acceptance, LOVE, and encouragement.   from someone oftentimes not seen or noticed or accepted and it is okay - Jane Schweizer Fairchild 

My heart is sad when I learned earlier of Douglas Fillmore of BHS Class of 1971 passed away back on August 24th. Doug was diagnosed with Brain Cancer earlier in the summer, went on Hospice in July and passed away about one month later. Doug was retired and living in New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Doug was a sweet person. I am sure he was a TOP TEACHER for BJHS.
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HEALING for me through the years has come through WRITING WORDS as this has brought HEALING to me - Today I write words in song of STORIES OF MY LIFE on this earth
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SNOWFLAKE dancing and falling from the sky captured in Abba Father's hands - from BEING ABUSED in hands to being set FREE in GODs hands - Janestree POURED OUT SOUL in MY STORY - SONG - MUSIC - WORDS on this new today on December 6, 2025 at 7:00 am
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As a CHILD - My hair was a light wheat color as my eyes were Silver in color.
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My grandmother use to call me 'Her SNOWFLAKE'. - as when the SNOW was falling and I was a small child of 4 years old she would tell me 'JANEY, LOOK OUTSIDE - Lets go outside to play in that FALLING SNOW as those angles of HEAVEN are having a SNOW PILLOW FIGHT IN HEAVEN and wanting to share with you JANEY their fun, their laughter for you to PLAY in their SNOW PILLOW FIGHT in heaven.
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So Grandmother and Grandfather and I would run outside to building a SNOWMAN and play, laugh, and have an ANGEL SNOW PILLOW FIGHT
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Sadly my mother had never wanted me so she had an abortion with me in her womb, and she beat me with her hands up until I was 24 years old when Mark saw her hitting me and he took her arms and fists and told her that day 'NO, NEVER AGAIN will you ever HIT MY WIFE' and she never hit me again.

Today I deal with Cerebral Palsy losing my ability to walk and sometimes speak out words from brain damage given to me by my mothers hands. Diagnosed July 2018. As sometimes today I get BRAIN ZAPS (Cerebral Palsy seizures) and I go limp, collapse, and cannot walk or even speak out words as Mark drags me to the bed to rest until the BRAIN ZAP stops....
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BUT GOD and MY HUSBAND MARK, (married February 18, 1978) taught me to TRUST THEIR LOVE AND THEIR HANDS to hold me but it took ONE INCH AT A TIME to learn to TRUST to NEVER be afraid being a SNOWFLAKE in HIS HAND holding me tight.
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Janestree 'C' Copyrighted on this JANESTREE BREATHING JOURNAL of JANEs story told - as GOD OWNS ALL OF ME, HIS JANESTREE, as GOD even owns my breathing within this small SPECK OF DUST of a snowflake falling and dancing in HIS HANDS of love for me - Janestree - Genesis 2:7 - on this NEW TODAY of GODs mercy that wraps tight around Janestree as a BLANKET to hold me tight and walk me through to that far other side for HIS VICTORY over JANESTREE - December 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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One small tiny snowflake dancing and falling from the sky
A sky so vast and large and yet in the light of the moon I can see one small snowflake dancing from this dark hidden sky
A small snowflake - dancing in the wind
Twirling and dancing, and chasing and chasing to find where it belongs
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My Abba Father hand reaches up and I fall gently into HIS HANDS
To become a small tiny snowflake dancing in HIS HANDS
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I am so much afraid of those huge hands
Hands that took their fingers and drew out the forms of this earth
The mountains high
The oceans deep
And now I as a dancing snowflake have found my own place in THOSE HANDS
I am so much afraid of those huge hands
My heart flutters as a small SPARROW that has been captured by God’s own HANDS
Afraid and trembling for being in those HANDS
I lay paralyzed from fear as I lay in HIS HANDS
Wondering what those HANDS will do to me as a small SNOWFLAKE
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And now I as a dancing snowflake have found my own place in THOSE HANDS
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But He speaks
And from his words I feel warmth and love that flows
He speaks tenderly toward me and says with a whisper
As HE breathes over me with his tenderness and comfort
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Do not be afraid
I will never harm you for my HANDS will only protect you
I am the same HANDS that held you in place in your mother's womb
For These hands have designed and formed you for my PLEASURE
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Abba Father Hands start stroking me and starts counting every strand of my hair
As His Hands start gently forming me like a piece of art work formed in his hands
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My Abba hands stroke me with the strokes of HIS ARTIST hands
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He admires me as HIS MASTER PIECE nestled inside of HIS HANDS
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His gentle words speak over me with every breath that he takes
I love what I have created for me
For you my little chosen Snowflake been chosen by me to be MY SNOWFLAKE dancing in my hands
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I know you by name
For you belong to ME - my little SNOWFLAKE
He keeps stroking me with his words of warmth
as I am changing and melting held in the deep of his hands
To become a small tiny snowflake dancing in HIS HANDS
as he speaks
I know you for you are my Master Piece
You are my art work created by MY HANDS
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I held you in MY HANDS before you were even conceived and given into your mother's womb
I wanted YOU from the beginning
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HIS WORDS breathing upon me
His words bring me comfort and peace
My fear melts away as I listen to HIS WORDS spoken
As I surrender my heart in TRUST of this LOVE
I become MELTED and BENT in HIS HANDS
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HIS HANDS will never strike me or hit me or abuse me in any way
HIS HANDS will never place SHAME upon me
HIS HANDS will never destroy me as a SNOWFLAKE in HIS HANDS
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HIS HANDS will only surround me in protection
HIS HANDS will only HOLD MY LIFE IN PLACE
HIS HANDS will only love me and show me MERCY
He then starts looking at me again - HIS ART PIECE
HIS SNOWFLAKE in HIS HANDS
As HE SMILES upon me and says
I only see beauty, radiance, as this SNOWFLAKE has become a treasure held in my hand
You my child in my hands is far more valuable then gold or diamonds
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I melt from his love and his tender mercy
I am A SNOWFLAKE in HIS HANDS
As I gently fall dancing from the sky into HIS HANDS
A SNOWFLAKE held in HIS HANDS OF LOVE
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HIS HANDS chose me and held me in place in the sky
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To gently fall into HIS HANDS OF LOVE for me
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I am but HIS SNOWFLAKE in HIS HANDS OF LOVE
Cloaked in radiance of color of the rainbow...
coming through me?
Do you see the violet color coming through me?
Do you see the color of DIAMONDS glistening in shades of many colors as you look at me dancing in HIS HANDS OF LOVE as HIS LOVE SHINES through me...
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Can you see my COLORS that HE has created through me?
A SNOWFLAKE held by HIS HANDS
A Snowflake that fell dancing from the Sky
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A snowflake MELTED AND BENT in HIS HANDS
For my Abba Father HANDS caught me falling from the Sky and now
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I am A SNOWFLAKE in HIS HANDS
HIS HANDS.... holding my life in place as I trust HIS HANDS
HIS HANDS that will always hold me close to HIS HEART
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As this SNOWFLAKE melts into HIS HANDS OF LOVE and we become ONE IN LOVE
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One small drop... One small SPARROW... One small SNOWFLAKE held in HIS
HANDS OF GREAT MERCY AND LOVE
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I am but a small SNOWFLAKE dancing in my Abba Father’s HANDS
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I TRUST those hands that I am MELTING to become with ONE IN HIM
I am SAFE
I am protected
I melt in TRUST in those HANDS that surround me as a SNOWFLAKE held in HIS HANDS OF LOVE as a Snowflake dancing in his hands
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OBITUARY

James E. Burchett

March 21, 1953 – October 1, 2022
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James E. Burchett, 69, of Bloomington passed away October 1, 2022. He was born in Fort Campbell, KY on March 21, 1953 to George and Virginia (Simpson) Burchett. He married the love of his life, Connie Milam on October 19, 1974.
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James was retired from Bradford Supply Co., where he worked for 37 years. Besides spending time with his wife and family, Jim loved to play guitar, to draw, to find humor whenever possible, and share those passions with others.
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Surviving are his loving wife of 48 years: Connie; Children: Chris Burchett and Jamie Winner; Grandchildren: Blake and Reese Burchett and Sister: Georgina Funk; He is preceded in death by his mother and father: Virginia & George Burchett.
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A public visitation will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at East Lawn Funeral Home, Bloomington. A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 7, 2022 at 10:00 am at East Lawn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Burial will follow services at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington.
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Serving as pallbearers are Chris Burchett, Blake Burchett, Wes Milam, Jessica Milam, Jamie Winner, Danielle Milam, Mark Cohenour and Adam Milam.
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Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.EastLawn-Bloomington.com for the Burc

Jimmy Burchett - (James) - I had known closely when his mother Virginia Burchett would take Jimmy and his sister Georginia would attend the same CHURCH that my family attended at West Olive Methodist Church which had been the same block that Jimmy lived.  My father Herman Schweizer was the 6th Grade class Sunday School Teacher for 40 years as Jimmy and I both attended this Sunday School class and then right after the class was done we ALL would run across the street to the CORNER LITTLE STORE and purchase candy.  I loved Jimmy so much.  He was always gentle, kind hearted, and knew how to make me laugh. 
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TIME, one second tick, and that TIME gathers together as a FOG MIST and rushes into to become TOMORROW and many years later. I wish one could HOLD TIGHT ON TIME OF OUR WALKING THROUGH WITH OUR LIVES to hold on those moments of TIME where we value that treasure of FRIENDSHIPS - FAMILY - TIME that now has become 'ONCE UPON A TIME'
James 4:14 "Your life is like a mist. You can see it for a short time, but then it goes away"
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Precious Maria;
You probably do NOT remember me at all but I so much remember you. Your mother, YOU, and your brother would at times attend West Olive Methodist Church where my father, mother, brother Paul, and I attended as children. You had resided at Holton Homes. Sometimes I would come over to your home and we would be together - mainly playing the record player.
You were valuable to me as a child. I always loved your gentleness and sweetness.
I hope and pray that LIFE on this earth as been good to you.
What happened to your brother Alex?
I would love to reconnect a bit just to get to know one another a small bit.
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I married a beautiful man of God named Mark Fairchild. We now have been married 46 years February 18, 1978. We spent our life career in God's calling upon our lives in Rescue Mission Ministry work for 40 years. Having had attended and graduated from Chrust for the Nations Bible College,. Dallas Texas. And then having also attended and graduated from Regent University, (700 Club / CBN Christian Broadcasting Network) having obtained a MA Communications Degree.
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Spending much of our time as Mark served as Executive Director over Albuquerque (NM) Rescue Mission, and I served alongside as 'HELPER' - whatever needed done to keep that wheel moving forward. Mark also had been voted and served also as DISTRICT OVERSEER for RESCUE MISSIONS in 5 state area of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico region through AGRM (Association of Gospel Rescue Missions) located in Colorado Springs, Colorado headquarters.

Our life has been blessed, good, and propered for whom we surrendered to SERVING in our lifetime - our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Much blessing to you Maria.
I will always value you in life.

Jane Schweizer Fairchild

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This was our CALLING OF GOD for our lifetime career in GOD - RESCUE MISSION

Precious Darlene Devine Valenzuela 
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Darlene and I connected our Senior year at BHS.  We hung out together and enjoyed our friendship.  Darlene always had a way to draw out LAUGHTER. 
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I have tears in my eyes for another whom my own life on this earth that I was connected with in knowing.
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The WORD OF OUR GOD is written 
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James 4:15 
You do NOT know what will happen tomorrow. 
for what is YOUR LIFE 
It is even a VAPOR - that appears for a LITTLE TIME 
and than vanishes away.
Here today, gone tomorrow.  
VAPOR 
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When you are young - you think 'I AM INVINISABLE' and as a child growing up when we say 'ARE WE THERE YET?" -  but then you turn around and realize HOW QUICK OF VAPOR we walk into OLD ...  as our LIFE on this earth how says 'YES, we are there yet?' and my own life has become what MANKIND is created out of being 'DUST ON THIS EARTH to return back to DUST OF THIS EARTH' as GOD HIMSELF is our breathing within this DUST (Genesis 2:7) - VAPOR... 
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My tears fall from DARLENE dying on this DUST EARTH LEVEL to return back to that DUST.  
That VAPOR of living life on this earth. 

Jane Schweizer Fairchild 
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Psalms 144:4 
Man is like a breathe, his days are like a passing shadow 
Psalms 102:11 
My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass

Oh precious Cathy. You always were such a sweetheart. Thank for being who you have always been - Precious, Sweet, and dear to my heart. Blessings to you.

Posted on: Mar 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM

My LIFE has been an adventure having lived in 5 differents states, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Dallas Texas; Albuquerque NM; Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Illinois, and my husband Mark had served as DISTRICT OVERSEER through AGRM Association of Gospel Rescue Mission headquarters located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As he was an overseer for the States of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado and New Mexico as we together VISITED every RESCUE MISSION throughout all these states. Our life was a true ADVENTURE - rather than getting STUCK.

Posted on: Sep 18, 2023 at 4:46 PM

Larry Webb and I grew up as neighborhood friends in life.  He lived around the block from me.  We attended school at the OLD EDWARDS School together - playing, walking side-by-side, giving one another a very hard time.  His mother cut my hair.  Larry those years long ago was more than a 'neighorhood' friend, but he was a brother to my heart.  I loved Larry as a 'brother'.  But as time does, in High School - being involved with other things, our lives drifted apart.  Like ships in a sea drifting apart.  But we always for some reason managed to run into one another at times through the years.  When Mark and I lived in Albuquerque, NM and came home to Bloomington to visit - I called Larry and we met with one another with his beloved wife Joyce to get reacquainted one again as a ship once again passing in the sea.  We stayed in touch as I would call him just to check in on him to say 'hello' and send my love to him once again to stay connected. A few years ago during one of the phone calls, Larry shared that his sister Nancy had passed away and that he missed her.  All I could do was have tears as he shared of Nancy...  
Today, 09/18/2023 as I woke - I had Larry on my heart and began missing him once again.  Remembering someone that my own heart LOVED on this earth.  Two ships drifting by one another as the WIND carries us apart.  I miss you LARRY, I will always miss you.  Thank you for blessing my life on this earth for being that friend from many years ago.  I love you BROTHER.