Keeley Schenwar Obituary

I will never stop thinking of and loving Keeley! She has a permanent home inside me.

It's been a while since you left us and I still think of you often and half expect you will contact me at any given moment. You are a beautiful, beautiful soul. Luckily, I believe the soul escapes death.

Such a beautiful soul gone way too soon. I remember you admired the most awesome things. Even the now and then photos of star. I'll miss that because you were so different you seen light in the darkest places. Wish I could have spent more time with you and got to know you more. Watch down on Ari she loved you. I'll see you again my friend♥♥god bless you and your family

I will never forget the friendship we built, Keeley u were and always will be an amazing part of my heart. One memory I will never forget about you is ur beautiful smile and amazing heart,thank you so much for trusting in me enough to watch Aneila the first day we met. I love you girl and just a memory of your smile always melts my heart, until we meet again know that I will keep your memory alive as you continue to be my guardian angel...

A letter to my Snoopy:
Your memorial was this last week. Maya requested that we shared experiences we had with you to honor your memory. This was very difficult for me, as you were always the one with words. If you didnt have them yourself, then you found a quote from someone else to express exactly what you were feeling. Words dont come as easily to me, but Ill try.
Whenever I think of you, I think of tons of non-sense glimpses. Really, they would make sense to you but not really to anyone else. I bet I could just rattle off ongy-ongy bebe, and youd understand exactly what I meant. So bear with me, what follows are just a few more of those glimpses.
My first year at Chi, I missed you so much that summer and I wanted to share that life with you. Relishing in the insignificant decisions that we agonized over allowed us the freedom to be kids. Swapping clothes constantly, especially when getting ready for shabbat services, I felt like I had an older sistersomeone who was much cooler than I was. That time away at Chi definitely brought us closer.
I remember you used to have father-daughter dates with Jerry. One year you described the day you spent with him and I was so jealous of all you had done that day that I managed to snag an invite to the next one. We spent the entire day at the zoo and I loved it. Thank you Jerry for allowing me to share that time with the two of you.
Every time I eat a candy cane, I think of our trek to Walgreens in the, lets face it, it was straight-up sleet. Dressed only in jeans and hoodies, we absolutely needed them. I think you might be also the only one Ive known who also loved the cherry flavored ones that turned our mouths completely blue. Surviving on a diet of red bull, sour patch kids, and candy canes, its amazing we still had teeth by high school. We rollerbladed all around Lincolnwoodno matter the weather.
I distinctly remember you came to school having just showered, but it was winter, and your silly but didnt dry your hair because you were worried itd be frizzy. So instead, your hair had icicles! You and your fetish of munching on ice, would then eat the icicle hair until your hair would warm up. It sounds a lot stranger writing it out than I believed it was at the time. I guess thats more of a testament to how weird we both were.
Maya spoke at your memorial about you loving animals and all of a sudden I had this one crystal clear memory. We were roller blading (because it was the 90s and thats what we did), in Prosel park and we had just come from Fannie May. Often picking up a treat or two to get us throughseriously, why did we eat so much sugar? Anyway, we came across this mouse that looked like its teeth had gotten knocked out and couldnt eat. We picked it up in the Fannie May bag we had and took it to the animal store. We spent an inordinate amount of time there (especially for me since I didnt have any pets at that time). We bought a little tank for him and tried to sneak him into the house. My mom was not happy. It never mattered if you had to bend a few rules, you always wanted to help any and every animal you could. Again, a sentiment that Maya pinpointed at your memorial. That kindness was you through and through.
I just came across one of my yearbooks and the portion you signed is literally a sheet of paper that you taped into my book. I think you felt there wasnt enough space for you otherwise. You also didnt want to commandeer my yearbook for that longthis way you could take your time. You always had a great way with words. You would get these writing assignments from Mrs. Kotrba and you would go above and beyond, writing in the worlds smallest font and using every bit of margin possible. You showed me one of your notebooks one day and I was awestruck. All I could think of was, why on earth do I have such a difficult time writing, whereas it just came so easily to you. Even putting these thoughts down took far longer than it shouldve. Although, even when you struggled to put what you could into words, you found those who you felt put it better. As your mom said during your memorial, ever a collector of quotes. Here of some of the quotes we collected over the yearssome are ours.
Put a smile on your face and make the world a better place
You miss 100% of the shots you never take
If barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
If winners never quit and quitters never win, then who came up with quit while youre ahead?
I remember our constant desire to rearrange our rooms. I remember dragging your furniture all around your room to redecorate. Im pretty sure our parents through we were crazy. My mom still talks about the time when I had my bed in my closet at one point. Im pretty sure I took that idea from you. I loved the idea of your nook in your closet.
I wont also pretend that we didnt have our fair share of fights as well, but we'd manage to come back together most times. I do regret we hadnt spoken in the last few years. Every year on June 14th, I remember that one: its Keeleys birthday, two: its flag day

:)and that I hoped you were looking up at the stars somewhere enjoying the summer skywherever that was. Now I hope you have a better view of them where you are.
Always sitting on rooftops,
Woodstock

Keeley I will forever miss you and hold you in my heart you are definitely one of a kind and made a huge impression on me when I met you I can still remember your smile and what forever hold you in my heart I love you and it was a blessing to ever know you may God hold you in the palm of his hands I love you Keeley from the bottom of my heart God bless your family and you'll never be forgotten my love in my heart will always remain the same rest my beautiful sister in Christ and so we meet again I'll keep you in my prayers.

My deepest sympathy at this sad time.
My thoughts are with you.

Britt-Marie

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

Keeley is and will always be a bright Light to everyone who has ever met her. My sincere condolences to her partner, her daughter and her whole family. She leaves this life loved to the core of her being.

Keeley is and will always be a bright Light to everyone who has ever met her. My sincere condolences to her partner, her daughter and her whole family. She leaves this life loved to the core of her being.

In loving memory of Keeley Schenwar.Not only a wonderful, outgoing and awesome person but ALSO A ONE OF A KIND FRIEND WHOM I WILL MISS WITH ALL OF MY HEART AND SOUL!!! We will love you and miss you always