Jenny Morman

As I was reading the paper tonight, I was struck speechless. On the obituary page, right at the top, was an obituary for a girl I used to work with, named Jenny Morman. You work with all sorts of people. Some you dont care for too much, some you dont mind, and then there are the few people you really look forward to seeing every night, because they are your friends. And Jenny was a friend of mine. We were both big music fans, and we were always exchanging cds and cassettes. I can directly attribute my interest in Peter Murphy/Bauhaus/Tones on Tail, along with Norways amazing Turbonegro, to Jennys taste. Jenny was always sickly. It turned out she was allergic to wheat, of all things! Every time she ate, she was making herself sick. Im not sure of the exact cause of death, but I can only imagine it was due to an anorexic/allergic condition. Jennys email address was one of the very first ones in my address book when I finally had access to the Internet. Her ID was "everydaysinner"! And that just tells you she had a lot of attitude. She was a very smart girl. Far too smart and artistic to be kept down but this white-collar, conservative place called Rochester, Minnesota. Last I knew, Jenny was off to San Francisco to reunite with her girlfriend. We kept in touch a little bit, but sometimes you begin to lose track of people. She must have changed her email address, because after a while I couldnt get in touch with her. But I always wondered what she was up to, where she was, and how she was doing. I'm sad to know she's gone. She passed away in Minneapolis, undoubtedly being as bohemian as she could be, bless her heart. She was only 34 years old. But as I sit and think about Jenny tonight, as I think about life tonight, I realize her email ID summed her up pretty well. No, not the sinner part, but the fact that she always had such spirit, even as frail as she always was. And she had the guts to follow her dreams. I will say a prayer tonight and listen to all of the great music I got from Jenny. If I had the constitution for it, she'd likely want me to get drunk in her honor as well! Hahaha, what a great girl. I thought she was special when I knew her, and it makes me sad to know that the world has lost one more person who knew how to live...in the moment. Bless your spirit, Jenny Morman. I will miss you.

With love,
Tony