JANE BOSACE

Condolences & Memories (14 entries)

• Thank you, Jane/Jai, for your wonderful writing. For your wit and wisdom.For your sense of humour. For your courtesy and kindness to all you engaged with on the site. And for just being you. Jane, you will be terribly missed by so many. And you will be remembered through your EC story posts which will be there for us to revisit and remember. And for new readers to discover a wonderful author who has left a soul full of wisdom. Watch over us, Jane. - Posted by: Lauren/Silene (Cyberfriend - EC Fans) on: Nov 21, 2015

• I have only found Jane's writing belatedly. The characters and plot lines in her writing speak strongly of her faith. Her gentle caring for others and abiding belief in the values of her upbringing shine through her prose. Her students, colleagues, friends and family were blessed to have shared life with her. May the Holy Spirit give you peace in this momentary separation from your beloved Jane. - Posted by: Steve Corwin, Oregon Coast (Fan of Jane's Writing) on: Nov 17, 2015

• Mrs. Bosace (we did not call teachers by their first names back then) was my English teacher at Churchill High School in the late 60's. She was an excellent teacher and always brought out the best of all her students. - Posted by: Donnie Frising (former student) on: Nov 17, 2015

• It is with deep sadness on the passing of Jane, we are so glad that she got to come back for our 60th. high school reunion and got to see all her classmates again. My sincere sympathy to Jane's family. Barbara Kudla (classmate) CCHS "55" - Posted by: Barbara Kudla (Classmate) on: Nov 16, 2015

• My deepest sympathy to her family, Jane & I went back many years & had great times together growing up in Bethlehem, PA. Reconnecting on the web several years ago was a joy. Memories to cherish. She will be missed. - Posted by: Marie Mika Kosman (Elem/High school Friend) on: Nov 16, 2015

• Rest in peace, dear Jai (which was her Board name). Your wonderful discussions will be sorely missed. Walk with Ursus and be united with all your loved ones, who passed before you. over there in the Great Beyond in the hands and care and eternaly joy of the Creator. But even though your body has passed on, your soul will always be with those you left behind - and with us, who shared your comments and wisdom on the Board. - Posted by: Tina Berlin Bear (Board-Member from ECfans.com) on: Nov 15, 2015

• Jane, Though we never had the pleasure of meeting in person I've enjoyed our conversations and reading your stories through the years. Your passing has left a hole in our community and an emptiness in our hearts. Walk with Ursus. Riqi - Posted by: Mary Jay (Cyber Friend) on: Nov 15, 2015

• I am very stunned too from her depart. Especially thinking she wrote a cheerful message answering a post of mine just few hours before her sudden death! We never met in the flesh, unfortunately, but I experienced her kind friendship by (through) the web. She choose to be our Matriarch at Thylacine Hearth, a web-family we share with Founder Lindy and others. And it turned out she was almost like a mom. Always amiable and patient with me (as she was with everybody, for what I know) though the ample gap between my poor "english-globish" and her well managed mothertongue and teacher's language. We'll miss her greatly. A little comfort from knowing she didn't suffer and she is rejoining her beloved John forever. Rest in Peace, dear Jane. Mauro - Posted by: Mauro Gallerani from Cento / Ferrara / Italy (Thylacine Hearth friend) on: Nov 14, 2015

• A lady I never had the pleasure of meeting in the flesh I have known Jane for over twelve years as part of an online community. Jane taught me to write creatively, encouraged me as a writer and her quiet gentle presence was there to support me when I lost my mother. Her intelligence, love of history and writing shone out to me. I have shed many tears at news of her passing yet she has left a legacy of beautiful memories for me to remember. - Posted by: Sharie woods (English online Friend) on: Nov 14, 2015

• I met Jane in 2003 at a fan site dedicated to the Earth's Children series of books. We both loved the books, and as time passed we formed a bond with a large group of EC Fans from all corners of the world and formed a cyber-hearth. Jane became the 'Matriarch of Thylacine Hearth' and no Hearth could have had a better Matriarch. She cared for her Hearthies, guided them, advised them, hugged them, cried with them, and loved them, and we all loved her back. She was writing a wonderful story, and sadly we'll not now see the end of it. Her beloved husband, John, bought her her first computer so that she could write her story and make friends on the internet. Jane was in her 60s, and she struggled a lot, trying to learn how to cope with the computer. So I helped her to understand her computer, and she helped me to understand geography. She was a teacher born, and a teacher to the end, despite having to officially retire from teaching due to ill health. One of my proudest achievements is the map that I made for her story, under her patient tutelage (I remember well the time that that she asked me two to move two mountains for her, and I told her I wasn't God - but I did move those mountains in her map for her...) In the thirteen years since then, I improved at geography and map making and writing and Jane became incredibly adept with her computer and learned to stay calm and not panic when something went wrong with it. When her husband died, I was so grateful to her friends Anne and Glenn, and their son Simeon (who was her godson, and of whom she was so proud). They took care of her, were always there for her when she needed them, and they made her a part of their family. She told me that thanks to them, she never felt alone. She and I adopted each other long ago as cyber-sisters. When I came home from the hospital when my mother died in 2006, she was waiting in MSN for me in case I needed her. I did need her, very badly, and it is thanks to her and two close friends that I have here in the UK - as she had Anne and Glenn and Simeon in Canada - that I got through that devastating loss and came out the other end. When John died, I was waiting in MSN for her. I only hope that I helped her then as much as she had helped me with my loss. We talked for hours in IM, ranted to each other when things annoyed us, discussed religion, politics, books, TV programs, weather, news, everything, and we brainstormed our respective stories together. She was 'Jaybo' in my story, and she so loved reading about her 'other self' and helping me with timelines and research. (Though my story wasn't a patch on hers!) She was one of my three best friends ever, and I am so devastated to lose her. I think everyone who knew who will be devastated, her family especially, her friends, all the children, grown now, that she taught over the years, her school and uni friends who she remained in contact with, and the many fans who so enjoyed her story. But she will be with John now, in God's house. When he died, Jane had their favourite song played at his funeral. 'The far-side banks of Jordan', by Johnny Cash. I wrote a poem for her at the time, loosely based on her favourite song, and she asked me, when the time came, to write some more verses for it, to 'finish' it. How could I refuse my big sister? So here it is, the three original verses and three new verses, to reunite two of the nicest and most loving people that I have ever known. For Jane and John On the far side banks of Jordan, John is waiting, His fingers drawing circles in the ever-shifting sand, His eyes, no longer dim, take in the beauty, As the sun glints gold along that shining strand. It was God's will to send him on before you, To where his feet could confidently tread that shifting sand. To where, made young once more, his soul can linger, Until you come, to take his waiting hand. When that day comes, you will be reunited, Till then he will wait patiently on Jordan's verdant shore, Then, hand in hand, you'll go to God together, Two loving hearts rejoined, for evermore. The world turned five more times without him in it, Your feet moved on alone it seemed, and yet You came to know that God still had work for you, In the friendships of all those that you had met. But now, at last, the waiting time has ended, And on Jordan's far-side banks your searching eyes are fixed. And then they see the one that they are seeking, And fasten on him hungrily, transfixed. You cross the shifting sands to where he's waiting, Your hands outstretched to clasp him to your heart, And hand in hand, you go to God together, Two loving hearts rejoined, no more to part. Jane, dearest friend, be happy with John. I will remember you all the days of my life, and I look forward to seeing you one day on the 'far-side banks of Jordan', when it is my own time to cross. - Posted by: Lindy Chambers (Friend, Hearthie, and cyber-sister) on: Nov 14, 2015

• My dear Jane, my best friend ever since 8th grade, who quickly became known as "Murf" in high school, my pal at basketball games, I thank God for your smiling presence in my life, and for the joy of sharing our class reunion with you just last month. I will continue to find you in the heart of God. - Posted by: Sister Lucia LaMontagne, O.Carm. (close friend) on: Nov 13, 2015

• It is with deep sadness that I have learned of Jane's passing. We just saw Jane on October 10th @ our 60th High School Class reunion. She was a beloved member of our class who will be sincerely and lovingly missed. - Posted by: Tom Hoof (High School Classmate) on: Nov 13, 2015

• I met Jane a number of years ago, and although we haven't spoken for some time, I will never forget her warm heart and gentle way. She truly was a great lady. I hope she is finding peace with her John now. - Posted by: Shannon (friend) on: Nov 13, 2015

• I am away at the moment and was shocked and saddened to see that Jane had past away. I always enjoyed our conversations when we did see each other. She had interesting ideas and viewpoints on a variety of topics. A truly kind and gentle lady.. My sincere condolences to her family and loved ones. - Posted by: Jane McGrigor (Neighbour at 99) on: Nov 13, 2015