Pleasant Grove High School

Jennifer Beagley VanOrman - 7/29/2011

Class of 1987

Jennifer Beagley VanOrman, beloved wife, mother, daughter and sister, passed away last week.

Our beautiful red-headed baby girl was born August 9, 1969 in Cedar City, Utah, the second of six children to David & Roberta (Bobbi) Beagley. She grew up in Idaho and Utah, attending schools in Lindon and Pleasant Grove, Utah. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 1987, after which she moved to Scarsdale, New York to be a nanny for a year.

Jennie met the love of her life, John Ransom VanOrman II, at the young age of 14. They were married on July 15, 1988 in the Salt Lake LDS temple. They have lived in Provo, Orem, and Lindon, Utah, and currently reside in Issaquah, Washington.

Realizing her most important role in this life, that of a mother, Jennie was blessed with three children: Adrienne, Cutler, and Joshua. There wasn't anything Jennie loved more than being a mother. There were many other children that had the chance to call her mom, as she faithfully nurtured many foster children. Destiny Fletcher was one of them, who they were later able to adopt. Through the challenges and hardships that life provided, Jennie always believed in her children and hoped for the best.

She was a wonderful friend to many and was the best "big" sister, having taught her three younger sisters all about life, spending endless time with her family singing, playing tennis, working on weekends, and traveling with her family.

She was a member of several swim teams, beginning at age 7, and was a member of the USA Junior National Swim Team at age 14. She loved playing tennis in high school, but music was her true passion. This God-given talent developed at an early age. She was an accompanist to her junior high and high school choirs and took voice lessons for more than 6 years. She taught piano lessons to many students in Utah and Washington and thoroughly enjoyed playing Handel's Messiah. There was not a better accompanist anywhere, but her true love was singing with her sisters and transposing music.

She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving diligently in many different callings, including Primary, Young Women, Relief Society, and as a visiting teacher. She was an employee of Deseret Book, where she enjoyed sharing the gospel and her love of music.

Jennie is survived by her husband, John Ransom VanOrman II; her four children Adrienne, Cutler and Joshua VanOrman, all of Issaquah, WA, and Destiny Fletcher; her parents, David & Roberta (Bobbi) Beagley of Pleasant Grove, UT; two brothers, Scott & (D'Nette Holdaway) Beagley of Gilbert, AZ and Paul & (Traci Ahlstrom) Beagley of Mesa, AZ; three sisters, Pam & Darrell Ackerman & of Shelley, ID, Cheryl & Darin Bullock of Pleasant Grove, UT and Mindy & Nathan Olsen of Pleasant Grove, UT. She was preceded in death by a still-born child, her loving grandparents, and her father-in-law, John Ransom VanOrman.

There have been 2 fuzzies left so far.

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