Vito Viscuso added this message on August 1, 2010:

Jana,

I have never meet you, but was touched so much by you site and words that I was compelled to write in your guest-book. I sure if we had met you would have touched me even more in person.

May you soul rest in peace and flourish in the after life.

Sharon Slaughter added this message on July 31, 2010:

Jana,

While I never got to meet you, your Web Site tells the story of what beautiful, generous and thoughtful person you are that will be missed by many.

God saw you getting tired
"When a cure was not to be,
So He put His arms around you
And whispered, "Come to Me."
You didn't deserve
What you went through
And so He gave you rest.
God's garden must be beautiful,
He only takes the best.
And when I saw you sleeping
So peaceful and free from pain,
I could not wish you back
To suffer that again."

I don't know who the author was, but it fits you perfectly. Your parents are dear sweet people and my heart breaks for them. The only thing that gives me comfort is knowing that we will all be together again in Heaven with God. Until then, Sharon and Bob Slaughter.

Professor Robert C. Fellmeth added this message on July 30, 2010:

Jana, I did not know you except by reputation. And that was exemplary, of course. We work in fields that are related and acknowledge your excellent public interest record. Your loss means that we shall miss working together. But you seem to have a legacy of students who respect you, and that is the pride of any teacher. We salute you. Bob Fellmeth, Price Professor of ublic Interest Law, University of San Diego School of Law, Director of the Children's Advocacy Institute.

Angela Floyd added this message on July 30, 2010:

Jana, thank you for being brave enough to put together this website. I never got to meet you in person, but it feels like we've been able to spend a little time together today as I've peeked into your life here. You will live on through the people who you loved. My heart weeps for those who will hear your voice in their heads forever, you were much beloved and you will be fondly remembered.

NESTOR CARDENAS added this message on July 30, 2010:

We are very good friends with Jim and Patricia and would like to say that we are very sorry about your loss and very moved by this wonderful memorial.
May God pour His Grace upon you and the whole family and give you the strength needed at moments like these. Amen!

Daron Borst added this message on July 30, 2010:

What a life!

I never read the obituaries, but yours found me today. I don't know you, but I am in awe of the life you lived. You should be very proud!

Ashley Powell added this message on July 30, 2010:

I have struggled w/ my words all week since they cant fully describe such beauty as Jana Pershing.

I am forever grateful to her for helping me recover from Lyme Disease and return home to my family. The treatment months were some of the darkest, scariest, and strangest of my life; yet I treasure them because of Jana.

I miss her soothing and ever calm voice. I really miss her quirky,smirky,twisted faces. I miss her laugh - it makes me smile as I type. I miss her humor - especially her twisted sense...like her love of creepy movies that she made me watch. She loved watching me panic as the horror scenes unfolded - laughing at me as I punched her for making me sit through it!

We became so close so quickly and I trusted her always. She was a real friend, a rare friend that you dont find often.

We hated our goodbyes. We knew her time here was drawing to an end...yet I promised her we would see eachother again. I am certain that we will be reunited in a life where goodbye's are no longer necessary.

Jana is finally free. Free of the body that imprisonned her in pain for so many unfair years. She is free to soar to the highest point in the heavens....perching there and smiling...and finally knowing that her life has really just begun.

Dan and Jim - know how much she loves you ....and wants each of you to be happy and surrounded by love. Fullfilled and at peace here...and soaring through this life for her.

I am here if you need anything ever at all.

Donna Boucher added this message on July 30, 2010:

I did not have the pleasure of knowing Jana. But I remember her Mom, Patricia, from school. Very touching tribute and I did enjoy getting to see part of Jana's life. She was exactly the same age as my son. Thoughts and prayers are with her family now. God Bless all.

Donna Boucher
Class of '64
CHS

Karen Mallory added this message on July 30, 2010:

I had the pleasure of being in Dr. Pershing's Murder class at SDSU. I will always remember the gentleness in her voice, her intelligence, and her wonderful stories she shared with us about her life and her family from Indiana, Washington, and moving to San Diego.

To this day, I think of being in her class often. She was an amazing teacher and she had an impact on my life.

Karen

Dori White added this message on July 30, 2010:

I don't know Jana. We never met. I met her today in the pages of The San Diego Union Tribune. My heart prompted me to write to the family. My deep condolences to all of you. Shalom. May God give you peace and comfort. I was diagnosed with cancer, a rare tumor that grew close to my aorta, I was only 38 years old then. I had an open heart surgery to remove the tumor. I am now 44 years old and doing well. As I know what it was like to live through the emotional and physical pain of having an illness that we all do not know the final outcome at times, I wanted to give you all the hope that I received knowing I have The Lord by my side at all times. I want you to have that too. I wish you all His blessings and peace that passes all understanding.

Thank you,
Dori