As most of you already know, Megan has gone to Heaven to be with God. She passed peacefully on Monday, February, 1, 2010.
( THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHING DATE)
Megan A. Estey was the devoted and loving daughter of Joanne & Jerry Eisenstadt; dear granddaughter of Manuel & Myra Eisenstadt, and the late Morris & Marian Rothschild; adored niece of Gary & Loretta Rothschild, and Keith & Amy Widerman; and dear cousin of Brian & Kara Widerman.
Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane on Wednesday, February 3, at 11am.
Interment Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery – Berrymans Lane.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to HOPE FOR MEGAN, PO Box 438, Finksburg, Maryland 21048.
A Memorial Gathering will be held for Westminster High School Faculty & Students as well as anyone following HOPE FOR MEGAN at LifePoint, 1701 Emory Road(Route 91) Reisterstown, Maryland 21136, on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 3pm. (Please arrive early as service will start promptly at 3pm) Click Here For Directions
Megan’s parents, Joanne & Jerry Eisenstadt & Family, will be sitting Shivaat their home: 2993 Kenshaw Drive | Finksburg, Maryland | 21048 | Wednesday 7pm, Thursday 7pm, Saturday 7pm: Specific times will be given at service as well as updated on the Website
Anyone wishing to donate food during Shiva, please contact Margaretann Provenza at 443-974-7880, so we can coordinate trays necessary for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, (Snacks & Desserts as well). Afterspeaking with Margaretann, you can contact one of the following caterers:
Santoni’s | 4854 Butler Rd | Glyndon, Md. | 410-833-6610
Lenny’s Deli | 9107 Reisterstown Rd. | Owings Mills, Md. | 410-363-3353
Gourmet Again| 3713 Old Court Rd. | Pikesville, Md. | 410-484-9393
Mark’s Deli | 21 Main St. | Reisterstown, Md. | 410-517-2800
J&P Pizza | 3000 Gamber Rd. | Finksburg, Md. | 410-861-8841
WESTMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL & HOPE FOR MEGAN COMMUNITY: Due to the large number of people loving Megan, her family is requesting for the Westminster High School Faculty & Students as well as anyone following HOPE FOR MEGAN to please join them at the Memorial Gathering being held on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at LifePoint, 1701 Emory Road (Route 91) Reisterstown, Maryland 21136 on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 3:00pm POSTPONED (see below). (Please arrive early as service will start promptly at 3pm) In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to HOPE FOR MEGAN, PO Box 438, Finksburg, Maryland 21048.
*** IMPORTANT UPDATE AS OF FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2010 ***
Due to the impending weather the Hope for Megan memorial gathering scheduled for this Sunday, Feb 7th, at Life Point Church, is POSTPONED!
Please check back for rescheduled date & time of the memorial gathering.
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For additional information, please send an e-mail to madlme2007@hotmail.com
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Megan will ALWAYS have a spot in our hearts.
This loss is way too soon and leaves a huge void in the hearts of all who knew Megan. Her inspiration is the only thing left behind; she will never be forgotten.
We’ve been following Megan’s journey on her website and have been very moved by Megan’s courageous spirit and beautiful smile! She will remain in all of our hearts, reminding us not to take one day for granted. What a special young lady!
Megan’s memory will live forever because of all the family and people who love her.
To The Family and Friends of Megan,
May God’s grace and your strenght guide you through this difficult time. Always know in your hearts that you mean’t the world to Megan. Always, always, always continue to share the wonderful stories of her precious life. She is in heaven now and free of worry and pain. God has greeted her with love and holds her in the palm of his hand. I will continue to keep all of you close in heart and prayer. I will also continue to hold the dearest of memories of Megan close to my heart. She will be looking down on all of us…… so be sure to look up with a smile. We will all meet her someday in heaven and oh the stories she will tell. Megan….thank you for a life very well done.
Love, Miss Sue
Although I have never met Megan or the family, from reading this blog, I can see how she touched so many lives. Megan was friends with a few people I know and that is how I was directed to the blog. My prayers are with the family at this time and I know that Megan is now at peace and is smiling down on us all.
God Bless.
I am so so terrible sorry:/ megan was such an amazing and sweet girl. She was such a good friend, i miss her and i miss hanging out with her & anna and gabby hiken its been about a year since we talked but she is always and truely in my heart she always knew how to make me smile when i was down and always knew how to make me laugh. she was a gorgeous girl. May she rest in peace :/ i miss and love you megan
Megan you are loved always and will be missed greatly.
Megan was a strong girl & she held on as long as she could. Yes, we will all miss her . But she is in a much better place & is not in pain anymore. God bless the family of Megan Estey.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Eisenstadt and Family:
There are no words to to adequately convey sorrow or condolences at a time like this – but please know that my heart and my spirit groan for what you and Megan went through during her illness and for your loss.
I lost my wife and mother of our 3 boys several years ago to breast cancer and the hospice nurses shared this incredible poem with me during the last few days of her life – maybe you’ve read it too. It gave me a new perspective and a real sense of peace. I hope it does the same for you:
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I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until at length she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says: “There, she is gone!”
“Gone where?”
Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the moment when someone at my side says: “There, she is gone!” there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout: “Here she comes!”
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While your precious daughter is gone from our sight, Megan has been perfected. No more pain. No more sorrow. Only the joy that awaits those of us who trust in the Lord for our salvation. As you said, “Goodbye,” to Megan, there were multitudes in Heaven enthusiastically greeting and welcoming her with love and acceptance.
And there she’ll wait, basking in the glory of the Lord until she greets us someday with her warm smile and open arms.
While this “vision” may seem too good, too incredible to be true right now, it IS true and worthy of our full acceptance. God is love. God loves us. He would not have given us this great hope unless it were true.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” John 14:2
God bless you all. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Though I did not personally know the family of Megan I would like to extend my condolences to you. Megan, who I got to know about because of Hope For Megan, was a very courageous young girl who seemed to be at peace with the challanges that were delt to her. Though she struggled through her illness, she can now rest. I hope you find inner strength to know that so many were touched by Megan’s will to fight and keep going. I wanted you know that my thoughts are with the family at your time of sorrow. Best wishes to you as you begin the healing process.