![]() ![]() Ironically, Jeanette was becoming a member of the Board of Resilience, CWIT’s up cycled name at the upcoming October Board meeting. As a survivor of domestic abuse, she used the services of Center for Women in Transition (CWIT) to recover her soul, revive her strength and renew her commitment to championing herself and child. Jeanette became an activist and social justice advocate. Jack and Judy Faber were an extension of the village as legal guardians and remained cherished family members. His death shook Jeanette to the core and signaled a shift in the village. As her step father Burtram Henry Forist (aka Shorty), entered her life, the first twelve years were made stable by his presence. The village, which nurtured her, was varied and would also come full circle. Resilient would be a proper adjective to describe Jeanette’s childhood, which was wrought with opportunities to grow her family, friends and faith. She held administrative jobs in the banking, medical and education industries where she could use her resourcefulness, ambition and determination. On June 29, 2009, she married Matt and they built a family. She graduated from Holland High School and was working on her Master of Arts degree at Western Theological Seminary. Jeanette was born in Lansing, MI on January 25, 1977. Jeanette was a mother, artist, wife, poet, sister, sculptor, dancer, bi-culturalist, mental health champion, LGBTQIA advocate, politician, prophet, agitator, empathizer, daughter, sympathizer, lover, history seeker and long time resident of Holland, MI Jeanette Ramos Schipper, a candidate for Michigan's 30th District State Senate seat, and the administrative assistant in Western Theological Seminary's admissions office, passed away quite unexpectedly on Jat the age of 42.
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