Shannon Lucille Martin, 23, Topeka, died Sunday, May 13, 2001, in Golfito, Costa Rica.
Ms. Martin was to graduate with honors Sunday from The University of Kansas, Lawrence, with bachelor's degrees in biodiversity, ecology and evolutionary biology. She also worked at Sunrise Garden Center in Lawrence and taught gymnastics to young girls during her first couple of years at KU.
She was born Dec. 30, 1977, in Topeka, to Ross Martin and Jeanette Stauffer. She graduated in 1996 from Shawnee Heights High School, where she was an honor student and on the student council. After studying and researching in Golfito for a semester last spring, she returned last week on a scholarship she had received from KU to collect additional plant samples to finish her study on the photosynthesis pathway in ancient, epiphtytic ferns found in the rainforests of Costa Rica.
Ms. Martin was a member of Phi Beta Kappa national honor society.
Funeral services are pending at Countryside United Methodist Church, Topeka. Penwell-Gabel Midtown Funeral Home is in charge of the services. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa.
A memorial gathering and potluck dinner will be at 6 p.m. Friday for friends and family at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building on the KU campus, Lawrence.
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Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
Ms. Martin was to graduate with honors Sunday from The University of Kansas, Lawrence, with bachelor's degrees in biodiversity, ecology and evolutionary biology. She also worked at Sunrise Garden Center in Lawrence and taught gymnastics to young girls during her first couple of years at KU.
She was born Dec. 30, 1977, in Topeka, to Ross Martin and Jeanette Stauffer. She graduated in 1996 from Shawnee Heights High School, where she was an honor student and on the student council. After studying and researching in Golfito for a semester last spring, she returned last week on a scholarship she had received from KU to collect additional plant samples to finish her study on the photosynthesis pathway in ancient, epiphtytic ferns found in the rainforests of Costa Rica.
Ms. Martin was a member of Phi Beta Kappa national honor society.
Funeral services are pending at Countryside United Methodist Church, Topeka. Penwell-Gabel Midtown Funeral Home is in charge of the services. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa.
A memorial gathering and potluck dinner will be at 6 p.m. Friday for friends and family at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building on the KU campus, Lawrence.
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Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
Shannon Lucille Martin, 23, Topeka, died Sunday, May 13, 2001, in Golfito, Costa Rica.
Ms. Martin was to graduate with honors Sunday from The University of Kansas, Lawrence, with bachelor's degrees in biodiversity, ecology and evolutionary biology. She also worked at Sunrise Garden Center in Lawrence and taught gymnastics to young girls during her first couple of years at KU.
She was born Dec. 30, 1977, in Topeka, to Ross Martin and Jeanette Stauffer. She graduated in 1996 from Shawnee Heights High School, where she was an honor student and on the student council. After studying and researching in Golfito for a semester last spring, she returned last week on a scholarship she had received from KU to collect additional plant samples to finish her study on the photosynthesis pathway in ancient, epiphtytic ferns found in the rainforests of Costa Rica.
Ms. Martin was a member of Phi Beta Kappa national honor society.
Funeral services are pending at Countryside United Methodist Church, Topeka. Penwell-Gabel Midtown Funeral Home is in charge of the services. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa.
A memorial gathering and potluck dinner will be at 6 p.m. Friday for friends and family at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building on the KU campus, Lawrence.
*********
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
Ms. Martin was to graduate with honors Sunday from The University of Kansas, Lawrence, with bachelor's degrees in biodiversity, ecology and evolutionary biology. She also worked at Sunrise Garden Center in Lawrence and taught gymnastics to young girls during her first couple of years at KU.
She was born Dec. 30, 1977, in Topeka, to Ross Martin and Jeanette Stauffer. She graduated in 1996 from Shawnee Heights High School, where she was an honor student and on the student council. After studying and researching in Golfito for a semester last spring, she returned last week on a scholarship she had received from KU to collect additional plant samples to finish her study on the photosynthesis pathway in ancient, epiphtytic ferns found in the rainforests of Costa Rica.
Ms. Martin was a member of Phi Beta Kappa national honor society.
Funeral services are pending at Countryside United Methodist Church, Topeka. Penwell-Gabel Midtown Funeral Home is in charge of the services. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa.
A memorial gathering and potluck dinner will be at 6 p.m. Friday for friends and family at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building on the KU campus, Lawrence.
*********
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
Bio by: Dr. William McDonald
Inscription
Front:
I walked along the road
in the stream of butterflies
and immersed myself in
pure emotional responce
to their flight, imagining
a sentinence, a purposefulness
a tenacy, a bravery.
Shannon Lucile Martin
Dec. 30, 1977 - May 13, 2001
Shannon touched so many lives with her
friendship and her smile. Knowing Shannon was a gift that grew in value everyday. She enlightened our lives with her personality, her ideas, her voice, and her presence. Her strong convictions and vision for her challenged us. Shannon taught us to appreciate the beauty in each and every day.
Back:
Shannon Lucile Martin
Dec. 30, 1977
May 13, 2001
We envision a bright & beautiful
place that houses Shannon's soul
perhaps it can't be proven but choosing
to believe makes it true.
Shannon chose to believe & so do we.
