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<P>Kaylene Smith</P></DIV>Kaylene Ann Smith, 57, passed away June 30,
2009, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay, after a year-long battle
with lymphoma. <BR>She was born July 7, 1951, in Bowling Green, to Marlenn
and Kathleen (Simmons) Smith. She was a graduate of Otsego High School in
Tontogany, and had many childhood friends with whom she maintained contact
through the years. Her favorite memories of school included being named a
top student and leading the band as a majorette.<BR>Kaylene grew up on the
family farm on Tontogany Road and drove her first tractor at age 6. She
began truck farming, mainly growing tomatoes, which were sold to the
former Heinz ketchup factory in Bowling Green. She was the only female
driver working with Heinz at the time, at the age of 14! The family loved
to sit and reminisce about the "good old days" back on the
homestead.<BR>Kaylene was married twice, first to Jeff Little of Bowling
Green and then to Jerry Tripp of Findlay, and Bowling Green. She and both
men remained close friends. With Jerry, she adopted three wonderful
children: Peter, MariJane, and Catherine.<BR>In the 1970s, she became a
missionary with Teen Missions International. She loved to tell the stories
of driving Greyhound buses across the country as she shepherded teenage
missionaries on their summer quests.<BR>Ms. Smith was a 1983 graduate of
Bowling Green State University, gaining an undergraduate degree in
Management Information Systems. She received a master's degree in 1996
from Amber University in Dallas.<BR>Upon graduation, she worked for the
Northwest Ohio Educational Technology Foundation, creating and developing
computer resource centers for high schools, libraries, and colleges
throughout northwest Ohio. <BR>She later re-entered Christian ministries,
working with several large and medium-sized churches in Ohio and Texas,
concentrating her efforts on bringing spirituality to the children. She
was the children's pastor at the Metroplex Chapel Church in Euless, Texas,
while attending Emmaus Road Ministry School in the same town.<BR>She had
worked at VHA, a national health-care alliance in Irving, Texas; Harris
Methodist Hospital in Arlington, Texas; Reliant Energy in Houston, and
Echelon Charter Schools in Austin, Texas. Her role as principal with
Echelon was especially rewarding as she led the charge to improve
educational opportunities for minorities. Her school was recognized as
having the single greatest one-year improvement in scores in
state-mandated testing.<BR>Ms. Smith returned to Bowling Green to help her
parents and family as her father struggled with various illnesses. She
worked for Reader's Digest doing fund-raising in schools throughout
northwest Ohio. She loved the kids and loved working with the principals,
secretaries, and teachers. <BR>Her passion to assist people in achieving
health, wellness, and peace led her to open the Vitality Shoppe on Pearl
Street in Bowling Green in 2005. As a personal-life coach, wellness
advocate, and fitness buff, Kaylene led the way for many clients to learn
more about the connection between spirit, mind, and body. Testimonies too
numerous to detail poured in and helped all of her friends celebrate her
marvelous life.<BR>She founded the Farmer's Market of Bowling Green in
2005. Her love of farming and eating health-promoting foods formed a
strong base for the market. Strawberries, corn, tomatoes, squash, apples,
and many vegetables are becoming staples at the market, first enjoyed on
Pearl Street and now at Woodland Mall. The market motto is "Every Saturday
rain or shine."<BR>Ms. Smith's greatest passion was in working in <B
style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,102)">psychodrama</B>
with her wonderful friend, mentor, and coach, Susan Powell, in Texas,
Bowling Green, and beyond. Her many <B
style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,102)">psychodrama</B>
sessions enhanced the lives of many across the country. Retreats,
workshops, and personal sessions in Dayton, New York, Austin, Dallas, and
Bowling Green attracted people seeking health and wellness in their lives.
<BR>Most recently, Kaylene was employed by Blanchard Valley Healthcare as
a Process Improvement Officer. During the last weeks of her life her
co-workers related various ways in which she had profoundly influenced
their lives.<BR>Kaylene is survived by her life partner, Jerry Tripp; her
children, Peter G. Tripp, MariJane R. Tripp. and Catherine E. Tripp; her
loving stepfather and mother, George and Kathleen Bell; sisters, Vicki
Carnahan of St. Louis and Pamela Carnahan of San Diego; brother, Doug
Smith of Tontogany; her <B
style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,153,153)">counselor</B> and
mentor, Susan Powell of Austin, and her "bestest" friends, Janilyn Mertz
Dennis of Bowling Green and Ann Davis of Dayton. <BR>Her father preceded
her in death.<BR>Kaylene had many, many friends, and most of them would
consider her their best friend. She loved to develop very close
relationships with people from many different backgrounds. Her unlimited
love and grace for all humanity attracted Christians, Muslims, Hindus,
Jews, conservatives, liberals, minorities, and majorities who truly saw
the love of God in her. She saw no color and refused to judge others. She
lived the values and beliefs of her heart. <BR>Her love of the animal
kingdom led her to a lifelong affection for pets: cats Dwayne, Angel, and
Francis and her Yorkie, Theresa. Theresa was literally by her side for the
last 12 months. A memorial service is scheduled for July 8, 2009 at St.
Aloysius Catholic Church, 150 S. Enterprise St., Bowling Green. A memorial
service will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a Mass immediately following at
11:30 a.m. The Rev. Mark Davis will officiate. A light lunch will follow
in the church's Hartman Hall.<BR>Tribute gifts may be given to the Kaylene
Smith Memorial Fund at all Fifth Third banks or to Bridge Hospice Care
Center, 1815 S. Main St., Findlay, Ohio 45840.
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