Life Reflections

Jeannine Trumella shirley was born December 15, 1962 to Mary Shirley and the late Joeseph Shirley in Washington, D.C. Jeannine was the second of three children.

Jeannine accepted the lord and Savior Jesus Christ at an early age in 1972. She was a dedicated member of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church since joining in 2012.

Jeannine was educated in the public schools in Maryland and graduated from Crossland High School in the Class of 1980. After graduation, she attended Bowie State College in Bowie, MD. where she started her internship at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center IN 1984 in Greenbelt, MD. After a year of interning at NASA, she graduated from college with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering in the Spring of 1985 and was offered a permanent position with NASA.

Jeannine met her former husband, Andre P. Jennings in 1987. They were married in October of 1990, and by November of 1992 they welcomed their first child, Deonte', DeJuan in 1995, and Janai in 1996. After mothering three children, she decided to go back to school and pursue her Masters degree in Engineering at University of Maryland University College, graduating in the Spring of 1999.

Jeannine was a loving, kind and caring person. She lived her life by speaking her mind, dreaming big, the use of kind words, saying I LOVE YOU, laughing, being silly, sharing knowledge, saying PLEASE and THANK YOU, being grateful, keeping promises, helping others, and trying new things.

Jeannine had many accomplishments throughout her life such as, acknowledgement in WHO's Who Among Women in Engineering, becoming a part-time Real Estate Agent, and starting her own event planning and decorating business, CreativExpressions.

Jeannine she received awards throughout her career at NASA for Exceptional Mentoring, the Top Women in Science, and OVER 35 Years of Service.

Jeannine leaves to cherish her memory her mother, Mary Shirley- Reed (Allen) of Portsmouth, VA; daughter, Janai S. Jennings; two sons, Deonte' J. and DeJuan T. Jennings all from Upper Marlboro, MD; three aunts, two uncles, one step sister, four step brothers, and a host of nephews, cousins, and friends.

God Saw

God saw the road was getting rough,the hill was hard to climb; He gently closed those loving eyes, and whispered "Peace Be Thine".

The weary hours, the days of pain, the sleepless nights have passed. THe ever-patient worn-out frame, has found sweet rest at last.

God saw that you were weary, so He did what He knows best. He cam and stood beside you and whispered. "Come and rest".

You bid no one a last farewell, not even a goodbye. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why.