Obituary of Nicole Michelle Jakowenko

DURHAM - Nicole Michelle Jakowenko, 32, beloved daughter, devoted wife, and cherished sister, died Friday September 16, 2011. Nicole was born December 27, 1978 in Durham, NC. She graduated from Orange High School and Alamance Community College, and was employed at Sports Endeavors in Hillsborough, NC. Nicole was a very spiritual person who loved all the earth's creatures. She loved the Rockfish River and a picnic table on the beach in Culebra. She was real, true, free-spirited, natural, unconditional love, complete, free all-over, love everywhere. She was the most caring and giving person one could ever imagine. She touched the lives of everyone that knew her in so many ways. Her smile could light up a room, her compassion and caring could touch your soul. She will forever be in our hearts and thoughts. She was preceded in death by her father, Al Jakowenko, and she is survived by her husband, Michael Pace, her mother, Judy Root, and her sister, Amanda Fields and husband, Alan. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation at 6 PM, Tuesday, September 20th and the funeral services will follow at 7 PM at Walker 's Funeral Home at 204 N. Churton Street in Hillsborough, NC. The family prefers memorial contributions to a special-needs child who was very close to Nicole. Donations may be mailed to BB&T Benefit of Elijah Tabor P.O. Box 1269 Hillsborough, NC 27278. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is assisting the Jakowenko family.