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Jane Lanell Gaddie

Dallas, TX, USA

November 6, 1959 - March 16, 2020

Nov 6, 1959 - Mar 16, 2020

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(Services will be live streamed at 9:30 AM CST on Sunday, May 10th. Follow this link to join us: janiegaddie.com)

A Celebration of Life for Miss Jane “Janie” Lanell Gaddie, of Dallas, Texas who passed on Monday, March 16th, 2020 will be held on Sunday, May 10th at 9:30 AM CST in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Alonzo Campbell is officiating.

Janie was a loving mother, sister, daughter, auntie, and friend. She envisioned having a daughter and in the fall of 1981, her daughter Maya was born.

Janie was born in Covington, Louisiana and lived in Slidell Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Dallas, Texas.

New Orleans and Los Angeles were her favorite places to visit.

She graduated from Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1977. She attended Southern University and Dillard University in the 1980s, and continued her education in 2010 at local Dallas colleges eventually earning certifications in computing and medical administration.

She was a dedicated, award-winning, employee for over 35 years. She excelled at customer service and telephone sales. She started her career at Olan Mills as a Telephone Portrait Sales Consultant and ended her career at Hilton as a Hilton Honors Customer Service Supervisor.

Janie was a fiercely loving mother, a lover of music, especially Earth, Wind and Fire, and enjoyed fine dining, well-appointed spaces and hotel experiences. Her favorite bible verse was: “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

Janie was preceded in death by her father James Gaddie, her sister, Beverly Gaddie Valdez and her niece, Jasmine Gaddie. Her brother James Gaddie passed away on April 25th.

Janie is survived by her daughter, Maya Gaddie (Redondo Beach, CA); mother Mary Ellen Smith Gaddie (Slidell, LA); her sister Sylvia Gaddie Davis (Atlanta, GA) and sister-in-law Dansenia Jackson Gaddie (Riverview, Florida); her niece Simone Davis (Atlanta, GA), her nephews, Anthony Valdez (Atlanta, GA) and James Lionel Gaddie, Jr. (Riverview, Florida); two uncles, Louis Jay Smith (Alberta), Slidell, LA., and Walter Smith, (Atlanta, GA); and a host of cousins and friends.

Janie was a force and will forever be in our memories and have a piece of our hearts.

Family and friends, please join us via live stream to celebrate the life of Janie at 9:30 AM CST on Sunday, May 10th.

Click this link to join us: janiegaddie.com

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