Memories of Rachel Jennifer Eskie

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Rachel Jennifer Eskie

Worcester, MA, USA

March 15, 1979 - June 13, 2020

Mar 15, 1979 - Jun 13, 2020

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Eleanor Luna

Happy Birthday, Rachel, you are missed and loved by all who knew you.

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Brenda Drew

Happy heavenly birthday my sweet Rachel. Sending hugs and kisses...till we meet again~ <3 <3

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Sarah Bassett

I am so sorry for your families loss Rachel was a beautiful soul . She always had a smile on her face . Fly high with the angels .

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Brenda Drew

I once carried you under my heart sweet Rachel! Now I carry you in my heart forever! Thank you for being my little lamb dear daughter...what the name Rachel means in Hebrew...lamb. We shall meet again on the Other Side...keep the faith~ <3 <3

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Jane Dean

Rachel....the time has come for you to finally go and be with your dad in heaven. You and I became very close when you lived with me when you were pregnant with Tasha. You would call yourself my "other daughter" and refer to me as mum. We had many good laughs together.
RIP...now you are at peace. Love Mum/Jane

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Janie Plyam

I am very sorry for your loss
Maybe she continued to live through your memories and your hearts. May her spirit watch over the ones she loved. May she continue to guide you, love you, and protect you from above.
Please accept my condolences.
Janie Plyam

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Rachel and Natasha

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Rachel and the family

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Deb Eskie

Baby Monroes!! Baby Monroes!! Baby Monroes!!

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Rachel and her Sisters

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Deb Eskie

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

My memories of Rachel are vague and faded now, but there are moments here and there that I can recall. I remember playing in the backyard of our house in Chatham. Dad had built us a swing set and there were kids in the neighborhood we often played hide and seek or basketball with. Another game Rachel enjoyed was "babies" where she would be the baby and I'd be the mom. That didn't make any sense to me, because she was older, but she insisted that those were the roles, and really, I didn't mind being the boss.

Rachel and I shared a room until she was a teenager and was able to take our other sister's old room. We had a ritual before we went to sleep called "Innasinna". Honestly, I really don't know what it meant. It was kind of a prayer, I guess. She didn't let me sleep much. She always wanted to stay up and goof around. I remember being constantly irritated, but also very lonesome for her when she started hanging out with the "bad kids" at school. The kids that smoked cigarettes and dyed their hair strange colors and listened to music with swear words in it (little did I know, I would later become one of those kids).

Rachel gave me my first cigarette. She taught me about puberty and sex. She was always laughing, but she was always crying too. I didn't understand her emotions, because they were all over the place. I knew something was wrong, but the 90s didn't take mental health issues into consideration the way we do now. I can't imagine what it was like for her having undiagnosed bipolar disorder while going to that shitty, conservative, uptight high school that was filled with bullies among both the staff and students.

Rachel just wanted to be loved, as we all do, but she didn't know how to get it or where to look. She dated guys that just used her and she was constantly told that she was not good enough. I relate to this now and I wish I had the experience and knowledge then that I have presently, but I was young and self-absorbed. Part of why I became a special ed. teacher was so that I can give adolescents the support and guidance I wish that my sister had growing up. I don't want these kids to believe that they are worthless. Rachel was not worthless. She needed help and nobody knew what to do.

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