I am Tracey Collard's (Jesse's wife) big sister. I rented a small 1 bedroom house in Wheatland, California after I graduated from Wheatland High School in 1983. It was right across the yard from our Mother, Wini Pike's house. When Tracey turned 18 in 1984, when she was a senior in High School, I talked her into moving in with me. Tracey thought our Mother would say "no", but I told Tracey she was an adult, so Mom couldn't stop her. Tracey worked at the High school after school as a janitor so she had money to pay half the rent and half the PG& E bill. Rent was $80 per month then if you can believe that.

She moved in and soon met Glenn Collard, but we all called him Jesse, which is his middle name. Tracey had made the living room into her bedroom, and soon Jesse practically lived there too. I really liked Jesse. In 1985 Tracey and Jesse suddenly decided to move to Texas. They did, got married and had a son, Jesse James Collard. I also moved to Texas soon after and ended up moving in with them in Austin, Texas. It was a fun time for all of us, actually being adults in a different state. They doted on their son.

We all came back to California together with Jesse's Mom Patsy, now deceased. Soon after they had a daughter, Danielle. Tracey and Jesse always loved each other and supported each other through the years. I am not 100% sure of the year they got married but it was over 40 years ago. You could never talk about one without mentioning the other, "Jesse and Tracey". Strangely enough, after their fatal accident January 28, 2026, we find it comforting for them to still be together. Not even their kids can imagine one living without the other.

I wanted to do a memorial with both of them on the same site, but Everloved doesn't allow for that. Please share your pictures and stories of Tracey and Jesse on both sites if you can. Thank you for reading this. I miss them both. There will be a fundraiser for the final arrangements for them both, as to ease the burden on their children. I will be donating and I hope friends and family can spare a little to help too. The money will go directly to a bank account owned by their children and they will be able to pay the funeral home directly. Thank you!