Shauntiana Stafford Memorial Fund

Shauntiana was a beautiful 17 year old young woman with a heart of gold.  She was very well loved by her teachers and school staff. She was an amazing student, daughter and sister. She was always first to stick up for her brother. Shauntiana was a smart girl who had a bright future ahead of her. Shauntiana spent the past three summers at school just to add to her education and be surrounded by her teachers and her peers. Shauntiana had an amazing smile. She had a great sense of humor and an uncanny sense of sarcasm. Unfortunately, Shauntiana struggled with her own internal struggles on a daily basis. On January 14, 2019, Shauntiana could no longer process her pain and took her own life. I am asking for donations so the family can have the funeral and memorial that Shauntiana deserves. This money would enable them to say their final goodbyes to a bright shining star, Shauntiana Autrice Stafford. No one knew the torment, that you were going through; We only kept on seeing What we really wanted to. We saw the outward smile, but not your inner pain; We never really dreamt, That you would never smile again. Forgive us if we failed to see, What we could do to aid; Or if we failed to comprehend, How much you were afraid. We pray your mental anguish, Will now forever cease; And that your deep anxieties, Will be replaced by peace. We know your pain invaded, Every single thought you had; It made you cry internally, And deeply, deeply sad. But we in turn remember, The good times, not the bad; We remember when you smiled at us, And not when you were sad. So when we think about your life, We won’t dwell upon its close; We’ll remember all the good times, And forget about life’s blows. We’ll remember all the happiness, The joy and not the tears; The assurance and the confidence, And not irrational fears. Our lives have all been better, Because you have been there; So now we leave your memory, In God’s all-loving care.