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Spoken by Donna Mack, West Lawn of U.S. Capitol Building, 2016

Donna Mack spoke the following words twenty years after her son Jeremiah died, at a National Peace Corps Association event held in in Washington, D.C. in September of 2016. Compassionate – Dynamic – Curious – Funny – Vibrant – Kind – Generous – Always Smiling These are some of the words that are repeatedly used by the […]

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Poems by Alma Rolfs

The following poems were written and shared by Jeremy’s mother, Alma Rolfs   Preface Dear Jeremy, I have been writing poems for you.   Long ago I read in “The Death of a Nobody” that final death occurs when someone still on earth has the last thought of the one who has gone.   You […]

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Chelsea’s Speech at Hains Point

Spoken at Hains Point Memorial Service by Chelsea Mack on 10/17/15 “Thank you for inviting me here today. It means so much to us that the community of returned Peace Corps volunteers has welcomed the families of fallen volunteers and remembers those that we collectively lost. Words cannot convey just how special my big brother Jeremiah […]

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ABOUT THE PROJECT

  We believe in telling the stories of all fallen Peace Corps Volunteers in order to remember, comfort, and inspire. We seek to create a community of support for families, friends, and all those whose lives FPCVs have touched. Learn more about our background and how to contact us.

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GOOD CONTINUES

  Much good continues both marked and unmarked by the names of Fallen Peace Corps Volunteers. Many families have created funds that support education, clean water, and development around the world. Learn more about memorial funds and how to contribute.

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Hains Point, Alma

Jeremy Andrew Rolfs, Lesotho, 1995-1997 Remembering Jeremy From Jeremy’s mom, Alma: The first word that immediately comes to mind to describe my son Jeremy is “passionate.” From the time he was very young he threw himself wholeheartedly into whatever was important or intriguing to him at the time. He was especially intensely enthusiastic about science […]

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Hains Point Memorial Service, Fall 2015, Chelsea

Thank you for inviting me here today. It means so much to us that the community of returned Peace Corps volunteers has welcomed the families of fallen volunteers and remembers those that we collectively lost. Words cannot convey just how special my big brother Jeremiah was. He wasn’t just funny, he was hilarious. He wasn’t just kind. […]

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Comments from a fellow park ranger and friend

I had the pleasure of working with Nancy her first season at Hopkinton Lake during the summer of 1992 as a Park Ranger in Elm Brook Park at the Hopkinton-Everett Lake Project in Contoocook, NH.  I have always deeply regretted that world events prevented me from gong back the next season to work with her […]

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