McCabe Funeral Home

So, so sorry for your loss. My son (Ken Armstead, II) was her high school senior prom date. She was such a beautiful person.

Jen (or as I knew her at the time Jennifer), was my prom date in our senior year of 1998. She was supposed to go with someone else, but we ended up going together after her original date decided to go with someone else. We didn't know each other well at the time, so we decided to get to know each other before prom. Shooting hoops at PCEP's Phase 3 gym at the time and taking a date trip to Chuck E Cheese on Ford Road was our way of getting to know each other before the big day. Prom (and the dinner beforehand) were a blast, and I promptly returned her home after, out of my fear of her parents and brother lol. Years later we lost touch due to me moving to Atlanta getting married and starting a family of my own and her doing the same. I would check her FB profile over the years to see her posts about U of M and the Detroit Pistons, as we both were EXTREME fans of both (I remember her favorite Piston of all time being Joe Dumars). After Michigan won the National Championship last night, I wanted to check to see how she was celebrating the win herself. Only to find out this tragic news of her and her husbands passing...my heart SUNK. As a father of 3 myself, it hurts to know that they both left behind 6 children. To the Dormitorio family, my thoughts and prayers are forever with you. May God be with you all during this unbelievably terrible time.

Seeing this couple at Mass every Sunday and other services with their children was a blessing in itself. I'm a mother of seven (adults now) and I know that takes a lot of mentoring. They were always smiling and took time to engage with others in our church community. The pew in the front of the church where they sat for Mass and services will never be the same. God keep their souls and comfort their family!

I didn't know Ryan and Jen- only in passing saying Good Morning at Sorrows. Just watching them and their beautiful children coming into the church for Mass brought me joy. Their love for Jesus was already flowing into their children as they genuflected and with their beautiful little hands offered the Sign of the Cross to Jesus. Ever since learning of the tragic loss I cannot stop thinking of and praying for everyone- so I pray- Jesus wrap your loving arms around everyone and don't let go. We will never understand why.

Jen was an amazing woman who loved life and her family! She would be all over the UofM win last night and would be singing "Hail to the Victors" for days. I remember one time we were sitting around my kitchen table working on a retreat and we both commented that we were April birthdays and we had sapphires for engagment rings. She told me because it was go blue! She was a Michigan fan through and through. May the Lord be with them and the children. Peace