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Portrait of Jillian Magrane Blair
Jillian Blair, Forever in our Hearts

Jillian Magrane Blair

September 23, 2004 – April 21, 2022
Lived 17 years
Mt. Calvary · Melrose, Iowa
“There’s the moon asking to stay. Long enough for the clouds to fly me away.” - Jeff Buckley
Life story

Jillian was a Junior at Johnston High School. She loved music and art. Her hopes was one day to become a fashion designer but she was interested in interior and graphic design as well. Jill loved animals, her family and friends. She was a person who could bring calm into a storm. If there was an escalation argument happening, Jill was always there to chill the room. She was very laid back and had a hippie vibe. She thought she was born in the wrong decade.

Jill was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in March of 2022. While she was in process of meeting with specialists and hopeful there would be a plan of action to help protect her, she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in April. Jillian collapsed on her bedroom floor and passed away immediately while her favorite David Bowie played in the background.

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2003
Born
2004
Born September 23
2005
Jillian was 1 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2007
Jillian was 3 when the first iPhone went on sale
2008
Started Kindergarten Lawson Elementary, Johnston
2009
Adopted Jensen
2010
Jillian was 6 when Instagram was launched
2013
First Communion
2014
Fourth Grade Elementary Beaver Creek, Johnston
2015
Universal Studios St Augustine, FL
2016
Sixth Grade Middle School, Johnston Summit
2016
Jillian was 12 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2017
Seventh Grade Middle School Summit
2018
Eight Grade Junior High Johnston Middle School
2019
Panera Bread Clerk
2020
10th Grade, Sophomore High School Johnston High
2021
Floral Clerk
2021
Galena Galena, IL
2021
Bayfield with Macy Bayfield, WI
2021
11th Grade, Junior High School Johnston High
2021
Adopted Vinnie
2021
Harry Styles Concert Minneapolis, MN
2021
Disney! Orlando, FL
2021
Jillian was 17 when the Tokyo Olympics opened after a year's delay
2022
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
2022
Death - Sudden Cardiac Arrest
2022
Jillian's Memorial Video
2022
Passed away April 21, age 17
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Sarah Jackson 92w

Hi Jill💗

I’m glad we got to see visit you today. We miss you so very much. Your stone is so beautiful. Your dad. Sherri and I spent the day together in Melrose. We saw the house, ate some pizza, and played shuffle board. It was so good spending time together!

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Amy BlairSarah! You are Jill’s first person to do a tribute - thank you so much for leaving great memories of your adventures in Melrose. I am so glad you all got to go down and have some sibling time and fun! Thank you for this!
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