I have not been as active online this week (school is suffering too), but Monday, 11/22/21, my mother entered into eternity.
If you knew her and/or would like to be at her Celebration of Life:
You are invited to the memorial. (Please click on the link and indicate you are coming).
Here is a rough draft of the obituary we are working on:
Janice Vera Antes
August 16, 1939 - November 22, 2021
"Come to her assistance, all ye Saints of God; meet her, all ye Angels of God; receiving her soul, offering it in the sight of the Most High. May Christ receive thee, who hath called thee, and may the Angels conduct thee to Abraham's bosom. Receiving her soul and offering it in the sight of the Most High. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord; and let your perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, requiescat in pacem (RIP)."
(from an ancient liturgy; Prayers After Death)
Janice was born in Antigo, WI to Alvah (Russ) and Verna (Hanneman) Antes, where she spent her younger years. The family moved to Louisville, KY where she graduated from Southern High School. It was here she met Richard (Dick) Windsor who was stationed at Fort Knox (Army). They moved to Phoenix, AZ and on July 1, 1958 they were married in the First United Methodist Church in Glendale, AZ.
Janice was the co-founder and co-owner of Windsor Gymnastics in Glendale, the first President of the Arizona Women's Gymnastics Association (AWGA), and a registered gymnastics judge. With her husband, AWGA Hall of Famer (Dick Windsor), they moved their family to Prescott in 1982 to develop the gymnastics program at the YMCA. Concurrently with her YMCA years, she was a scholar from #YavapaiCollege and #NAU with a Masters in English. She also worked for Yavapai College in the Learning Center, helping countless students in adult literacy. Her retirement was blessed in reflective writing and being a grandmother to 17 and a great-grandmother to 20! She is preceded in death by her parents (Russ and Verna), husband (Dick), brother (Jeron), sisters (Joyce & Vicky), and grandchildren (Julianne Windsor & Jeremy Linnertz). She is survived by her dear friend, Randy Robinson, and her 6 children, Scott Windsor Sr, David Windsor, Wendy Windsor, Douglas Windsor, Gianna Ekstrom, & William Windsor.
God-fearing to the end, her last words were: "Yes, Lord. Yes, Lord. Thank you, Jesus."
