Pee Wee soccer started at age five and continued for 10 years including travel soccer. Always athletic, but height-challenged at only five feet, Shana made the seventh grade basketball team through sheer determination and even scored some points. In eighth grade, Shana discovered a new sport and fell in love with lacrosse. Her passion for the sport intensified and she remained a committed team player on the junior varsity and varsity teams, being named co-captain in her senior year. A new annual high school lacrosse award in Shana’s memory was instituted this year.

Shana was actively involved in all school activities from student government to athletics to community involvement. In eighth grade, Shana was co-awarded the sportsmanship award which has been renamed the Shana Kay Memorial Sportsmanship Award honoring her memory at the middle school. As a senior, she was thrilled to be nominated a candidate for homecoming queen. Her most coveted achievement was to be selected as a sign language interpreter for her graduating Class of 2004. Shana’s Commack crew will always be remembered.

Another compelling aspect of her life was attending Camp Kinder Ring sleep-away camp in upstate New York from age 9 to 19. Camp was unequivocally the highlight of her life. From camper to waitress to counselor, Shana cherished every summer and developed friendships that enriched her life profoundly. During various summers, she was honored to be camper-captain of the Maccabean games, camper of the year and ultimately, the Maccabean leader during the summer of 2004. Camp was her world. Shana’s Kinder Ring buddies will always be remembered.

Being accepted at the University of Wisconsin, Shana’s first choice, fulfilled her academic dream and was a testament to her diligence as a student. Shana absolutely loved her freshman year of college and had countless memories of her first year. Her sorority, Alpha Epsilon Phi, was an integral part of her life at the university. Shana’s Wisconsin girls and boys will always be remembered.

As a daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend, Shana Michelle Kay will always be remembered. We know love is immortal and we have dedicated our very living to Shana’s life, not her death.
 

On July 3, 2005, a beautiful life tragically came to an end.

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