TYLER, Texas – Jessica Lynn Kallejian, 35, died Wednesday, Nov. 1.

She was born on Feb. 6, 1971, in Rhode Island, to Robert George and Linda Morin Kallejian. She was a massage therapist and moved to Tyler, Texas, in 2005.

Jess was a graduate of Tolman High School and the University of Maine at Farmington.

She enjoyed spending time with her friends, family and three dogs. She volunteered as a massage therapist for a fundraiser to benefit breast cancer research.

Survivors include her life companion, Ronald Meredith, of Tyler, Texas; mother and stepfather, Linda and Raymond Robert of Andover, Maine; her father, Robert Kallejian of Smithfield, R.I.; grandmothers, Cecil Morin of Lincoln, R.I., and Aline Robert of Pawtucket, R.I.; and many uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. All loved her dearly.