Rockin for Renee Memorial Concert

Rockin-for-Renee-2012On October 1, 2011, at 7:16 am, our family received the most devastating news of our lifetime. Our beautiful girl Renee had passed away in an apartment fire at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She was only 19 years old. Renee was a beautiful girl and a beautiful soul with the whole world at her fingertips. She was a tremendous athlete, and scholar. Renee had the wonderful gift of making everyone around her feel so good about themselves. She truly loved everyone. There was never a dull moment with Renee; from the moment she was born she brought us nothing but pure joy. We were, and still are, so very proud of her. She helped us all live a better life. "We miss you Nay Nay more and more every day. You gave us a beautiful life and we will thank you and honor you on Saturday, August 4, at the Chanute Aquatorium in beautiful Miller Beach, Indiana, Your home."

Our prayer for Renee is that even in her passing she will continue helping others. We created the Renee Ohrn Memorial Foundation to honor Renee's memory by raising awareness about fire safety on and off college campus for parents and students. We do not want any child or parent to go through what Renee and our family have experienced. We will never be the same.

Rockin for Renee "The Fearless Festival" will be held on August 4, 2012 at the Chanute Aquatorium located in Miller Beach. We will be honoring Renee's birthday with a day full of live music, food, beach events, and an opportunity for local musicians to perform some of Renee's favorite songs. All are welcome, young and old.

Doors will open at 12:00 pm with a beautiful opening ceremony. Admission fee is $15.00 and includes a hot dog or hamburger, chips and a drink. There will be t-shirts and wrist bands, as well as other memorial items available. Please visit www.reneeohrn.com and the Renee Ohrn Memorial Foundation Facebook page for updated information and pre-fund raising events.

Renee loved and honored all of us every single day. Please come and help us celebrate her life as she celebrated ours.

All proceeds from Rockin for Renee "The Fearless Festival" will be used to put on events in honor of Renee and be donated to The Peoples Burn Foundation located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Renee's name. The Peoples Burn Foundation supports burn survivors and their families through a summer camp and other therapeutic activities. The Peoples Burn Foundation was started by Della Wright, a burn survivor in Indianapolis, IN, after suffering the loss of two of her three children in a 1991 apartment fire. The Foundation is in memory of Della's children, Nicholas and Mary.

You can also make a donation at any Centier Bank to The Renee Ohrn Memorial Foundation.

In closing, we would like to thank everyone for all of the heartfelt thoughts and prayers that have been showered on our family. We have felt so wrapped in love through these trying times.

Much Peace and Love, the loving family of Renee Michelle Ohrn.