Birth date: Jun 9, 1988 Death date: Apr 22, 2026
Adrienne Vanessa Jones, beloved daughter, sister, and friend, passed away on April 22, 2026, in Gainesville, Florida. She was 37 years old. Born on June 9, 1988, Adrienne was a lifelong Gainesvillian, shaped by the loving dedica Read Obituary
Derek, thank you for sharing such heartwarming memories through pictures and videos of your amazing sister Adrienne. It's true that a picture is worth a thousand words and even a million words could never adequately capture her kindness and impact on all who had the privilege of knowing and loving Adrienne. The loss of Adrienne will always be crushing but may the wonderful memories of her life stay with us. Forever loved, forever missed, forever remembered.
Love,
Walt and Siobhan
This is Aunt Rhonda. I recall several distinguishing events involving my niece Adrienne. The first is when she may have been about three or 4 years old and I was visiting for the summer vacation for about 1 or 2 weeks. Adrian's room was prepared for me to sleep in while she shared a room with Derek her brother. I was in her room unpacking putting my clothes on the bed so that I can put them away. I looked around and there was Adrienne standing beside me in stealth mode. I didn't even hear her come in. She was quiet and appeared to be inspecting the intruder in her bedroom like a miniature gestapo - I could not believe that for those few seconds I felt intimidated by a little three year old girl. But fortunately my fear quickly faded, Adrienne was more curious than gestapo ish - she was checking me out as I am sure she did with all their quests because in retrospect, Beverly and Will could rightly be called the ambassador of hospitality to family, friends, and students in their college community. I would not doubt that if they could remember the number of people that they mentored and welcomed to their home they could be categorized in the Guinness world book of records under the largest amount of guests welcomed and entertained at their house. And as a result of that kind of environment, I can see why some of Adrienne's co-workers wrote about her kindness and other qualities associated with being hospitable to the people she would have interactions with - and she was the real deal, yes a product of her home environment that she would take with her everywhere she went, a great testimony to her upbringing. And from what I read so far from her family, friends and coworkers, it seems like they saw that, too, in her.
The second distinct memory I have of Adrienne is when she was about perhaps 11 or 12 years old and I went to visit them and she, her dad, and I were out in the driveway. I had just bought my first cell phone and I looked high, low, left and right. Inside, outside, upside down everywhere on that phone, but I could not find how to turn that phone on. So I asked Will if he could help me to turn on the phone. There was no hesitation on Will's part, he immediately gave the phone to Adrienne with the confidence that she could easily turn that phone on. Adrienne took the phone looked at it and handed it back to me. I thought to myself, huh? what? That was weird! I guess my phone couldn't be turned on. I was baffled to say the least. So I looked at my phone - and I saw that my phone was turned on. So I thought to myself, huh? what? That was weird! How did she do that? She told me just press the green button and it comes on. Okay, I repeated, “just press the green button and it comes on” - one embarrassment followed another. But I had to ask it while she was still there.. Okay one more thing Adrienne, how do I make a phone call? I don't know if she laughed at me, but I knew for a certainty that I laughed at me. And that's one lesson I never forgot, how to turn on a phone. And I kid you not, from there on, it was smooth sailing with and turn it on phones.
The last distinguishing and exceptionally beautiful interaction that I had with Adrienne is when she was a young adult and she volunteered to drive her mom, dad, and myself to Derek's wedding in Atlanta Georgia. Beverly and I sat in the backseat and Will and Adrienne were in the front seat and, of course, Adrienne was at the steering wheel. The girl was amazing! She was flawless in her driving in a way that her dad had no reason to correct her or to remind her of the rules of the road or nothing else of the sort during our drive to Atlanta and returning home in the rain after the wedding to Gainesville. Adrienne drove with a carefulness as if she were driving for the first time. With both hands on the wheel, eyes on the road, sitting up straight, and no distraction such as loud music or a phone ringing notifications of text messages or emails. I don't even recall her having to yawn. There was no power play between her and her dad with her driving - she respected him, he was alert to her every moment. I was totally impressed with the dynamics at play and going smoothly. If it was her goal to please her dad and put him at ease with her driving, then mission accomplished. No fear was felt in that car going to Georgia and coming back home. Adrienne showed total respect for the guy sitting in the front passenger side throughout the whole trip. She aced it!
From my limited participation in the life of my niece, Adrienne, and from the memories that were expressed in this platform by those who knew her, she demonstrated throughout her life that kindness was her virtue. Her life has left a positive imprint on them. Her existence profoundly and beneficially influenced the people around her. Her character, actions, acts of kindness caused a lasting, uplifting effect on others - all expressed in these memories. She will, no doubt, be missed and, no doubt, be remembered more with the fondness of memories that will make us smile when we think about her and miss her. Our heart may hurt but the smile will be inevitable because that is what I see when I think about my interactions with her - she was impressive and giving - it makes me proud of her, and I have to smile because that's what naturally happens. My faith allows me to look to the future with confidence that this life is not all there is and that better days are coming.
My niece, Andrienne, so beautiful inside and out. I can remember being at their house, when Adrienne came inside, Beverly was cooking and I was sitting at the island. Adrienne came inside, picked up the remote, sat in her dad's chair, turned the TV on to CNN and proceeded to watch It. She was only about 5 or 6 at the most. But that's how smart she was - unbelievable!
I knew that she would grow up to be a fine woman . That is just what she did. She would grow up to be beautiful, tall, and love basketball.
But I'll never forget that day. And most certainly will miss her. ♥️Auntie Lula
I loved how chaotic and calm old Nessy was. I did call her that to annoy her. (She did love it; I promise.) I don't think there was one person in this communication center that had a poor interaction with her. She was kind, composed, funny, genuine and just an amazing person to be around. She will be sorely missed.
Adrienne made me smile every time she visited Mom aka W. Mae McCall. Mom was so happy to see her and she would occasionally fumble and call her Vanessa 😁. She preferred Adriene. Mom was so excited that she carried my sister's first name 💗.
That's how I remember my cousin making me and my mom smile 😊
Love you cousin
