Guilkey, Jennifer Ruth Magley

Jennifer Ruth Magley Guilkey, 53, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away on March 31, 2022, after a bout with breast cancer that spread throughout her body. Jennifer was born on February 4, 1969, to Ronald Gary Magley and Beverly Ruth Magley in Columbus, Ohio. When Jennifer was five months old, her father an Elder of the LDS church, gave her his Patriarchal Blessing. Jennifer had Laparoscopy surgery due to crossed eyes when she was four years old. Jennifer’s father passed away when she was seven. Mother moved the family to Dublin, Ohio. Jennifer did well in Dublin Middle School and loved gymnastics. She hated high school and found it hard to study at home with a sister and four brothers. Mother worked outside of the home. Jennifer’s friends were sharing alcohol and she began to drink. She overdosed on aspirin and Riverside Hospital pumped her stomach. Children’s Services got involved and she was in and out of court for truancy as she had a major problem with authority and drinking. Slowly she realized the party was over. She saw some of her friends taking off for college and moving on to better things while the others were destined for alcoholism and minimum wage. She was scared to death. There was a complete turnaround. She learned to enjoy school and her attendance was almost perfect. 1987 Graduated from high school. Inherited some college money and traveled to Greece. 1988 - 1990 and 1993-2008 Columbus State Community College, 1991 Deans List - OSU College of Arts and Science, 1991 - 1993 Student Med Tech - OSU Hematology Lab, 1993 BS Degree in Allied Health Professionals - Medical Technology OSU, 1993

ASCP Certified by American

Society for Clinical Pathology - Med Tech, 1993-1994 Associate member of American Society of Clinical Pathologists, 1993 Nation

al Certification for Medical

Laboratory Personnel-clinical Laboratory Scientist, 1994-1995 Medical Technologist-hematology and Coagulation Children’s Hospital Columbus, OH, 1995-1996 Medical Technologist-generalist, South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA. Went ballroom dancing in a car lot. The dancers were drinking. Jennifer started to drink again. 1996-1998 Medical Technologist-generalist, VA Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 1999 Married Jason Douglas Guilkey Columbus OH, 2000 Jackson Eli Guilkey born, 2001 Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program, 2001 Columbus State Multi 126 Patient Care Skills, 2001 Ohio Dept of Health - completed all state requirements training and competency evaluation as a long-term care facility nurse aid, 2002 Ava Grace Guilkey born

2002-3003 Medical Tech Customer Service and Central Processing Children’s Hospital, Cols. OH, 20032005 American Red Cross, Cols, OH, 2007 Health Care provider CPR and First Aid

Certification, Cols, OH,

2008-2009 Giant Eagle - Pharmacy Tech, 2010 Breast Cancer, 2013-2015 Divorce, Shared custody of Ava and Jackson, 20102022 Wanted to live. Many medical appointments, TV, wigs, crocheted hats, arti

ficial breasts, wheelchair

and bed exercises, Silver

Sneakers hydro pool and swimming, Covid shots, and few friends came to visit. Andrew Magley, Jennifer’s brother contributed to much of her care as did her mother. HOBBIES Jennifer brought in black men from the neighborhood to teach her how to cook Indian and African food. It was very good. She loved ballroom dancing and cello. She played Malaguena at one piano recital. She loved antique stores and purchased beautiful pieces. Jennifer loved her children. She always made sure they had Easter baskets and Christmas presents and stockings. Christmas 2021 she kept asking if Andrew and Mother put the $200.00 in each of their stockings. She knew she would not make it to next Christmas. Jennifer loved her pets. As each one died, she had it cremated and placed in a beautiful box with its name. Andrew built a box around all of the pets remains. He also built a box around Jennifer’s ashes. Ava and Cheryl Sines decorated the boxes. The pet box will be buried nest to Jennifer as she requested. Jennifer’s box will be buried next to her father at Immelt Valley in Warsaw, OH. Jennifer and her pets Remembrance Stone was designed by her sister Amanda Lewis of Gainesville, GA. There will be a private interment of Jennifer and her pets. Survived by Mother, Beverly Ruth Immelt Magley, Sister, Amanda Sue Magley Lewis, Brothers, Geoffrey Alan Magley, David Warren Magley, Andrew Benjamin Magley, and Richard Grant Magley and children, Ava Grace Guilkey and Jackson Eli Guilkey. Preceded in death Ronald Gary Magley, Ruth Vivian Magley, Richard Gilliam Magley, Viola Ruth Immelt and Gilbert Augustus Immelt. Donations in memory of Jennifer may be made to Pink Ribbon Girls (877) 269-5367