Memorial Events Slated In Honor Of Enfield Student-Athlete

ENFIELD, CT — As the community continues to mourn the passing of Enfield High School freshman Jaylene Gonzalez, her life will be remembered with several upcoming events.

Two time periods have been reserved for family and friends to call on her family: Friday
from 4-8 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation, 985 Main Street, Agawam, Mass. A funeral service will begin Saturday at 1 p.m.

A memorial has also been scheduled at the high school soccer field Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Jaylene's mother Karla wrote on social media, "We will be wearing green or white and releasing green balloons. Emerald green is her favorite color! Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend."

A GoFundMe account established to assist Jaylene's family with unexpected expenses has raised $43,906 as of Friday morning.

Her obituary on the Colonial Forastiere website includes a powerful message from her mom.

A Love Letter to our baby girl,

My precious Jaylene,

Words cannot describe the pain I am feeling or how we are all feeling. My world is crushed and will never be the same. If I could only hear you running down the stairs again or singing any song. I would do anything to have you home laughing with us. Baby girl you have made such a powerful impact on the people around you. I hope you can see and feel all the love everyone has for you. I want you to know how very proud I am to be your mother. Everyone has seen you just as your family does, beautiful inside and out. I promise to continue following your dreams with soccer and dance by keeping you in the game any way possible and always dancing. Most of all I promise to always TPWK. I love you and miss you more than you will ever know. Fly high my beautiful butterfly.

Love, Mommy