Melissa Jenkins was the daughter of Phil Ann (Langmaid) Jenkins and Richard Jenkins. She was the mother of one son, Ty Robertson.
Melissa's SUV was found abandoned along the side of a road with her 2-year-old child alone inside. Melissa was beaten and strangled to death and thrown into the Connecticut River.
Melissa L. Jenkins, 33, of St. Johnsbury, was murdered on Monday, March 26, 2012.
Melissa graduated from Danville High School in 1996. She attended Plymouth State College and Montclair State University in New Jersey, she graduating from Lyndon State College with a bachelor's degree in natural science. At the time of her passing, Melissa was attending St. Michael's College where she was working on her master's degree. Melissa was posthumously awarded her Masters Degree from St. Michaels College in 2013.
Melissa was a wonderful person, and a beloved and respected teacher, she taught physics in the science department at St. Johnsbury Academy. She became very close to the dorm students while proctoring in her earlier years at SJA. She coached freshman girls' basketball and soccer. For eighteen years, she waitressed weekends and summers at the Creamery Restaurant in Danville. She first waitressed at the old Grandpa's Cigar in St. Johnsbury as a teenager.
Melissa loved people and she was always willing to help. She was a very loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. Her family was most important, but her greatest joy came from her son,Ty.
Survivors include her son Ty Robertson; her parents Richard and Phil Ann; her brother John Jenkins; her half-brother Robbie Ball; her aunts and uncles: Alana Langmaid and husband Ed Jarrosak, Alan and Sue Langmaid, Lee Beattie and Cliff Langmaid, Chip Langmaid, Martin Beattie, Linda and Glenn Gadapee, Reg and Karen Jenkins, Marcia and Rick Davis; her cousins: Jennifer; Bryan, Kaylie, Katie, Sami, Parker and Wyatt; Heather, Jeremy, Austin and Logan; Meridith, Eric, Jade and Cam; Jeff; Kelly and Sterling; Philip, Plynn and Sara; Scott, Samantha, Dana and Ethan; Derrick, Becky, Dawson, Preston and Matthew. Melissa had many friends including; Randy, Stephanie, B.J., Byron, Dawn, Jonas, Lindsey, the Wyands, the Tolls, the Beatties, the Craigs, the Bennetts and the Langmaids.
The demented murderer; Allen Prue was convicted of murder in the first degree, he was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. Prue's wife was convicted of second degree murder during another trial for her participation in the senseless killing of Melissa.
There was a touching memorial service held in her honor at the Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, on the campus of St. Johnsbury Academy, March 30, 2012. The service was attended by hundreds of relatives, friends and students.
May God bless you, Melissa! Rest in peace.
Melissa's SUV was found abandoned along the side of a road with her 2-year-old child alone inside. Melissa was beaten and strangled to death and thrown into the Connecticut River.
Melissa L. Jenkins, 33, of St. Johnsbury, was murdered on Monday, March 26, 2012.
Melissa graduated from Danville High School in 1996. She attended Plymouth State College and Montclair State University in New Jersey, she graduating from Lyndon State College with a bachelor's degree in natural science. At the time of her passing, Melissa was attending St. Michael's College where she was working on her master's degree. Melissa was posthumously awarded her Masters Degree from St. Michaels College in 2013.
Melissa was a wonderful person, and a beloved and respected teacher, she taught physics in the science department at St. Johnsbury Academy. She became very close to the dorm students while proctoring in her earlier years at SJA. She coached freshman girls' basketball and soccer. For eighteen years, she waitressed weekends and summers at the Creamery Restaurant in Danville. She first waitressed at the old Grandpa's Cigar in St. Johnsbury as a teenager.
Melissa loved people and she was always willing to help. She was a very loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. Her family was most important, but her greatest joy came from her son,Ty.
Survivors include her son Ty Robertson; her parents Richard and Phil Ann; her brother John Jenkins; her half-brother Robbie Ball; her aunts and uncles: Alana Langmaid and husband Ed Jarrosak, Alan and Sue Langmaid, Lee Beattie and Cliff Langmaid, Chip Langmaid, Martin Beattie, Linda and Glenn Gadapee, Reg and Karen Jenkins, Marcia and Rick Davis; her cousins: Jennifer; Bryan, Kaylie, Katie, Sami, Parker and Wyatt; Heather, Jeremy, Austin and Logan; Meridith, Eric, Jade and Cam; Jeff; Kelly and Sterling; Philip, Plynn and Sara; Scott, Samantha, Dana and Ethan; Derrick, Becky, Dawson, Preston and Matthew. Melissa had many friends including; Randy, Stephanie, B.J., Byron, Dawn, Jonas, Lindsey, the Wyands, the Tolls, the Beatties, the Craigs, the Bennetts and the Langmaids.
The demented murderer; Allen Prue was convicted of murder in the first degree, he was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. Prue's wife was convicted of second degree murder during another trial for her participation in the senseless killing of Melissa.
There was a touching memorial service held in her honor at the Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, on the campus of St. Johnsbury Academy, March 30, 2012. The service was attended by hundreds of relatives, friends and students.
May God bless you, Melissa! Rest in peace.
Melissa Jenkins was the daughter of Phil Ann (Langmaid) Jenkins and Richard Jenkins. She was the mother of one son, Ty Robertson.
Melissa's SUV was found abandoned along the side of a road with her 2-year-old child alone inside. Melissa was beaten and strangled to death and thrown into the Connecticut River.
Melissa L. Jenkins, 33, of St. Johnsbury, was murdered on Monday, March 26, 2012.
Melissa graduated from Danville High School in 1996. She attended Plymouth State College and Montclair State University in New Jersey, she graduating from Lyndon State College with a bachelor's degree in natural science. At the time of her passing, Melissa was attending St. Michael's College where she was working on her master's degree. Melissa was posthumously awarded her Masters Degree from St. Michaels College in 2013.
Melissa was a wonderful person, and a beloved and respected teacher, she taught physics in the science department at St. Johnsbury Academy. She became very close to the dorm students while proctoring in her earlier years at SJA. She coached freshman girls' basketball and soccer. For eighteen years, she waitressed weekends and summers at the Creamery Restaurant in Danville. She first waitressed at the old Grandpa's Cigar in St. Johnsbury as a teenager.
Melissa loved people and she was always willing to help. She was a very loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. Her family was most important, but her greatest joy came from her son,Ty.
Survivors include her son Ty Robertson; her parents Richard and Phil Ann; her brother John Jenkins; her half-brother Robbie Ball; her aunts and uncles: Alana Langmaid and husband Ed Jarrosak, Alan and Sue Langmaid, Lee Beattie and Cliff Langmaid, Chip Langmaid, Martin Beattie, Linda and Glenn Gadapee, Reg and Karen Jenkins, Marcia and Rick Davis; her cousins: Jennifer; Bryan, Kaylie, Katie, Sami, Parker and Wyatt; Heather, Jeremy, Austin and Logan; Meridith, Eric, Jade and Cam; Jeff; Kelly and Sterling; Philip, Plynn and Sara; Scott, Samantha, Dana and Ethan; Derrick, Becky, Dawson, Preston and Matthew. Melissa had many friends including; Randy, Stephanie, B.J., Byron, Dawn, Jonas, Lindsey, the Wyands, the Tolls, the Beatties, the Craigs, the Bennetts and the Langmaids.
The demented murderer; Allen Prue was convicted of murder in the first degree, he was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. Prue's wife was convicted of second degree murder during another trial for her participation in the senseless killing of Melissa.
There was a touching memorial service held in her honor at the Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, on the campus of St. Johnsbury Academy, March 30, 2012. The service was attended by hundreds of relatives, friends and students.
May God bless you, Melissa! Rest in peace.
Melissa's SUV was found abandoned along the side of a road with her 2-year-old child alone inside. Melissa was beaten and strangled to death and thrown into the Connecticut River.
Melissa L. Jenkins, 33, of St. Johnsbury, was murdered on Monday, March 26, 2012.
Melissa graduated from Danville High School in 1996. She attended Plymouth State College and Montclair State University in New Jersey, she graduating from Lyndon State College with a bachelor's degree in natural science. At the time of her passing, Melissa was attending St. Michael's College where she was working on her master's degree. Melissa was posthumously awarded her Masters Degree from St. Michaels College in 2013.
Melissa was a wonderful person, and a beloved and respected teacher, she taught physics in the science department at St. Johnsbury Academy. She became very close to the dorm students while proctoring in her earlier years at SJA. She coached freshman girls' basketball and soccer. For eighteen years, she waitressed weekends and summers at the Creamery Restaurant in Danville. She first waitressed at the old Grandpa's Cigar in St. Johnsbury as a teenager.
Melissa loved people and she was always willing to help. She was a very loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. Her family was most important, but her greatest joy came from her son,Ty.
Survivors include her son Ty Robertson; her parents Richard and Phil Ann; her brother John Jenkins; her half-brother Robbie Ball; her aunts and uncles: Alana Langmaid and husband Ed Jarrosak, Alan and Sue Langmaid, Lee Beattie and Cliff Langmaid, Chip Langmaid, Martin Beattie, Linda and Glenn Gadapee, Reg and Karen Jenkins, Marcia and Rick Davis; her cousins: Jennifer; Bryan, Kaylie, Katie, Sami, Parker and Wyatt; Heather, Jeremy, Austin and Logan; Meridith, Eric, Jade and Cam; Jeff; Kelly and Sterling; Philip, Plynn and Sara; Scott, Samantha, Dana and Ethan; Derrick, Becky, Dawson, Preston and Matthew. Melissa had many friends including; Randy, Stephanie, B.J., Byron, Dawn, Jonas, Lindsey, the Wyands, the Tolls, the Beatties, the Craigs, the Bennetts and the Langmaids.
The demented murderer; Allen Prue was convicted of murder in the first degree, he was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. Prue's wife was convicted of second degree murder during another trial for her participation in the senseless killing of Melissa.
There was a touching memorial service held in her honor at the Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, on the campus of St. Johnsbury Academy, March 30, 2012. The service was attended by hundreds of relatives, friends and students.
May God bless you, Melissa! Rest in peace.
