Jennifer Grassman
Jennifer Grassman (58) of Friendswood, TX, passed away on Friday, June 7th, following a long battle with cancer.
Jennifer was born at Dyess AFB hospital in Abilene, Texas, on April 2, 1966, to Michael and Marie Grassman. As part of an Air Force family, she attended school in Blytheville, Arkansas, Rome, New York, and Oscoda, Michigan and returned to Blytheville, Arkansas where she graduated from high school. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1988. She spent the next 36 years working at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, working on the Space Shuttle (Emergency Abort Simulator), International Space Station (Station Flight Control Software), and most recently Orion (Communications) programs. While working in the Astronaut office she received the Silver Snoopy Award May 2002 for her dedication to crew safety for the ISS. Her work at NASA took her to Canada, Germany, and Japan along with many places in the US.
Jennifer loved to travel and spend time with family and friends. She had many talents including cooking, sewing, building things, and taking things apart. She was a certified SCUBA Diver and an avid boater. She was the keeper of family history and known for her doodles! She was a long-time supporter of Ronald McDonald House and active in local Cancer Awareness events. She has also walked the Mackinac Bridge seven times!
Jennifer was preceded in death by all of her grandparents and her aunt, Carol Carson. She is survived by her father, Michael Grassman, mother, Marie Grassman, brother, Matthew (wife Audrey) Grassman, sister, Jill (husband James) Delligatti, foreign exchange daughter, Hanne Muller in Germany, her nieces and nephews, Joshua and Hannah Grassman and Emily and Vincent Delligatti, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
In lieu of flowers Jennifer asked that donations be made to Essential Hospice and Palliative Care, in Webster, Texas, cristina@essentialhospice.com, 832-224-4756, or your local hospice.
A Celebration of Life will be on July 27, 2024, (please contact the family for time and location)
She will be missed.
My dear friend, Jennifer. We had so many more adventures ahead of us. I still have things I want to tell you. Especially how much I miss you, and will continue to miss you. Thank you for all of the wonderful memories. I hope you left this world knowing how much you were loved.
WHEN I’M GONE
When I come to the end of my journey
And I travel my last weary mile
Just forget if you can, that I ever frowned
And remember only the smile
Forget unkind words I have spoken
Remember some good I have done
Forget that I ever had heartache
And remember I’ve had loads of fun
Forget that I’ve stumbled and blundered
And sometimes fell by the way
Remember I have fought some hard battles
And won, ere the close of the day
Then forget to grieve for my going
I would not have you sad for a day
But in summer just gather some flowers
And remember the place where I lay
And come in the shade of evening
When the sun paints the sky in the west
Stand for a few moments beside me
And remember only my best
~ Mosiah Lyman Hancock
Dear Grassman Family,
I met Jennifer through my sister Suzanne at least 15 years ago. She shared many a celebration and sadness with our family and I was always happy to see her. I had hoped that she would beat the setback in her recovery from cancer and was terribly saddened to hear of her passing. She was such a beautiful person and I’m grateful I had the chance to know her.
Sending prayers for strength and peace.
Sincerely,
Theresa
I will miss our morning walks/talks- the timing of which was scheduled around her weather in Texas as mine didn’t get as hot as early in Virginia. She hated my earbuds though because she could hear the traffic near my neighborhood so I would have to put her on speaker lol. She was a great friend and I am so grateful for the time we got to spend together. She will be missed. ❤️🙏🏻
Cousin Jennifer was a wonderful person! Very caring, thoughful and just plain sweet! She will always be remembered!
She was so instrumental in planning our family reunion along with her sister, Jill! You Will be missed so much but I am glad you are out of pain!
Phyllis
My deepest condolences and heartfelt sorrow to Marie, Mike, Jill, and Matt in the loss of their precious Daughter and sister. Jennifer was always upbeat and optimistic no matter what she was going through and she was a beautiful person. I was always glad to receive her Christmas cards and will miss them. We were all blessed to have known Jennifer and will miss her.
Love and prayers,
Jim & Toni Weber
I had the pleasure of working with Jennifer for many years at NASA. She was very kind and great at what she did. She will be missed greatly. I pray that her family find comfort in the days ahead. May God Bless you during this difficult time.
Jonathon King
Jennifer was a blessing to work with in the Integrated Communications Group of NASA Flight Operations at Johnson Space Center. We had lots of great discussion about work plus our more personal things. My prayer is that I may see her again in Heaven. Save me a good seat for worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ!
It always brought a smile to my face when I would see Jennifer dialed-in to one of our Orion imagery team meetings. She played a central role helping us coordinate the crew’s onboard displays for controlling the spacecraft cameras. Her expertise and friendly nature always made her a pleasure to work with. Her absence is keenly felt and she will be missed. My sincere condolences and warm wishes to her family as they carry her memory forward.
Jennifer and I worked together developing the cockpit displays the astronauts will use the fly the Orion spacecraft on the upcoming Artemis missions. She was a beautiful, intelligent, and strong individual who stood up for what she believed and was passionate about always finding the best technical solution. My thoughts and prayers are with her family through this difficult time. Her presence within the Orion Crew Display team is missed.
Jennifer was a blessing to work with in the Integrated Communicantions Group of NASA Flught Operations at Johnson Space Center. We had lots of great discussion about work plus our more personal things. My prayer is that I nay see her again in Heaven. Save ne a good seat for worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ!