Celeste Sauls Jenks of Decatur, Georgia, formerly of Omega, Georgia, passed away

Friday June 5, 2009 after valiantly fighting cancer. She was born June 6, 1969 in Tifton, Georgia, and spent the last 20 years in Atlanta.

Celeste was a member of Glenn Memorial Methodist Church in Atlanta

A 1987 graduate of Colquitt County High School

A 1991 graduate of Emory University

A 2004 graduate of Georgia State University School of Law

Celeste was a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Bar Association, and the

Dekalb Bar Association. She was Chancellor of the Oglethorpe Legal Society of which

she was a founding member. In addition, she served as the CLE Coordinator and Co-

Chair of the annual Peach State Update CLE program. Celeste was active with the

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and co-wrote an amicus brief for the

Georgia Supreme Court on behalf of the Association.  She was also a member of the

Georgia Association for Women Lawyers.

Celeste is survived by her beloved husband, Dale Jenks of Decatur, her parents John and

Linda Sauls of Omega, her brother and his wife, Jeffrey and Iris Sauls of Atlanta, and her

animal children Harry and Little Bit.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 13, 2009 from 2:00 – 3:00pm in the

sanctuary of Glenn Memorial Methodist Church at Emory University, 1660 N. Decatur

Rd. NE Atlanta, GA 30307, (404) 634-3936. A celebration of Celeste’s life will take place immediately after the service at Manuel’s Tavern, 602 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307, (404) 525-3447.

The family requests that donations be made in Celeste’s name in lieu of flowers to any of

the following:

Celeste Sauls Jenks Law Scholarship

c/o GSU Foundation

P.O. Box 3963

Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3963

Office of Advancement, Visiting Nurse

Hospice Atlanta

6610 Bay Circle, Suite C

Norcross, GA 30071

Animal Action Rescue

P.O. box 366

Scottdale, GA 30079

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So fast, my dear darling friend, my “work daughter” who I encouraged to go to law school and take full advantage of her brilliance and her heart and compassion, has died. She only told me in late April, sending me a smiling picture of her with her ‘bald head’ the next day; and my subsequent emails went unanswered as her condition advanced so quickly despite her hopes expressed in that conversation that she would get into another trial and beat the monster.

She died in Hospice care the day before her birthday. I found out only midday this Thursday from another dear friend from the time we worked together in Atlanta, she’d only found out the night before. We sobbed in pain and loss together over the phone, all the thoughts and memories so alive and filled with her unique humor, charm, intellect, and devoted friendship. I can’t really do justice here, now, to this darling soul. I can’t and won’t forget her, and when I can I will share more.

I miss you so much, Celestial, and all you did for my life. Send me some of your peace when you can.