Stephanie Baldwin

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Video Broadcast will begin at 10:45 AM, December 18, 2021

“In Loving Memories of a Special Daughter” Heartfelt memories of a daughter, whose love was sweet and pure, To lose someone so precious is a pain that’s hard to endure You were the jewel in our hearts, you were loved in every way Now you’re gone, you’re truly missed each and every day You always brought the sunshine and you brightened up our world, Spreading happiness and kindness since you were a little girl.  Daughter, life is not the same now you’re no longer here, but our love for you is still strong and will remain year after year -Love, Mom and Pop 

MONI’S JOUNREY…..

Stephanie Monique Baldwin was born on June 18, 1979, to the union of Lisa and Steven Baldwin in Chicago, Illinois. She had the most beautiful eyes and a smile that would make your heart melt. Stephanie was a very intuitive child who spent lots of time with her maternal and paternal grandmothers. Stephanie or “Moni”, (as she was affectionately known by most friends and family), was a very loving child and loved to talk. Stephanie was a very good student who excelled in school early. She attended several schools in Chicago including a private and magnet school for advanced learning until the fifth grade. When she was ten, she relocated to Aurora, Colorado with her mom and younger brother, Silas. There she joined the Old Landmark Baptist Church, where she was baptized and became a member of the youth choir. Stephanie attended middle school and high school in Colorado where she graduated from Gateway High School in 1997. She attended college at Hayes University in Kansas, but returned to Colorado where she graduated from Community College of Aurora with an Associate’s degree in Computer Science. In 2003, she went on to receive her Bachelor’s degree in Computers from Governor’s State University in Illinois. Stephanie was a people person. She enjoyed life and was a world traveler. Her mission was to travel around the world. Her travels included: Europe, Egypt, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, Panama, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Guatemala, and Morocco, just to name a few. Stephanie was adventurous and believed in trying new things—whether exploring Guatemala on a four-wheeler or riding camels in Marrakech, Morocco. Stephanie was family oriented; she loved family gatherings and spending time with family and friends. Although she had a very large, blended family, she was always willing to welcome more into her family circle. She never missed a birthday, baby shower, wedding, or family reunion. If you were part of her circle of family and friends, she was there. She loved trying to surprise her mom the most every birthday. It made her happy just to make others happy. Stephanie wore many hats in her short life span: teacher, instructor, computer analyst, entrepreneur, and the founder and owner of Love Matters. She had a kind heart and was always giving and donating her time to causes that she believed in. She could be stubborn and headstrong. If she believed in something or someone, she would fight until the end. As a cancer survivor of 13 years, she was an advocate for Cure for Cancer and participated in “Walks For A Cure” for 10 years. Stephanie was always willing to help anyone she could and would give a stranger her last. She loved helping people. She was a sweet, God-fearing woman who believed in God and his blessings. She believed that your blessings come from being a blessing to others. She always had advice, words of encouragement and wisdom to share with any and everyone who would listen. 

Stephanie “Moni” travels came to an end on this earth on November 30, 2021. God saw that she was tired and called his child home to rest. She was preceded in her journey by her father, Steven J. Baldwin, grandparents, Minnie and Theopolis Armstrong, grandmother, Lamellis Baldwin, and brother, T.J. Williams. Stephanie leaves behind her parents, Lisa and Anthony Williams (Pop), her bonus dad, Silas (Sonya), Odessa, bonus grandparents Silas and Martha Junious, godparents, Danny and Carolyn Miller, godmothers, Vonzella and Charlotte (2-T), godfathers, Gerald and Brad, four brothers: Silas III, Corey, Benjamin and Bobby, five sisters: Mia, Ashley, Brittany, Breanna and Tamaryllis, and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and special friends. She shared a special bond with her aunts Liz, Diane, Ruby, and Judy, and her cousins, Daphne, Amanda, Latonya, Kenya, DeValory, Sadonia, and Dana, who all have been her uplifting spiritual warriors on her journey. To cousins, Andre, Shemson, and Cynthia, who sat with her during treatments in the hospital, Eura Lee, who provided comfort, Casper, Daisy and Ron, Sonya, and Tanika who kept Jaxsen, her goddaughters, Lailah, Jalissa, Lil sister Amber, her travel buddy and friend, Nahreisha, friends:  Kanisha, Erin, Dani L.  Auntie Pammy, Mama Townsend and family, Ann, who watched her grow into a beautiful woman on this journey, all her Colorado friends and family—Terry & Perry Johnson, Mr. & Mrs. Harris, the Trammell family, Elizabeth Ford & family who embrace her as their own, thank you! To Quinton (Alyssa), Garfield, JJ, Aaron B, Gloria, Vickie, Bettie, Darnesha, even Carolyn and Sharon, for being great big cousins and looking out when she needed you to, thank you! To her little/big brother, Silas, she helped raise and who stayed by her side until the very end, thank you! To a host of other relatives and friends (much too many to name), who sent flowers, cards, fruit baskets, food to the hospital, gifts, blankets, text messages, phone calls, and the many words of encouragement and prayers, thank you! 

To the nurses, doctors, and staff at Rush Hospital, who sat by her bed and listened to her stories about her family and friends, thank you! 

OUR PURPLE ANGEL, “MONI”, CAN REST NOW. FOR THOUGH WE SHALL LOVE AND MISS

HER, WE KNOW GOD LOVED HER BEST AND HE HAS CALLED HER HOME TO THE END OF THIS JOURNEY.

Services Entrusted to:
AA Rayner & Sons Funeral Home
5911 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60644 
773-626-42222

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