Remember Eve Erin Crowell by Signing her Guestbook
If you were lucky enough to have known Eve, please share your memories and stories with us on this page – it will warm our hearts and help ensure she will forever be remembered. Even if you never met Eve, we would appreciate hearing your thoughts on the programs created in her memory through Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives.
Please share your thoughts in the Comments section at the bottom of this page.
You may learn about our mission and the important work we do in Eve’s memory by visiting Eve’s Fund foundation website by clicking the logo below.
Thank you for caring.
Thank you!
With gratitude from Eve’s mom,
Barbara Crowell Roy
November 4, 2024
About the Guestbook
When we discovered that our previous 10 year-old guestbook was no longer online, and thought the company had disappeared, we were very sad. We thought we had lost hundreds of heartfelt personal messages from friends, family, colleagues, and from many who had never even met our beloved Eve. We were and continue to be grateful to everyone who took the time to post their memories, thoughts and support. With the passage of time, these tributes have become even more meaningful to Eve’s family and to the history of the non-profit—Eve’s Fund—we have created in her honor.
So, on February 24, 2020, which was the 15th anniversary of Eve’s tragic death, we launched a a new guestbook through the Comments section below. Please scroll down to the bottom of the page. Please note that to avoid spam, your comments (which will initially be in a very faint-colored script) will be approved by an administrator before being published.
Then, surprisingly, we discovered today that the original guestbook is still online. So feel free, if you wish to post in either guestbook!
Link to original Eve’s Crowell’s Memorial Guestbook
Oh dear Eve,
I remember how excited we all were on your 30th birthday. You were excited about having a party with all of your friends to celebrate; your were enjoying your career as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis; and you seemed happy. Little did any of us know, that you would only live a few more months.
Dad and I remembered the few times that we had had conversations with you about death and death was always something you never seemed to fear. We also remembered how you always said, you would not want us to be sad.
So, that is what we have been trying to do for the past 19 years. We have kept your memory and the things you cared about alive through Eve’s Fund and there are so many Native youth who have benefited from the programs in you name and memory. A number of the Navajo students even thank you when they are thanking Eve’s Fund for helping to ease the financial burdens on their families to pay tuition. It is though you are right there with them, guiding them through life.
I am still sad every day and would give anything to have one more day with you on this earth, but I will continue to do the work of Eve’s Fund because it brings me great joy to be making. a difference in the lives of so many.
With love always, Mom
Dear Barbara and family, thinking of you with love on Eve’s birthday. She would be so proud of the work you are doing in her name.Eves fund is doing so much to support the indigenous people in the southwest.. God bless you all and the young people you are serving .
Love Mary Rose and Bob
Thinking of you tonight, E-V-E. It’s been so long. Seeing the pictures of you brings so many of my memories of you right back. Incredible, really, after over 17 years.
So wonderful to hear from you. Please stay close to my heart.
Dear Barbara, I’ve known you as long as you’ve lost your beloved Eve. I am sorry but I appreciate your strong efforts for the Navajo people. Reminding Eve, she is unforgettable. Her family did everything possible in her memory. I wish, the government would do more for the people tool
Happy Birthday to your dear Eve.
With warm regards, Elke
Hi Barbara and Wyatt,
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your families on Eve’s birthday today…The program you established in her honor to assist Navajo youth and families regarding health disparities would make her proud! It has been an honor to partner with Eve’s Fund for many years to provide our Native HOPE trainings to Navajo youth that reduce suicide fatalities and related risk factors using our culture and resilience based approach. We are also thinking of Bob and his legacy in serving the Navajo Nation as a medical provider, friend and Ally. Enjoy this day as you celebrate Eve’s life and accomplishments!
Thinking of Eve on her birthday and sending love and peace and prayers to her Mom and family. Barbara and I went to Nursing School together so we have known each other for a very long time. We have a history as we like to say. So I know how hard she has worked for Eve’s Fund and how important it is to her. Keep up your wonderful work. Love, Mary Rose and Bob
I didn’t know Eve and I don’t know your family, but I am touched and inspired by the love that you have for your daughter and the way you are living out her memory in your commitment to justice. Thank you.
Eve Erin – the only person here who extended her arms to give me a hug practically every time she saw me – seriously! This open display of affection and her sincere caring nature made her such an absolute treasure in my life. So I have to express that you, her family, must have done so many hundreds of things, that none of us know about, but which produced such an amazing human being. I have so many memories of trips to Starbucks and sharing my most vulnerable sides with her. And despite her sensitivity and kindness, Eve was as aggressive, talented and fierce a lawyer as they come – she was passionate! I was Eve’s mentor when she was a summer associate, but really she’s spent the last 3 ½ years taking care of me as much as I took care of her. And we always commented to each other how similar we are in so many ways. I will miss her terribly. I honestly feel as though the entire planet lost something good. She was so radiantly gorgeous on her 30th birthday, and there was so much love toward her at dinner with all her girlfriends. While my heart feels broken right now, and the tears continue to flow, I pray that my memories of her beauty, graciousness, generosity, hilarity, and shared laughs will mend me, and I pray the same for you. I will be forever grateful to have been touched by her spirit. With a whole lot of love, Erica Olson
P.S. This was written 15 years ago and it moves me to read it now. xo
Sending loving thoughts to all the family on this momentously tragic anniversary.
Dear Eve: While I did not know you personally, I know your spirit through your mom and dad. Your spirit lives on in this world through Eve’s Fund. Eve’s Fund helps aspiring Native American students with fees to attend Navajo Preparatory School, the only Native American IB World School Your legacy lives on and will never die. We love you.
Betty Ojaye
Eve, our beautiful cousin,
Always, missing your beauty, your brains and your love for life! Think of you always.
Anne
Hi Eve, I remember your energy as a preteen, popping in and out of our house. I remember your smile and your beautiful hair. You are missed.
Dear Barbara, Eve’s mommy, keeping Eve’s memory alive! We love you and miss you. Love, Darby
Dear Barbara, Bob, Wyatt,and family,
Eve was a sweet and gorgeous baby who grew beautiful inside and out.Always a whirlwind of activity,ideas and fun. She deserved a long and beautiful life. Sending you all our love on this sad day.
Peter and Laurie
My dear friend Barb and family…I can only imagine how sad it is to lose a daughter….seems even more painful than losing a spouse..I am thinking about you and your family today, and remembering Eve’s birthday…that joyful day when you met each other for the first time…and then of course, the horrible day she died. My heart aches for you. I only met Eve a couple of times…but my memory is clear…of a beautiful, vibrant young lady…so full of love and life! You are honoring her memory in an amazing way…through all the good works of Eve’s Fund. Thank you for posting the beautiful quotes that speak to all of us who have experienced loss.. Bless you! Much love always. Sue
To the Crowell Family and all who loved Eve,
Though I never had the privilege of meeting Eve, I am moved by the wonderful work undertaken by this amazing non-profit, established in her memory. I can only imagine what a wonderful woman she was to have inspired such important work with Native American children and youth. Eve’s memory truly lives on – today, the anniversary of her passing — and every day. Continued success to Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives!
Ann Arnold
Newport, Rhode Island
Twinkle,Twinkle little star 💫 how bright you still are in my heart ❤️
Dearest Eve,
We miss you every day in every way. It is almost impossible to believe that it has been 15 years since you left us. On that horrible day, everything changed and nothing will ever be the same again. But, we knew you wouldn’t want us to grieve too long or to be too sad for the rest of our lives, so your dad and I turned our retirement years into building an organization that you would be proud of—Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives. You always loved children and likewise, believed that all people on the planet should be treated fairly and equitably. The programs we have created in your memory reflect those values. Your spirit lives on in our hearts and in our work.
We love you always,
MOM & DAD